DIVE BOMBER AND GROUND ATTACK UNITS
OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1933-1945 VOLUME 1
by Henry L. de Zeng &
Douglas G. Stankey
This is the first of an exhaustive two-volume series on the
Luftwaffe's dive-bomber and ground-attack units. All 16 Stuka
Geschwader, 17 ground-attack and 20 night-harassment units are
covered along with their component staff flights and Gruppen and
specialist anti-tank units. The books feature lists of
operations, location and bases together with a comprehensive
breakdown of theatres of operations, key battles and missions
plus aircraft types flown by each unit. The books include
listings of unit commanders plus a wealth of illustrations
showing aircraft types, unit markings, emblems and badges, many
of which in colour and have never been seen before.
New in d/w - Large format, 208pp, numerous colour & b/w
illustrations
THE US MARINE CORPS IN THE VIETNAM
WAR:
III MARINE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES 1965-1975
by Ed Gilbert
III Marine Amphibious Force was conceived as a division command
for a small Marine Corps commitment to Vietnam. Within four
years it had grown to a reinforced corps of two divisions, an
air wing, and the division-sized Force Logistics Command. This
organization was unique in Marine Corps history in that it
merged combat and major logistical functions under a single
field command. This book examines the origins and constantly
changing organizational structure of III MAF, and demonstrates
how it conducted its savage struggle against Viet Cong
guerrillas and North Vietnamese Army regular forces in the
northern provinces of Vietnam.
New in card cover - A4 format, 96pp, numerous b/w photos, colour
maps, Orders of Battle
OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES 103: KI-27 'NATE' ACES
by Nicholas Millman
The Ki-27 achieved its first successes during the so-called
‘China Incident’. These were the glory days for the JAAF and
many of the successful 97 Sen pilots went on to become the
outstanding leaders and veteran aces of the Pacific War.
Initially facing more modern Allied types of fighter, the 97 Sen
was more than able to hold its own by exploiting its outstanding
aerobatic qualities. By 1943 it was considered obsolete but was
still being encountered in combat by Allied pilots, especially
in the air defence role. The Ki-27 also found an important
secondary role as an armed trainer.
New in card cover - 96pp, b/w illustrations, colour plates
Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at
Adrianople. Valentian was proclaimed Roman Emperor in AD 364,
when the Empire was reeling from the disastrous defeat and death
in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and the short reign of
his murdered successor, Jovian (364). With the Empire weakened
and vulnerable to a victorious Persia in the East and
opportunistic Germanic tribes along the Rhine, not to mention
rebellions within, it was not an enviable position. Valentian
decided the responsibility had to be divided and appointed his
brother as his co-emperor to rule the eastern half of the
Empire. Valens is most remembered for his mistreatment of the
Goths who sought refuge within the Empire's borders from the
westward-moving Huns. This led to his death at the Battle of
Adrianople in 378.
Chechen tactics in the Russian-Chechen Wars, 1994-2009. These
stories of guerrilla combat cover fighting from the cities of
Grozny and Argun to the villages and the hills, river valleys
and mountains of Chechnya. The author was embedded with Chechen
guerrilla forces and traveled extensively to interview Chechen
combatants now displaced, some in hiding or on the run from
Russian retribution. The book provides insight into the chronic
problem of guerrilla logistics, the necessity of digging in
fighting positions and the value of the correct use of terrain.
New in d/w - 181pp, numerous colour photos, maps & plans
