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23rd February, 2019


 

BESIEGED: THE EPIC BATTLE FOR CHOLM

by Jason D. Mark 




Kampfgruppe Scherer’s outstanding feat of arms was one of Germany’s most famous military achievements during the Second World War. With only a few thousand men from all branches of the service, Generalmajor Theodor Scherer was ordered to hold Cholm in the face of a superior enemy force. That Scherer and his men prevailed is now an historical fact but at times senior commanders doubted if it could be saved. On several occasions, Soviet onslaughts looked poised to inflict the death blow but somehow the exhausted men of Cholm grimly clung on.

New in illustrated boards - 608pp,
328 b/w photos, 22 maps & sketches

Leaping Horseman Books, 2011  

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Web No
36474-01

£59.00

 


 

INTO OBLIVION: THE STORY OF PIONIER-BATAILLON 305

by Jason D. Mark 

After 16 months of training and garrison duty in France, Pionier-Bataillon 305 was sent to the Eastern Front. This would lead to their destruction at Stalingrad barely nine months later. Commanded by apolitical officers, reservists mainly, its ranks were filled with older-than-normal recruits. When they arrived on the Eastern Front in May 1942 they sensed what awaited them. Weeks of monotonous, endless marching were interspersed with terrifying encounters and set-piece attacks. How would this fresh battalion compare with experienced units? Was the arrival of a tough, battle-hardened commander enough to compensate for the unit’s lack of combat experience?

New in illustrated boards - 620pp, 330 + photos, 56 maps/sketches, tables, appendices

Leaping Horseman Books, 2013
ISBN 9780992274900

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Web No:
34973-01

£64.00

 


 

OBJECTIVE PONYRI!

by Martin Nevshemal


 

An account of the defeat of XXXXI Panzerkorps at Ponyri Train Station in early July, 1943. Operation Citadel, the twin-pronged summer offensive was the final throw of the dice for Hitler and his Ostheer, and its defeat spelled the end of German ambitions in the East. Kursk is the subject of dozens of books, almost all of them focusing on the southern shoulder of the battle, yet the offensive in the north was crucial to Citadel's success. The German plan was to crack open the Soviet defensive line, seize Ponyri Station which sat astride the best navigable route through gully-riven terrain, and then feed through fresh panzer divisions for the final push to Kursk. Infantry units, supported by a formidable array of armor, were ordered to take Ponyri on Day 1, but the Soviets were ready and waiting for them in three thick defensive lines. Vicious fighting slowed the German advance and dramatically upset their timetable. XXXXI. Panzerkorps eventually seized Ponyri Station, but then faced furious Soviet counter attacks. This new Study provides a day-by-day account of the battle, each text page being coupled with a contemporary map, satellite image or aerial photo plus riveting first-hand accounts.
 

New in pictorial boards. Pages printed on on high quality gloss stock - Large landscape format, 204pp, 92 photos,
18 colour satellite images, 28 maps

Leaping Horseman, 2015
ISBN 9780992274917

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Web No. 
37000-01

£69.00

 


 

 

ANGRIFF: THE GERMAN ATTACK ON STALINGRAD IN PHOTOS

by Jason D Mark 

Angriff is a rich cache of spectacular images from collections across the globe. The photos used in this book often show periods of the battle that never fell within the viewfinder of a professional photographer. Every image has been painstakingly researched and is paired with a meaningful and accurate caption. In most cases, the location has been pinpointed, as has the date and unit depicted. This has enabled it to be placed in its correct historical, chronological and geographical context.

New in illustrated boards -
Large format, 368pp, 700 photos

Leaping Horseman Books, 2008
ISBN 9780975107676

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Web No:
35396-01

£69,00

 


PANZERKRIEG: VOLUME1

by Jason D. Mark

The Battle of Stalingrad is perceived as a fierce, man to man struggle in the ruins of the city, yet the German 6 Armee possessed formidable armoured assets that helped it reach the Volga, defend its flanks and support assault groups within the claustrophobic confines of Stalingrad. In this first volume of a series on German armoured operations at Stalingrad, the combat histories of Panzer-Abteilungen 103, 129 and 160 will be examined in detail. These panzer battalions were incorporated into motorised divisions for the 1942 summer campaign, and were deployed to Stalingrad. As manpower levels dropped in their parent formations, the battalions assumed a greater role in holding lengthy flanks while the main body of 6. Armee laid siege to Stalingrad. After encirclement in November 1942, the panzers assembled for a break-out, and when that failed, they supported their struggling infantry brethren until fuel, ammunition and morale were depleted.

This is a large, heavy book weighing almost 2.5kg and will be subject to a supplement for shipping and insurance.

New. pictorial boards -Large format, 568pp, 570 b/w photos, 50 maps, 12 tables

Leaping Horseman, 2017
ISBN 9780992274931

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Web No. 
37735-01

£84.00



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 The Editor's Choice:


THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman


Web No.
18344-01

£60.00


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