The German invasion of
Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case
White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War
II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a
textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly
conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning
how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. The Polish
military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and
outclassed by the Wehrmacht, when in fact it was
well-equipped with modern weapons and armour. Indeed, the
Polish possessed more tanks than the British and had cracked
the German Enigma machine cipher. Though the combined
assault from Germany and the Soviet Union defeated Poland,
it could not crush the Polish fighting spirit.
New in card cover - 416pp, numerous
b/w photos, maps
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
Reprint of the original 1945
German edition. English text with numerous black and white
photos. Sections include: 1. The War and the Destruction of
Berlin. 2. The Legacy; The Capital of the Third Reich. 3.
The Chance for a New Beginning. This volume was Published to
accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Berlin
Staatliche Kunsthalle 10 April - 13 August 1995.
Like new in card
cover - 200pp, numerous b/w photos & illustrations
This volume presents the art of figure painting,
sculpting, conversions, ground presentation and scenery. It
is an inspiration for beginner or master modeller, featuring
the work of 21 artists. There are 35 award winning models, 5
step-by-step instructional articles, and 26 uniform
illustrations.
Fine in card cover - Large format, 178pp, c450 colour photos
& illustrations
Amusing recollections of a tankie with 3rd Royal Tank
Regiment (3RTR) during the Cold War years. The author looks
back on his eventful years from 1976 to 1992 with 3RTR,
known as "The West Country's Own" or "The Armoured Farmers".
His recollections of the mischief that he and his colleagues
got up to in their snorting metal monsters whilst on various
deployments around the UK and Germany certainly make for
enjoyable reading, and he takes great delight in recording
their antics for posterity.
