ARMOUR, FORTS AND TRENCH
SHELTERS:
GERMAN IMPERIAL FORTIFICATIONS 1870-1918
by Rudi
Rolf
An astoundingly detailed and
extensively illustrated study by fortifications expert, Rudi
Rolf, on the massive system of structures put in place by
the German Confederated states following the Napoleonic
Wars. Amongst the numerous structures covered are: The
National Fortress System; The Molsheim Project; Group
Fortifications; The Metz Fortress 1898-1905; The Feste
Fortresses; Advanced Batteries; Costs; 1913-Designs; Coastal
defences; Naval Gun Turrets; Railroad and Bridge Defences;
WWI Trench Systems and Shelter Design. The book contains
approximately 500 colour and black and white photos,
illustrations, maps and plans
New in pictorial boards - Large
format, 160pp, c500 colour & b/w photos, maps plans
OSPREY CAMPAIGN 265: FALL GELB (2).
AIRBORNE ASSAULT ON THE LOW COUNTRIES
by Douglas C. Dildy. Illustrated by Peter Dennis
The great blitzkrieg campaign of May/June 1940 saw German
forces pour through Holland and Belgium to confront the
French and British. The assault was audacious; it relied on
speed, feinting and manoeuvre as much as superior force, and
in the end these qualities were to prove decisive. Featuring
vivid illustrations, illuminative bird's eye views and maps,
this book charts the unfolding of an unprecedented
‘lightning war', which saw the first ever airborne assault
at a strategic level, and the largest clash of armour to
date. Never in the history of warfare had the clash between
such large, powerful, and apparently equal forces been
decided so swiftly.
New in card cover - A4 format, 96pp, 3
double page colour plates, 9 colour maps/charts, b/w/colour
photos
The history of the operations of the 6th Army Group (the
US 7th and French 1st Armies) 1944-1945, from the invasion
of Southern France to the elimination of the Colmar Pocket
in 1945. Includes Operation Anvil and the amphibious and
airborne assault, the Liberation of Marseille and Toulon,
the Battle at Montelimar, the ordeal in the Vosges -Belfort,
Alsace, and the German "Nordwind" offensive. May have small
marks in index margin.50th Anniversary Commemorative
edition.
Good in illustrated boards, 605pp, maps, illustrations
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 242:
SOVIET COLD WAR GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS
by Edward Hampshire. Illustrated by
Paul Wright
Heavily armed and formidable, guided missile cruisers
formed the core of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. From
the last class of conventional Sverdlov-class cruisers
through to increasingly complex and formidable missile
cruisers, these ships ensured that NATO took the Soviet
naval threat seriously. Soviet Cold War Guided Missile
Cruisers covers all classes of these impressive warships,
from the early Sverdlov through the Kynda, Kresta, Kara and
Slava to the enormous Kirov classes. This comprehensive
volume examines the design, development, and intended role
of these impressive, hi-tech warships, and recounts their
dramatic operational history as NATO and Soviet warships
faced off against each other during the long Cold War at
sea.
New in card cover - A4 format, 48pp, 7 colour plates,
numerous colour & b/w photos
THE ILLUSTRATED
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
MILITARY INSIGNIA OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by Guido Rosignoli
A wide ranging illustrated guide,
to the insignia of the world's major armed forces in the
twentieth century. With an extensive introduction, it covers
the badges, patches and embellishments of the armies,
navies, air forces, special forces and paramilitary
formations from World Wars I and II, to the mid 1980s.
Good in d/w - Large Format, 224pp,
Profusely illustrated.
