For Hitler and the German military, 1942
was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but
still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge
territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this
major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that
the German army’s emerging woes were rooted as much in its
addiction to the “war of movement”—attempts to smash the enemy in
“short and lively” campaigns — as they were in Hitler’s deeply
flawed management of the war.
New in card cover - 432pp, 40 b/w photos
University of Kansas Press, 2011
ISBN 9780700617913
GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD HOLDERS OF THE SS
AND POLICE: VOLUME 2, "DAS REICH" L - Z
by Mark C. Yerger
This volume covers Karl-Heinz Lorenz to Herbert Zimmermann, SS and
Police holders of the German Cross in Gold recipients awarded for
combat whilst assigned to 2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich.” Full
biographies and combat narratives include promotions, decorations,
appointments, and postings. This lavishly illustrated volume
includes numerous photos and documents plus Orders of Battle for
armor contingents, a divisional Order of Battle to platoon level,
and a list of element commanders. Foreword is by Knight's Cross
holder Ernst Barkmann.
New in illustrated
boards - 432pp,
247 photos & illustrations
The epic British
stand on the Imjin River, Korea 1951. Dramatic, traumatic, moving
and inspirational, this is the true story of a band of men who
remained at their posts, held an army and astonished the world.
This is the story of the battle fought on the Imjin River in the
last week of April 1951, where a stubborn defence by the British
29th Brigade caught the public’s imagination – the magnificent
last stand by the ‘Glorious Glosters’ becoming the stuff of
legend.
The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry. Some have claimed
that “War is too important to be left to the generals,” but Singer
asks “What about the business executives?” Corporations products
range from trained commando teams to strategic advice. Such firms
have participated in wars in Africa, Asia, the Balkans, and Latin
America. More recently, they have become a key element in US
military operations in Iraq. Singer finds that the introduction of
the profit motive onto the battlefield raises troubling questions
for democracy.
An illustrated history of the FW 190D Series covering the
development of those variants of the Fw 190 powered by inline
engines. Production of the Fw 190C, D and the Ta 153 was delayed
by the German air ministry, and not until 1944 did the Fw 190D-9,
powered by the Jumo 213A, enter production. It was an immediate
success and quickly entered Luftwaffe service with more than 1,700
examples being completed by the end of the war. The D-9 gave rise
to a number of improved variants with the more powerful Jumo 213F
engine and heavier armament, however only a handful of the D-11
and D-13 versions were completed.
A pre-owned copy. Also available new.
As new in d/w - Large format, 208pp,
250 + b/w photos & ills, plus colour
aircraft profiles
