A collectible Putnam volume describing and illustrating
Japanese Army and Navy Aircraft as well as foreign types
used by the Japanese armed forces. The book provides full
3-view drawings, technical details, designations and
camouflage and markings for each type. There is a bound-in
data sheet listing all Army and Navy types by model number.
Technical illustrations are by J. B. roberts. This is a 1979
reprint of the original 1970 edition. The book is in very
good/fine condition. The laminated dust/wrapper is slightly
yellowed.
Very good/fine in d/w - 570pp,
photographs, drawings
The final
battles for the possession of Java fought by Allied Air,
Naval and Land forces from 18th February to 7th March, 1942.
The generally accepted idea is that the Allies were
ineffective in their fight against the Japanese invaders. In
fact the Japanese suffered serious losses. Japanese
commanders consciously took steps that exposed their forces
to great risk, however the tactic succeeded in putting the
Allies under great pressure. In the end the Royal
Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) and the allied forces
capitulated on 8th March.
New in card cover - 610pp, maps, tables, illustrations
Singapore University
Press, 2011 ISBN 9789971695132
The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role
combat aircraft. Introduced into the RAF in 1968, it was
employed in ground attack, air reconnaissance and air
defence roles. Later, in the early 1970s, it changed over to
air defence. There were seven UK-based squadrons plus the
Operational Conversion Unit, two Germany-based squadrons and
a further Squadron deployed to the Falkland Islands. Phantom
in the Cold War focuses predominantly on the aircraft’s role
as an air defence fighter, exploring the ways in which it
provided the British contribution to the Second Allied
Tactical Air Force at RAF Wildenrath, the home of Nos. 19
and 92 Squadrons.
New in d/w -
271pp, 63 colour & numerous b/w photos
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine
has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As
Russia annexes Crimea and tussles for the eastern regions of
Ukraine, relations between Putin and the West have reached
an all-time low. Richard Sakwa traces the path to the recent
disturbances through the events which have forced Ukraine, a
country internally divided between East and West, to choose
between closer union with Europe or its historic ties with
Russia. He examines the controversial Russian military
intervention and annexation of Crimea, and reveals the
extent of the catastrophe of the MH17 disaster.
The Jeep and its origin and development in WWII by the US
Army. The author looks at early predecessors to the
definitive Willys Jeep, Congressional investigations into
Jeep contracts and the entry of Ford into the Jeep
programme. He then considers the Four-Wheel Steering and
Amphibious Models as well as postwar civilian uses.
New in pictorial
boards - 112pp, 27 photos, tables
