In March 1945 the Wehrmacht
undertook a final attempt to change the course of the war by
launching a counter-offensive in the area of Lake Balaton,
Hungary. Here, the elite of the Panzerwaffe were assembled
including Pz divisions SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Das
Reich, Totenkopf, Wiking and others, armed with up to 900
tanks and self-propelled guns. Troops of the Red Army's 3rd
Ukrainian Front were pitted to repel the counteroffensive
and could not call upon reinforcements from the Stavka
Reserve, which were needed for the storming of Berlin. That
they defeated the Sixth SS Panzer Army became a catastrophe
for Germany. The book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds
of rare photographs and color maps.
New in d/w
- 184pp, numerous b/w photos, illustrations & maps
A detailed history of all seven
Waffen-SS Panzer Divisions in WWII. Includes:
1.SS-Panzer-Division “Lebstandarte Adolf Hitler”;
2.SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich”; 3.SS-Panzer-Division
“Totenkopf”; 5.SS-Panzer-Division “Wiking”;
9.SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen”; 10.SS-Panzer-Division
“Frundsberg”; 12.SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend". There is
a detailed history of each unit from its formation, combat
operations and final disposition at war’s end. Rare images
include soldbuchs and award documents, maps, and charts,
personal veteran accounts plus details of divisional
commanders.
New in
illustrated boards - 319pp, 200 + colour & b/w images &
maps
Hitler created the Sniper Badge on
August 20, 1944, to impel soldiers to train and be used as
snipers. Thus the strategic importance of single combat was
stressed in highly stylized propaganda. Since the soldiers
themselves were in sight of the enemy troops, unlike the
members of other service arms, they experienced the death of
their enemies directly. In this concise history, this badge,
as well as the actions of German snipers, is examined and
includes colour images of badges, weapons, awards,
soldbuchs, and war era photos.
New
in illustrated boards - 60pp, 60 + colour & b/w
illustrations
The close-range engagement of
tanks became extremely important, mainly because of the
Soviet T-34 and KV-I tanks were for a long time, superior to
all German tanks and anti-tank guns. Frequently employed in
small groups of three to five tanks to support the infantry,
these Russian tanks could often be put out of action with
close-range weapons. This book provides a concise account of
Tank Destruction Badge, and the close-range combating of
tanks. In addition to a description of the special badge and
the most commonly used weapons, it includes operational
accounts by recipients of the badge.
New in
illustrated boards - 64pp, 90 + colour & b/w
illustrations
It is Spring 1942 and Hitler is about
to launch his summer campaign to break the back of the
Soviet Union. His objective is to destroy the Red Army and
seize the oil fields of the Caucasus. His elite 6th Army and
4th Panzer Army become bogged down amid the ruins of
Stalingrad. The Germans are running out of resources as
Stalin carefully husbands his reserves for the decisive
counterstroke. What happens next is well known: the German
Army never recovered from its defeat at Stalingrad. But the
outcome could have been very different, as Peter Tsouras
demonstrates in this thought-provoking and highly readable
alternate history of the fateful battle.
