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Welcome!
We are pleased to introduce you to our Fall 2014 catalog, featuring a
terrific array of new military history titles from Casemate itself and from
our distribution client publishers based in the US, the UK, and around
the world.
Many of the titles featured here are reprints of famous World War I titles
that have long been unavailable, as well as other reprinted classics such
as Desert Rats at War from Air Sea Media. We are also pleased to be
introducing our newest distribution partner, Fonthill Media. Though
recently founded, Fonthill has already made a splash in the military
history market with interesting titles such as Beheaded by Hitler,
revealing the horrors caused at the dictators behest during World War II.
Pen & Sword, along with its customarily superb list of books on the
Great War and other conflicts throughout history, will be publishing
several fantastic new additions to its Images of War and Battleground
series. If you have taken an interest in their recent Africa@War series,
Helion & Company has released two more series of the same type, titled
Asia@War and Middle East@War, covering the conflicts in both regions
dating back to 1945. Aviation specialists Grub Street will be publishing
their eagerly awaited Volume II of A History of the Mediterranean Air
War. We cannot forget to mention one of Casemates own titles, A Street
in Arnhem, which follows the experiences of Dutch civilians as well as
Allied and German soldiers at the very epicenter of Operation Market
Garden in World War II.
Each season we take great pleasure in introducing an abundance of
unique new publications, and with this catalogour largest yet
each subject has grown exponentially and we look forward to
presenting you with even more in the future.
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30 Degrees South / Andrea / Lorimer 10
Airfile Publications / Harpia 11
Amber Books 12
Amberley 15
Air Sea Media / Birlinn / Fighting High Publishing 22
Fonthill Media 23
Frontline Books 29
Grub Street Publishing 32
Heimdal 35
Helion & Company 37
Histoire and Collections 46
Kagero 49
Clear Vue / Model Centrum / Tattered Flag 53
MMP Books 54
Oxbow Books / Arabian Publishing / Countryide Books 57
Pen & Sword 58
Pen and Sword Digital 81
Savas Beatie 83
Seaforth Publishing 86
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The Dakota Hunter
In Search of the Legendary DC-3 on the Last Frontiers
Hans Wiesman
This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in post-war Borneo, where he
had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, aka the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota of World
War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions
of a romantic icon, as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond.
In 1957 his family left the island, and all its residual wreckage of World War II, and he attended college
in The Hague. After graduation he started a career as a corporate executive, and met the aircraft again
during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew, and the
fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined, or maybe just looking for an alibi to come closer, he
began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts, which meant first of all finding them.
As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared, he began to travel the world to track
down surplus, crashed or derelict Dakotas. He ventured deeper and deeper into remote mountains,
jungles, savannas and the seas where the planes are found, usually as ghostly wrecks but sometimes
still in full commercial operation. In hunting the mythical Dakota he often encountered intimidating or
dicey situations in countries plagued by wars or revolts, others by arms and narcotics trafficking,
warlords and con men.
This book describes his multiple expeditions in search of the remains of the Dakota legend. It takes the
reader to some of the remotest spots in the world, but once there one is often greeted by the comfort
of what was once the Wests apex in transportationhowever now haunted by the courageous
airmen of the past.
A Street in Arnhem
The Agony of Occupation and Liberation
Robert Kershaw
In this long-awaited book, Robert Kershaw follows up his best-selling account of Operation Market
GardenIt Never Snows in Septemberto focus on the experiences of Dutch civilians and British
and German soldiers in one street while fighting to survive at the heart of one of the most intense
battles of World War II. He tells the story from the perspective of what could be seen or heard from the
Utrechtseweg, a road that runs seven kilometers from the Arnhem railway station west to Oosterbeek.
This stretch of road saw virtually every major event during the fighting for Arnhemthe legendary
Bridge Too Farduring September 1944. The story is about the disintegration of a wealthy Dutch
suburb caught unexpectedly in the war it had escaped for so long. The book charts the steady
destruction of an exclusive rural community, where wealthy Dutch holiday-makers had relaxed before
the war. The destruction of this pretty village is charted through the eyes of British, Polish and German
soldiers fighting amid its confused and horrified inhabitants. It portrays a collage of human
experiences, sights, sounds, visceral fears and emotion as ordinary people seek to cope when their
street is so suddenly and unexpectedly overwhelmed in a savage battle using the most deadly
weapons of the day.
Kershaws new research reveals the extent to which most people in this battle, whether soldiers or
civilians, saw only what was immediately happening to them, with no idea of the larger picture. Many
original Dutch, German and English accounts have been unearthed through interviews, diary accounts
and letters, as well as post-combat reports charting the same incidents from both sides. The story is
told as a docudrama following the fortunes of participants within a gripping narrative format.
$37.95 320 pages 8.5 x 11 b/w and
color photos throughout October 2014
hardback 978-1-61200-2583
eISBN 978-1-61200-2590
$32.95 336 pages 6 x 9 photos
throughout September 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2644
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The Ardennes, 19441945
Hitlers Winter Offensive
Christer Bergstrm
In December 1944, just as World War II appeared to be winding down, Hitler shocked the world with a
powerful German counteroffensive that cracked the center of the American front. The attack came
through the Ardennes, the hilly and forested area in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg that the Allies
had considered a quiet sector. Instead, for the second time in the war, the Germans used it as a
stealthy avenue of approach for their panzers.
Much of U.S. First Army was overrun, and thousands of prisoners were taken as the Germans forged a
50-mile bulge into the Allied front. But in one small town, Bastogne, American paratroopers,
together with remnants of tank units, offered dogged resistance. Meanwhile the rest of Eisenhowers
broad front strategy came to a halt as Patton, from the south, and Hodges, from the north,
converged on the enemy incursion. Yet it would take an epic, six-week-long winter battle, the
bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Army, before the Germans were finally pushed back.
Christer Bergstrm has interviewed veterans, gone through huge amounts of archive material, and
performed on-the-spot research in the area. The result is a large amount of previously unpublished
material and new findings, including reevaluations of tank and personnel casualties and the most
accurate picture yet of what really transpired.
The Ardennes Offensive has often been described from the American point of view; however, this
balanced book devotes equal attention to the perspectives of both sides. With nearly 400 photos,
numerous maps, and 32 superb color profiles of combat vehicles and aircraft, it provides perhaps the
most comprehensive look at the battle yet published.
Artillery Scout
The Story of a Forward Observer with the U.S. Field Artillery in World War I
James Bilder
The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the Lost Generation; however, in this
book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of
Europes Great War and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history.
Len Fairfield (the authors grandfather) was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Army,
and was a firsthand witness to the wars carnage as he endured its countless hardships, all of which are
revealed here in vivid detail. His story takes the reader from a hard life in Chicago, through
conscription, rigorous training in America and France, and finally to the battles which have become
synonymous with the U.S. effort in FranceSt. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest, the latter claiming
26,000 American lives, more than any other U.S. battle.
Fairfield, with his artillery in support of the 91st (Wild West) Division, was on the front lines for it all,
amidst a sea of carnage caused by bullets, explosives and gas, with the occasional enemy plane
swooping in to add strafing to the chaos. Entire units were decimated before gaining a yard, and then
the Doughboys would find German trenches filled with dead to indicate the enemy was suffering
equally.
The AEF endured a rare close-quarters visit to hell until it was sensed that the Germans were finally
giving way, though fighting tooth-and-nail up to the very minute of the Armistice. This action-filled
work brings the reader straight to the center of Americas costly battles in World War I, reminding us
once again how great-power status often has to be earned with blood on battlefields.
$69.95 508 pages 9 x 12 illustrated
throughout December 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2774
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 16pp photos
October 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2712
eISBN 978-1-61200-2729
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$99.00 456 pages 9 x 12 2000 full
color pictures August 2014 Andrea
Press hardback 9788496658493
$34.95 288 pages 6 x 9 photos
throughout October 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2675
eISBN 978-1-61200-2682
Grunt
An Illustrated History of the US Infantry in Vietnam Weapons, Equipment and
Lifestyle, 19651973
Antonio Arques
Fifty years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing US forces to defend South Vietnam, this
incredible book arrives with a one-stop visual tour of every item of gear employed by American
infantrymen in the long years of battle that followed.
With over 2,000 photos accompanied by insightful text (did we know that the US buildup was so
sudden that initial divisions had to be issued black leather footwear instead of tropical boots?) this
work digs into every nook and cranny of the infantrys experience in-country. M-16s, Claymores, M-
60s, grenades and knives and knives are naturally examined in full color. But so is every variety of
clothing, rations, helmets, hats and caps, as well as medals, patches and insignia.
This remarkable collection does not stop there, however, as it also examines the soldiers pastimes,
from music to magazines (not just Life or Time but Mad, Playboy and the periodical Grunt) as well as
the brands of beers, cigarettes and other leisure elements. Rare photos of soldiers themselves in Nam
spot the narrative, as well as glimpses of what was going on back in the States meantime, including
protests.
Carefully compiled and lavishly illustrated, this unique book provides a visceral tour down memory
lane for every soldier who served in Vietnam. It is also a revealing guide to those in the general public
who may have wondered exactly what our troops felt, handled and experienced during that
tumultuous American war in remote Southeast Asia.
Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East
Oscar E. Gilbert
In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of
war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of
mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II. The emphasis would be not on brutal
battles of attrition, but on paralyzing the enemy by rapid maneuver and overwhelming but judicious
use of firepower. Yet in two wars with Iraq, the tankers, as well as the crews of the new Light Armored
Vehicles, quickly found themselves in a familiar rolebattering through some of the strongest
defenses in the world by frontal assault, fighting their way through towns and cities.
In Americas longest continual conflict, armored Marines became entangled in further guerilla war, this
time amid the broiling deserts, ancient cities, and rich farmlands of Iraq, and in the high, bleak wastes
of Afghanistan. It was a familiar kind of war against a fanatical foe who brutalized civilians, planted
sophisticated roadside bombs, and seized control of entire cities. It has been a maddening war of
clearing roads, escorting convoys, endless sweep operations to locate and destroy insurgent
strongholds, protecting voting sites for free elections, and recapturing and rebuilding urban centers.
Our fights against Iraq in 1991 and in the post-9/11 years have seen further wars that demanded that
unique combination of courage, tenacity, professionalism, and versatility that makes a Marine no
better friend, and no worse enemy.
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The Old Front Line
The Centenary of the Western Front in Pictures
Dr. Stephen Bull
Now that the last veterans are gone, the First World War is now a completely historical subject
governed by archaeology and genealogy, battlefield tourism and military history. The anguish and
privations are a bit further away, but there is still huge interest in the awful conditions and carnage
endured by a generation of youth who sacrificed their lives for their country.
The Old Front Line is a phrase first coined by the poet John Masefield when he looked back on the
battle of the Somme from a distance of just one year, in 1917, and speculated how the Western Front
might look in the future. Stephen Bulls copiously illustrated workpart travel guide, part popular
historya century on, answers his speculations. The main source material is new and contemporary
photographs, as well as some from the intervening century. Taken together these provide a series of
exciting vistas and informative details that tell the story of the battles and landscapes. Aerial
photography, old and new ground shotsand in a few cases even images taken underground
provide an authoritative summary of the war on the Western Front.
Following an introduction that sets the scene and looks at the early stages of the war, eight chapters
examine the Western Front geographically, looking closely at the main areas of fighting and what is
visible today: not just the iron harvestthe scars left by trench and battlebut also the
cemeteries, war memorials and statues that remind the visitor starkly of the loss of a generation.
Year of Desperate Struggle
Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, from Gettysburg to YellowTavern, 18631864
Monte Akers
By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil
War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the
field. It could only be tied in battle, if against great odds, but would more usually vanquish its
opponents. A huge measure of that armys success was attributable to its cavalry arm, under Major
General J.E.B. Stuart, which had literally run rings around its enemies.
But Northern arithmetic and expertise were gradually catching up. In this work, the sequel to his
acclaimed Year of Glory, author Monte Akers tracks Stuart and his cavalry through the following year of
the war, from Gettysburg to the Overland Campaign, concluding only when Jeb himself succumbs to a
gunshot while fending off a force three times his size at the very gates of Richmond. Gettysburg put
paid to the aura of unstoppable victory surrounding the Army of Northern Virginia. But when Grant
and Sheridan came east they found that Lee, Stuart, Longstreet, and the rest still refused to be
defeated. It was a year of grim casualties and ferocious fightingin short, a
year of desperate struggle with the gloves off on both sides.
This work picks up where Year of Glory left off, with a minute examination of
Stuarts cavalry during the controversial Gettysburg campaign, followed by
the nine months of sparring during which the Army of Potomac declined to
undertake further major thrusts against Virginia. But then the Unions
western chieftains arrived and the war became one huge funeral
procession, as Grant and Sheridan found that their prior victories had by no
means prepared them for meeting the Army of Northern Virginia.
$29.95 192 pages 10.5 x 10.5 b/w
and color illustrations throughout July
2014 hardback 978-1-61200-230-9
$32.95 336 pages 6 x 9 16pp
illustrations October 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2828
eISBN 978-1-61200-2835
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Fabled Fifteen
The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy
aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161
probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces,
including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navys Ace of Aces.
Twenty-one squadron pilots were killed in action and one in an operational accident aboard the carrier
Essex.
The fighter squadrons partners, Bombing Squadron 15 and Torpedo Squadron 15, scored 174,300 tons
of enemy shipping, including 37 cargo vessels sunk, 10 probably sunk, and 39 damaged. As well,
Musashi, the worlds largest battleship, was sunk, along with a light aircraft carrier, a destroyer,
destroyer escort, two minesweepers and other craftplus the Zuikaku, the last surviving carrier that
participated in the Pearl Harbor attack. Incredibly, every pilot of Torpedo 15 was awarded the Navy
Cross, the highest award for bravery after the Medal of Honor.
All of this took place between May and November, 1944. No other American combat unit in any service
came close to a similar score in such a short time period. Air Group 15 participated in the two greatest
naval battles in history, the Philippine Seaalso known as the Marianas Turkey Shootand Leyte
Gulf, which saw the end of Japanese naval power. On June 19, 1944, Fighting 15 shot down 68.5
attacking Japanese aircraft, a one-day record unmatched by any other U.S. fighter squadron.
In documenting the saga of Air Group 15s momentous six months at war, the author provides an
intimate and insightful view of the groups fabled combat tour, including details of daily life and
human interactions aboard the fleet carrier USS Essex during the busiest phase of the Pacific War.
Operation Thunderclap and the Black March
Two Stories from the Unstoppable 91st Bomb Group
Richard Allison
In February 1945, the Allies launched Operation Thunderclap, a series of maximum efforts against
cities in eastern Germany, partly to pave the way for the Red Army that would soon be overrunning
that territory. These deep-penetration raids would tax the bomber crews immensely, as well as bring
new devastation to cities yet untouched by U.S. airpower.
Two B-17 crewmembers, a co-pilot and gunner, trained together in Gulfport, MS, and in fall 1944 were
assigned to the longest-serving and most decorated U.S. bomb group in England. However, their paths then
diverged. The co-pilot flew31 missions until wars end; the gunner was shot down and captured on his very
first combat mission. These crewmembers both livedone throughThunderclap and one through the
Black Marchand this is their story: an account of both constant air combat and travail on the ground.
