In September 1939, Nazi Germany
launched its infamous Blitzkrieg invasion of Poland,
bringing about the outbreak of World War II. Faced with
highly tactical and accelerated attacks aimed at disrupting
lines of defence and encircling vulnerable troops, Allied
forces broke under pressure. Within the space of a year,
France had been invaded and occupied, while the forces of
Great Britain had retreated headlong back across the
Channel. Further campaigns in the air and at sea sought to
subdue the British Isles, while more lightning-fast attacks
in 1941 overran Yugoslavia and Greece, leaving the bulk of
Continental Europe under Nazi control. Featuring 98 detailed
maps, this impressive atlas shows, in intricate detail, the
fighting and physical challenges faced by the German
attackers and Allied defenders.
New in illustrated boards - large format, 217pp, 98 colour
maps
A comprehensive biography of General-leutnant Fritz
Bayerlein (1899-1970), commander of the elite Panzer Lehr
Division during World War II and Erwin Rommel's former
Chief-of-Staff. Covers his experiences with General Heinz
Guderian in the invasions of Poland, France, and Russia,
plus his service in North Africa, Hungary, Normandy and the
Ruhr. During the Russian winter of 1943-1944, Bayerlein
commanded the famous Berlin-Brandenburg 3rd Panzer Division.
In his own words he shows his feelings and frustrations on
fighting a war of useless bloodshed. Bayerlein's personal
friend, Manfred Rommel, provides remarkable insight into the
man's nature. Many previously unpublished photographs plus
twenty maps drawn by Bayerlein make this book invaluable to
military historians.
New in d/w -
Large format, 296pp, 340 + colour & b/w ills
THE 27TH WAFFEN SS VOLUNTEER
GRENADIER DIVISION LANGEMARCK
by Massimiliano Afiero
The Flemish volunteer combat
formation, "Langemarck", was employed chiefly on
the Eastern Front, first in the Ukraine in early 1944, then
in Estonia along the Tannenberg Line in the summer of 1944.
Together with other European Waffen-SS volunteers, it was
subordinate to III. SS - Pz. Korps. Transformed into a
division, "Langemarck" participated in the final
fighting on the Pomeranian and Oder fronts. Most of the
Flemish volunteers were able to surrender to the
Anglo-American forces, thus escaping capture by the
Russians. This work fills a gap in Waffen-SS history with
appendices on the unit’s operational history, its
members, uniforms and insignia.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 128pp, numerous b/w
photos & maps
GERMAN
U-BOAT ACE ROLF MUTZELBURG:
THE PATROLS OF U-203 IN WORLD WAR II
by Luc Braeuer
German naval officer Rolf
Mutzelburg was one of the outstanding figures of the German
U-boat arm. After regular successes against the North
Atlantic convoys, he found new victims directly along the
shores of Canada. He received the highest decorations of the
period and became one of the top U-boat aces, becoming one
of Admiral Donitz's "Four Aces." A photo album from a crew
member, complemented by images sourced at the U-Boat Archive
at Cuxhaven, illustrates the astonishing history of U-203
with 240 photographs and documents. Its eleven combat
missions are illustrated by numerous maps and sketches plus
the complete translation of its logbook.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 88pp, 240 colour and b/w
images
The Memoirs of
Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Gunther Scholz. An eyewitness
account of an important chapter in the history of German
military aviation. When WWII started, Scholz was an
Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan in JG 54. Together with his
Staffel, he flew in the Polish and Western Campaigns, the
Battle of Britain, and the war against Russia. He died in
2014 and was one of last surviving members of the "Legion
Condor" and also one of the last major personalities of the
Luftwaffe to tell of his experiences.
