SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE SQUADRONS
No.1 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) took part in the campaigns in East Africa,
North Africa, Sicily and Italy, most of the time providing escorts for
Allied bombers.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/1_wwII.html

No.2 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) was a fighter squadron that served in East
Africa, North Africa and Italy, sometimes providing fighter support
for the Allied armies, but more often operating as a fighter-bomber
squadron.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/2_wwII.html

No.3 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) was a fighter squadron that took part in the
fighting in East Africa and in Italy, after arriving in North Africa
just as the fighting there came to an end.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/3_wwII.html

No.4 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) operated as a fighter-bomber squadron, taking
part in the desert battles between Operation Crusader and El Alamein,
the advance into Tunisia, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/4_wwII.html

No.5 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) was a fighter squadron that took part in the
fighting in North Africa in 1942 and early 1943, the invasion of
mainland Italy and took part in raids over the Balkans.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/5_wwII.html

No.7 Squadron (S.A.A.F.) was a fighter squadron that took part in the
fighting in North Africa from the summer of 1942 until the German
surrender in Tunisia, then served in the eastern Mediterranean before
moving to Italy in the spring 1944.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/7_wwII.html

No.9 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a short-lived fighter squadron that spend
its entire existence in the Eastern Mediterranean.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/9_wwII.html

No.10 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a fighter squadron that operated in
Egypt and Libya for a short period during 1944.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/10_wwII.html

No.11 Squadron, S.A.A.F. went through two incarnations during the
Second World War, first as an army co-operation squadron in East
Africa, and later as a Spitfire-equipped fighter squadron in the
Eastern Mediterranean.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/11_wwII.html

No.12 Squadron, S.A.A.F., spent most of the Second World War operating
as a bomber squadron, first in Italian East Africa, and then in North
Africa, Sicily and Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/12_wwII.html

No.15 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a bomber squadron that served in East
Africa, North Africa, as an anti-shipping and submarine unit over the
Aegean and as a day bomber squadron in Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/15_wwII.html

No.16 Squadron, S.A.A.F., went through three incarnations during the
Second First World, first as a coastal reconnaissance unit, then as a
bomber unit in East Africa and finally as a maritime patrol squadron
in the Mediterranean.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/16_wwII.html

No.17 Squadron, S.A.A.F., went through two incarnations during the
Second World War - a short-lived period as a transport squadron in
1939 and a longer period as a maritime patrol squadron.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/17_wwII.html

No.19 Squadron, S.A.A.F., had two short incarnations during the Second
World War, first as a transport squadron in 1939 and later as a ground
attack squadron operating over the Balkans.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/19_wwII.html

No.21 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a medium bomber squadron that operated
the Maryland, Baltimore and Marauder bombers in North Africa, Sicily
and Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/21_wwII.html

No.22 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a maritime patrol squadron that spent
most of its existence operating from South Africa before moving to
Gibraltar in June 1944.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/22_wwII.html

No.24 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a medium bomber squadron that operated
in the Western Desert, Sicily and over Italy between 1941 and the end
of the Second World War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/24_wwII.html

No.25 Squadron, SAAF, was formed as a coastal reconnaissance unit, and
spent two years patrolling off the South African Coast, before moving
to the Mediterranean, where it joined the Balkan Air Force.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/25_wwII.html

No.26 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was an Wellington equipped reconnaissance
unit that flew anti-submarine patrols from West Africa from 1943 until
the end of the war.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/26_wwII.html

No.27 Squadron, S.A.A.F., served as a coastal reconnaissance unit from
South Africa, before moving to Algeria during 1944 to fly anti-
submarine patrols.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/27_wwII.html

No.28 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a transport squadron that served in the
Mediterranean from its formation in 1943 until the autumn of 1945.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/28_wwII.html

No.30 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a medium bomber squadron that operated
in Italy from August 1944 until the end of the Second World War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/30_wwII.html

No.31 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a heavy bomber squadron that operated
from bases in the Mediterranean from its formation in 1944 until the
end of the war.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/31_wwII.html

No.34 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a heavy bomber unit that operated from
Italy from July 1944 until the end of the Second World War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/34_wwII.html

No.40 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was first formed as an army co-operation
squadron, but spent most of the Second World War serving as a tactical
reconnaissance unit equipped with single engined fighters.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/40_wwII.html

No.41 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was formed as an army co-operation squadron
during 1940, serving in East Africa, then spent most of 1943-44
operating as a fighter unit in the eastern Mediterranean.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/41_wwII.html

No.44 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a a transport squadron that operated in
the Mediterranean from July 1944 until the end of 1945.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/44_wwII.html