This work includes a firsthand view of the bombing of Dresden, perhaps the worst cataclysm inflicted
by bombers in the West. The co-pilot participated in these attacks, where he witnessed a city already
too far destroyed to expend additional bombs. Meantime the gunner, shot down and parachuting into
enemy territory, was taken prisoner by the Germans, and then forced to endure The Black March, an
effort by the Nazis to move all their prisoners beyond the Red Armys advancing spearheads. Of 6,000
Allied POWs put on the roads from northern Poland, in a 500-mile, three-month trek, a quarter died
due to the elements, disease and starvation.
The gunner survived the March, and once the sands ran out for Germany experienced a period in Soviet
captivity. During the day he thought their men behaved; but after dark there was chaos as the Red
Army wreaked its revenge. This unique book on the Allied air campaign offers new insights into what
our fliers truly saw and experienced during the war.
September 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2576
978-1-61200-2651
eISBN 978-1-61200-2668
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Americas Modern Wars
Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam
Christopher A. Lawrence
While the past half-century has seen no diminution in the valor and fighting skill of the U.S. military
and its allies, the fact remains that our wars have become more protracted, with decisive results more
elusive. With only two exceptionsPanama and the Gulf War under the first President Bushour
campaigns have taken on the character of endless slogs without positive results. This fascinating book
takes a ground-up look at the problem in order to assess how our strategic objectives have recently
become divorced from our true capability, or imperatives.
The book presents a unique examination of the nature of insurgencies and the three major guerrilla
wars the United States has fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam. It is both a theoretical work and
one that applies the hard experience of the last five decades to address the issues of today. As such, it
also provides a timely and meaningful discussion of Americas current geopolitical position.
It starts with the previously close-held casualty estimate for Iraq that The Dupuy Institute compiled in
2004 for the U.S. Department of Defense. Going from the practical to the theoretical, it then discusses
a construct for understanding insurgencies and the contexts in which they can be fought. It applies
these principles to Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam, assessing where the projection of U.S. power can
enhance our position and where it merely weakens it.
It presents an extensive analysis of insurgencies based upon a unique database of 83 post-WWII cases.
The book explores what is important to combat and what is not important to resist in insurgencies. As
such, it builds a body of knowledge based upon a half-centurys worth of real-world data, with
analysis, not opinion.
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
Its History, Traditions, and Air, Sea, and Land Capabilities in the 21st Century
Benjamin Lai
When Mao Zedong proclaimed The Peoples Republic of China in 1949, China was a poor and wrecked
society after years of continuous wars. For centuries, in fact, China had been seen as a sort of plunder-
zone to be invaded, and then a backwater until the late 1980s, when domestic policy brought about
monumental changes. The result was that in the past quarter-century China has grown to be the
second largest economy in the world, and its military has grown proportionately.
Successive decades of economic growth have transformed Chinain addition to the weapons
revolution during the computer ageso that by now the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has become a
modern fighting force. No longer having to rely on massed infantry attacks, it now features a formidable
arsenal including nuclear submarines, ICBMs, stealth fighters, and modern battle tanks. Perhaps
ominously for other maritime powers, the Chinese have also focused on beyond-the-horizon missile
technology, as well as anti-aircraft systems, and have also explored the possibilities of cyber-warfare.
What is todays PLA really like? What are its traditions and histories, and how is it armed and
equipped? How does it recruit and train? This book describes some of the lesser known battles and
wars the Chinese have undertaken, and the development of their key weapons systems. The United
States, having opened the door todrone warfare, have had an attentive audience for such
technologies in Beijing.
The last chapter provides thoughts on how the Chinese view matters of security. It is not yet known
whether foreign powers can still enforce their territorial wills on China, but future attempts will meet
an increased challenge. This book will be of interest not only to general readers but to policy-makers
and militaries in the West, who may not yet realize that a new China has replaced the old.
November 2014 hardback
978-1-61200-2781
eISBN 978-1-61200-2798
978-1-61200-236-1
eISBN 978-1-61200-2378
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Surprised at Being Alive
An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond
Robert Curtis
$32.95 320 pages 6 x 9 16pp photos October 2014 hardback 978-1-61200-2750
eISBN 978-1-61200-2767
Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isnt your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in
flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below. Whichever way it
happens, it wasnt your day.
Which is why, after 24 years and over 5,000 flight hours with four armed services, Major Robert Curtis was so
surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. Starting with enlisting in the Army to fly
helicopters during Vietnam, and continuing on through service with the National Guard, Marine Corps and
Royal Navy, he flew eight different helicoptersfrom the wooden-bladed OH-13E, through the Chinook,
SeaKnight and SeaKing, in war and peace around the world. During that time over 50 of his friends died in
crashes, both in combat and in accidents, but somehow his skill, and not an inconsiderable amount of luck
and superstition, saw him through.
Hollow Heroes
An Unvarnished Look at the Wartime Careers of Churchill, Montgomery and
Mountbatten
Michael Arnold
$34.95 304 pages 16pp photos October 2014 hardback 978-1-61200-2736 eISBN 978-1-61200-2743
The book reveals the truths behind the images of three of Great Britain's primary military leaders during and
after the Second World War. In each case there was a totally different side to each man, which demonstrates
that a great deal of their reputation was built on deception and dishonesty.
It examines the influence and impediment of class on the performance of the British Army in World War II,
and quotes the views of the Americans that far too often there was an unwillingness among the British to
base officer promotion on effectiveness rather than on social background; conforming was more important
than performing, as anyone who has served in the British Armys ranks would agree. At the same time,
Montgomery feared and was jealous of Patton, whose rate of advance was nearly always twice that of
Montys.
The Lions of Carentan
Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, 1943-1945
Volker Griesser
$24.95 288 pages 7 x 10 photos throughout September 2014 paperback 978-1-61200-2811
eISBN 978-1-61200-017-6
It is said that it is the victors who write the histories of wars, so it is especially revealing to discover a book
that was written from the viewpoint of those on the losing side. The great value of Griesser's superb, richly
detailed, and fabulously illustrated work is that it fills in a very wide gap in our knowledge about one of Nazi
Germany's elite branches of service.Flint Whitlock, editor of WWII Quarterly
Although it is known that Allied airborne forces landed into a German buzz saw on D-Day, far less is known
about the troops they encountered on that dark night of June 6, 1944. One of the formations they
encountered was a similarly elite group of paratroopers, who instead of dropping from the skies fought on
the defensive, giving their Allied counterparts a tremendous challenge in achieving their objectives. This is
the complete wartime history of one of the largest German paratrooper regiments, Fallschirmjger 6, from
its initial formation in the spring of 1943 to its last day at the end of the war.
Nowin Paperback
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Tank Fight, 1916
How to Paint Armor, Ground and Figures
Julio Cabos
$21.90 40 pages 8.2 x 11.6 over 200 photos June 2014 Andrea Press paperback 978-84-96658-48-6
Master painter Julio Cabos shows how to paint a full diorama comprising armor, figures and ground with acrylic paints,
airbrush and brush through clear step-by-step sequences.
Detailed color charts included.
How to paint figures with airbrush.
Airbrush cleaning.
Kruger, Kommandos and
Kak
Debunking the Myths of the Boer War
Chris Ash
$34.95 560 pages 6 x 9 50 b/w photos, 15
color July 2014 30 Degrees South paperback
978-1-920143-99-2 eISBN 978-1-928211-22-8
The second Boer War is the most important war in South African history;
indeed, without it, South Africa would likely have not existed. But its
also one of the least understood conflicts of the era. Over a century of
Leftist bleating and insidious, self-serving revisionism, first by Afrikaner
nationalists and then by the apartheid regime, has left the layman with
a completely skewed view of the war. Incredibly, most people will tell
you that the British attacked the Boers to steal their gold, and that when
the clueless, red-jacketed Tommies advanced under orders of
bumptious, incompetent British generals they were mowed down in
their thousands.
One Beat of a Butterflys
Heart
A Tanganyika Police Notebook
Ronald Callander
$29.95 320 pages 6 x 9 20 b/w photos
July 2014 30 Degrees South paperback
978-1-920143-95-4 eISBN 978-1-928211-20-4
In this book we are given a unique view of East Africa of the 1950s; not
the stereotyped picture of wildlife safaris and leaping Masai, but the
emerging independence struggle of a new African nation from the
viewpoint of a white police office, in an exceptionally detailed,
thoroughly readable, firsthand account of a rare period of recent history.
It tells how an Australian veteran, fresh from the Korean War, became a
colonial police officer in Tanganyika Territory (later Tanzania after
federation with the offshore islands of Zanzibar in 1964). The reader is
taken on a journey which tourists in Africa never see.
I Wont Be Home Next
Summer
Flight Lieutenant R.N. Selley DFC
(19171941)
Ron Selley / Kerrin Cocks
$29.95 224 pages 6 x 9 200 b/w illustrations
July 2014 30 Degrees South paperback
978-1-920143-94-7 eISBN 978-1-928211-19-8
Ronnie Selley, a South African from rural Natal, joined the RAF on a
short-service commission in 1937, considered the Golden Age of
aviation. During these glory years of Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart
few guessed at the brewing storm and dark days to come. After
completing his training on antiquated First World War aircraft, Selley
was posted to 220 Squadron Coastal Command, the RAFs under-staffed
and under-equipped poor relation to the more prestigious Fighter and
Bomber Commands. Tasked with reconnaissance, convoy patrols and
submarine-hunting the pilots of Coastal Command chalked up more
flying hours than any other RAF Command.
Peacemakers
How People Around the World are
Building a World Free of War
Douglas Roche
$24.95 224 pages 6 x 9 July 2014 Lorimer
paperback 978-1-4594-0623-0
A world without war: this is the vision that
Douglas Roche has pursued for decades. A long-
time Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament, Canadian
ambassador for disarmament, and later a senator, Roche has been in the
thick of international affairs for more than forty years.
Though few of us realize it, today the world is more peaceful than in past
centuries. Wars have diminished destruction dramatically in the past two
decades. Roche documents the many successes of the past two decades
in reducing conflict in the world, and in creating structures and
institutions which are making war less likely and more difficult for states
to initiate.
Airfile Publications / Harpia
Fairey
Swordfish in
Fleet Air Arm
service 1936
to 1945
Neil Robinson
$49.00 72 pages 8.26 x 11.61 300
illustrations and 50 plus photographs
May 2014 Airfile Publications paperback
978-0-9575513-1-2
Affectionately known as the Stringbag by its
crews, the Fairey Swordfish is one of World War
Twos most iconic and recognizable biplane
aircraft. Introduced in to Royal Navy, Fleet Air
Arm service in 1936, the aircraft wasnt
operationally retired until May 1945, and
despite its obsolescent and antiquated looks,
outlived several more modern types intended
to replace it, remaining in front-line service
through to the end of the war in Europe.
BAe/McDonnell-
Douglas/Boeing
Second
Generation
Harrier in
Worldwide
Service
Glenn Ashley
$49.00 72 pages 8.26 x 11.61 100
illustrations and over 70 exclusive never seen
before pictures November 2014 Airfile
Publications paperback 978-0-9575513-4-3
Following on from the first volume, this
volume covers the color schemes and markings
applied to the second-generation Harriers,
extensively redeveloped by McDonnell Douglas
and British Aerospace, covering the AV-8B
Harrier II and Harrier II Plus, used by several
NATO countries, and the British Harrier
GR.5/GR.7/GR.9s.
Hawker
Hunter in RAF
Service 1955-
1990
Camouflage and
Markings
Neil Robinson
$49.00 72 pages 8.26 x 11.61 150
illustrations and 20 photos May 2014 Airfile
Publications paperback 978-0-9575513-2-9
One of Britains classic postwar jet aircraft, the
Hawker Hunter first entered RAF service as a
single-seat fighter in July 1954. It was later
operated in the fighter-bomber and fighter-
reconnaissance roles in RAF service, taking part
in numerous conflicts around the globe,
together with its twin seater variant, which
was also heavily involved in trainer and second
line duties until the early 1990s.
Air War Over
the Western
Front
Part One
Neil Robinson
$49.00 72 pages 8.26 x
11.61 150 illustrations and 20 photos
July 2014 Airfile Publications paperback
978-0-9575513-3-6
Commemorating the start of the Great War
the War to end War this volume will cover
the RFC/RAF and Luftstreitkrfte, from the
opening stages in August 1914 to the Armistice
in November 1918. A further volume is
planned covering the Aronautique Militaire
and the Middle East and Eastern Front
Theaters.
Beyond the
Horizon
The History of AEW&C
Aircraft
Srgio Santana / Ian Shaw
$69.95 256 pages 8.27
x 11.02 Illustrations, color and b/w photos
September 2014 Harpia Publishing
paperback 978-0-9854554-3-9
No modern air force would contemplate a
critical air operation without the involvement
of some kind of airborne early warning
component. What we now know as airborne
early warning began as long ago as the early
1940s, as part of a British project that has long
been shrouded in secrecy. Beyond the Horizon
provides a definitive account of how AEW&C
has developed from its humble beginnings to
become an essential element of modern
warfare.
Arab MiGs
Volume 5
October 1973 War:
Part 1
Tom Cooper / David
Nicolle / Holger Mller /
Lon Nordeen / Martin Smisek
$69.95 256 pages 8.27 x 11.02
Illustrations, color and b/w photos
September 2014 Harpia Publishing
paperback 978-0-9854554-4-6
On 6 October 1973, the Egyptian and Syrian air
arms opened an Arab attack on Israeli military
installations on the Sinai Peninsula and in the
Golan Heights. Thus began a war for recovery
of territories lost to Israel during the June 1967
War, but also a war that was intended to repair
damaged military and national pride, and a
war that was to bring Israel back to the
negotiating table.
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Amber Books
Rifles & Muskets
From 1750 to the Present Day
Michael E. Haskew
$34.95 224 pages 7.5 x 9.75 200 color and
b/w photos and artworks September 2014
hardback 978-1-78274-151-0
Matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock and caplock; muzzle-loading and breech-
loading; revolving and rifling the history of muskets and rifles is a
fascinating journey through the development of firearms technology.
Fromearly matchlocks of the 15th century to the latest hunting rifles and
assault rifles, Collectors Guide to Rifles &Muskets traces the development of
these small arms through their technical revolutions. Froma 16th century
wheel-lock to todays Knight MK-85 muzzleloader, fromtheWinchester to
the Ak-47 to the latest sporting rifles, Collectors Guide to Rifles &Muskets
offers a narrative history of the classics among these firearms. Throughout
there are technical specifications for featured firearms.
Illustrated with more than 200 color and black-and-white artworks and
photographs, Collectors Guide to Rifles & Muskets is an expertly written
account of the history of sporting and military firearms.
Small Arms
From the Civil War to the Present
Day
Martin J. Dougherty
$34.95 224 pages 8.5 x 11.5 300 color
photos and artworks September 2014 hardback
978-1-78274-206-7
From classic US Civil War-period rifles such as the Springfield M1855 to
the latest in personal defense weapons and hand-held rocket launchers,
Small Arms covers all of the most significant and successful small arms
produced during the past 150 years.
Each category of small arms-handguns, rifles, submachine guns,
automatic support weapons, grenades, and launchers-is explored in turn
and all the most famous examples of each type of weapon are featured,
such as the M16, Colt .44 Magnum, and Maxim machine gun.
Informative and accessible text places each weapon within military,
political, and technological context and includes a complete design and
development history. Full-color photographs and artworks of the
weapons accompany the text, and specification tables provide key
technical data. Stunning photographs and paintings show the weapons
in action in conflicts ranging from the Crimean War to the recent war in
Iraq. Special double-page features also provide a more detailed
comparison of key weapons within specific categories including combat
magnums, precision rifles and submachine guns for VIP protection.
