This outstanding book offers a superb collection of photographs
of scale models from contributors throughout the world, and digital
images by Mario Merino and Andreas Ott of secret German designs.
Myhra gives the reader much more than pictures of proposed German
aircraft projects, the total number of German projects described
being in excess of 400. From Blohm und Voss with over 200 project
designs, he examines Wolderman Voight's Me P.1101, Gotha's Go P.60,
the Horten brother's Flying Wings and Alexander Lippisch's many
projects. Although over 400 proposed aircraft were on the drawing
board when the war in Europe ended in May 1945, only a handful had
reached the prototype stage.
New in d/w -
Large format, 352pp,
c1,000 colour & b/w photos & illustrations
Pyrrhus of Epirus was rated by Hannibal as the second greatest
general yet seen. Pyrrhus was born into the royal house of Epirus,
northwest Greece, and was a second-cousin of Alexander the Great.
Always an adventurer, at various times he ruled Macedon, Sicily and
much of southern Italy. His early victories over the Roman armies at
Heraclea and Asculum (assisted by his use of elephants) were won at
a high price in casualties, these the battles being the first
clashes between the hitherto-dominant Hellenistic way of warfare and
the Roman legions. He went on to further military adventures in
Greece, eventually being killed in action while storming the city of
Argos.
TANK POWER VOL. LXXVI (AFV SERIES NO. 325): VICKERS 6-TON MARK E/F VOL. II
by Janusz Ledwoch
A new series from
Polish publisher 'Wydawnictwo Militaria'. This volume is a
detailed pictorial study of the British Vickers 6-ton tank. The
primarily Polish text with an English language summary, covers
development and deployment of the vehicle. There are numerous
colour plates with 18 1/35 side views of the tank plus views of
preserved examples, together with 12 1/35scale 3-views.
New in card cover - A4 format, 74pp,
153 b/w photos, maps, 12 scale plans,
18 colour plates
The First Chindit
Operations, 1943. With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after
their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma,
Orde Wingate’s plans to conduct long range deep penetration
operations behind Japanese lines in Burma were audacious to say
the least. His Chindit operations were hugely demanding on those
taking part who suffered terrible deprivation in the harsh
climatic and jungle conditions. While costly in terms of lives
lost, the operations inflicted damage to the Japanese and raised
Allied morale.
At the close of the First World War, the only fixed defences on
Canada's west coast were a few 6-inch, 9.2-inch and some batteries
of 12-pounder quick firing guns at Esquimalt on Vancouver Island.
During the inter-war years, these old guns became obsolete and it
was determined that the Pacific coast needed more robust defence.
This new book from Service Publications provides full details of
the enhanced defensive artillery which was brought into service
prior to and during World War II.
