BATTLE FOR WHITE
RUSSIA: THE DESTRUCTION OF ARMY GROUP CENTRE JUNE 1944
by Lt-General Gerd Niepold
Gerd Niepold was the 1st General Staff Officer of 12.
Panzerdivision when the war against the Soviet-Union
started. This scarce, collectible book is a day-by-day
account of the battle for Byelorussia, based on German
war diaries on Korps level or higher. It begins with a
detailed overview of the situation of Army Group Centre
from the end of May, 1944, and the German expectations.
Strength comparisons along the front, and the German
strategic overview are explained. There is a daily
account from 22nd June to 9th July. The book is
illustrated with 12 detailed situational and operational
maps
Very good in pictorial boards - xix + 287pp, 1 fold-out map + 11 maps in text,
bibliography
OSPREY COMBAT AIRCRAFT 24: CONFLICT IN THE BALKANS
1991-2000
by Tim Ripley
Illustrating the scale and significance of the deployment of
air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of
NATO and UN aircraft as well as pilots of the former Yugoslavia.
From attacks by B-2 stealth bombers to air-to-air combat, and
from moving ground troops by helicopter to 'food-bombing' for
refugees, air power played a vital role in 'Europe's Vietnam.
Also, since the conflict, debate has yielded little agreement as
to the degree of damage which was inflicted on the Yugoslav 3rd
Army in Kosovo.
New in card cover - 96pp, numerous b/w
& colour illustrations, 8 colour plates
An illustrated history of the FW 190D Series covering the
development of those variants of the Fw 190 powered by inline
engines. Production of the Fw 190C, D and the Ta 153 was delayed
by the German air ministry, and not until 1944 did the Fw 190D-9,
powered by the Jumo 213A, enter production. It was an immediate
success and quickly entered Luftwaffe service with more than 1,700
examples being completed by the end of the war. The D-9 gave rise
to a number of improved variants with the more powerful Jumo 213F
engine and heavier armament, however only a handful of the D-11
and D-13 versions were completed.
New in d/w - Large format, 208pp,
250 + b/w photos & ills, plus colour
aircraft profiles
October 1950 and the stunning Chinese intervention in the
Korean war. Drawing on official military records, con-temporary
accounts, and the memoirs of Chinese field commander Peng Dehuai,
Hoyt searches the causes and results of the Korean War. How did
a UN police action erupt into a struggle between the
super-powers? Why did China become involved? Was US policy
responsible?
From its origins in the Royal and Revolutionary Armies, this is
an account of the war machine that made Napoleon master of
Europe. The book includes chapters on the General Staff, the
Imperial Guard, the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, the
Naval Troops, the Military Bands, the Allied Units, the
Regiments of Foreign Nationals in French Service, Discipline and
Disciplinary Units, Strategy and Tactics, and Logistics.
