SPECIAL PANZER VARIANTS:
DEVELOPMENT. PRODUCTION. OPERATIONS
by Walter J. Spielberger & Hilary
L. Doyle
A detailed photo and
text study of so-called 'Special Panzers' including built
and unbuilt types. Includes Engineer Vehicles, Bridgelaying
tanks, Minesweeping Tanks and numerous other prototypes and
production types. Detailed scale drawings and plans are by
Hilary Louis Doyle. This volume in the German Armor and
Military Vehicle Series is a collection of lesser-known
German armor developments including the Maus, Hummel, Wespe,
Karl, Goliath and others.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 152pp, numerous b/w &
colour illustrations, profiles & drawings
ARMORED BEARS: VOLUME ONE:
THE GERMAN 3RD PANZER DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II
by Veterans of the 3rd Panzer Division
Produced by the Veterans of the 3rd Panzer Division, this
volume covers the division's formation and its battles in
Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and the Eastern Front in
1941 and 1942. The division had nearly 50 Knight's Cross
winners by the end of the war. The book contains numerous
photos of soldiers and their tanks in action, as well as
tables of Knight's Cross and German Cross in Gold
recipients. It is based on the daily logs of the division
and recollections of its commanders and soldiers.
New in d/w - Large format, 327pp, c400 b/w photos,
tables, maps & plans
The Sturmartillerie was a key part of Germany's armoured
arsenal throughout World War II. Its armoured assault guns
were designed to support the artillery on the battlefield,
largely using the purpose-built Sturmgeschütz infantry
support gun. This new and exhaustive study details the
development and operational history of this innovative
force, as well as describing how its role and the tactics it
employed changed from the glory years of Blitzkrieg through
to the desperate defence of the last years of the war. It
also describes the technical development and evolution of
the vehicles employed, and includes combat action reports
and excerpts from interviews with veterans.
New in d/w - 288pp, c450 b/w photos & orders of battle
Co-authored by Petr Dolezal and Vladimir Kos this is the
second volume in the series continuing the journey through
the Czech lands, where a tremendous number of vehicles were
knocked out, blown-up or simply left behind by retreating
German forces during the final weeks of World War 2. Among
them were also vast amounts of Red Army machines, knocked
out in the tank battles that raged. The book takes a closer
look at what happened to the vehicles after the war. King
Tigers, Panthers, Pz.IVs, StuGs. Hetzers, SPWs, T-34s and
IS-2s were among them, as well as Möbelwagens, Marders and
L/70As. The work is a photographic examination with accounts
of the units’ strength, and details of vehicle production
variants. Modellers will benefit from the highly realistic,
large format colour profiles. English/Czech text.
New in illustrated boards - Large
format, 176pp, 13 colour plates, c350 b/w photos 7
illustrations
Translated from
the memoir 'Kesselpanzer' this is an account of the breakout
from the Halbe-Kessel, April to May, 1945. While the Battle
of Berlin is widely known, the horrific story of the Halbe
Kessel remains largely untold. In April 1945, victorious
Soviet forces encircled 80,000 men of the German 9th Army in
the Halbe area, South of Berlin, together with many
thousands of German civilians. The small town of Halbe
became the eye of the hurricane for the breakout, as King
Tigers of the SS Panzer Corps led the spearhead to the West,
supported by Panthers of the battle-hardened 21st Panzer
Division. This is a first-hand account by the commander of
one of those Panther tanks.
New in card cover
- 135pp
Bayern Classic Publications,
2016 ISBN 9781530359707
