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ShipCraft 29: Victory 100-gun First Rate 1765
24,95 €The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warships. Previously, these have generally covered plastic and resin models of 20th century subjects, but this volume is a radical departure not only a period sailing ship but one for which kits are available in many different materials and scales. This requires some changes to the standard approach, but the main features of the series remain constant.
Victory, Nelsons flagship at Trafalgar, is probably the worlds most famous sailing warship, and survives in restored form at Portsmouth. With lavish illustration, this book takes the modeller through a brief history of the ship, highlighting differences in appearance over her long career. Detailed colour profiles reveal decorative detail and changes to paint schemes over 250 years, and outline some of the debatable features experts still disagree about.
The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit, including the complexities of rigging. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and coverage concludes with a section on research references books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.
Following the pattern of the series, this book provides an unparalleled level of visual information paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs and is simply the best reference for anyone setting out to model this imposing three-decker. -
Short Stirling Mk IV/V in RAF Service Wingleader Photo Archive Number 11
26,80 €The Short Stirling, a British bomber, was used by the RAF during WW II for the 1st time in an attack on an oil storage facility near Rotterdam, later followed attacks on Lübeck and Cologne.
The booklet contains about 120 mostly large b/w photos, 3 historical color photos and 7 color profiles. -
Sikorsky Sea King
29,90 €The distinctive Sea King has been used by the German Navy in the maritime search and rescue service (SAR) for decades and has saved thousands of lives. The reliable machine has also proven itself as an on-board helicopter of the Einsatzgruppenversorger. The author, himself a former Marine soldier, introduces the legendary helicopter in all its details.
Crews, staff officers, technicians and instructors have their say, describe their most exciting experiences and take the reader up close into the mission.
A unique and well-founded documentation with 200 fascinating b/w and mostly colour images (also details for example form the cockpit). -
Sonderkommando Dora. Erkundungen in der Wüste Libyens vom Mai 1942 bis Januar 1943
58,00 €In 1942, the SONDERKOPMMANDO DORA was the second major operation after OPERATION SALAM, which the German foreign counterintelligence had organized on African soil to create useful maps for the Rommel campaign. Many official march reports, private diaries, private letters and photo albums of participants now make it possible for the first time to compile a complete documentation of the activities of this special unit.
The history of obtaining the scientific results, their exploitation during and after the Second World War and many other interesting details are now available in this book.
Here is an experience of a combatant, date 18th of July 1942:
Nikolaus Benjamin Richter: The sight that presented itself to us there is probably the most incredible experience I have had so far in my life. And even our oldest and most spoiled expedition members unanimously admitted that they have never experienced such a situation, nor seen such a situation, yes, that we have probably all seen and experienced the eighth wonder of the world …
As if spellbound, we stared at this wonder in the Sahara, in the heart of the glowing desert, where we had driven over 100 km, only through yellow sand, over stones and over black volcanic ash. We got into our car and drove slowly on the uppermost flat ridge of the ash cone the whole round.
It was as if you were flying in an airplane over one of the most beautiful oases, so quiet lay the cars, and always new lakes, green lush reeds, salt strips, red water pools, even the blue of the lakes was as monstrous as it can only be described as fairytale-like. It was a tremendous impression.
With 167 pictures (some of them in colour), some coloured maps, bilbiography, register of persons, index of places. All maps of the Sonderkommando DORA also can be ordered for 64,00 Euro. Please write us an e-mail or call us. -
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Soviet and Russian Special Mission Aircraft
54,00 €In the years after WWII, aircraft used for special missions appeared in the worlds leading air forces, including the Soviet Union. The first airborne early warning and control aircraft was the early 1960s vintage Tupolev Tu-126, superseded in the 1980s by the Ilyushin/Beriyev A-50. Aircraft used for photo reconnaissance, electronic intelligence, nuclear/biological/chemical reconnaissance and radiation intelligence, included specialised versions the Tu-16 and Tu-22 bombers, the An-12 transport and the Il-22PP.
Communications relay aircraft ranged from modified Lisunov Li-2 transports of the 1950s to the current Tu-214SR. In-flight refuelling tankers including versions of the Tupolev Tu-16 and Myasishchev M-4/3MS series bombers and the Il-78. Search and rescue aircraft, such as the naval An-12PS, also are featured in this comprehensive and heavily illustrated book. -
Special Forces. Die besten Spezialeinheiten der Welt
29,90 €Fast, strong and almost invisible: military special forces have a special nimbus. This book deals with modern units whose roots partly go back to the Second World War or even further.
Some are still actively in use, others are already joining history.
