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Airframe Album 18: The Fairey Firefly. A Detailed Guide to the Fleet Air Arm’s Versatile Monoplane
27,50 €The eighteenth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential reference for any FAA enthusiast tackling the Trumpeter (1/48), Special Hobby and older kits in 1/72nd scale and will be an ideal companion to the Airframe Album titles covering the Hawker Sea Fury and de Havilland Sea Hornet.
Contents will include all the elements listed plus:
A wealth of historical and walkaround photographs and detail images of the type
Period detail images during production and service use
Isometric views by Juraj Jankovic of all prototype, production and test airframes
Colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana
At least 128 pages in total
Lists of all Firefly kits, accessories, decals & masks produced in all scales
Detailed build of the Trumpeter 1/48 Firefly Mk I by Steve Evans -
Airframe Detail No. 10: The Bristol Beaufort – A Technical Guide
26,80 €The tenth title in the Airframe Detail series will be an essential companion for anyone tackling the ICM example in 1/48 scale and the 1/72 scale kits from Airfix, Special Hobby, and even the old Frog examples. Contents will include all the elements listed plus:
Period detail images during production and testing
A wealth of historical technical photographs and diagrams
Data from flight manuals
Data from spare parts catalogues
Detailed walkaround images of preserved examples
Full colour profiles and concise camouflage and marking notes by Richard J. Caruana
At least 80 pages in total
Lists of all Beaufort kits and accessories produced in all scales
Full detailed build of the new ICM 1/48 Beaufort Mk 1 kit by Steve Evans and the Airfix 1/72nd scale kit by Libor Jekl -
Als Sanitätsoffizier im Rußlandfeldzug. Mit der 3. Panzerdivision bis vor Moskaus Tore. Fotografiert von Soldaten – Band 2 – Teil 2
68,00 €Text please see part 1 # 336123.
This title is part 2 of the new edition!
227 pictures, 117 of them in colour and 26 coloured maps!! -
Am Himmel Frankreichs, Die Geschichte des JG 2, Bd. 5: 1943
65,00 €The fifth volume of the series Richthofen Squadron reports about the events of 1943, initially as a continuation and end of the operations of the 11./JG 2 in Tunisia and then the relocation to Normandy in early April 1943, where the pilots, who are used to successful operations, come into a seemingly hopeless situation and suffer big losses.
With 350 photos. -
Am Himmel Frankreichs, Die Geschichte des JG 2, Bd. 6: 1944
65,00 €The sixth volume reports in detail on the history of Richthofen from January 1, 1944 until its final withdrawal from France at the end of August. This period was marked by many murderous dogfights during the preparation and implementation of the landing in Normandy. Due to the large imbalance of the armed forces, the persistence of the German air force pilots did not allow to defend the occupied sky over France. The losses of both the Allies and the German Air Force were dramatic. For example, within two months the JG 2 lost two commodores and two commanders, four of whom had reported almost 400 victories. The chapter concerning the fighting of JG 2 on the invasion front shows that «Richthofen» was particularly active there from June 6, 1944.
With 175 pictures.
Content:
1: Chapter 23 – The I./JG 2 back on the Mediterranean
2: Chapter 24 – I./JG 2 in Italy
3: Chapter 25 – Expecting Death
4: Chapter 26 – Preparing for the Invasion
5: Chapter 27 – Invasion Front
6: map
7: Loss lists
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Am Himmel Frankreichs. Die Geschichte des JG 2, Bd. 1: 1934-1940
65,00 €This book is the GERMAN completed and edited chronicle of the famous Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen, the fighter wing named after the legendary WW1 aviator Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen, also called the Red Baron. It is the first time that a so detailed chronicle of this so famous unit appears in German. Compared to the previous English version In the Skies of France volume 1, this book contains dozens of new and fantastic pictures published for the first time, as well as new accounts of members of JG 2: the authors were now supported by the Traditionsgemeinschaft JG 71 Richthofen which gave them full access to their archives. This volume has been so extended that it could not contain any more the chapter dedicated to the Battle of Britain. This will be the nucleus of the subsequent volume. Presented in a day-by-day structure, this chronicle is documented and illustrated with around 350 excellent contemporary photographs with detailed captions. Loss-lists, as well as an index of proper names are included while the known victories are included in the text-self in form of small and well readable tables.
