The Soviet offensive
south of the Danube, September to October, 1944. The book
describes two Soviet offensive operations: the first was the
operation for the occupation of Bulgaria, the second was the
Belgrade offensive operation. Although separate, the two
operations were closely linked to each other. This
necessitated that the Soviet Command carried out the second
operation promptly, which seriously endangered the
encirclement of German Army Group's position in the Southern
Balkans. Pressed by the advancing Red Army, the German
troops withdrew from the territories of Greece and Albania.
They also relocated fresh forces from the Western Balkans to
the Bulgarian-Yugoslav Border in order to build up a defense
line. The book describes the operations of both ground and
air forces, special attention being paid to the Soviet tank
and mechanized units which participated in both operations.
New in d/w -
661pp, 16 colour plates, 23colour battle maps, numerous b/w
photos
A study of the famous WWII
Luftwaffe bomber. An invaluable modelling aid, the book
contains 4 pages of colour side-view profiles, a 4 page
centre colour gate-fold featuring upper and lower surface
views, 12 pages of 1:72 scale drawings, and 90 black and
white photos.
As
new in card cover - A4 format, 64pp, colour profiles, scale
drawings, b/w photos
The Russian annexation of Crimea
was one of the great strategic shocks of the past
twenty-five years. For many in the West, Moscow’s actions in
early 2014 marked the end of illusions about cooperation,
and the return to geopolitical and ideological
confrontation. Russia, for so long a peripheral presence,
has become the central actor in a new global drama. This
groundbreaking book analyzes the broader context of the
crisis by examining the interplay between Russian foreign
policy and an increasingly anarchic international
environment.
Chatham House edition
New in d/w -
341pp
Brookings Institute Press, 2015
ISBN 9780815725565
ATOMIC: THE FIRST WAR OF PHYSICS AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ATOM BOMB - 1939-49
by Jim Baggott
A popular account of the race to build humankind's most
destructive weapon. The book draws on declassified material,
such as MI6's FarmHall transcripts, coded Soviet messages
cracked by American cryptographers in the Venona project,
and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from
the Soviet archives. This is an epic story of science and
technology at the very limits of human understanding - a
tale barely believable as fiction, which just happens to be
historical fact.
OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES 104:
NAVAL ACES OF WORLD WAR 1, PART 2
by Jon Guttman. llustrated by Harry
Dempsey
This second Naval Aces of World War 1 book looks at the
many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against
those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS
operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith
scouts over the Flanders coast, the German Navy countered
with its own Land Feld Jagdstaffeln and Seefront Staffeln.
Unique to World War 1 was the use of flying boats as
fighters in combat. The best flying boat fighter was Italy's
Macchi M 5, flown by three aces and also the mount of
Charles H Hammann, the first American to earn the Medal of
Honor in aerial combat.
New
in card cover - A4 format, 96pp, numerous b/w photo, 11
colour plates
