Craig Gottlieb offers a study of Gau Ehrenzeichen, or District
Honor Badges. Although useful as the first-ever collector’s
manual devoted exclusively to the subject, this study can also
help historians understand the formative years of the National
Socialist German Worker’s Party (NSDAP) between 1923 and 1939.
Drawing on his knowledge and a keen understanding of the period,
Gottlieb offers a unique view into the pre-war history of Nazi
Germany, using never-before-published photos and drawing from
private archives of original specimens of every badge and
corresponding award document.
New in d/w - 240pp, 300 + colour
& b/w illustrations
PANZERJÄGER: TECHNICAL AND
OPERATIONAL HISTORY VOL.1
by Waldemar Trojca & Karlheinz Münch
The first volume of this impressive study by Waldemar Trojca deals
with the Technical History of the Panzerjàger. It covers the
origin history, technical description and technical data of
every vehicle, these being illustrated by numerous black and
white photographs, technical drawings, plus 69 pages of colour
2-D and 3-D images showing internal details. They also
illustrate in colour, the numerous camouflage patterns schemes
sported by Panzerjàgers in service during WWII.
New in
illustrated boards -
Large format, 344pp, 69pp colour profiles, scale plans, c150 b/w
photos
With a foreword by John Keegan, this is a definitive history of
General Vo Nguyen Giap, the legendary Vietnamese Military
commander. The book includes accounts of his campaign to defeat
the French in Indo-China leading to the famous victory at Dien
Bien Phu, and his long war against South Vietnam and the U.S.
An extensively illustrated study of
Hitler's V-1 Terror Weapon. The author examines its development
from inception in 1939, test firings from Peenemunde and the
commencement of attacks on London and Southern England during
1944 - over 500 were launched between May and June alone. The
book also covers the launching equipment and bunkers, manned and
air-launched versions and contains details of production,
including that at Nordhausen. This was in an underground factory
called Mittelwerk which was excavated beneath Kohnstein Mountain
in the Hartz range. Labour was provided by slave workers from
nearby concentration camps.
New in card cover - Landscape format, 48pp, 90 photos,
illustrations, maps & drawings
1812 was the year in which the Peninsular War swung in the favour
of the combined forces of the British, Spanish and Portuguese
coalition. The year began with Wellington launching a series of
raids in Estramadura to distract French attention from preparations
for an assault on Ciudad Rodrigo, which was taken in late-January.
There followed the capture of Badajoz and the advance on Salamanca
where some 50,000 French troops were arrayed against a similar
number of allies. On 22 July Wellington gained a crushing victory,
inflicting over 14,000 French casualties.
New in d/w - 356pp,
9 maps,
16 b/w lllustrations & photos