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Am Himmel Frankreichs. Die Geschichte des JG 2, Bd. 2 1940-1941
65,00 €Vol. 2 in GERMAN language continues the chronicle of the famous Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen, the fighter wing named after the legendary WW1 aviator Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen, also called the Red Baron. It is the first time that a so detailed chronicle of this so famous unit appears in German. The authors were now supported by the Traditionsgemeinschaft JG 71 Richthofen, which gave them full access to their archives. Vol. 2 contains the chapter dedicated to the Battle of Britain. Presented in a day-by-day structure, this chronicle is documented and illustrated with around 350 excellent contemporary photographs with detailed captions. Loss-lists, as well as an index of proper names are included while the known victories are included in the text-self in form of small and well readable tables.
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American Armour in Vietnam. 197 Historic Images, 176 Profiles
49,95 €The Vietnam War (about 1955-1975) was one of the most important conflicts of the 20th century, not only for the countries involved, but also internationally. It was a battle between two very different ideologies and two very different military strategies. Through over 197 official and private photos it commemorates the material, experiences and sacrifices of a generation of American armoured vehicle crewmen. Sections describing some of the widely used, but lesser known armoured vehicles of the conflict are included. A colour profile section with over 170 illustrations of vehicles from some of the most important USMC and US Army armored and armoured cavalry units as well as 5 coloured maps are also included.
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AMX | Brazilian-Italian Fighter-Bomber
27,95 €Italy began work on a new fighter-bomber in the late 1970s, aiming to field an aircraft capable of surviving in heavily defended Cold War airspace, flying at very low level, and releasing its weapons deep in enemy territory with a high degree of accuracy. In the early 1980s, Brazil joined the programme, resulting in the AMX.
Subsonic, the new fighter-bomber has also proven well suited to the types of conflicts that have proliferated in the last 25 years and has served the Italian Air Force well during close air support, interdiction and reconnaissance missions.
For Brazil, the AMX brought 21st-century capabilities to its air force, introducing advanced avionics and systems including a head-up display, radar warning receiver, chaff and flare countermeasures, identification friend or foe, and other new concepts. In this way, the AMX provided the Brazilian Air Force with a useful stepping-stone to the Super Tucano and the modernised F-5 Tiger II.
Most importantly, the AMX had a huge impact on the Brazilian defence industry, which developed new technologies and infrastructures that helped drive both military and civilian programmes developed by Embraer from the 1990s onwards, including the E-Jet family and the KC-390 transport.
This book is a must-have for specialists and enthusiasts alike, containing exclusive material, including photos and interviews that have never previously been published, and first-hand accounts of tactics and operations.
With a lot of colour pictures, drawings, tables and maps. -
Anatomy of the Ship: The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu
65,00 €Hiryu was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Her aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940 and during the first month of the Pacific War, she took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island. She supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies in January 1942 and her aircraft bombed Darwin, Australia, and continued to assist in the Dutch East Indies campaign. In April, Hiryu’s aircraft helped sink two British heavy cruisers and several merchant ships during the Indian Ocean raid.
Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Hiryu ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and text on the building of the ship and a record of the ship’s service history.
Content:
Introduction
Technical Description
History
Primary Views
The Drawings:
A General arrangements
B Hull structure
C Superstructure
D Rig
E Armament
F Fittings
G Aircraft
H Boats -
Anatomy of the Ship: The Battleship Scharnhorst
59,95 €The Kriegsmarines Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. She was launched on 3 October 1936 and completed in January 1939, armed with nine 28cm C/34 guns in three triple turrets. She operated with Gneisenau for much of the early portion of World War II, including sorties into the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. They took part in Operation Weserübung (April-June 1940), the German invasion of Norway, during which they sank the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her escort destroyers Acasta and Ardent. Scharnhorst also sank HMS Rawalpindi in November 1939. In early 1943, Scharnhorst joined the Tirpitz in Norway to intercept Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. On a sortie from Norway to attack a convoy, the German force was intercepted by British ships and during the Battle of the North Cape (26 December 1943), HMS Duke of York and her escorts sank Scharnhorst. Most of her crew was lost.