With over 200 weapons and more than 300 color and black-and-white
photographs and illustration, Small Arms Compared and Contrasted is
an authoritative and accessible reference work.
Warships from the
Golden Age of Steam
An Illustrated Guide to Great
Warships from 1860 to 1945
David Ross
$34.95 224 pages 8.5 x 11.5 110 color illustrations and photos
August 2014 hardback 978-1-78274-153-4
The great era of the steam warship was from the mid-1860s to the mid-
1940san 80-year period in which a huge variety of large ships was
built, ever-greater in size, fire-power, and technical sophistication. Capital
ships were the most expensive and destructive weaponry prior to the
atomic bomb, and their development can be traced decade by decade.
Arranged in chronological order, Warships from the Golden Age of Steam
provides concise coverage of the most famous warships of the period,
including HMS Devastation, the first seagoing turreted ship; the Chinese
Ting Yuen, sunk at the Battle of Wei-Hai-Wei in 1894; Mikasa and
Retvizan, which fought each other at the Battle of the Yellow Sea in
1904; HMS Indomitable, Nassau, and HMS Lion, which all fought at the
Battle of Jutland in 1916; HMS Prince of Wales, which took part in the
hunt for the Bismarck, and was eventually sunk by Japanese air attack
off the coast of Malaya in December 1941; and the Tirpitz, which
remained a constant threat to Allied shipping in the North Atlantic until
it was sunk by aerial bombers in a Norwegian fjord in late 1944.
Filled with colorful artworks, expertly-written background text, and useful
specifications of 100 warships, Warships from the Golden Age of Steam is
a visually lavish guide to major fighting ships from 1860 to 1945.
Pistols & Revolvers
From 1850 to the Present Day
Martin J. Dougherty
$34.95 224 pages 7.5 x 9.75 200 color and
b/w photos and artworks September 2014
hardback 978-1-78274-150-3
Matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock and caplock; .44 or 9mm; revolver and
automatic the history of handguns is a fascinating journey through
the development of hand-held firearms technology.
From early hand cannon of the late 14th century to the latest
automatics and machine pistols, Collectors Guide to Handguns traces
the development of these small arms as they evolved over the centuries.
From a Thirty Years War wheel lock to todays Beretta 92, from the Luger
to the Colt to the latest Ruger, Collectors Guide to Handguns offers a
narrative history of the classics among these firearms. Throughout the
book there are technical specifications for featured firearms.
Illustrated with more than 200 color and black-and-white artworks and
photographs, Collectors Guide to Handguns is an expertly written
account of the history of sporting and military firearms.
Amber Books
The Ultimate Survival
Guide
Chris McNab
$34.95 448 pages 9 x 11.25 750 b/w
artworks August 2014 paperback
978-1-78274-142-8
The world is a hostile environment, capable of
throwing the unexpected at you at any
moment. Bringing together the knowledge
gained by those who have learnt it the hard
way, The Ultimate Survival Guide is the only
book you will ever need. Personal grit and
courage count for a lot, but if you dont know
how to find food and water, make shelter, light
fires, and apply basic first-aid, amongst many
other skills, your chances of survival can be
slim.
For every scenario that you might find yourself
in, from the humid heat of the tropics to the
frozen poles, The Ultimate Survival Guide
teaches you the fundamental survival
techniques you need to survive without
external help, and often without specialized
equipment. Relying on the experiences of
those who have survived in harsh situations
themselves, the book tells you how to find
food, water and shelter, and how to make back
to safety if necessary.
Illustrated throughout with easy to follow
artworks demonstrating how to perform
essential survival tasks, The Ultimate Survival
Guide requires no previous knowledge or
experience, but will give you the core skills you
need to survive, whatever the world might
throw at you.
The Samurai Warrior
The Golden Age of Japans Elite
Warriors 15601615
Ben Hubbard
$34.95 224 pages 8.5 x 11.5 200 color
illustrations, photos and maps August 2014
hardback 978-1-78274-168-8
During Japans Warring States period, centuries
of strife had left the country divided and
leaderless. Those who filled the power vacuum
were the daimyo, warlords who ruled over the
clans and provinces of Japan. Serving their
daimyo, the samurai were the ultimate
warriors at a time when military prowess won
out over hereditary power and position. The
nature of warfare itself changedromantic
ideas of mounted duels and battlefield
decorum became as rare as aristocratic samurai
leaders. Marching in to replace them were the
common foot soldiers, the ashigaru, armed
with pikes and matchlock rifles.
The Samurai Warrior examines the fighting
men of this key period in Japanese history.
Divided into six chapters, the book describes
the unification under the Tokugawa bakufu,
the major battles of the era, the weapons and
armor used, the social structure of Japanese
society, myths about the samurai, and finally
the decline of the samurai amidst the
modernization of the Meiji period.
Including more than 200 photographs,
illustrations, paintings, and maps, The Samurai
Warrior is a colorful, accessible study of Japans
famous but often misunderstood warrior elite.
In the Footsteps of
Alexander
The Soldiers who Conquered the
Ancient World
Miles Doleac
$34.95 224 pages 8.5 x 11.5 200 color
illustrations, photos and maps August 2014
hardback 978-1-78274-165-7
In just 11 years, Alexander the Greats army
marched 22,000 miles and secured the Balkans,
conquered Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt,
defeated the Persian Empire and invaded India.
By the age of thirty, he had created one of the
largest empires of the ancient world. And even
after he died, aged just 32, undefeated in
battle, his influence remained, not just across
Europe, but into Asia, too.
But what was it like to be soldier in Alexanders
army? To march from Macedonia to India? To
serve as a hoplite, a Phalangite or a
cavalryman for Alexander? In the Footsteps of
Alexander the soldiers who conquered the
ancient world explores the achievements of
one of historys great military leaders from the
point of view of his warriors.
The book is divided into four parts, with part
one covering the extent of Alexanders
campaigns; part two examining the
recruitment, equipment, tactics and lives of his
infantrymen and cavalrymen; part three
looking at the cities that he founded, such as
Alexandria and Kandahar; and part four
explaining how after his death his great empire
fell apart, but his Hellenic influence lived on
throughout Europe and Asia.
Amber Books
Allied Tanks of
Word War II
David Porter
$34.95 384 pages 7.5 x 9.5 500 artworks
and photos September 2014 hardback
978-1-78274-208-1
Allied Tanks of World War II offers a highly illustrated guide to the main
armored fighting vehicles used by the Western Allies and the Red Army
from 19391945. This volume includes sample unit structures and
orders of battle from company up to corps level.
Divided into two parts the Western and the Soviet spheres the book
is then organized chronologically, offering a comprehensive survey of
armored fighting vehicles by campaign, including the fall of Poland, the
defense of the Low Countries and France, desert warfare in North Africa,
German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Stalingrad counteroffensive,
the push through Italy, the Normandy landings, the battle of the Bulge,
and the final defeat of Axis forces in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest in May
1945. All the major and many minor tank variants are featured,
including every variation of the BT fast tank, as well as the T-26 light
tank and T-34, the M4 Sherman, Churchill and Matilda.
Modern Tanks and
Artillery 1945Present
Michael E. Haskew
$34.95 384 pages 7.5 x 9.5 500 artworks
978-1-78274-205-0
Illustrated with hundreds of detailed artworks of AFVs and their
markings, Modern Tanks and Artillery is a comprehensive study of the
armored fighting vehicles and guns of every nationality from the
beginning of the Cold War to the present. The book is split into two
volumes, the first detailing tanks and AFVs, and the second covering
artillery guns, rockets and self-propelled guns. Each volume is further
subdivided by theater and conflict.
The first volume provides a comprehensive study of the AFVs in service
from the end of World War II until the recent conflicts in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Well-known tanks deployed in various wars are included,
such as the Soviet IS-3, T-54 and T-72 tanks, as well as the German
Leopard, British Chieftain, and American M1A1 Abrams. The second
volume provides a detailed analysis of artillery since the end of World
War II, including ubiquitous workhorses such as the 2S3 (M1973)
152mm Howitzer, the FH-70 howitzer and the G5 howitzer.
Allied Aircraft of
World War II
Chris Chant
$34.95 384 pages 7.5 x 9.5 500 artworks
978-1-78274-207-4
Illustrated with outstanding color profile artworks, Allied Aircraft of
World War II is the definitive study of the aircraft of all Allied powers
from 1939 to 1945. Arranged in two parts Allied Fighters and Allied
Bombers and then by theater of war, the book describes in depth the
various aircraft for different nations, from the RAF to USAAF, from Soviet
to the Brazilian Air Forces and many more.
Featuring aircraft that served from Australia to the Aleutians, from the
French border to Okinawa, more than 400 cooler artworks illustrate both
the famous and the lesser-known aircraft (fighters, bombers, transports
and reconnaissance) from a large array of services and nations. Types
featured include the
With information boxes accompanying the artworks, Allied Aircraft of
World War II is an excellent reference work for modelers and any
enthusiast with an interest in the history of World War II.
The Encyclopedia of
Weapons of World War II
The Comprehensive Guide to over 1500
Weapons Systems, including Tanks,
Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships
and Submarines
Chris Bishop
$50.00 608 pages 8.75 x 10.75 1600 color and b/w photos and
artworks September 2014 hardback 978-1-78274-167-1
What was the armament and crew of the German Tiger tank and its
Soviet equivalent, the T-34? What was the calibre and effective range of
the Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle? World War II spawned a massive variety
of weapons systems, many complex, all fascinating and exciting.
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II is an easy-to-read
illustrated compendium of the military hardware from air, sea or land
which was used in engagements around the globe from 1939 to 1945.
It includes more than 1500 pieces of equipment from handguns to
aircraft carriers. Each weapon system is illustrated with a detailed profile
artwork and a photograph showing the weapons system in service.
Accompanying the illustrative material is detailed text that lists each
weapons service history, the numbers built, and its variants, as well as
full specifications.
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M4 Sherman Tank
Amberley Armour 1
John Christopher
$26.95 128 pages 9.75 x 6.75 200 illustrations June 2014 paperback 978-1-4456-3859-1
The Sherman tank was never the equal of the German heavies, but tough, reliable and maneuverable
it was built in such prodigious quantities that it played a vital role in the Allies victory in WW2.
Published to commemorate 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Once described as the worst tank that ever won a war it was built in the States by car factories, railway
works and vast purpose-built factories. The M4 Sherman saw service in all theaters of the Second
World War as well as in later conflicts in Korea and Israel. It came in many variants. The British gave it a
bigger gun, they made funnies that could throw flames or swim ashore and wade rivers or ditches,
they were used to lay bridges, clear minefields and even launch rockets. Many Shermans were sold
overseas to countries such as Uganda, Italy, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico.
We Were Eagles Vol. 1
July 42 to November 43
Martin Bowman
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 32pp color illustrations July 2014 hardback 978-1-4456-3363-3
On 4 July 1942, American airmen flew in US-built bombers against a German target for the first time.
A small operation involving six US crews in Boston medium bombers, it was nonetheless a harbinger of
things to come. The first heavy bombardment group of B-17s had crossed the Atlantic in June 1942,
another arriving by 1 August, the first small steps in the massive build up of B-17s and B-24s that
would be based in Britain as part of the Eighth Air Force.
In this book, illustrated with both black and white and period color pictures, aviation historian Martin
Bowman tells the story of US Eighth Air Force operations in the words of the men who flew them, from
that first raid over the Netherlands and the first attack by the Fortresses against Rouen to the first attack
on Germany itself and the infamous B-24 raid against the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti.
We Were Eagles Vol. 2
December 43 to May 44
Martin Bowman
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 32pp color October 2014 hardback 978-1-4456-3366-4
The Americans third year of the war saw the Eighth Air Force finally bombing Berlin or Big B as it was
known and the arrival in theater of ever-increasing number of escort fighters such as the P-47
Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang meant that the close-knit formations of bombers could roam further
afield without the punitive losses suffered a year earlier. Little Friends rode to the rescue of their Big
Friends but tail end Charlies could be cut down almost unnoticed andunlucky groups such as the
Bloody Hundredth and the 445th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators who roamed too far suffered
grievously. An Allied victory was never in doubt and the air offensive hastened its end but German
aircraft production never faltered despite the assault on the war industries. City bombing failed to
break German spirit, enemy oil still flowed andrevenge weapons and jet planes would offer the
enemy hope, and the bomber boys pain.
In this second volume, Martin Bowman tells the story of the Eighth Air Forces campaign over Germany
and Occupied Europe in the words of the men who flew the missions.
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Ancient Rome
The Rise and Fall of an
Empire 753BC-AD476
Patricia Southern
$20.00 384 pages 4.75 x 7.75
16pp color June 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-1978-1
Patricia Southerns masterly new
book narrates the history of Rome
from a settlement of primitive huts
to a sophisticated city ruling and
then losing an Empire, the lives of
such towering figures as Julius
Caesar, the successes and setbacks
and what the Romans learned on
their way to Imperial rule and final
disintegration.
The Roman Army
A History 753 BC AD 476
Patricia Southern
$42.00 512 pages 6 x 9 16pp
color October 2014 hardback
978-1-4456-2089-3
This book covers the complete
history of the Roman Army from
753 BC to AD 476, including its
successes and failures against
Romes enemies such as Gauls,
Carthaginians, Goths and Persians.
The Emperors
How Europes Greatest
Rulers Were Destroyed by
World War I
Gareth Russell
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9.25
16pp mono August 2014
hardback 978-1-4456-3433-3
In this new book, Gareth Russell
tells the story of the Austrian,
German and Russian imperial
families during the four years of
the First World War and the
political and personal struggles
that brought about their ruin.
The Truce
The Day the War Stopped
Chris Baker
$29.95 160 pages 6 x 9 16pp
color September 2014 hardback
978-1-4456-3490-6
The Christmas Truce is regarded as
a satisfying and hopeful event in a
war that is often regarded as
unnecessary, bitter, hopeless and
futile. Inspired by the centenary,
and in the light of documentary
evidence unavailable when
previous accounts have been
published, Chris Baker examines
the events leading up to truce.
Roman Shields
John Travis / Hilary Travis
$42.00 192 pages 6 x 9
16pp color July 2014 hardback
978-1-4456-3838-6
In this book, Roman military
experts John and Hilary Travis turn
their attention to the shields used
by the historic Roman stalwarts,
drawing on their expertise, their
wealth of illustrated material and
the world of reenactments.
Roman Helmets
John Travis / Hilary Travis
$42.00 192 pages 6 x 9
16pp color November 2014
hardback 978-1-4456-3842-3
In its study of the panoply of
helmets used by the Romans,
Roman Shield looks at the
component parts, how they are
physically put together, and
attempting to reproduce the
aspects of the artifacts observed
through reconstructing them and
subjecting them to regular use
and combat conditions.
Fighting Fit 1914
Adam Culling
$16.00 288 pages 4.75 x 7.75
July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3759-4
A collection of facsimile materials
showing how the soldiers recruited
for the First World War became,
and stayed, fighting fit for battle,
including how to fight, carry a
bayonet and stay in peak physical
condition.
How to Fly a Plane
The First World War Pilots
Manual
Captain Barber RFC
$14.50 160 pages 4.75 x 7.75
20 illustrations July 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3583-5
The training aid for many a pilot
from one of the leading instructors
of the First World War. There are
160 pages with many illustrations
of leading aircraft of the period.
