The six decisive weeks following the Normandy landings in WWII
during which the German Panzers manned by well-trained and highly
motivated crews managed to slow down the Allied advances. The
author provides a day by day analysis of the epic tank battles,
one of the most famous being Michael Wittman's spectacular victory
at Villiers-Bocages. The book presents an extraordinary array of
contemporary photographs accompanied by detailed captions and
compelling narrative. It also includes 16 colour pages of vehicle
profiles, maps, divisional and unit signs and insignia.
Fine in pictorial boards - Large format, 168pp, 250+ photos, colour
illustrations, maps,
OSPREY AVIATION ELITE UNITS 26: JAGDSTAFFEL 2 'BOELCKE'
by
Greg Van Wyngarden
The story of Jasta 2, the unit named to commemorate its commander,
Hptm Oswald Boelcke who was Manfred von Richtofen's mentor. By
August 1916, the German Air Service was fighting a losing struggle
in the skies over the Somme. In response, an entirely new type of
fighting formation came into being -the Jagdstaffel, a unit
designed solely as a fighting squadron. One of the most famous was
Jasta 2, formed and led by Boelcke, Germany's premiere fighter
ace. This title examines the tactics, personalities and
achievements of thesquadron which finished the war with an immense
336 victories, second only to Richthofen's own unit in confirmed
kills.
New in card cover - 128pp, 11 colour plates illustrating 36 aircraft, c 220 b/w
photos
ARMOR CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF
THE
2ND NEW
ZEALAND DIVISION: PART 2 ITALY
by Jeffrey Plowman
Armor Color Gallery No.2.
An authoritative guide to New Zealand camouflage and markings
during operations in Italy. The book is illustrated with many rare
and previously unpublished photos with detailed captions plus
numerous 1/35 scale colour profiles illustrating 16 vehicles.
Includes chapters on the Divisional Protective Troop, the
Divisional Cavalry, 4th Armoured Brigade, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment
and the 28th Assault Squadron.
New in card covers - A4 format, 56pp,
6 colour plates, 135 b/w photos
SHADOWS ON THE HORIZON: THE BATTLE OF CONVOY HX-233
by
W A Haskell
The saga of a German front-line U-Boat, U-175, which, with her
compatriots, very nearly severed Britain's lifeline across the
Atlantic. Her actions culminated in the battle around Convoy
HX-233 in the Spring of 1943. The book is based on first-hand
experience, original documents and eye-witness accounts.
In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat
looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if
only in an attempt to save their own skins. In Hitler's Germany,
nothing of this kind happened: in the end the regime had to be
stamped out town by town with an almost unprecedented level of
brutality. Just what made Germany keep on fighting? Kershaw's
gripping, revelatory book recounts these final months, from the
failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German
surrender in May 1945.
New in card cover - 564pp, 41 colour &
b/w photos, 9 maps
