This is
PanzerWrecks usual heady mix of wreckage and captured
Panzers, all with an Italian theme and in the new 128-page
format. Tigers, Panthers, Panzer IVs all feature heavily,
likewise Panzerjagers such as the Elefant, Nashorn and
Marder. Most subjects are shown in multiple views, perfect
for the model maker. Lee Archer, Federico Peyrani and
Lorenzo Bovi have found the location of a significant number
of photos, and QR codes are included on 30 pages enabling
the reader to point a smartphone camera at them to see the
scene in Google Street View today. Felipe Rodna has created
8 pages of stunningly real diptych artworks, with the
original photo on the left and artwork on the right. Simon
Vosters has created unit insignias and an excellent map of
the wrecks at Esperia, to enable the reader to understand
the layout of them better.
New in card cover
- Landscape format, 128pp, cx140 b/w
photos + colour artwork
OSPREY ESSENTIAL HISTORIES 78:
RUSSIA'S WAR IN CHECHNYA 1994-2009
by Mark Galeotti
This fully illustrated book traces
the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial
Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and
the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions.
It assesses how the wars have torn apart the fabric of
Chechen society and their impact on Russia itself. Featuring
full-colour maps and drawing upon a wide range of sources,
this succinct account explains the origins, history and
consequences of Russia's wars in Chechnya.
New
in card cover - 96pp, numerous colour illustrations, maps
SOUTH AFRICAN COLOURS AND
MARKINGS: VOLUME 1 NUMBER 3
by Piet van Schalkwyk & William
Marshall
A series which comprehensively
examines and illustrates the camouflage and colour schemes
exhibited on South African aircraft, armoured vehicles and
uniforms from World War II until the 1990s. The book is
packed with colour illustrations in 3-view and profile
format of aircraft including Martin Marylands, Baltimores,
Douglas Bostons and Dassault Mirage F1 jet interceptors and
ground attack variants. There are also sections with colour
images on uniforms from 1899 to 1902, unit emblems and
badges, aircraft and armour colour charts, and SA
Reconnaissance vehicles in Foreign Service. Co-authored by
Stefaan Bouwer.
Like new in
card cover - A4 format, 44pp, numerous colour illustration &
profiles
An
extensively illustrated history of the Anti Partizan
operations of the Karstwehr-Batallion, SS-24. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division. The Karstjager
mountain division was composed mainly of Austrian, Italian
and Spanish soldiers. The book covers their engagements in
Slovenia and Northern Italy and features more than 1,000
photos plus eyewitness accounts from veterans, organization
charts and profiles.
French text.
New
in illustrated boards - Large format, 399pp, c1000 b/w &
colour photos, illustrations & maps
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.