Chock full of handy tips for the
budding aviator.
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Richthofen
The Red Baron in Old
Photographs
Louis Archard
$20.00 128 pages 6.25 x 9.25
September 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3348-0
Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen,
was the top ace of the First World
War, with eighty confirmed
victories. Using period images with
captions taken from von
Richthofens 1917 autobiography,
Der Rote Kampfflieger, this book
will illustrate his story.
An Illustrated
Introduction to
The First World
War
Phil Carradice
$16.00 96 pages 6.25 x 9.25
June 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3296-4
This wonderfully illustrated,
accessible introduction to the First
World War is presented
chronologically and breaks down
how the war started and how
events unfolded.
An Illustrated
Introduction to The
Second World War
Henry Buckton
$16.00 96 pages 6.25 x 9.25
70 illustrations August 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3848-5
The SecondWorldWar is so far the
only truly global war that has ever
taken place. This wonderfully
illustrated, accessible introduction to
the SecondWorldWar follows the
major events that led up to the war
and occurred during it, year by year.
Tomorrow is D-Day
Stella Rutter
$26.95 192 pages 6 x 9.25
July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3294-0
In these pages, Stella recounts her
war story. After leaving art college,
she obtained a post in the Drawing
Office of HMS Excellent,
Portsmouth. A year later she was
commandeered to work for the
Technical Publication Section of
Supermarine, the designers of the
Spitfire.
The Luftwaffe in
Colour
The Second World War in
Colour Series 1
Hauptmann / Medem
John Christopher (ed.)
$34.95 128 pages 9.75 x 6.75
paperback 978-1-4456-3892-8
This unique collection of wartime
color photos brings the Luftwaffe
aircraft and personnel to life in a
dramatically vivid way. Here, over
100 color and 50 black and white
images have been assembled to tell
the story of the war as it unfolded.
How to Fly a
Second World War
Heavy Bomber
Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling
Louis Archard (ed.)
$16.00 192 pages 6 x 9.25
paperback 978-1-4456-3672-6
How do you fly a Lancaster, or a
Halifax or even a Stirling? Using
original Pilots Notes, Louis Archard
introduces you to the famous
aircraft of the Bomber Offensive.
Everything was included, from
bomb jettisoning to flying on two
engines.
How to Fly a Battle
of Britain Fighter
Spitfire, Messerschmitt,
Hurricane
Campbell McCutcheon (ed.)
$16.00 192 pages 6 x 9.25
paperback 978-1-4456-3665-8
How do you fly a Spitfire, or a
Messerschmitt or even a
Hurricane? Using original Pilots
Notes, Campbell McCutcheon
aircraft of the Battle of Britain.
British Posters of
the First World War
John Christopher
$34.95 192 pages 6.75 x 9.75
July 2014 hardback
978-1-4456-3316-9
How do you fly a Lancaster, or a
Halifax or even a Stirling? Using
original Pilots Notes, Louis Archard
aircraft of the Bomber Offensive.
Everything was included, from
bomb jettisoning to flying on two
engines.
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The French
Squadron
A True Story of Love
and War
Barbara Harper-Nelson /
Genevieve Monneris
$29.95 224 pages 6 x 9 16pp color and b/w
illustrations July 2014 hardback 978-1-
4456-3939-0
Now aged 88, Barbara Harper-Nelson (ne
Rigby), was the one-time girlfriend, living in
Liverpool, of 22 year old Francis Usai. Amazingly
she still had the 350+ letters from this witty
and amusing young French airman exiled from
his conquered country and based near York.
Along with her own diaries, these letters
constituted a unique, evocative, often amusing
two-way conversation between young people
during a time unprecedented in history.
Fighter Ace
The Extraordinary Life
of Douglas Bader,
Battle of Britain Hero
Dilip Sarkar
$18.00 320 pages 4.75 x
7.75 November 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3819-5
The story of Douglas Bader, the RAF fighter
pilot who shot down twenty enemy fighters
during the Second World War despite having
lost both his legs, defies fiction. A fighter ace
and highly decorated war hero, he became a
household name in the 1950s thanks to the
best selling book and blockbuster film Reach
for the Sky, which charted his wartime
exploits.
Building for War
From Shadow Factories to Cold War Bunkers
Bob Clarke
$34.95 208 pages 6.75 x 9.75 175 illustrations (30 color) June 2014 paperback 978-1-84868-112-5
Britain was unprepared at the start of the Second World War for what it was to endure. Bombed mercilessly during the Blitz
and under threat of invasion, all sorts of defenses sprang up around the coasts and alongstop lines such as canals and rivers.
Bob Clarke tells the story of Britains building for war as the Communist scourge behind the iron Curtain threatened peace and
nuclear oblivion.
Organisation
Todt
From the Autobahns to
the Atlantic Wall
John Christopher (ed.)
$34.95 256 pages 6.75 x
9.75 32pp color July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3856-0
Founded by the charismatic Fritz Todt, the
engineering organization which bore his name
built Germanys Autobahn network before the
war and went on to construct major defensive
works across occupied Europe; from the
Siegfried Line know to the Germans as the
Westwall to the Atlantic Wall which
stretched from Norway and down the Atlantic
coast of France to keep the Allies out of
occupied Europe.
Paras
Voices of the British
Airborne Forces in
World War Two
Roger Payne OAM
$34.95 384 pages 6 x 9
16pp color and b/w
978-1-4456-3841-6
Impressed by the performance of the German
paratroopers in Belgium and the Netherlands
in 1940, and on Crete in 1941, Winston
Churchill ordered the creation of a British
Airborne force of no less than 5,000
parachutists. The result was the 1st and 6th
Airborne divisions, and this is their story, as
told by the men themselves.
Churchills
Angels
How Britains Women
Secret Agents Changed
the Course of The
Second World War
Bernard OConnor
$16.00 384 pages 4.75 x 7.75 8pp b/w
illustrations July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3431-9
Over 70 female agents were sent out by
Britains Special Operations Executive during
the Second World War. Their job was to work
with resistance movements both before and
after D Day. Bernard OConnor relates the
experiences of these agents by drawing on a
range of sources, including many of the
womens accounts of their wartime service.
Blitzkrieg
The Second World War
in Colour
Campbell McCutcheon (ed.)
$34.95 128 pages 9.75 x
6.75 140 illustrations
June 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3891-1
Color photography was a rare thing in the
1930s. Various systems of color photography
had been tried, including Dufaycolor and
Kodachrome but the processes were time
consuming and difficult to process. Here, over
70 color and 70 black and white images tell
the story of the Blitzkrieg as it happened.
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Amberley
Fighting Fit 1939
Adam Culling
$16.00 288 pages 4.75 x 7.75
October 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3817-1
The Second World War prompted
the recruitment and training of
British soldiers on a scale never
seen since. The training and
equipment manual, books,
photographs and inspirational
lectures collected in this
publication provide an insight into
how the Physical Training
Instructor kept the British soldier
Fighting Fit.
Land Girls
Joan Mant
$16.00 224 pages 4.75 x 7.75
16pp mono August 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-1979-8
Joan Mants history draws upon
the reminiscences of over 300
land girls, to tell the story of life
on the wartime farm.
Land Girls is a fitting tribute to the
WLAs heroic effort to keep food on
the nations table and establishes
their well-earned place in the
archives of war.
Battles of the
Crimean War
William H Russell
$14.50 224 pages 4.75 x 7.75
978-1-4456-3789-1
The British and French expeditionary
force landed on the beaches of
Calamita Bay, on the south-west
coast of the Crimean Peninsula, in
September 1854. Russells accounts
shocked the public and made him
world famous. This book reprints
Russells dispatches fromthe Alma,
Sevastopol, Balaclava and Inkerman,
and fromthe field hospitals which
so shocked Nightingale.
I Was a Kamikaze
Ryuji Nagatsuka
$14.50 192 pages 4.75 x 7.75
June 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-3482-1
Ryuji Nagatsuka and his fellow
kamikaze pilots had to be highly
trained to crash exactly on target
and to evade dense antiaircraft
fire. Here in this extraordinary
document, Nagatsuka gives us a
unique insight into what it was
that enabled these young men to
die for their country in such a way
and to die willingly.
Arnhem, the
Battle of the
Bridges
William F Buckingham
$42.00 608 pages 6 x 9 16pp
mono August 2014 hardback
978-1-84868-109-5
Arnhem, the Battle of the Bridges
combines analysis and new
research by a leading authority on
Operation Market Garden with the
words of the men who were there,
and provides the most
comprehensive account of the
battle to date.
How to Pilot a
Submarine
The Second World War
Manual
US Navy
$14.50 224 pages 4.75 x 7.75
paperback 978-1-4456-3585-9
The US Navy based this book on
the USS Perch and it gives in depth
detail on all aspects of submarine
work. The training aid for the US
Submarine fleet, this book gives us
an idea of just what life was like
underwater and the various tasks
a submariner would have to do.
Cut and Thrust
European Swords and
Swordsmanship
Martin Dougherty
$28.50 192 pages 6.75 x 9.75
16pp color November 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3966-6
Of all the weapons ever invented,
none has the mystique of the
sword. Martin Dougherty uses his
familiarity with historical European
swords to take the reader through
the background behind each of
these weapons and techniques for
their use. This is an invaluable
guide for all those interested in
historical swordsmanship.
Raise the Clans
The Wargamers Guide to
Jacobite Britain
Martin Hackett
$26.95 160 pages 6 x 9.25
16pp color June 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-0379-7
Martin Hackett brings his
extensive wargaming experience
and historical background to the
Jacobite Wars, taking us from the
Glorious Rebellion of 1685 until
1746. He takes us on a tour of the
sites, gives us historical facts to
make game play more fun as well
as simple rules and tips on making
Jacobite war games more realistic.
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Amberley
The English Resistance
Peter Rex
$20.00 256 pages 4.75 x 7.75 July 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-0479-4
The Second Battle of
Newbury 1644
John Barratt
$18.00 128 pages 4.75 x 7.75 34
illustrations November 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-0170-0
Somewhere in France
A Tommys Guide to Life on the
Western Front
Geoffrey Whittaker
$16.00 256 pages 4.75 x 7.75 June 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3671-9
Great Writers on
the Great War
Revolt in the Desert
T. E. Lawrence
$14.50 288 pages 4.75 x 7.75
paperback 978-1-4456-3578-1
The Writers War
The Great War in the Words
of Great Writers Who
Witnessed It
Felicity Trotman
$34.95 352 pages 6 x 9 July
2014 hardback
978-1-4456-3806-5
Brevertons First
World War
Curiosities
Terry Breverton
$16.00 320 pages 4.75 x 7.75
30 illustrations June 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-3341-1
Tommy,
Doughboy, Fritz
Soldier Slang of World War I
Emily Brewer
$20.00 224 pages 4.75 x 7.75
July 2014 hardback
978-1-4456-3783-9
Women in Early Aviation
Dean Juniper
$34.95 192 pages 6.75 x 9.75 June 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-0095-6
Britains Forgotten
Fighter Ace
Captain Albert Ball VC
Walter A. Briscoe / H. Russell Stannard
$22.95 288 pages 6 x 9 33 Illustrations
June 2014 paperback 978-1-4456-2236-1
Born of Adversity
Britains Airlines 1919-1963
Guy Halford-Macleod
$28.50 160 pages 6.75 x 9.75 52
978-1-84868-993-0
Amberley
1914 The First World War at Sea in Photographs
Grand Fleet v German Navy
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 240 illustrations May 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2233-0
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 240 illustrations July 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2237-8
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 180 illustrations October 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2242-2
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 180 illustrations December 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2247-7
1914 The First World War in Old Photographs
Over by Christmas
John Christopher / Campbell McCutcheon
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp color and mono May 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2181-4
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp and mono July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-2205-7
A War of Attrition
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp color and mono October 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2208-8
Mud and Tanks
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp color and mono December 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2210-1
1939 The Second World War in the Air in Photographs
Louis Archard
$24.50 160 pages 6.25 x 9.25 16pp color May 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-2234-7
1940 The Second World War in the Air in photographs
Blitzkrieg and the Battle of Britain
Louis Archard
$24.50 160 pages 6.25 x 9.25 16pp color July 2014 paperback
978-1-4456-2239-2
Louis Archard
$24.50 160 pages 6.25 x 9.25 16pp color September 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2241-5
Louis Archard
$24.50 160 pages 6.25 x 9.25 16pp color November 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2246-0
1939 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 240 illustrations (35 in color)
June 2014 paperback 978-1-4456-2235-4
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 240 illustrations August 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2240-8
Phil Carradice
$22.95 144 pages 6.25 x 9.25 180 illustrations November 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2245-3
1939 The Second World War in Old Photographs
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp color and mono June 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2182-1
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9.25 16pp color and mono August 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2207-1
A Global Conflict
$24.50 160 pages 6 x 9 16pp color and mono November 2014
paperback 978-1-4456-2209-5
Air Sea Media / Birlinn / Fighting High Publishing
Desert Rats at War
North Africa. Italy. Northwest Europe
George Forty
$29.95 224 pages 7.25 x 9.5 over 350 photos and 22 maps June 2014 Air Sea Media paperback 978-0-9576915-2-0
70 years ago, on 7 June 1944, the British 7th Armored Division landed in Normandy, halfway through a wartime journey that
had started in north Africa. Formed on 16 February 1940, it adopted the Jerboa as its divisional signand while many units
that fought in the desert call themselves by the name, 7th Armoured Division are the original Desert Rats. The division helped destroy the Italian
Tenth Army at Beda Fomm on 7 February 1941, defeat the Desert_FoxRommelat El Alamein in October 1942, and drive Axis forces out of
North_Africa. After the desert, 7th Armored Division landed at Salerno on 15 September 1943, in time to help repulse concerted German
counterattacks, beforeas part of U.S. Fifth Armys British X Corpsit took Naples and crossed the Volturno.
Desert Rats at War is an evocation of what it was like to serve with the division, in the African desert and Europe, from the first encounters by the
Mobile Force in 1940 to Berlin in 1945. Full of eyewitness accounts and private photos, Desert Rats at War has been completely revised and updated,
with additional text, maps and photographs.
With the Argylls
A Soldiers Memoir
Ray Ward
$12.95 144 pages 5 x 8 16 pages b/w photos
July 2014 Birlinn paperback
978-1-84341-066-9
When Ray Ward died in 1999, his sons discovered
an old and dusty manuscript in an Afrika Korps ammunition box in the
cellar of the family home in Glasgow. These papers contained a
collection of their fathers memoirs, which detailed his experiences as an
infantry officer during the Second World War, when he served in the 1st
Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
His memoirs give vivid accounts of Ray Wards time in Eritrea, Abyssinia,
Egypt, the Western Desert, Sicily and mainland Italy, and bring to life
individual episodes of bravery, adventure and danger that characterized
the North African and Italian campaigns.
Out in Front
A Polish Fighter Pilots Dramatic Air War
WitoldLanny Lanowski
$39.95 320 pages 6.25 x 9.25 b/w picture
section September 2014 Fighting High
Piublishing hardback 978-0-9926207-4-5
Decorated Polish fighter pilot WitoldLanny
Lanowski tells his remarkable Second World War story beginning with
his dramatic escape from Nazi aggression in Poland, fighting with the
reformed Polish Air Force in France, and eventually arriving in England
to combat the Luftwaffe.
Lanny Lanowskis exploits have become legendary, as has his rebellious
nature. His memoir, supported by previously unpublished photographs,
recounts an extraordinary personal journey within the life or death
context of the European air war a gripping and revealing insight in to
what it was like to be Out in Front.
