PANZERS IN THE SAND: THE
HISTORY OF PANZER-REGIMENT 5,
VOLUME ONE 1935-41
by Bernd Hartmann
In September 1939, the tanks of
Panzer-Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of
the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a
terrifying display of military force. The following spring,
the regiment rumbled across France, again showing the
destructive power of the panzer. But the unit’s greatest
fame would come in the North African desert, where
Panzer-Regiment 5 joined Erwin Rommel’s vaunted Afrika Korps
as it battled the British back and forth beneath the
scorching sun of Libya and Egypt.
First published in
German in 2002, these two volumes are a comprehensive
history of Panzer-Regiment 5 by a veteran of the formation.
New in d/w - 298pp, numerous b/w
photos & illustrations
The epic
British stand on the Imjin River, Korea 1951. Dramatic,
traumatic, moving and inspirational, this is the true story
of a band of men who remained at their posts, held an army
and astonished the world. This is the story of the battle
fought on the Imjin River in the last week of April 1951,
where a stubborn defence by the British 29th Brigade caught
the public’s imagination, the magnificent last stand by the ‘Glorious Glosters’ becoming the stuff of legend.
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 169: US FAST BATTLESHIPS
1936-47,
THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH DAKOTA CLASSES
by Lawrence Burr
This volume details the design, construction, and
operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships,
two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota
class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and
were the first vessels built in the US since 1923.
Consequently, these ships benefited from enormous
technological leaps, with improvements in ship design,
power, armor, armament and the single most important
improvement the use of radar guided fire control helping to
change the course of the war in the Pacific. Packed with
first-hand accounts, battle reports, and specially created
artwork this book tells the story of these war-winning
vessels.
New in card cover
- A4 format, 48pp, numerous b/w photos, 8 colour plates
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 172: US FAST
BATTLESHIPS 1938-91,
THE IOWA CLASS
by Lawrence Burr
In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints
imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a new
class of super-battleships. This book covers the design,
construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class
battleships, the largest in the American fleet. During World
War II, they served as guards for the aircraft carriers and
their bombardments provided cover for the numerous landings
in the Pacific. At the war's end, the Japanese signed their
surrender on the decks of an Iowa-class battleship, the USS
Missouri. After World War II, the ships continued to serve,
providing support during Korea, Vietnam, and even the first
Gulf War. This book tells the full story of the greatest of
the American battleships.
New in card cover - A4 format, 48pp,
numerous colour & b/w photos, 8 colour plates
The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A), code named ‘Val'
by Allied intelligence, was the mainstay of the Imperial
Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943.
It sank more Allied tonnage than any other Axis aircraft
during World War II. While the Val's participation in the
major carrier battles has been widely covered in other
English language sources, details of its operations have
received scant attention in English. Colour illustrations
and photographs complement the development of dive-bombing
methods in the IJN.
New in card cover
- A4 format, 96pp, numerous b/w photos, 5 colour plates