Alexander Losert, military historian and weapons expert, brings together well-known units such as Delta Force (USA), Navy Seals (USA), KSK (DE), SAS (GB), SpezNas (RU) as well as lesser-known troops worldwide. It describes their history, organization and areas of operation as well as the armament of modern special forces.
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Spezialverbände der Gebirgsjäger 1935-1939
39,90 €The fight in the high mountains is a challenge for man and material. In order to survive in high alpine terrain and to be able to serve the mountain troops, you needed very special skills. In addition to the elite high mountain hunter battalions and pack animal units, this volume also presents special types of weapons such as mountain pioneers or mountain artillery.
An incomparable documentary that is available again two decades after its first publication. Roland Kaltenegger has carefully revised it and provided it with numerous new pictures.
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Sprungeinsatz Monterotondo. 9./10. September 1943
54,50 €In May and June 1943, the main offices of the General Staff of the Royal Italian Army (SMRE) – the counterpart of the German Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) – were moved from Rome to Monterotondo, a small town with about 7500 inhabitants, located about 20 kilometers northeast of Rome.
The city of Monterotondo was heavily fortified by moving to Piazza Militare (military base), as well as equipped with artillery, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons.
After Italy had concluded an armistice with the Allies on 8 September 1943, the German leadership ordered the Italian General Staff in Monterotondo to be eliminated.
On the morning of 9th of September 1943, 650 German paratroopers jumped over Monterotondo. Battles with the Italian defenders developed, not expected in this intensity and at the end of the day the Gericke battalion suffered 20% bloody losses, with 54 casualties alone. On the Italian side, 122 soldiers were killed.
The author, Guido Ronconi, reserve officer of the Italian mountain troops, meticulously reconstructed the course of this commando operation on 9th of September 1943, among other things on the basis of previously unused Italian archival materials.
With the battalion, three war correspondents, including two photo reporters, also jumped off.
This is the reason, why many professional b/w photos exist of this operation. 93 of them has the author selected from the collection.
With 99 b/w pictgures and about 13 maps. -
Sturmgeschütz-Abt.226 on the Battlefield WW II Photobook Series, Vol. 24
28,95 €This volume contains a collection of photos of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 226 and begins with the training in the old camp Jüterbog in spring 1941 and documents the fate of the unit, its soldiers and vehicles until winter of 1943.
The 120 large-format photos are mostly unpublished. -
Sturmtiger. The Combat History of Sturmmörser Companies 1000-1002
44,00 €Content:
Introduction
Development and Production
Technical Features
Combat History
August 1944
September 1944
October 1944
November 1944
December 1944
January 1945
February 1945
The Oberembt Sturm-Mörser
March 1945
April/May 1945. The Hützemert Sturm-Mörser
The Brumby Sturm-Mörser
The Ebendorf Sturm-Mörser
The Menden Sturm-Mörser
The Rogäsen Sturm-Mörser
The Frontenhausen Sturm-Mörser
The Lichtentanne Sturm-Mörser
Appendix
Allocation
Command and Leadership
Order of Battle
ETO Technical Intelligence Report No. 184
ETO Technical Intelligence Report No. 184a
ETO Technical Intelligence Report No. 192
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Sundowner Phantoms. The F-4 B/N Phantom II in Service with VF-111 1971-1977. The Modeller’s Guide to Aircraft
17,95 €Sized A4, landscape format, softcover, English text and captions, over 100 hitherto unpublished images mainly in colour, 4 colour profiles.
From the content:
Introduction
VF-111 F-4B Operations 1971 to 1972
VF-111 F-4B/N Operations 1973 to 1974
VF-111 F-4N Operations 1975 to 1976
VF-111 F-4N Operations 1977
VF-111 F-4B/N CAG Aircraft
VF-111 F-4B/N BuNo. Roll Call
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk I In RAF Service 1936 to the Battle of Britain. Wingleader Photo Archive Number 1
27,50 €For quite a few years, Simon Parry and Mark Postlethwaite have been building up a huge library of original WWII aviation photos, partly as a hobby but mainly to help provide photos for the books that they publish. With over 30,000 now in the collection, they realised that they had more than enough to produce a series of photo books on individual aircraft types and sub-types. They set out to make the series as ideally suited to modellers and artists as possible, so large photos, using A4 landscape format, and minimal text except for extended captions. Effectively their aim is to produce a 21st Century version of the Profile Publications series of books from the 1960s, using the latest technology to reproduce their wartime photos to the highest standard possible.
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.
133 b/w pictures (33 of them show details), 2 color pictures, 24 color profiles. -
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX in RAF-Service, NW Europe and the Med. Wingleader Photo Archive Number 20
27,95 €When Spitfire Mk V pilots first met the FW190s of JG26 in August 1941, it immediately became apparent their old Spitfires were completely outclassed by the Luftwaffes new fighter. Losses rose rapidly as more Spitfires fell to the guns of the FW190 pilots until, on 13 November 1941, all but essential fighter operations over Europe were halted.