Wojtek the Bear
Polish War Hero
Aileen Orr / Neal Ascherson
$12.95 224 pages
5 x 8 16 pages b/w photos July 2014 Birlinn
paperback 978-1-84341-065-2
This is the inspiring and charming true story of
one of the Second World Wars most unusual combatants a 500-pound
cigarette smoking, beer-drinking brown bear. Originally adopted as a
mascot by the Polish Army in Iran, Wojtek soon took on a more practical
role, carrying heavy mortar rounds for the troops and going on to play
his part as a fully enlistedsoldier with his own rank and number during
the Italian campaign.
After the war, Wojtek, along with some of his Polish compatriots from II
Corps, came to Berwickshire, where he became a significant member of
the local community before subsequently moving to Edinburgh Zoo.
Artie Bomber Command
Legend
The Remarkable Story of Wing
Commander Artie Ashworth DSO, DFC and
Bar, AFC and Bar, MID
Vince Ashworth
$34.95 240 pages 6.25 x 9.25 b/w picture
section October 2014 Fighting High Publishing hardback
978-0-9926207-5-2
The story of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War has
been told many times, but rarely has it been painted as vividly as this
accounting of Artie Ashworth's experiences - a tale of extraordinary
bravery and sacrifice set within the greatest air battle of all time.
Vincent Ashworth pieces together the compelling story of one of the
most distinguished pilots to fly operational bombers during the Second
World War.
Fonthill Media
Beheaded by Hitler
Cruelty of the Nazis, Civilian
Executions and Judicial Terror
19331945
Colin Pateman
$29.95 240 pages 6 x 9 20 black
and white July 2014 hardback
978-1-78155-343-5
From 1933 during the Nazi era when Hitler
refashioned the German judicial system in
line with his oppressive regime, many crimes became capital offenses
which led to a drastic increase in the number of executions. In 1936, the
Reich Minister of Justice, Franz Gurtner, acting upon Hitlers direction,
ordered that the fallbeil, a variation on the guillotine, replace the hand
ax as the official method for all civil executions throughout Germany.
This book provides the reader with a chilling insight into the judicial
terror that took place and the harrowing stories of execution by fallbeil
of civilians who were convicted of domestic resistance to the Nazi
regime, treason and other offenses after so calledtrials by the
Volksgerichtshof or Peoples Court. This exceptionally well researched
book also explains the Nazi judicial system, the prisons selected for
central execution sites and the Nazi officials and executioners that
carried out Hitlers cleansing.
The Hermann Goering
Albums
Herman Goering in the First World
War, 191418
Blaine Taylor
$40.00 320 pages 7 x 10 100 black
978-1-62545-046-3
When modern readers think of Hermann
Goring, what probably comes to mind is
the overweight drug addict and convicted war criminal who cheated the
hangmans noose at Nuremberg by committing suicide just hours before
he was due to be hanged. Next up might be the image of his powerful
German air force in the Second World War-the Luftwaffe-
bombing defenseless European cities and towns in the early part of the
war, until it was defeated by the British Royal Air Force in the epic Battle
of Britain in 1940. Next might come Goring the debauched art collector
who pirated captured collections all over Nazi Europe during the
Occupation years. All of these images are correct, but here we see
another Hermann Goring: the slim, dashing fighter pilot and combat ace
of an earlier struggle, the Great War, or World War I of 1914-18, which
he began as an infantry officer fighting the French Army in the 1914
Battle of the Frontiers.
Guarding the Fuhrer
Sepp Dietrich and Adolf Hitler
Blaine Taylor
$32.95 192 pages 6 x 9 100 black and
white July 2014 paperback
978-1-78155-387-9
German leader Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
was one of the most controversial
politicians and military commanders in all
recorded history. As such, his life was
conspired against by all manner of enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Dozens of attempts were made on his life over the course of two
decades, including a bomb explosion in his own headquarters- and yet,
he survived them all. This is the story of how he did so, as told via the
exciting sagas of Sepp Dietrich and his SS, as well as of German
government security leader Johann Rattenhuber and his Reich Security
Service, the RSD.
Never Wars
The US Plans to Invade the World
Blaine L. Pardoe
$29.95 192 pages 6 x 9 32 black and
white July 2014 hardback
978-1-78155-293-3
Every major governments military makes
plans for waging wars, hoping that they
never have to be employed. In the early
part of the last century the US government
prepared a number of war contingency plans for invading a number of
nations both hostile and friendly. These color-coded plans were
designed for various political and military events, some of which
actually unfolded in WWII. Never Wars explores and provides details on
a number of these key military invasion plans, their triggers, units
involved, etc.. Some of these plans, if executed, would have altered the
globe or changed the events of the 20th century and beyond. Included
with this was the naval war in the Pacific against Japan in the 1930s,
the US plans to land forces in France in the event that it fell during WWI,
the US planned invasion of Ireland, Canada, Iceland, Mexico, and even
China!
Fonthill Media
Heinrich Himmler
A Photo History of the Reichsfuhrer-SS
Max Williams
$65.00 704 pages 7 x 10 1000 black and white August 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-405-0
I was following orders.The answer most commonly quoted by SS men accused of atrocious crimes after Germany had
surrendered in 1945. But who gave those orders? Who was the mastermind behind the sophisticated machinery which
allowed men from normal family backgrounds to kill on such a scale? The right man at the right time, fate steered
Heinrich Himmler to take control of an organization destined to carry out Hitlers racial policies. This study not only sets
out in detail how Heinrich Himmlers daily routine allowed him to implement Nazi strategy, but it also provides
illustrations of the man behind much of it, both at work and at home. Of all the personalities of history demonized by
postwar writers, Heinrich Himmler ranks among the most reviled. His legacy is one of hatred, violence and cold blooded
murder on a vast scale. A Jekyll and Hyde character, variously described by his generation and those who followed as
charming, loyal, polite, a pedant, an eccentric, an organizational genius, a fool, a desk killer and a loving father. The
camera allows us into his world, albeit temporarily, and we can equate his busy, but mostly mundane schedule with
contemporary images frozen in time.
Swastikas in the Arctic
U-boat Alley through the Frozen Hell
Jak P. Mallmann Showell
$29.95 240 pages 6 x 9 32 black and white July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-292-6
During the Second World War, the Arctic saw an unusually high intensity of action, adventure, excitement and tragedy,
and Swastikas in the Arctic: U-boat Alley Through the Frozen Hell describes the German military activities in that harsh
frozen hell. Based mainly on original logs, the bare facts have been fleshed out with help from veterans and researchers
from the United States, Iceland, Britain, Norway, Germany and Russia. This has made it possible to describe some of the
now forgotten battles, the secret U-boat activities, the German struggle to broadcast essential weather data to Berlin and
the incredible surface ship activity that forced Britain to launch major offensives against heavy odds. The Arctic also saw
intense British efforts to help with the cracking of the highly complicated Enigma radio code. Many studies of the Second
World War give scant attention to activity in this ice-studded ocean. However, as becomes apparent reading this book,
those who fought, suffered and died there were shot at and bombed more heavily than in any other theater of war and
the contribution they made influenced military actions far away in warmer regions. Gloriously illustrated with many
unpublished photographs, Swastikas in the Arctic: U-boat Alley Through the Frozen Hell is a thrilling account of a war
fought in very difficult circumstances.
Kstenflieger
The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944
AdamThompson
$28.00 192 pages 6 x 9 50 black and white August 2014 paperback 978-1-78155-283-4
Kstenflieger: The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944 is a work that covers the history of the
German naval air arm between the two World Wars as well as unit histories for the major Kstenfliegergruppen during
the Second World War. The impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the buildup of German forces in the inter war period and
the influence of Hermann Gring greatly influenced the design, capability and size of the Kstenfliegergruppen. While
Germany operated seaplanes throughout the war, the Kriegsmarines naval air arm was constantly under threat from the
Luftwaffe. In 1944, the last Ksenfliegerstaffeln was disbanded in favor of the Luftwaffes own naval air units. Covering
operational histories, the title also looks at the involvement of various Sonderkommandos during the war, but also in the
Spanish Civil War. The title also covers the camouflage and marking systems of the Kstenfliegergruppen prior to and
during the Second World War. Kstenflieger: The Operational History of the German Naval Air Service 1935-1944 is a must
for military historians, modelers and those fascinated in the Second World War on an more obscure but heavily engaged
Luftwaffe unit. Also, the book contains many unpublished photographs and memoirs making it highly collectable.
Fonthill Media
Legions in
Crisis
Transformation of
the Roman Soldier
AD 192284
Paul Elliott
$29.95 176 pages 7 x
10 32 full color July 2014 hardback
978-1-78155-334-3
The third century AD was a turbulent and testing
time for the Roman Empire. A newand powerful
foe in the east had risen up to challenge Rome
directly. Barbarians on the northern frontiers
were nowmore aggressive and more numerous
than before and internally the population of the
empire had to contend with rampant inflation
and a series of terrible plagues. Unfortunately,
the chaos became magnified by a lack of
continuity on the imperial throne. Armor,
shields, helmets, swords and javelins all began
to be replaced with newstyles. Legions in Crisis
looks closely at the newstyles of arms and
armor, comparing their construction, use and
effectiveness to the more familiar types of
Roman kit used by soldiers fighting the earlier
Dacian and Marcomannic Wars.
From Deveron
to
Devastation
Brother Officers of
the 7th Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers
in the First World War
James Bourhill
$29.95 176 pages 6 x 9 32 black and white
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-354-1
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Daniel Reid was
killed on the first day of the Battle of
Passchendaele in 1917. His body was never
recovered; however, there is nothing singular
about that. What is remarkable is that his
eloquent journal has survived untouched for
100 years. The context for Alexander Daniel
Reids account are provided partly by the
memoirs of his brother, Harry, who was the
transport officer in the same battalion, and
partly from historical research.
Great
Scientists
Wage the
Great War
WilliamVan der Kloot
$40.00 272 pages 6 x 9
32 black and white July 2014 hardback
978-1-78155-402-9
Six men made major scientific breakthroughs
during the First World War and in doing so
altered its course. The information comes from
their memoirs, letters, reports in the archives,
and from coworkers recollections. Four of these
brilliant and diverting men were Nobel
laureates and one became the president of
Israel. The work of two outstanding women is
described in the narrative.
Prelude to the
First World
War
The Balkan Wars
1912-1913
Edward Robert Hooton
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-180-6
The fuse to the First World War was lit in the
Balkans where simmering hatreds exploded
into violence. Like a string of firecrackers, these
hatreds had been fueled by attacks on the
Turkish Ottoman Empire in the previous few
years. The First World War saw echoes of these
campaigns in Salonika and especially in the
Dardanelles, while the ethnic tensions would
erupt into further bloodshed after the Cold War
ended as Yugoslavia collapsed during the
1990s.
Britains
Forgotten
Fighters of
the First
World War
Paul R. Hare
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-197-4
Those with any interest in the First World War
will have have heard of the planes most
associated with that conflict - the legendary
Sopwith Camel and Royal Aircraft Factorys
S.E.5a, which are often called the Spitfire and
Hurricane of the Great War. Aviation
enthusiasts might even know of the Camels
predecessors, the Sopwith Pup or the Triplane.
But what of the many other planes that saw
active service in the war? This is the story of
those armed airplanes whose names few
people can recall, the Forgotten Fighters of
the First World War.
Voices of
Colditz
The YMCA Notebook
from Oflag IVc
Peter Clay
$40.00 320 pages 7 x
10 64 black and white
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-386-2
Rarely does a piece of history emerge to tell a
significant tale after nearly 70 years in a
bedroom drawer. Recovered and brought back
to Britain in 1945, a battered log book from a
Canadian Red Cross parcel now reveals its long-
held secrets though over a hundred
handwritten stories. In 1942, two Canadian
Army officers in Colditz Prison in Germany
passed a blank hard-cover log book among
their fellow officers, so that as many as
possible could write their own accounts, to be
printed after the war ended.
Fonthill Media
Yank Bomber Boys in Norfolk
A Photographic Record of the USAAF in the Second World War
Peter W. Bodle FRAeS
During the Second World War, thousands of American servicemen were uprooted from the US and deposited in rural England
and immediately thrust unceremoniously into the front line of the largest conflict the world has ever seen. Fortunately,
many remembered to pack small cameras in kitbags and snapped photographs of their everyday lives as the war unfolded.
Blueprint for
Victory
Britains First World
War Blitzkrieg Air
Force
Greg Baughen
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-392-3
In this radical reappraisal, Greg Baughen has
used archive material to build up an
intriguingly different picture of how air power
developed in Britain before and during the
First World War. Gone are the archetypal
conservative army commanders stubbornly
refusing to accept the new aerial weapon.
Instead, Baughen reveals how even before the
outbreak of war, the British Army had
appreciated the potential of the airplane.
Zero to Hero
From a Boys Home to
RAF Hero
Peter Bodle
$29.95 176 pages 6 x 9
32 black and white July
2014 hardback
978-1-78155-303-9
Zero to Hero follows the short life of Victor Roe
DFM, CGM, a child from an extremely
dysfunctional family from poverty stricken
beginnings in a Norwich slum. We plot his
progress through council care in Norfolk, to a
Boys Home in Northamptonshire and a training
farm in Kent, through to RAF Pathfinder
aircrew.
Silent Invaders
Combat Gliders of the
Second World War
Gary Best
$32.95 224 pages 6 x 9
64 black and white
978-1-62545-000-5
Combat gliders were called by some as Death
Crates, Purple Heart Boxes, Flying Coffins and
TowTargets. Beautifully written, profoundly
illustrated and researched, this is a work that is
dedicated to those brave men under
impossible odds from the British and American
servicemen on D-Day, the doomed Operation
Market Garden in Holland and Hitlers radical
commando raid to rescue Mussolini.
Sinking the
Beast
The RAF 1944
Lancaster Raids
Against Tirpitz
Jan Forsgren
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-318-3
During the autumn of 1944, three RAF raids
using Avro Lancaster heavy bombers finally
sank the German battleship Tirpitz. Many
previous attempts, including the use of midget
submarines and raids by carrier-based aircraft,
had damaged Tirpitz at her Norwegian
hideout. Throughout the war, Tirpitz had
become a much feared asset of the Third Reich
war machine, almost gaining mythical status.
Blenheims
over Greece
Operations of 30, 84
and 211 Squadrons
1940-1941
Brian Cull
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-280-3
The Bristol Blenheim entered Bomber
Command service in 1937 and became one of
the Commands most important aircraft. On its
inception, the Blenheim was fast and sleek,
and at the outbreak of war, achieved a number
of early firsts. It was the first British aircraft to
enter German airspace and attacked warships
near Wilhelmshaven.
Gloster Aircraft
Company
Derek N. James
$29.95 192 pages 6 x 9
100 black and white July
2014 paperback
978-1-78155-259-9
The Gloster Aircraft Company had its
foundation in 1917 and in 1934 the company
was taken over by Hawker Aircraft, though it
continued to produce aircraft under its own
name. In that same year the company
produced the famous Gladiator biplane. Having
no modern designs of its own in production,
Gloster undertook manufacture for the parent
company Hawker.
Fonthill Media
Flying Blind
The Story of a Second
World War Night-
Fighter Pilot
Flight Lieutenant Bryan Wild
/ Elizabeth Hall
August 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-345-9
Bryan Wild joined the RAF in 1940, a raw
recruit not long out of school. Over the next
five years, he flew fourteen different types of
aircraft and saw action over Britain, North
Africa, the Mediterranean and Germany. This
book portrays the full flavor of wartime RAF
life and one pilots journey from boyhood to
manhood.
