On the night of 13/14 October
1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second War Patrol,
penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank
the British battleship HMS Royal Oak. This legendary attack
is remembered as one of the most audacious raids in the
history of submarine warfare. Entering service in December
1938 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See, later
Kapitanleutnant Gunther Prien, after sinking HMS Royal Oak
both Prien and his famous U-boat were known thereafter as
‘The Bull of Scapa Flow’. During a celebration in Berlin to
mark the sinking, the crew members of U-47 were received by
Adolf Hitler. For his part, Prien received the Knight´s
Cross, becoming the first U-boat officer and only the second
member of the Kriegsmarine to receive this decoration.
New in d/w - 450pp, numerous colour &
b/w photos & illustrations
ROMMEL AND THE SECRET WAR IN
NORTH AFRICA 1941-1943
by Janusz Piekalkiewicz
A well illustrated account including photos of original
documents and illustrating in detail the unknown and shadowy
war in North Africa. The author looks at the impact of
British Secret Intelligence on the North African Campaign,
Ultra and its impact on operations, German Intelligence
operations and the special German Long Range Reconnaissance
Company that was captured by the Australians, thus blinding
Rommel to British plans and operations.
New in d/w - Large format, 240pp, 220 photos, maps,
tables
A history of the Israeli Air Force and
its aircraft since 1947. Previous books have been
sensationalist and low on factual content, or lacking in
fundamental research. Bill Norton has trawled through
thousands of documents, reports, and illustrations to
produce a work that is staggering in its depth. Detailed
type-by-type coverage is supported by hundreds of
photographs from the IAF's formative days, through the Suez
Campaign, the Six Day War, Yom Kippur and on to today's
sophisticated force. Includes full colour illustrations of
all of the unit badges of the IAF.
New in
d/w - Large format, 432pp, c500
colour & b/w illustrations
From the
mid-1960s until the end of the Cold War, the US Air Force
acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, eventually creating
a secret squadron to expose American fighter pilots to the
enemy aircraft they were likely to meet in combat. In this
program MiGs were secretly acquired and selected ace pilots
were trained to fly the assets - exactly as they were flown
by America’s enemies. This book tells the fascinating story
of the secret, Nevada based Red Eagles Squadron, using
recently declassified information and firsthand accounts
from the pilots who took part in the program.
ABRAMS SQUAD REFERENCES 2:
FORUM ARMY 2017 - RUSSIAN VEHICLES
by Vitaly V. Kuzmin
A collection of striking images
from one of the most reputed military photographers of the
world, Vitaly Kuzmin. In this collection of pictures he
covers all the vehicles showed in the "Forum Army 2017"
exhibition, including tanks, infantry, engineering and
artillery vehicles. The exhibition took place between August
22 and August 27, 2017 at Patriot Park, Moscow. The book
includes approximately 300 full colour pictures.
New in card cover
- A4 format 72pp, c300 colour photos