This is the most comprehensive examination of Scharnhorst ever published, drawing on new research and technology to tell the full story of the ship. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-colour 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and text on the building of the ship, as well as a record of her service history. -
Arado Ar 234 Blitz Bombers. The World’s First Jet Bomber Design & Development. Bomber & Reconn. Operations
69,95 €This study is the result of nearly fifty years of research and draws upon original Arado, German Air Ministry and Luftwaffe reports and documents, as well as pilot accounts compiled from interviews and personal correspondence, original war diaries, memoirs and other unpublished sources associated with the Ar 234’s design, development and operations. The text is augmented by superlative colour artwork and many technical drawings.
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Artillerie an der Küste. Die Deutsche Marine, das Heer und die Luftwaffe in der Küstenverteidigung 1939-1945
39,80 €After precursors in the 1st World War, the coastal security was expanded in Sept. 1939, after the victory in the west the coasts of Norway and France were fortified. Lessons from own and foreign fortifications flowed in – from the Westwall, Maginot line, Czech bunkers…
464 illustrations with many rare original photos! Historical photos of the facilities and manning, current color photos on site (with fortress and weapon technically interesting close-ups). Maps, drawings, longitudinal sections and floor plans deepen the overall understanding. -
Artilleriesysteme der NVA
29,90 €The Cold War knew no measure: for every new weapon, for every new system, the opposing side responded with even more sophisticated weapon systems. Both the Bundeswehr and the NVA received the corresponding equipment from their respective Big Brothers.
Jörg Siegert, an expert on questions of GDR military vehicles, devotes this volume to the tube artillery and rocket guns of the NVA, which are comprehensively presented and portrayed in a proven manner. In addition to the actual weapon carriers, the numerous command and support vehicles are also presented.
With 180 pictures. -
Auf große Tiefe gegangen. Das Schicksal des Unterseebootes U 338 und seiner Besatzung 1942-1943
48,00 €Commissioned by Kapitänleutnant Manfred Kinzel on 25 June 1942, he led the boat on three enemy voyages in the North Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay.
This book not only convinces with the almost complete research of the historical data and facts, but also offers suspense and drama from start to finish. It describes the life, struggle and death of a German submarine crew and thus a piece of naval war history that must not be forgotten.
125 b/w pictures, 25 colour pictures, 8 colour illustrations, 9 b/w illustrations, curricula vitae/lifes of the officers. -
Austro-Hungarian Mine Warfare and Auxiliary Vessels in WW I
34,95 €Beside fighting ships, all navies of the world have a number of auxiliary warships in their inventory, and the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal navy was no exception. In addition to the ships specially built for various purposes (repair ships, mother ships for torpedo boats and submarines, rescue ships, tugboats and yachts), a number of merchant ships were hired or requisitioned during the war to serve as auxiliaries for transport of personnel and material, as patrol and anti-submarine ships, gunboats or hospital ships. This book is dedicated to all these larger and smaller steamers, and to the mine warfare ships minelayers and minesweepers as well, whose actions were often forgotten, as the final book in the series on Austro-Hungarian warships in the First World War.
In addition to the technical and historical data and shipsŽ fates after the First World War, the book also contains a number of photographs and drawings of most of the listed mine warfare, auxiliary, transport and hospital ships.
With 168 pictures. -
Avro Lancaster Mk.I/III. EARLY Productions Batches 1941-1943 Wingleader Photo Archive Number 5
26,80 €This series is unique in that it will be able to provide large format ORIGINAL photos up to full A4 landscape format width, which is at least 50% larger than any standard book can deliver. Combined with the specialist knowledge of a team of historians and contributors, each book should provide unbeatable and accurate references for any modelling or painting project.
Appr. 120 wartime photos and 6 color profiles.
