King & Country – World War II – Eight Army – Figuur – EA008 ‘Field Marshall Montgomery’ / EA017 “Major David Stirling” (2) – Metaal

King & Country EA008 'Field Marshell Montgomery' ( Retired) King & Country EA017 “Major David Stirling” ( Retired) Originally a Scots Guards officer the tall Stirling came up with the concept of small, fast moving, self supporting groups of soldiers creating death and destruction where the enemy least expected it...Behind their own front lines.Stirling wanted his men to use the desert...often under cover of darkness to strike fast and then withdraw as rapidly as they had arrived! Britain’s Private Desert ArmiesThe war in the North African desert from 1940 to 1943 threw up many unusual and unique “freelance” fighting units that played a vital role in the ultimate defeat of Rommel’s Axis forces...Two of these units in particular became world-famous for their daring and dangerous exploits behind German lines during the conflict...The Special Air Service (SAS) and The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). King & Country is proud and privileged to produce a companion series (to our 8th Army range) of sets of fighting vehicles and figures that vividly and dramatically illustrate their actions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------KING & COUNTRY werd in 1983 in Hong Kong opgericht door twee expat Schotten, Andy C. Neilson en Laura McAllister Johnson.Van een bescheiden begin heeft KING &... lees verder bij Catawiki