GUERNICA: THE BIOGRAPHY OF
A TWENTIETH CENTURY ICON
by Gijs
van Hensbergen
Guernica relates the powerful story of Picasso's 1937
masterpiece, a painting that from its birth out of war and
violence became known worldwide as a symbolic cry for peace.
The acclaimed biographer of Gaudi traces the iconic
painting's beginnings amid the Spanish Civil War through its
use as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism,
through the years when it became the nucleus of the Museum
of Modern Art's creation in New York, to its role as a
symbol of reconciliation when it returned to Spain after the
death of Franco, as democracy was reestablished.
The first campaign sized airborne assault was launched in
Crete on 20th May, 1941. The Battle for Heraklion has
remained largely forgotten and widely unstudied. Yet the
desperate fight for had everything: street-fighting in the
town; heroic attacks against well-fortified positions and
medieval walls; heavy losses on all sides; and tragic
stories involving German aristocratic families like the von
Bluchers and the Bismarcks. The book contains personal
stories and accounts and tells the story of the battle, with
the added perspective of extensive Greek accounts. The
author has studied the battlefield in every detail, allowing
readers to understand the actions by examining what really
happened on the field of battle.
New in d/w -
294pp, numerous colour & b/w photos, illustrations &
maps
ARMOR COLOR GALLERY 14: CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS
OF COMMONWEALTH AND GREEK ARMOR IN THE BALKANS
by Jeffrey Plowman
This is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by
Commonwealth and Greek troops in continental Greece and in
Crete, April - May, 1941. Covering wide variety of armored
vehicles fielded by British 1st Armored Brigade HQ Squadron,
4th Queen's Own Hussars, 3rd and 7th Royal Tank Regiments
and 3rd King's Own Hussars, 2nd New Zealand Division, 6th
Australian Division and Greek 19th Motorized Division, it
includes many rare, previously unpublished photos of early
war British armored vehicles, with detailed captions. It
includes: A10 and A13 Cruiser tanks, Matilda Infantry tanks,
Vickers Light Mark IIIB and Light Mark VI tanks, Bren, Scout
and Universal Carriers, and Marmon-Herrington Mark II
armored cars.
New in card
cover - A4 format, 72pp, 150 b&/w photos, 21 full color
plates of artwork.
ARMOR COLOR GALLERY 13:
CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS
OF GERMAN ARMOR IN THE BATTLE FOR CASSINO
by Jeffrey Plowman
This book is a high quality reference loaded with great,
high resolution black and white photographs. Most pages
contain two but no more than three well-captioned
photographs of in-action German vehicles during the three
battles for the Gustave Line in and around the Italian town
of Cassino. it feature4s a selection of late-war German
armor including StuG III, Gs, Marders IIIs, Pzr IVs, and
Panther A. Also included are Somovente M42s, fixed
Panterturm gun emplacements and a captured beute Sherman
M4A1. There are also several allied vehicles in some of the
photos and these provide excellent diorama inspiration.
New in card cover - A4 format,
48pp, 65 b&/w photos, 19 full color plates of
artwork.
The ultimate
in the construction of armor modeling, Adam Wilder s
pioneering processes and techniques are described in the
greatest of detail. These present the culmination of many
years of work, much previously unseen in print. The volume
covers every aspect of assembly, detailing and conversion
techniques and includes a Gallery of Adams work, together
with hundreds of detailed photographs of construction,
weathering and finishing techniques This book brings the
evolution of plastic model construction and detailing
completely up to date.
New in card cover
- A4 format, 192pp, c800 colour & b/w illustrations
AFV Modeller
Publications,
2015 ISBN 9780955541384
