MILITARIA: A STUDY OF GERMAN HELMETS
AND UNIFORMS 1729-1918
by Jan K. Kube
An English edition of the excellent 1987 Podzun-Pallas
publication on the history and development of German military
uniforms and headgear up to the end of the Great War. Includes
chapters on Guards Regiments, Dragoons, Hussars, Infantry and Light
Cavalry plus an interesting section on the uniforms of Kaiser
Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.
New in d/w - 240pp,
500 colour & b/w photos & illustrations
RFC 14 Squadron X Flight provided close air support to the desert
army commanded by T. E. Lawrence. It flew from advanced landing
grounds on reconnaissance, liaison, bombing and ground attack
missions against the numerically superior Turkish Army and Air
Force. The existence and actions of the flight were kept totally
secret. Flight Sergeant George Hynes was an aircraft mechanic and
was responsible for keeping the their elderly aircraft airworthy,
working in the most difficult conditions in temperatures which
dropped to freezing at night and rose to more than 100 degrees at
noon.
The legendary U-Boat ace Otto Kretschmer was branded 'The Wolf
of the Atlantic', and for good reason. In his dramatic wartime
career he sank ship after ship, sowing terror among Allied
convoys. Kretschmer was a daring officer who favoured bringing his
U-Boat into the heart of the convoy and destroying it from within.
He earned himself a tremendous reputation before his capture in
March 1941. This biography of the U-Boat ace draws upon first-hand
experience of conditions and the deadly game as the hunter sought
to outfox the hunted.
A study of the Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World. The
book follows the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the
early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions
to the shameful defeats inflicted upon the late Roman army by the
Goths and Huns. Tracing the development of tactics, equipment and
training, it provides an accessible yet detailed insight into the
military force that enabled Rome to become the greatest empire the
world has ever seen.
New in d/w - 280pp,
numerous colour
& b/w illustrations
ARMOR PHOTO HISTORY NO. 2: BRITISH INFANTRY TANK
MK.III VALENTINE PART 1, 2-PDR GUN TANKS
by Dick Taylor
A comprehensive
history of the design, development and operational use of the most
numerous British tanks of WWII. The Valentine was the only British
tank that was in service throughout the whole period of the war.
The book contains 114 archive photos, 4 pages of new 1/35th scale
drawings of Valentines I and III, 12 tone drawings reprinted from
various technical manuals, 12 full-color plates showing British,
Polish, New Zealand and Soviet vehicles. This is the most
comprehensive single reference for correcting, modifying and
super-detailing the VM and MiniArt kits.
New in card cover - A4 format, 64pp,
114 photos, 4pp 1/35th scale drgs, 12 drawings, 12 colour plates