No.60 Squadron, S.A.A.F., was a photographic survey and reconnaissance
squadron that operated in East Africa and the Mediterranean.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/SAAF/60_wwII.html

BOOK REVIEWS

From Democrats to Kings, Michael Scott.
A hugely entertaining account of the tumultuous century between the
defeat of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War and the aftermath
of the death of Alexander the Great, a period that saw the city states
of ancient Greece lose their independence, and come under the rule of
the great Hellenistic kingdoms.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/scott_democrats_to_kings.html

Men of Steel: 1st SS Panzer Corps, The Ardennes and Eastern Front
1944-45, Michael Reynolds.
A hugely detailed account of the battles fought by the 1st SS Panzer
Corps in the last few months of the Second World War, covering its
role in the Ardennes offensive in the west and the last German
offensive of the war in Hungary.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/reynolds_men_of_steel.html

American Civil War Guerrilla Tactics, Sean McLachlan.
A look at the various forms of irregular warfare that were a feature
of the American Civil War, covering the campaigns themselves, the
guerrilla and irregular leaders and their impact on the war as well as
the actual tactics used by and against the guerillas.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/mclachlan_acw_guerilla_tactics.html

Captain Cook's War and Peace: The Royal Navy Years 1755-1768, John
Robson.
This interesting study fills a gap in our knowledge of Cook's career,
and makes it very clear why he was chosen to command the Endeavour on
her expedition into the Pacific, as well as providing a view of the
Royal Navy in the period that saw it win command of the seas.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/robson_cooks_war_and_peace.html

Black Flag: The Surrender of Germany's U-Boats, 1945, Lawrence
Paterson.
A fascinating and well balanced look at the surrender of the German U-
boat force, the only part of the German armed forces still to be
stretched out around the world at the end of the Second World War.
Paterson covers the surrenders at sea and in Allied ports, the Allied
occupation of the remaining U-boat bases in France, Norway and Germany
and the surrender of those men from the U-boat force who found them
selves involved in the fighting on land in the last days of the war.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/paterson_black_flag.html

Fighting for the French Foreign Legion: Memoirs of a Scottish
Legionnaire, Alex Lochrie.
A valuable account of life in the Legion during the period when it
became an official part of the French armed forces, covering the
selection process, training, and the Legion's involvement in
peacekeeping in Africa and Bosnia as well as Operation Desert Storm.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/lochrie_fighting_for_the_legion....

Target Leipzig, The RAF's disastrous raid of 19/20 February 1944, Alan
Cooper.
A detailed account of one of the most costly Bomber Command raids of
the Second World War, in which seventy nine Halifax and Lancaster
heavy bombers were lost and 420 crewmen killed. At its best when
Cooper takes us into the air with the bomber crews who took part in
the disastrous attack of Leipzig.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/cooper_target_leipzig.html

The Battle of the Narrow Seas, Peter Scott.
An account of the battles fought by Britain's Light Coastal Forces in
the Channel and North Sea, written by Sir Peter Scott, the future
conservationist and commander of one of the Motor Torpedo Boats whose
exploits are described in the text. Written in time for the Christmas
market of 1945 this is one of the most immediate and vibrant accounts
of service during the Second World War that you will ever read.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/scott_battle_narrow_seas.html

French Battleships, 1922-1956, John Jordan & Robert Dumas.
A very detailed look at the generation of French battleships built or
designed between the world wars, looking at the design, construction
and military careers of the Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Richelieu, Jean
Bart, Clemenceau and Gascogne, supported by an impressive number of
plans and photographs.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/jordan_dumas_french_battleships....

MiG Menace over Korea: The Story of Soviet Fighter Ace Nikolai
Sutiagin, Yuri Sutiagin and Igor Seidov.
An invaluable account of the career of the leading Soviet fighter ace
of the Korean War, this book gives us a fascinating view of life in
the Soviet Air Force during its top secret involvement in the Korean
War, the only time when Soviet and American fighter pilots clashed in
large numbers during the Cold War.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/sutiagin_mig_menace.html

Land Girls & Their Impact, Ann Kramer.
For a long time a forgotten army, this book looks at the remarkable
achievements of the Women's Land Army during the Second World War, the
recruitment, training and daily lives of the land girls and lumber
jills, and the reactions (both positive and negative) they inspired in
rural communities
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/kramer_land_girls.html

The Four Days Battle of 1666, Frank L Fox.
This is a detailed study of the longest major battle of the age of
sail, using English and Dutch accounts of the fighting to produce a
clear but detailed account of the battle, the events that led up to it
and its aftermath. An excellent study of a battle often described as
the 'Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail', and one that came just as
the old melee tactics were being replaced by the line of battle
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/fox_four_days_battle.html