Mount of Aces
The Royal Aircraft
Factory S.E.5a
Paul R. Hare
$28.00 160 pages 6 x 9
50 black and white August
2014 hardback
978-1-78155-288-9
Arguably, the Sopwith Camel may be the best
known British fighter plane of the First WorldWar
that took on the mighty and feared Jastas over
the killing fields that were the trenches. However,
almost all the highest scoring aces including
McCudden and Mannock preferred the Royal
Aircraft Factory S.E.5a. It was well-armed, fast,
highly maneuverable and a superb gun platform.
Paint Locker
Magic
WilliamTate / Jim Meehan
$40.00 256 pages 7 x 10
100 full color September
2014 hardback
978-1-62545-041-8
Naval aviation special markings and nose art is
a field that has been largely ignored, primarily
due to the lack of coverage in mainstream
aviation history publications. Research into
archives, feedback from veterans, and personal
photographs by the authors, Jim Meehan and
WilliamTate, have documented thousands of
previously unknown individual aircraft with
these markings.
Operation
Tonga The
Glider Assault
6 June 1944
Stephen Wright / Kevin
Shannon
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78155-397-8
This book is an account of the Glider Pilot
Regiments role in Operation Tonga, the first
stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy
landings in June 1944. The story is told
through the eyes of those who were there and
covers the operation from training through to
evacuations after D-Day.
Tupolev Tu-128
Fiddler
Alan Dawes
Sergey Burdin
$55.00 320 pages 6 x 9
August 2014 hardback
978-1-78155-404-3
The first comprehensive account in English of
the development and operation of Russias
least known postwar jet fighter. Only ever
operated over the former Soviet Unions vast
northern territory by an elite group of Soviet
Air Force aircrew, it was little known even to
most Russian military personnel and the
majority of Soviet citizens.
The Phantom
in Focus
A Navigators Eye on
Britains Cold War
Warrior
David Gledhill
$29.95 336 pages 7 x 10 100 full color
August 2014 paperback 978-1-78155-421-0
This is the story of life on the front line during
the Cold War told in the words of a navigator
who flew the iconic jet. Unique pictures, many
captured from the cockpit, show the Phantom
in its true environment and show why for
many years the Phantom was the envy of
NATO.
Howards Whirlybirds
Howard Hughess Amazing Pioneering Helicopter Exploits
Donald J. Porter
Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the
public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Covering the period from the Second
World War until the mid-1980s, you will learn why Hughes military aircraft contracts came under close
scrutiny by the US government.
Fonthill Media
Voices from the Arctic Convoys
Peter C. Brown
$29.95 192 pages 6 x 9 32 black and white June 2014 paperback 978-1-78155-284-1
With the invasion of Russia by Germany in 1941, Britain gained a new ally and a responsibility to provide
material for the new front. This book is dedicated to these men and the stories of the immeasurable
contribution they made to the Allied efforts during the Second World War.
Thetis
Submarine Disaster
David Paul
$25.95 240 pages 6 x 9 32 black and
white July 2014 paperback
978-1-78155-271-1
The true story of the loss of submarine HMS
Thetis is still shrouded in mystery, even now,
some seventy-five years after her tragic
sinking. David Paul examines the issues which led to the disaster and
draws some convincing and devastating conclusions.
Montys Northern Legions
Patrick Delaforce
$24.95 192 pages 6 x 9 32 black
and white July 2014 paperback
978-1-78155-399-2
Montys desert legions - 7th Armored
Division, 51st Highland Division and 50th
Northumbrian Division - helped him win at El
Alamein and throughout North Africa, and
eventually in North West Europe after D-Day. Montys Northern Legions
is the story of two distinguished formations who played significant roles
in the liberation of North West Europe.
From Gazala to Tunis
422 Days in the Life of the 2nd
Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Phillip Harding
$40.00 304 pages 6 x 9 32 black
978-1-78155-355-8
This book tells the story of the riflemen and
their battles of Gazala to the successful end
of the North African campaign. These 422 days include the bitter battles
of Gazala, the conflict around the Cauldron, the loss of Tobruk before the
forced withdrawal with the remainder of the Eighth Army, along the
Mediterranean Coast and finally digging in at Alamein.
T. E. Lawrence
Tormented Hero
Andrew Norman
$24.95 160 pages 6 x 9 32 black
and white July 2014 paperback
978-1-78155-019-9
In T. E. Lawrence: Tormented Hero, Andrew
Norman sheds new light on the aspects of the
life of Lawrence of Arabia that remain a
mystery to this day. Lawrences sexual orientation is discussed in detail,
including his dislike of physical relationships and it is suggested that he
suffered from sexual aversion disorder. New light is shed on his fatal
motorcycle crash in May 1935 and evidence is presented that it occurred
in a different location and manner to that which is generally supposed.
Photographs taken at the time are compared with the present day
topography of the site to support this entirely new theory.
Frontline
Sparta at War
Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 950362 BC
Dr Scott M Rusch
During the eighth century bc, Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece, conquering the southern
Peloponnese, and from the mid-sixth century bc until the mid-fourth, Sparta became a military power of recognized
importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Spartan officers also
commanded with great success armies of mercenaries or coalition allies, as well as fleets of war galleys. Although it is the
stand of the Three Hundred at Thermopylae that has earned Sparta undying fame, it was her victories over both Persian
invaders and the armies and navies of Greek rivals that upheld her position of leadership in Greece. Even a steady decline in
Spartiate numbers, aggravated by a terrible earthquake in 464 bc, failed to end their dominance. Only when the Thebans
learned how to defeat the massed Spartan army in pitched battle was Sparta toppled from her position of primacy.
Scott Rusch examines what is known of the history of Sparta, from the settlement of the city to her defeat at Theban hands,
focusing upon military campaigns and the strategic circumstances that drove them. Rusch offers fresh perspectives on
important questions of Spartan history, and illuminates some of antiquitys most notable campaigns.
$24.95 272 pages
6 x 9 November
2014 paperback
978-1-78303-011-8
Hitlers Last Battles
Seelow and the Halbe Encirclement,
April-May 1945
Richard Lakowski
$32.95 240 pages 6 x 9 16pp of plates
August 2014 hardback 978-1-84832-208-0
The battle of the Seelow Heights (16-19 April 1945), marked the last
stage of the Soviets offensive against Nazi Germany and saw the most
severe fighting of the crossing of the Oder-Neisse line, between German
Ninth Army and Marshal Zhukovs 1st Belorussian Front. After three days
and massive losses, the Soviets broke through and the Eastern Front
collapsed. The Ninth Army was encircled, and in the ensuing battle of
Halbe, attempted to break out to link up with other German forces.
This study of the last battles of the Third Reich is drawn from original
documents, maps and firsthand accounts. It also features photographs of
the battlefields as they are today. This is a fascinating and powerful
account of the last cataclysmic battles of the Second World War in Europe.
Hitlers Paratroopers in
Normandy
Gilberto ViLlahermosa
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 February 2015
hardback 978-1-84832-771-9
In June 1944, Allied forces fighting desperately
to establish a foothold in Normandy and then breakout of the confining
bocage found themselves opposed by a bewildering array of formations
of the German Wehrmacht. Among them were the newly formed
German II Parachute Corps.
This gripping new account examines the exploits of Germanys II
Parachute Corps and its commander, Eugen Meindl from the Allied
invasion on 6 June to the end of August 1944.
Survivors of Stalingrad
Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th
Army, 19421943
Reinhold Busch
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 16 pages of plates
September 2014 hardback 978-1-84832-766-5
In November 1942 Soviet forces smashed the
German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers
of the 6th Army inside. For almost three months, during the harshest
part of the Russian winter, the German troops endured atrocious
conditions.
The book includes firsthand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or
fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who
fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets.
Hitler Was My Friend
The Memoirs of Hitlers Photographer
Heinrich Hoffmann
$19.95 264 pages 5.25 x 8.5 2x16 and 1x8
plate sections August 2014 paperback
978-1-84832-772-6
As official court photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann played a critical role
in the painstaking cultivation of Hitlers public image and the
glorification of the Third Reich. However, his influence stretched far
beyond the realm of propaganda. Not only was he present during many
of the key moments in the history of the Third Reich he was also a
close, personal friend of the Fhrer with exclusive and intimate access to
Hitlers inner circle and to the man himself. It was Hoffmann who
introduced Hitler to Eva Braun, his studio assistant.
Frontline
Aces of the Luftwaffe
The Jagdfliegern and Their Tactics of World War II
Peter Jacobs
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 16pp of plates December 2014 hardback 978-1-84832-689-7
The air battles of the Second World War were fought ferociously and with extraordinary skill and courage on both fronts. In
Luftwaffe Fighter Aces, Peter Jacobs examines the many campaigns fought by the Luftwaffe from its fledgling days during
the Spanish Civil War to its last days defending the Reich.
German U-
Boat Losses
During World
War II
Details of Destruction
Axel Niestl
$39.95 320 pages 6 x 9 16pp of plates,
9 maps September 2014 hardback
978-1-84832-210-3
No other publication on this subject comes even
close to including the amount of detail provided
in this book. An introduction both summarizes
previous works on the subject and describes the
difficulties of obtaining and verifying
information from either the Germans or the
Allies on U-boat losses.
Set Europe
Ablaze
The Brutal War of
Resistance Behind
German Lines,
19401945
Randolph Bradham
$32.95 256 pages 6 x 9 16pp of plates
October 2014 hardback 978-1-84832-742-9
This was a brutal war of reprisal and counter-
reprisal, where conflicts between different
Resistance factions could be almost as fierce as
those with the Germans. This is a fascinating
account of a vital yet often neglected aspect of
the war against Nazi Germany.
Fatal Fortnight
Arthur Ponsonby and
the Fight for British
Neutrality in 1914
Duncan Marlor
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9
16pp of plates September
2014 hardback 978-1-4738-2286-3
Numerous books have been published about
the First World War but few have focused on
the machinations in the British parliament and
the role it played in the decision to go to war.
This book reexamines the arguments which
Parliament heard against British war entry and
reflects on how the world might have been
had the decision gone a different way.
Germanys High
SeaFleet inthe
WorldWar
Admiral Reinhard Scheer
$50.00 396 pages
6 x 9.25 1 portrait and 28
plans July 2014 hardback 978-1-84832-209-7
In his own account of the war in the North Sea,
first published in 1920, Admiral Scheer, the
German commander at Jutland, gives his own
explanation for the failure of either fleet to
achieve the decisive victory expected of it,
particularly the failure of his own operation
plans that resulted in the battle of Jutland.
No Cloak, No
Dagger
Allied Spycraft in
Occupied France
Benjamin Cowburn
$24.95 224 pages 5.25 x
8.5 October 2014 paperback
978-1-84832-776-4
The memoir of SOE agent Benjamin Cowburn is
rightly regarded as a classic of wartime
literature. In simple, gripping detail Cowburn
explains the methods of special agents who
were dropped into France during the war and
the ways that agents would set about
establishing secure networks with the French
Resistance.
Codenamed Dorset
The Wartime Exploits
of Major Colin Ogden-
Smith Commando and
SOE
Peter Jacobs
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9
16 pages of plates October 2014 hardback
978-1-84832-686-6
This gripping new history tells the little-known
story of one of the most courageous men to
have served with the newly formed
Commandos and SOE during the Second World
War. It is a story of extreme courage and a
revealing portrait of a man who ultimately
gave his life to the liberation of France.
Frontline
Medieval Combat
A Fifteenth-Century
Manual of Swordfighting
and Close-Quarter Combat
Hans Talhoffer
$24.95 320 pages 6 x 9
Illustrated throughout July 2014
paperback 978-1-84832-770-2
Talhoffers fencing manual
illustrates the intricacies of the
medieval art of fighting, covering
both the judicial duel and
personal combat. This
unparalleled guide provides a
glimpse of real people fighting
with skill, sophistication and
ruthlessness.
Gallantry and Discipline
The 12th Light Dragoons at
War with Wellington
Andrew Bamford
$50.00 256 pages 6 x 9 16pp
of plates, 5 maps October 2014
hardback 978-1-84832-743-6
The 12th Light Dragoons served
throughout Wellingtons
campaigns in the Peninsula, most
notably at the Battle of
Salamanca in 1812, and later at
Waterloo where they suffered
heavy casualties supporting the
Union Brigades famous charge.
Dead Was Everything
Studies in the Anglo-Zulu
War
Keith Smith
$50.00 304 pages 6 x 9 16
pages of plates August 2014
hardback 978-1-84832-731-3
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 still
intrigues both scholars and
enthusiasts alike more than 130
years after it was fought. Its story
contains tragedy, high drama and
the heavy loss of human life; it
involved five major battles and
two lesser fights; and led to the
snuffing out of the direct male
Napoleonic line of France.
Bearskins, Bayonets & Body
Armour
Welsh Guards, 1915-2015
Trevor Royle
$50.00 320 pages 8.5 x 10.75
color images integrated
December 2014 hardback
978-1-84832-735-1
This book traces the Welsh Guards
from their foundation in the First
World War and their baptism of
fire at the Battle of Loos in 1915,
through their fighting at Dunkirk
up to the campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan in the 21st century.
The Agincourt War
A Military History of the
Hundred Years War from
1369 to 1453
Alfred H. Burne
$29.95 360 pages 5.25 x 8.5
978-1-84832-765-8
Henry Vs victory at Agincourt was
a pivotal battle of the Hundred
Years War, reviving Englands
fortunes and changing the course
of European warfare. This exciting
account recreates the years
leading up to Agincourt and its
bitter aftermath.
Russian Eyewitnesses of the
Campaign of 1807
Alexander Mikaberidze
$39.95 288 pages 6 x 9 16pp
plates December 2014
hardback 978-1-84832-762-7
This is the first book to bring
together dozens of Russian letters,
memoirs and diaries, with authors
ranging from the commander-in-
chief (Benningsen) to NCOs. We
see the brutal conditions of the
winter campaign at first hand,
and gain fresh insight into the
infamous Treaty of Tiltsit and the
diplomatic maneuvering that
followed it.
Sheriffmuir 1715
Stuart Reid
$50.00 256 pages 6 x 9 16pp
of plates, maps November 2014
hardback 978-1-84832-732-0
Sheriffmuir 1715 is the military
history of a doomed Jacobite
rising in Scotland, which enjoyed
far more public support and
arguably far more chance of
success than Bonnie Prince
Charlies attempt 30 years later.
Unlike the 45, the uprising which
culminated in the brutal battle of
Sheriffmuir was very much a
Scottish affair, fought without
either French troops or assistance.
If Youre Reading This ...
Last Letters from the Front
Line
Sin Price
$24.95 304 pages 6 x 9 16
pages of b/w plates November
2014 paperback
978-1-84832-740-5
In this collection of farewell letters
written by servicemen and women
to their loved ones, Sin Price offers
insight into the hearts and minds of
some of the soldiers, sailors and
airmen of the past three hundred
years. These voices speak eloquently
and forcefully of the tragedy of war
and answer that fundamental
human need to say goodbye.
