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.
Copies are on the way from the publisher and are expected to be
available in mid October.
New in illustrated boards - 608pp,
328 b/w photos, 22 maps & sketches
WOLFRAM VON RICHTOFEN: MASTER OF
THE GERMAN AIR WAR
by James S. Corum
Wolfram von Richthofen was a brilliant master of the tactical
and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the
resurrection of Germany’s Luftwaffe. Overshadowed by his cousin,
World War I’s famous “Red Baron”, von Richthofen served in seven
major air campaigns from 1936 to 1944, and as senior air commander
he was always at the center of the action. James Corum has mined
the field marshal’s extensive diaries, which provide a detailed
record of military campaigns, tactical and operational problems
and interactions with other commanders.
New in d/w - 421pp, numerous
b/w illustrations
University Press of Kansas, 2008
ISBN 9780700615988
PANZERS IN THE SAND: THE HISTORY OF PANZER-REGIMENT
5,
VOLUME TWO 1942-45
by Bernd Hartmann
Panzer-Regiment 5 joined Erwin Rommel in North Africa and helped
the Desert Fox win an impressive string of victories during 1941.
The Germans began 1942 with an offensive that quickly captured
Benghazi and then drove east toward the fortress of Tobruk, before
being halted by the British at El Alamein in October. By 1943, the
African campaign had shifted west to Tunisia. Crippled by supply
problems and Allied air superiority, the Germans surrendered in
May 1943. The remnants of Pz-Rgt 5 were eventually reconstituted
as Panzer-Abteilung 5, an assault gun unit, and sent to the
Eastern Front. Featuring scores of photographs and vivid firsthand
accounts from members of the unit, this second volume continues
the combat history of PzRgt and PzAbteilung 5, from the sand and
sun of North Africa to the bitter end near Berlin.
New in d/w - 290pp, numerous b/w
photos & illustrations
FORGOTTEN LEGIONS: OBSCURE
COMBAT FORMATIONS OF THE WAFFEN-SS
by Antonio J Munoz
Some little known Waffen SS fighting units, such as the
Parachute units, were considered the "elite of the elite". Units
were raised from Croats, Albanians and Moslem-Turkic nationalities
as well as the Freiwilligen (volunteer) formations from
Yugoslavia, Russia, Spain, Hungary and elsewhere. This extensively
illustrated book is compiled from war diaries and recollections,
supported by numerous maps, photos and illustrations.
New in the popular Service Publications series, this compact book
provides details of the Otter Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
produced by General Motors of Canada which was brought into
production in 1941. The book is extensively illustrated with a
centre spread showing the Otter.
New in card cover -
24pp, 22 b/w photos, double page drawing
