A comprehensive study of Michael Wittmann, the legendary Waffen-SS
tank commander. From 1936 when he joined the Waffen-SS he served
in Poland, France, Greece & Russia in 1-SS Pz. Division. After
extensive combat, including the legendary Battle of Kursk, he
transferred to France in February, 1944. At Villers-Bocage on
June 13th, 1944 in the Battle of Normandy, Wittman destroyed 25
Armoured Vehicles of the British 22nd Armoured Brigade. He died
on 8th August when his Tiger I was killed by a lst Northants
Yeomanry Sherman Firefly.
New in d/w - Large format, 346pp, over 70 photos, index
The ‘ShipCraft’ series provides in-depth information about
building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. It
includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and
highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. This volume is
devoted to the largest class of submarines ever built, the Type VII,
which formed the backbone of the German effort in the critical
Battle of the Atlantic. With its unparalleled level of visual
information – paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs,
this is simply the best reference for modelmakers setting out to
build one of these famous boats.
ShipCraft 4
New in card cover -
A4 format, 64pp, numerous b/w & colour illustrations, scale plans
The US 101st Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom,
February, 2003 to March, 2004. The story of 16,000 soldiers in
combat, from the training grounds of Fort Campbell, through the
toughest battles in the blitz of Baghdad to the Nineveh province,
where the 101st Airborne Division anchored for eight months after
the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Without precedent or a plan, the
division sketched the blueprint to win the peace - rebuilding
schools and health clinics, re-establishing the local infrastructure
and building trust with the local people.
This account of Canada's Ram Tank is the first in a series on
Canadian Weapons of War. The volume describes its development,
listing serial number batches plus a detailed table of
production changes. Many Special purpose variants are covered
including Command/Observation tanks, Armoured Recovery Vehicles
(including the Porpoise Beach ARV), the Kangaroo APC and its
flame-throwing Badger version, plus ammunition carriers and the
experimental 3.7" AA gun carrier. There are numerous
illustrations plus a double-page spread of 1:35 scale plans.
A beautifully illustrated history of Northrop's amazing Stealth
Bomber - the batlike B-2 Spirit. Developed using many of Jack
Northrop's Flying Wing theories (and looking remarkably similar
to the revolutionary XB-35 and YB-49 bombers of the 'forties)
the Spirit has truly revolutionised the USAF's ability to
project strategic power on a global scale. Four stealthy B-2s
can deliver the same bombing power as thirty two standard attack
aircraft backed up by twenty eight escort and defence
suppression aircraft and fifteen tankers!
New in card cover - 76pp, 117 colour
& 29 b/w illustrations, tables, diagrams