Grub Street Publishing
A History of
the
Mediterranean
Air War,
19401945
Volume One: North
Africa, June
1940January 1942
Christopher Shores / Giovanni Massimello
Russell Guest
$75.00 560 pages 6.75 x 9.5 maps and
photos throughout Now Available hardback
978-1-908117-07-6 eISBN 978-1-909808-75-1
It is now more than 40 years since Fighters
over the Desert was published, and nearly as
long since this was followed by Fighters over
Tunisia. Both volumes have long been out of
print and collectors items, but, despite much
prompting, Christopher Shores has resolutely
refused to permit their reprinting until he
amassed so much more information.
A History of
the
Mediterranean
Air War,
19401945
Volume Two: North
African Desert,
February 1942 March 1943
Christopher Shores / Giovanni Massimello
$95.00 738 pages 6 x 9 illustrated July
2014 hardback 978-1-909166-12-7
Volume I of this series dealt with the 19
months of the air war over the Western Desert
of North Africa. This volume picks up as the 8th
Army was forced back midway between the
Cyrenaican/Tripolitanian border of Libya and
the frontier with Egypt. It covers the lull prior
to the defeat of the 8th Army in June 1942 and
the loss of the important port and fortress of
Tobruk.
Malta: The
Spitfire Year
1942
Christopher Shores and
Brian Cull / Nicola
Malizia
$90.00 704 pages
6.25 x 9.5 illustrated throughout with b/w
photos September 2014 hardback
978-094881716-8
Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 is an authoritative
account of the final Allied victory over Malta.
Christopher Shores details the great efforts of
Britains servicemen to defeat their enemy.
Bloody
Shambles
Volume One
First
Comprehensive
Account of Air
Operations Over
South-East Asia,
December 1941-April 1942
Christopher Shores / Brian Cull / Yasuho Izawa
$59.95 416 pages 6.25 x 9.5 180 b/w
978-094881750-2
This is the story of the Allied air campaign
across Singapore, Malaya, Burma, Ceylon and
the Philippines during World War II.
It documents the Allied underestimation of
Japanese ability, which led to the destruction
of 50% of the British bomber force in two days.
Bloody
Shambles
Volume Two
The Complete
Account of the Air
War in the Far East,
from the Defence
of Sumatra to the
Fall of Burma, 1942
Christopher Shores / Brian Cull / Yasuho Izawa
$59.95 496 pages 6.25 x 9.5 180 b/w
978-094881767-0
This is the story of the Allied air campaign
across Australia, Sumatra, Java, the
Philippines, Burma and Ceylon during World
War II. It documents the Allied
underestimation of Japanese ability, and ends
with the Japanese at the extremities of their
advance.
Air War for
Burma
The Allied Air
Forces Fight Back in
South-East Asia
1942-1945
Christopher Shores
$59.95 416 pages 6.25 x 9.25 200 photos
and tabular material September 2014
hardback 978-190401095-1
eISBN 978-1-909166-57-8
In his monumental work Bloody Shambles,
Volume Two, Christopher Shores described in
detail the British retreat out of Burma,
culminating at the end of May 1942.
Described herein are the operations during the
First and Second Arakan Campaigns; support
for the Chindits in their long-range
penetrations deep into enemy-held territory;
the savage sieges of Imphal and Kohima; and
the final victorious advance across the plains of
Central Burma to Mandalay and Rangoon.
Christopher Shores Titles, Now Back in Print
WWI in Cartoons
Mark Bryant
$24.95 160 pages 9 x 12 July 2014
paperback 978-1-909808-09-6
Using images from a wide variety of
international wartime magazines,
newspapers, books, postcards, posters
and prints Mark Bryant tells the history
of World War I from both sides of the
conflict in an immediate and refreshing
manner that brings history alive. The book contains more than 300
cartoons and caricatures, in color and black and white, many of which
are published here in book form for the first time. Artists featured
include such famous names as Bruce Bairnsfather, H.M.Bateman,
F.H.Townshend, Alfred Leete, E.J. Sullivan, Lucien Metivet and Louis
Raemaekers, with drawings from the Bystander, London Opinion, Daily
Graphic, Punch, Le Rire, Simplicissimus and Kladderadatsch amongst
many others.
Wimpy
A Detailed History of the
Vickers Wellington in service,
19381953
Steve Bond
$49.95 256 pages 7 x 9.7
978-1-909808-14-0
To date there has been a paucity of
books on this remarkable aircraft.
Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to
serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every
theater; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin;
the first type to drop the 4,000 lb. Cookie bomb; and so on. A serious
study is well overdue, drawing not just on official documentation but
relying greatly on personal accounts and anecdotes from the veterans
who were there, both air and ground crew. Operational detail will
include, for example, the early bombing campaigns, the switch to main
force activity, the use of OTU aircraft and crews on operations, the
protection of Atlantic and Mediterranean convoys, and the continued
use as bomber and transport aircraft. A worthy tribute, then, replete
with original photographs throughout.
WWII in Cartoons
Mark Bryant
$24.95 160 pages 9 x 12
978-1-909808-11-9
The cartoon has a special place in the
history of World War II, and the power
of its message was felt by all sides of
the conflict. Acclaimed cartoon
historian Dr Mark Bryant has amassed a
marvelous collection of images in color and black and white, some
famous, others not so from, amongst others, British, French,
American, Italian, German, Soviet and Japanese sources which now
appear in paperback form for the first time.
Arrival of Eagles
Luftwaffe Landings in Britain
1939-1945
Andy Saunders
$39.95 192 pages 6 x 9 October
2014 hardback 978-1-909808-12-6
During World War Two a great many
Luftwaffe aircraft arrived on the ground
in the UK or its coastal waters, but, as
with Rudolf Hess, not all of them
throughconventional combat circumstances. Some had got lost, others
were brought by defectors; some were lured through electronic
countermeasures by the RAF, others brought down in unusual combat
circumstances. All manner of types appeared He111, Go145, Me110,
Ju88, Me109 F and G, FW190, Do217 and all were of great interest to
the RAF. In some cases aircraft were repaired and test flown, betraying
vital and invaluable information. Distinguished author Andy Saunders
examines a selection of such fascinating cases and draws upon his own
research, interviews, official reports and eyewitness accounts to bring
alive these truly unusual accounts, all richly illustrated with
contemporary photographs.
Vulcan Boys
From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber
Tony Blackman
$39.95 208 pages 6 x 9.2 July 2014 hardback 978-1-909808-08-9
The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an
aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape instantly recognizable as is the howling noise it makes when the
engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted completely first hand by the
operators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from its design conception through the Cold War when it
played out its most important job as Britains nuclear deterrent; before unbelievably, at the end of its service
life, also playing a significant role, with its bombs and missiles, in liberating the Falkland Islands for which it
gained much celebrity. The individual accounts detail how hours at a time were spent on readiness, waiting to
be scrambled to defend their country in the event of a third world war. In addition how their aggressive skills
were honed by carrying out Lone Ranger sorties flying to the States and westward around the world, and
taking part in Giant Voice and Red Flag, competitive exercises against the United States Strategic Air
Command. The attacks in the Falklands using Shrike missiles are described accurately and in great detail for
the first time including the landing at Rio de Janeiro alongside a vivid account of Black Buck 2.
Jaguar Boys
True Tales from Operators of the Big Cat in Peace and War
Ian Hall
$39.95 208 pages 6 x 9.2 August 2014 hardback 978-1-909808-15-7
Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-
aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAFs tactical strike-attack and
recce forces for a decade from the mid 1970s. In these pages, the Jaguar Boys pilots, engineer and ground
crew tell of the aircrafts drawbacks and joys, their sadness at losses, and their pleasure at its development
into a readily deployable and outstandingly capable fighter-bomber for the post-Cold War era. Then came the
Gulf War which signaled the start of a hectic sequence of operational adventures and upgrades for the Boys
and seasoned veterans tell of action over Iraq and in the Balkans. One of the best-loved of RAF types, the
Jaguar commanded a fierce loyalty and affection which shines through in these accounts of an aircraft that
will live forever in the memory.
Billy Bishop VC Lone Wolf Hunter
The RAF Ace Re-Examined
Peter Kilduff
$39.95 192 pages 6 x 9.7 October 2014 hardback 978-1-909808-13-3
William Avery Bishop is recognized as the British Empires highest-scoring WWI ace, credited with 72 combat
victories, third-ranking behind von Richthofen and Ren Fonck. He scored many of his successes on his own,
prevailing only by dint of personal courage, daring and superior marksmanship. This remarkable mans story
has been detailed in many books and articles, but renowned author Peter Kilduff is adamant that so far the
full truth has not been told. Famed for his evenhanded, thorough, exhaustive and forensic research, Kilduff
sets out to bring new light to missions and kills so far steeped in controversy. As so many of Bishops victories
were achieved during solo combat, all will be examined and scrutinized, drawing on German, British and
Canadian archival sources, Bishops private correspondence, and accounts by friends and foes. Such an
approach provides as complete an account as possible which also serves as a valuable reference work
containing many previously unpublished images.
Heimdal
Commando Kieffer
Jean-Charles Stasi
$43.00 80 pages 8.5 x 12 July 2014
hardback 978-2-84048-387-8
Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 130,000 Allied troops
landed in Normandy. Among them were 177
French soldiers. While the number may
appear small at first glance, the symbolic
significance is immense. These men, who fought against the Nazi
occupation have now been able to return to their homeland, with their
weapons in hand, nearly four years after being forced to leave. This
group of French solders belong to the commandos, an elite corps created
by Churchill after the costly evacuation of Dunkirk.
At their head is Philippe Kieffer, a banker of 40 years whose enthusiasm
and persistence finally convinced the British to accept these French
soldiers into their shock troops.
However, commando Kieffers success in Operation Overlord is not
merely symbolic. It is on this fateful dayD-Daythat the French
Green Berets will achieve, at the expense of heavy losses, all of their
objectives, which includes taking of the Ouistreham casino that had
been transformed by the Germans into a heavily fortified bunker.
Ils taient cinq dans les
tranches
Hitler-Mussolini-Churchill-Patton-de
Gaulle
Philippe Conrad
$58.00 96 pages 8.25 x 11.5 November
2014 hardback 978-2-84048-390-8
French Text
August 1914...The outbreak of the Great War throws against each other
millions of men against one another in the mud of Flanders or on the
heights of Verdun, who are called to write about one of the most tragic
epics of the bloody twentieth century. Among the crowds of anonymous
soldiers enduring the trials and sacrifices of war, a select few will
discover in themselves the divine coupling of courage and fear, and
their calling as leaders. Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler,
Benito Mussolini, George S. Patton, these five men, initiated in the fire
of the First World War will become the major decision makers in the
next war. The tribulations they experienced will deeply mark and
influence the course of their careers and the course of history in a
decisive manner. For the first time, these five destinies are presented
together in a single volume, representing a key document for
understanding history.
The Night of Liberation
Normandie June 1944-Embark with
the American paratroopers
Gilles Valle / Christophe Esquerr
$44.00 80 pages 8.25 x 11 July 2014
hardback 978-2-84048-388-5
On the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, some
15,000 American paratroopers were dropped
into Normandy to outflank the German troops. Among them were the
men of the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne
Division, commanded by Lt. Col. Robert Wolverton. Dropped behind
Utah Beach, their mission was to seize two bridges on the Douve, near
Carentan, to prevent enemy reinforcements accessing the coast.
As a result of long and painstaking research, Gilles Valle has been able
to reconstruct the route of Wolverton and his men as they embarked
with him on board the C-47 Stoy Hora, piloted by Colonel Frank Krebs
of the 440th Troop Carrier Group.
In this richly illustrated book with vintage photos and drawings by
Christopher Esquerr, the author brings to life, by sharing the actions of
a handful of paratroopers during this heroic night, events that marked
the beginning of the end the Third Reich.
A la soupe
La cuisine dans les
tranches
Jrme Delile / Anne-Elisabeth
Groult
$58.00 96 pages 8.25 x 11.5
978-2-84048-391-5 French Text
2014 marks the centenary of the declaration of the Great War. The First
World War disrupted everyday life and particularly French gastronomy
well beyond the conflict. During the period between 1914-1918 eight
million five hundred thousand French solders were mobilized for duty,
representing three meals a day for 1500 days.
The French were forced to fulfill this fantastic challenge of supplying
four million meals to fighters directly from the front. And from this one
can trace the foundations of the moderncatering.
History buff Jrme Delile has compiled many historic utensils: bowls ,
flasks etc .... And after a careful restoration, they have now found their
usefulness through authentic and simple-to-make recipes. This book,
profusely illustrated with enticing photos invites the reader on a journey
through time in a simple and effective manner. It immerses you in the
time of cooks, which were indispensable to the successful outcome of
the conflict.
Heimdal
Villers-Bocage
Au cur de la bataille
Frdric Deprun / Yann Jouault
$78.00 192 pages 8.5 x 12 December
2014 hardback 978-2-84048-384-7
French Text
Villers -Bocage is undoubtedly one of the
most emblematic events of the Battle of
Normandy. Many historians have
recounted the highly documented events
of June 13, 1944, notably the destruction of a British armored column
by Obersturmfhrer Tiger Michael Wittmann. Although one might think
nothing more could be said, the veil of fog of this war still hangs heavy
in 2014, and the battle continues to reveal more secrets! Yann Jouault
and Frdric Deprun have undertaken a thorough and extremely
detailed analysis of the battles that took place on that fateful day. Such
a thorough examination of the battle has now been made possible
thanks to the testimonies and unpublished photographs that have
surfaced over the last ten years, thus compelling the authors to continue
their research and to establish an accurate and uncompromising
chronology of events which include the breakthrough of the 7th
Armored Division to the Wittmann attack, and the destruction of the last
Tiger SS- Panzer-Abteilung 101 in the village.
WN62
Mmoires Omaha Beach
Normandie, 6 juin 1944
Hein Severloh
$39.00 150 pages 6 x 9.25 June
2014 paperback 978-2-84048-195-9
French Text
In his moving autobiography, Heinrich
Severloh recounts the largest
amphibious landing operation in history.
Severloh describes when the Allies, on
D-Day, June 6, 1944, launched their dawn offensive on the Normandy
coast against the Atlantic Wall with 7,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft.
Severloh was positioned in his battle station on the fulcrum of 62 WN
(Widerstandsnest 62), and for nine hours he fired his gun on the GIs
who were on the beach over 2,000 of them will not return.
In a ruthless and vividly told account, Severloh describes these dramatic
hours during which 34,000 GIs landed in the sector calledBloody
Omaha, and who collided with only 350 German soldiers, defending
their posts defended fiercely. Severloh survived the deluge of fire during
these events that were both terrifying and chaotic; memories of which
would remain with him for the rest of his life.
Caen-Carpiquet
19401945
un arodrome dans la guerre
Franois Robinard / Thierry Quittard
$78.00 160 pages 8.25 x 11.5 August
2014 hardback 978-2-84048-386-1
French Text
Before the war, the young Air Minister
chooses Carpiquet in order to create, far
from the future front, an airfield dedicated to bomber instruction,
strafing and surveillance. In June 1940, the Germans created there a
significant military base dedicated first to the Battle of Britain
(previously unpublished photos), then to the Dieppe Raid. Throughout
its time, the base suffered heavy bombing, and between June and July
1944, it became the cornerstone of the Battle of Caen. Additionally, the
Hitlerjugend put up a fierce resistance to Canadians at this site. After the
war, it was employed to train hundreds of pilots involved in the Algerian
conflict and would become army base before returning entirely to
civilian use in 2010. The reader will find here outstanding
documentation about a military base that found itself at the heart of
history.
