Much has been written about the
capture of Fort Eben Emael, Belgium by German paratroopers,
on May 10th, 1940. The operation involved the first use of
gliders, shaped charges, and paratroopers dropping behind
enemy lines. They were part of a larger group: The
Sturmablteilung Koch, the elite of the Luftwaffe, whose
mission was not only to take Eben Emael, but also the three
bridges over the Alberto canal: Veldwezelt, Vroenhoven and
Kanne. The success of the German attacks on Belgium and
France would depend on the rapid conquest of those bridges.
New in d/w - 371pp, numerous colour
& b/w photos, maps, plans & graphics
While the
world was lauding the stability and economic growth that
Vladimir Putin's ex-KGB regime brought to Russia, Edward
Lucas was ringing alarm bells. First published in 2008 and
since revised, The New Cold War remains the most insightful
and informative account of Russia today. It depicts the
regime's crushing of independent institutions and silencing
of critics, taking Russia far away from the European
mainstream. It highlights the Kremlin's use of the energy
weapon in Europe, the bullying of countries in the former
Soviet empire, such as Estonia, Georgia and Ukraine, and how
Russian money weakens the West's will to resist. Now updated
with an incisive analysis of Russia's seizure of Crimea and
its destabilisation of Ukraine, the book unpicks the roots
of the Kremlin's ideology.
The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range
all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958, before
becoming operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realised
that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any
tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C
variants. There then followed a spate of orders from around
the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Royal Navy and
Royal Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce
Spey turbofan. Phantoms have excelled in combat in many
conflicts.
Fully illustrated with a mixture of dramatic
archive photos and manufacturers' images, this volume covers
the little-known history of riot control vehicles. It
explores the world of these vehicles from 1945 through to
the present day - from adapted military armoured cars such
as the Humber Pig (UK) and BRDM (Soviet Union) to the fully
computerized systems of the Russian Lavina-Uragan and
Canadian INKAS Armored Riot Control Vehicle. The operational
history of the vehicles is explained in the dramatic context
of major incidents across the world, from the streets of
Northern Ireland and Eastern Europe to the favelas of Brazil
and the battlegrounds of Iraq.
New in card cover - A4 format, 48pp,
numerous colour & b/w photos, 7 colour plates
The
Panzerwrecks series features destroyed, surrendered and
abandoned German armour of 1944-45. Each landscape volume
contains numerous large format, rare black and white
photographs. This volume includes: What was the ‘circle of
death’? Whose Panther was found at a railway station? Can a
37mm Sturmovik cannon destroy a Panther? Which new tank
round was tested by the Russians in 1945? What aircraft
weapon scored the most Panzer kills in Hungary? The book
includes specially commissioned colour artwork by Felipe
Rodna and 98 photographs from an album produced by the 17th
Air Army during their evaluation of the effects of aircraft
weapons on German and Hungarian tanks in the field.
New in card cover
- Landscape format, 96pp,
100 b/w photos, 6 colour plates, 1 map