A new fighter capable of matching the performance of the FW190 was needed urgently. The planned successors to the Spitfire Mk V were the Mk VII and Mk VIII, but they would take far too long to become operational. Fortunately, Rolls-Royce had experimented with fitting a Merlin 60 engine in their test-bed Spitfire in September 1941 and the increase in performance over the Mk V was significant. The Air Ministry took the decision to marry the tried-and-tested Mk V airframe with the new Merlin to bypass the delays in perfecting a new airframe and get a better Spitfire operational as soon as possible. The Spitfire Mk IX entered service nine months later, in June 1942 and went on to become, in the eyes of many pilots, the best of the breed.
This book contains approx 120 original wartime/pre-war photos and 6 in-depth colour profiles. -
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V in Europe and North Africa. Wingleader Photo Archive Number 6
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.
This book contains approx 120 original wartime/pre-war photos and 6 in-depth colour profiles. -
T-34 Shock. The Soviet Legend in Pictures.
59,95 €The authors explore the antecedents of the T-34, the ill-fated BT fast tank series, and the influence of the traumatic Spanisch Civil War before moving ton an in-depth look at the T-34’s prototypes. After this, every factory production change is detailed, with never-before-seen photographs and stunning technical drawings.
Furthermore, four battle stories are also integrated to explain the changing battle context when major production changes take place. The production story is completed with sections on the T-34’s post-war production (and modification) by Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the People’s Republic of China as well as the T-34 variants.
An excellent reference book for military modellers, historians and tank wargamers interested in the T-34 with authentic camouflage livery.
672 b/w pictures, 14 pages with b/w drawings as well as 29 color profiles. -
Tankograd American Special 3044: Reforger 88 Certain Challenge Das Ende einer Ära – Die größte REFORGER-Übung aller Zeiten
14,95 €The REFORGER 88 Certain Challenge field training exercise took place under the ‚AirLand Battle‘ doctrine, at the army group level and was led by two corps: V (US) Corps and VII (US) Corps. It became the largest ever exercise of the REFORGER manoeuvre series, approximately 125,000 soldiers were involved: American, German, Canadian, French and Danish. The command and umpire sections alone were 10,000 strong. In the field were 15,000 wheeled vehicles, 7,000 tracked vehicles (including 1,095 M60, M1 Abrams, Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 MBTs), 795 anti-tank missile launchers, 400 artillery pieces, 92 M270 multiple-launch rocket systems and 631 helicopters (including 200 combat and anti-tank helicopters).
This publication tells the story of the exercise in great detail and shows the involved military equipment in many action-oriented and hitherto unpublished photographs.
Illustrated with 126 colour photographs, 12 b/w photographs and 8 graphics. -
Tankograd American Special 3045: Berlin Brigade Die Fahrzeuge der US Army in West-Berlin 1950-94
18,95 €With the arrival of the 2nd (US) Armored Division Hell on Wheels as a regular occupation force, the history of the U.S. Army began in Berlin in July 1945. In addition to the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France, the American troops took over the administration of a sector of the city. In the following years Berlin would see historic events such as the Allied Airlift and the construction of the intra-German border, the Wall. The U.S. Army, at first with the Berlin Military Post, then with the Berlin Command and finally with the Berlin Brigade, provided core support in defending the city against Soviet agitation, last but not least by providing a continued deterrent most visible by the presence of tanks. This publication shows, with many hitherto unpublished photos, the vehicles used by the U.S. forces in Berlin from 1950-94 – predominantly the tanks that kept the permanent Soviet threat at bay.
Illustrated with 102 b/w photographs, 22 colour photographs and 4 graphics. -
Tankograd American Special 3046: REFORGER 75 – Certain Trek US Streitkräfte üben an der Ostgrenze der NATO
18,95 €Exercise REFORGER 75 was the seventh in the series since the USA started in 1969 the practice of reinforcing NATO with US Army forces stationed at home in peacetime, but which had their equipment kept in storage in Europe. Exercise Certain Trek was the FTX part of REFORGER 75 and involved nine combined-arms brigades (including one each from Canada and Germany) and three field artillery groups for a total of 57,000 troops belonging to the USA, Germany, Canada, France and the UK, equipped with 500 M60A1, M 48 A2 C and Centurion main battle tanks, 900 armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, another 200 armoured vehicles and 250 helicopters.
In this publication the vehicles of the units participating in Certain Trek are shown in many hitherto unpublished photos and the tactical aspects of the FTX are described in detail.
Illustrated with 85 b/w photographs, 36 colour photographs and 8 graphics.
