The military has historically availed itself of technical
advances for warfighting purposes and the use of railway vehicles is
no exception. The German Army developed many such units, their
employment reaching a high point in the Second World War. This
impressive volume features more than 700 photographs of armoured
trains and their weaponry plus many general arrangement drawings,
maps and sketches making this an invaluable aid to modellers and
rail enthusiasts alike. German text.
A pre-owned copy. Also available new @ £39.00 - please enquire.
As new in pictorial
boards - Large format, 440pp, 700 + photos, numerous drawings, maps etc, index
Few soldiers are deemed good enough to be selected and trained
as snipers and even fewer qualify. As a result, snipers are
regarded as the elite of their units and their skills command the
ungrudging respect of their fellows - and the enemy. The Author is
one such man who served a full tour of duty with 1st Battalion the
Royal Anglian Regiment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His
mission was to liquidate as many Taliban as possible and he
reveals the psychological pressures and awesome life-and-death
responsibility of the role and, in particular, the deadly
cat-and-mouse games with the enemy snipers intent on their own
kills.
OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES 95:
POLIKARPOV I-15, I-16 AND I-153 ACES
by Mikhail Maslov
The I-15, I-16 and I-153 fighters were the world’s first
mass-produced fighters. Some 17,000 had been manufactured by the
time production ceased in 1941. They served with the Republicans in
the Spain, the Chinese against Japan in 1937–38, and the Soviets
against both Japan in the Nomonhan Incident and Finland during the
Winter War. By 1941, more than 20 Soviet pilots had made ace in
Polikarpovs, and many more attained that status during the first
months of the German invasion. Though thoroughly outclassed, the
Polikarpov was the backbone of the Soviet air force early in WWII.
New in card cover -
A4 format,
96pp, 10 colour plates, numerous
b/w photos
PANZER TRACTS NO. 3-5:
PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III UMBAU - CONVERSIONS
by Thomas L Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle
For the first time the defining features of each converted
Pz.Kpfw.III plus all significant modifications have been correctly
identified by the Panzer Tracts team. The following models are
included:
A surviving Pz.Beob.Wg.III turret allowed correct drawing of the
unique details on the turret roof and modified gun mantle. The
book includes brand new four-view 1/35 scale drawings and the text
and data are based solely on primary sources.
New in card cover - A4 format, 52pp,
35 scale drawings, 59 b/w photos
The Dive-bombing Assault on England During the Battle of
Britain. The Junkers 87 Stuka was an iconic weapon of World War
Two. Its roles in Poland and the Battles of France and the Low
Countries are almost legendary, but in the UK its import during
the Battle of Britain is one that has never been covered in any
specific detail. Andy Saunders takes a critical look at every
operation by Ju87s against British targets in 1940. Each raid is
charted, covering all aspects of the attacks including
participants, defending RAF fighters and those on the receiving
end. with a Foreword by Dr Hans Migeod, Ju87 Stuka pilot during
Battle of Britain.
