A beautiful, large format volume which illustrates, by
means of hundreds of contemporary, staged colour photographs
backed with black and white shots from the era, the
uniforms, combat wear and camouflage of units who fought in
the Normandy operation. Units featured are US, British and
Canadian Airborne Divisions, US Naval Beach Battalions and
12 SS-Panzerdivision 'Hitlerjugend'.
Mint in illustrated boards - Large
format, 160pp, 300+ colour & b&w illustrations
OSPREY NEW
VANGUARD 179: SPECIAL
OPERATIONS PATROL VEHICLES, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
by Leigh
Neville. Illustrated by Richard Chasemore
Patrol vehicles used by Special Operations Forces in
Afghanistan and Iraq vary quite dramatically between the
theatres as well as amongst the Coalition members, and have
been developed and upgraded to meet the demands of the
deployment. Covering all the major Coalition nations, this
book looks at the elite forces deployed in Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. From the mine-protected
vehicles used to counter the IED threat in Iraq, the use of
Strykers as armoured raiding platforms by the US Rangers, to
the civilian vehicles adapted for military service by both
Coalition troops and Private Military Contractors in the
regions, this book uses rare in-theatre photographs and
colour artwork to show the variety and inventiveness of the
patrol vehicles being used.
New in card cover - A4 format,
48pp, numerous colour & b/w photos, 7 colour plates
THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR VOLUME
2:
IRAN STRIKES BACK, JUNE 1982-DECEMBER 1986
by E. R. Hooton & Tom Cooper
The Iran-Iraq War was one of
the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century and accidentally
created Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. There have been
many books on the conflict, but this is the first detailed
military history using materials from both sides, as well as
materials obtained from US intelligence and British
governmental archives. It provides a unique insight into a
war which began through miscalculation and rapidly escalated
into the longest conventional conflict in the post-WWII era.
Volume 2 takes up the account after Iraq withdrew from
Khuzestan and is based upon material from both sides: US
intelligence data, British Government documents and secret
Iraqi files. Iraq’s withdrawal exposed the great southern
city of Basra to Iranian attack, but it was shielded by
fortifications based upon a huge anti-tank ditch which the
Iranians tried to storm in the summer of 1982.
Middle east@War 6
New in card cover - A4 format, 80pp, numerous b/w photos,
maps & colour photos
The Knights Templar were a the medieval military order which
played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the
Holy Land, the Iberian peninsula and elsewhere in Europe.
The order was founded as a response to attacks on pilgrims
in the Holy Land, and it was involved in countless battles
and sieges, always at the forefront of crusading warfare.
This absorbing study examines why they were such an
important aspect of medieval warfare on the frontiers of
Christendom for nearly two hundred years. Templar
leadership, command and control are examined, and sections
cover their battles and campaigns, fortifications and
castles.
New in d/w - 246pp, 19 b/w & 17
colour photos, 13 illustrations, 9 maps, 3 tables
A modeller's guide to
Soviet Era armour from the days of the Cold War and the
Warsaw Pact, in use by nations in regional in wars including
Iraq, Libya, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Egypt (Yom Kippur).
The the book covers construction, painting and weathering of
the following : 1. Destroyed ZSU-23-4, Iraq 2. Misrata
Steadfastness, T-55 Libya 3. Fall of Saigon, NVA T-54
4. Gaddafi’s Fist, Libyan T-72M1 5. Suppressive fire, NVA
BTR-40A 6. Egyptian T-54, Yom Kippur War 7. Assault on
Kabul, Afghan BMP-1 8. Painting figures for AFV modellers
9. Afghan Armour (reference) 10.instructions for decals
and etched parts)
Newly back in stock.
New in card cover
- A4 format, 194pp, c800 colour photos, decal sheet &
photo etched parts
