A. J. Barker
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Description
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur James Barker served as a regular infantry officer in the British Army from 1936 to 1958. He saw service in many theatres of war in Europe, East Agrica, the Middle and Far East. Since leaving the Army he has written a number of books on military history, as well as numerous technical articles dealing with weapons, tactics and equipment, and in 1968 he was awarded a N.A.T.O. Felowship. Between 1954 and 1956 Colonel Barker was the infantry weapons instructor at the Royal Military College of Science. Source: [German Infantry Weapons of World War II](
Books
Dunkirk
Famous military battles
Describes the events and strategy of ten decisive battles in history.
Fortune favours the brave-the Battle of the Hook Korea, 1953
Details two costly battles fought along a Korean ridge known as "the Hook" in 1952 and 1953. Both involved British infantry battalions of 29 Commonwealth Brigade, the Black Watch Regiment and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
Six Day War
In the short, hot summer of 1967, the Arab-Israeli conflict erupted with an abrupt and astonishing violence that was almost extinguished before the sound of the explosive waves could be heard. It took only six days to re-map the Middle East, as Israel's forces quadrupled the size of their country in what was probably the most sensationally fast and comprehensive campaign ever known.