In August 1942 Wigand Wüster was a veteran 22-year-old officer
leading an artillery battery in Artillerie-Regiment 171 as it
approached Stalingrad. The preceding months had been marked by
heat, dust, endless marches, and brief skirmishes with the enemy –
but mostly by an ongoing battle with his bullying battalion
commander. In this account Wüster provides a glimpse of the war on
the Eastern Front rarely seen before. With frankness, humour and
perception he takes us from the heady days of the German 1942
summer offensive to the icy hell of Stalingrad’s final hours, and
finally into captivity.
KIWI ARMOUR 5: PEACE-KEEPING
ARMOUR OF NEW ZEALAND
by Jeffrey Plowman & Malcom Thomas
A study of New Zealand armour in action from just after the end of
WWII to the present day with numerous photos and illustrations.
The book includes accounts of New Zealand supplied forces involved
in the occupation force in Japan, the Korean War, Malaya and
Rhodesia, plus deployments to Bosnia-Herzegovina and East Timor,
with personal comments by soldiers involved. There is a section on
Modelling NZ Armour plus 7 pages of scale drawings.
New in card cover - A4 format, 56pp, colour plate, 7 pages of scale plans,
numerous b/w photos
Air Commodore Ronald “Ras” Berry was one of the RAF’s top
fighter aces. Berry fought with the Royal Air Force throughout
the war, starting with the Battle of Britain with No. 603
Squadron where he made his reputation as an excellent fighter
pilot, shooting down three Messerschmitts in a day. His story is
illustrated by numerous photos, mainly from Imperial War Museum
collection, which include a formal portrait of Berry as Wing
Commander in North Africa. Another image is of Berry’s Spitfire
Mk. IX, coded EN199, which has recently been restored by the
Malta Aviation Museum at Ta’Qali
The Bell Huey Cobra was the first
purpose-designed helicopter gunship to become operational and to
see combat. Designed in the mid-1960s as an interim solution for
an armed escort and close-support weapon for the US Army in the
Vietnam War, it is still being manufactured and improved in the
21st century. Chris Bishop discusses the origins of the Huey
Cobra, the innovations to its design throughout the years and
its major combat uses in numerous theatres. These include
Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Lebanon 1983, Panama 1989, the Gulf
War 1991 and the 2003 Iraq War. Marine Corps AH-1Ws are also
engaged in current operations in Afghanistan.
New in card cover - 48pp, 7 colour plates, 31 colour
& 11 b/w photos
The Gordons were recruited from the north-east of Scotland, the
regiment's character being moulded by men from the farming
counties of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Nairn. The regiment was
raised in 1794 by the Duke of Gordon, as the 100th Highlanders. It
was later renumbered the 92nd Highlanders and in 1881 was
amalgamated with the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment to form The
Gordons. The two regiments saw constant service throughout the
empire including Afghanistan, the Crimea, India, The Boer War and
both World Wars. In 1994 The Gordon Highlanders amalgamated with
Queen's Own Highlanders and in 2006 became the 4th Battalion of
The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
New in d/w - 240pp, 18 colour & b/w photos & illustrations