362nd Fighter Group
dans la bataille de Normandie
Philippe Trombetta
$43.00 80 pages 8.25 x 11.5 October
2014 hardback 978-2-84048-381-6
French Text
It has been 70 years that the engine
noise and the noise of bombs have filled
the French sky. After conducting
extensive research and interviews with
veterans and other eyewitnesses in preparation for this publication,
Philippe Trombetta has embarked upon a study of American fighter
groups who fought in Normand skies. Following volume one, which
presented the 404th Fighter Group, here is the second, dedicated to
362nd Fighter Group, based on Headcon Advanced Landing Group in
Kent, then A-12 Lignerolle and finally A-27 Rennes. This unit is the most
successful in the European theater of operations, with no fewer than six
pilots in the Top 10 of the 9th Air Force. Presented are many unpublished
photosportraits of pilots, views of the Groups daily life, in addition to
numerous images of aircraft and land vehicles.
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The End of Empire
Napoleons 1814 Campaign
George F. Nafziger
$79.95 656 pages 6 x 9 50 b/w illustrations, 16 color maps December 2014 hardback 978-1-909982-96-3
The End of Empire is a continuation of Nafzigers definitive military studies of the Napoleonic era beginning with
the 1812 campaign and progressing through the 1813 campaign. Having suffered a massive reversal of fortunes in
Russia Napoleon found himself confronted, in Germany, by the combined forces of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. After
the disaster of Leipzig Napoleons German allies fell away and he was forced to fall back, beyond the borders of
France. Offered a negotiated peace on the basis of a return to the pre-1792 borders, Napoleon chose to continue to
fight, trusting in his star. Eventually, after several terrible defeats, the Allies refused to engage him in battle when
he confronted them. Instead they pushed their other two armies forward, slowly driving him back as he rushed to
block the advance of the other armies on Paris. This strategy proved successful and eventually Napoleon was
obliged to abdicate when his marshals refused to fight further.
Rikugun: Guide to
Japanese Ground Forces
19371945
Volume 2: Weapons of the Imperial
Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces
Leland Ness
$69.95 448 pages 6 x 9 320 b/w photos,
60 tables December 2014 paperback 978-1-909982-75-8
This is the first nuts-and-bolts handbook to utilize both the voluminous
raw allied intelligence documents and postwar Japanese documentation
as primary sources. This second volume covers the armament of the
ground forces. It takes advantage not only of postwar Japanese research,
but also the extensive technical intelligence efforts of the Allies near the
end of the war, and the postwar investigations that have heretofore
generally been ignored to provide a complete examination of wartime
Japanese armament.
The Battle of Kursk 1943
The View through the Camera Lens
Valeriy Zamulin
Stuart Britton (ed. & translator)
$99.95 416 pages 10.5 x 11.5
575 b/w photos October 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-85-7
The Battle of Kursk continues to attract great attention even today. The
combat operations, which unfolded in the summer of 1943 in the center
of the Eastern Front were a pivotal stage not only in the struggle of the
Soviet people with the Nazi aggressors, but also in the Second World War
as a whole.
This book includes a significant number of captured German
photographs, as well as aerial reconnaissance photographs taken in the
spring and summer of 1943.
Barbarossa Derailed
The Battle for Smolensk 10 July-10
September 1941 Volume 4 Atlas
David M. Glantz
$99.95 272 pages 10.5 x 11.5 120 color
maps December 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-83-3
At dawn on 10 July 1941, massed tanks and motorized infantry of
German Army Group Centers Second and Third Panzer Groups crossed the
Dnepr and Western Dvina Rivers, beginning what Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer
of Germanys Third Reich, and most German officers and soldiers believed
would be a triumphal march on Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
This volume provides over one hundred specially commissioned color
maps that trace the course of the campaign, each accompanied by a
detailed caption.
Sunwheels and Siegrunen
Wiking, Nordland, Nederland and the
Germanic Waffen-SS in Photographs
Volume 1
Marc Rikmenspoel
$99.95 432 pages 8.25 x 11.5
c 715 b/w photos November 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-88-8
Western European collaboration with the Germans is still misunderstood,
nearly 70 years after the end of World War II. On the one hand, the
countries involved have usually played down the number of volunteers
they provided, while on the other, German propaganda often overstated
the participation of foreigners, especially in the Waffen-SS. The photos
include personalities, rare insignia, uniform details, and many vehicle
shots, along with highly detailed captions.
Helion & Company
Himmlers Favourite
The Combat History of III SS Panzerkorps Volume 1: From Formation to Autumn 1944
Lennart Westberg / Martin Mnsson / Geir Brenden
$120.00 628 pages 8.25 x 11.5 c 1,000 b/w photos, 36 page color map book December 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-94-9
These two photographic volumes depict Himmlers favorite unit in the Waffen-SS: the III Germanic SS Panzerkorps,
for it fulfilled Himmlers longtime political plans of recruitingGermanic volunteers for the creation of a greater
Germanic Reich in the future. As such, it consisted in part of SS volunteers from western and northern European
countries. Although largely forgotten today, this elite SS unit fought on a variety of battlefields ranging from Croatia
and Ingermanlands snow-covered forests near Leningrad to the historic Estonian city of Narva, where it defended
the Baltic countries of Estonia and Latvia against the Red Army in 1944-45. The remnants of the Panzerkorps ended
up in both the hopeless defense of Pomerania and the final apocalypse at the battle for Brandenburg and Berlin in
April-May 1945, when the Third Reich went down in a storm of fire and steel.
Days of Adversity
The Warsaw Uprising 1944
Evan McGilvray
$49.95 256 pages 6 x 9 100 b/w photos,
8 color maps August 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-95-6
This work is a reexamination of the decisions
regarding the 1944 Warsaw Uprising made by the leadership of the
underground Polish Army (AK), as well as the questionable attitudes of
senior Polish commanders in exile in London. The questions raised are,
was the uprising necessary and why was it so poorly conducted by a
totally indifferent leadership?
This work is supplemented with Polish sources as well as interviews with
five women who had been involved in the Warsaw Uprising as young
women and girls in 1944.
Four Flags, The Odyssey of
a Professional Soldier
Part 1 - US Marine Corps Vietnam 1969-
72, Israeli Defence Force 1975-77
Dave Barr
$39.95 416 pages 6 x 9 c 16 color photos
September 2014 paperback 978-1-909982-70-3
Dave Barr had had a penchant for trouble since day one, born in the back of
a car, shooting by the time he was five, riding a motorbike at seven, Dave
regularly got into fights at school. The only reading Dave would do growing
up involved motorbikes, shooting, westerns and the military. After reading
Battle Cry by Leon Uris aged 12 he knewhe wanted to be a Marine.
This is the first volume in the gripping and action-packed memoirs of
Dave Barr, providing a rich and colorful account of one mans odyssey as a
professional soldier, seeing war at the sharp end.
The Chopper Boys
Helicopter Warfare in Africa
Al J. Venter
$59.95 264 pages 8.25 x 11.5 c 500 color
and b/w photos December 2014 paperback
978-1-909982-68-0
WhenThe Chopper Boys was published 20
years ago, there were three editions, one each for Britain, the United
States and South Africa. The book sold out in a short time and a revised
edition of the work has been asked for many times in recent years from
aviation enthusiasts but in particular from the men and women who
flew these beautiful machines. It was left to Helion and Company to
redress this need.
The SADF in the Border
War 19661989
Leopold Scholtz
$49.95 540 pages 6 x 9 67 b/w photos,
13 b/w maps, 4 tables August 2014
paperback 978-1-909982-76-5
The SADF in the Border War 1966-1989 offers
the first comprehensive analysis of the South African Defense Forces role
in the Border War in Namibia and Angola since the end of this conflict in
1989. It investigates the causes of the Border War and follows its
progress and escalation in the 1980s. It also considers the broader
international context against which this conflict took place.
The author brings vital new information to light gained from documents
which have since been declassified.
Helion & Company
Bush War
Operator
Memoirs of the
Rhodesian Light
Infantry, Selous
Scouts and beyond
Andrew Balaam
$29.95 288 pages 6 x 9 40 color and b/w
photos October 2014 paperback
978-1-909982-77-2
Twice decorated with the Member of the
Legion of Merit (MLM) and the Military Forces
Commendation (MFC) Andrew Balaam was a
member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and
later the Selous Scouts, for a period spanning
twelve years. This is his honest and insightful
account of his time as a pseudo operator. His
story is brutally truthful, frightening,
sometimes humorous and often sad.
Green Leader
Operation Gatling,
the Rhodesian
Militarys Response
to the Viscount
Tragedy
Ian Pringle
$49.95 256 pages 6 x 9 50 color and b/w
photos, maps December 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-93-2
In this fascinating account, Ian Pringle
describes the background leading up to the
Viscount tragedy. He uses exclusive interviews
with a survivor of the crash and the massacre,
and with the first person to arrive at the
horrendous crash scene (commanding officer
of the Rhodesian SAS Regiment), as well as
accounts from other witnesses, to recreate the
tragic event.
The Equus
Men
Rhodesias Mounted
Infantry: The Greys
Scouts 18961980
Alexandre Binda
$79.95 224 pages
8.25 x 11.5 300 color and b/w photos, 4 maps
978-1-910294-04-8
This all new work by accomplished military
historian Alexandre Binda, former paymaster
to the Greys Scouts, tables the remarkable
story of Rhodesias mounted infantry, the
Greys Scouts. Working closely with the last
commanding officer, squadron commanders
and a whole host of regimental personalities,
all of whom have given The Equus Men their
unequivocal support Binda has enjoyed
unparalleled access to thousands of pages of
archival documents and many hundreds of
previously unpublished photographs.
Rhodesian
Fire Force
196680
Kerrin Cocks
$29.95 72 pages
8.25 x 11.5 150 color
and b/w photos, maps
November 2014 paperback
978-1-910294-05-5
In spite of the overwhelming number of
enemy pitted against them, Rhodesian Fire
Forces accounted for thousands of enemy
guerrillas, with a kill ratio exceeding 80:1. At
the end of the war, ZANLA generals admitted
their army could not have survived another
year in the field-in no small part due to the
ruthless efficiency of the Fire Forces, described
by Charles D. Melson, the Chief Historian of the
U.S. Marine Corps, as the ultimate killing
machine.
Modelling
Modern
South
African
Armour
Modelling
Techniques, Walk-
Arounds, Colours & Markings
William Marshall
$59.95 164 pages 8.25 x 11.5 410 color
photos, profiles November 2014 paperback
978-1-910294-03-1
The first in this all new series Conflict 100: A
Century of Warfare Remembered through
Military Modeling, exclusively published by GG
Books and Helion & Company, showcases
modern South African Armor. Through a series
of step-by-step builds by leading modelers,
which are accompanied by detailed walk
arounds, a selection of vehicles and weapon
systems are explored by serving South African
Army Officer William Marshall, for military
modelers and students of military history alike.
Beyond No
Mean Soldier
The Explosive
Recollections of a
Former Special
Forces Operator
Peter McAleese
$35.00 320 pages 6 x 9 c 90 color and b/w
photos December 2014 paperback
978-1-910294-01-7
This completely revised and expanded edition
sees a philosophical McAleese revisiting his
time with Britains Parachute Regiment, the
SAS, Rhodesias SAS and the South African
Defense Forces 44 Para Brigade. Oh, and a few
other adventures in and between - Colombia,
private military companies and near fatal
skydiving accidents; mercenary, soldier of
fortune or flawed ideologist? Nows your time
to consider this and more as has McAleese
himself.
Helion & Company
Asia@War SeriesFollowing on fromHelion &Companys highly successful Africa@War Series, Asia@War replicates the same
format. Here you will find concise, incisive text, rare images and high quality color artwork providing fresh accounts of both
well-known and more esoteric aspects of conflict in this part of the world since 1945.
Counterinsurgency in
Paradise
Seven Decades of Civil War in the
Philippines
Aaron Morris
$29.95 72 pages 8.25 x 11.5 c 150 color and
b/w photos, color profiles, maps December
2014 paperback 978-1-910294-06-2
Best known in the USA as a former colony and exotic tourist location, the
Republic of the Philippines has seen civil unrest, insurgencies and
separatism movements ever since independence in 1946. Endemic
corruption, human rights violations, ethnic strife and a shaky economy
have fueled wars that have been raging on and off for almost 70 years.
Since the end of the Cold War, the Philippines have been in the unique
and unfortunate situation of simultaneously facing the terrorist Abu
Sayyaf group and so calledlost commands, the Marxist uprising of the
New Peoples Army, while trying to maintain a tenuous cease fire with
the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
IRichly illustrated with unique photographs, artworks and maps, this
book provides a unique source of reference about the often forgotten, if
not outright ignored conflicts in the Philippines since 1945.
The Easter Offensive
Vietnam 1972
Volume 1: Invasion across the DMZ
Albert Grandolini
2014 paperback 978-1-910294-07-9
On 30 March 1972 the SouthVietnamese positions along the Demilitarized
Zone (DMZ) that separated the North fromSouthVietnamwere suddenly
shelled by hundreds of heavy guns and multiple rocket launchers. Caught in
a series of outposts of what was the former McNamara Line, the shocked
defenders had just enough time to emerge fromtheir bunkers at the end of
the barrage before they were attacked by regular NorthVietnamese Army
divisions, supported by hundreds of armored vehicles that crashed though
their defensive lines along the border. Thus began one of the fiercest
campaigns of theVietnamWar but also one of the less well documented
because by then most of the American ground forces had been withdrawn.
Following on from the details of the downsizing of American forces and
the setting up of the Vietnamization policy, the build up of both the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in the South and the Peoples
Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the North is discussed at length.
The Easter Offensive
Vietnam 1972
Volume 2: Tanks in the streets
Albert Grandolini
2014 paperback 978-1-910294-08-6
On 30 March 1972, while peace negotiations had been dragging on for
four years in Paris, the North Vietnamese launched a wide scale
offensive in order to break the stalemate. At that date, practically no
American ground forces remained in South Vietnam where a limited
offensive was expected in the Central Highlands area. But nobody
imagined the magnitude of the multidivisional, armor led onslaught.
The blow fell first across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the
North from South Vietnam (see Volume 1). Following from the initial
attack, in a surprise move, three communist divisions with T-54 tanks
attacked from their sanctuaries in Cambodia just north of Saigon. Their
tanks ventured into the streets of An Loc City where they were checked
by a desperate and heroic stand by the South Vietnamese soldiers and
their American advisers, thus saving the capital of South Vietnam.
Finally, the third prong of the NorthVietnamese offensive swept across the
northern Central Highlands, destroying a whole SouthVietnamese division.
A War Within A War
Turkeys Stuggle With the PKK since
1984
Brian Miller
2014 paperback 978-1-910294-09-3
Rising from the remains of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, Turkey
inherited many ethnic and sociological problems from its predecessor. Of
these the Kurdish question has been the most challenging one to the
state itself. The young republic survived many revolts in its
predominantly Kurdish-inhabited southeastern regions, but the PKK
(Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan: Kurdistan Workers Party) has been the most
crucial threat to the integrity of the country. During the 1960s Turkey
was a battlefield for many right and left wing groups and organizations,
resulting with the 1980 coup detat. Based on the ethnic strains and
socioeconomic inequity, the PKK was configured as a Marxist-Leninist
organization, with both political and armed branches. Virtual
elimination of almost all leftist organizations during the 1980 coup
helped the PKK flourish in its hometown. Eliminating rival Kurdish
organizations with brutal blows, the PKK successfully constructed both
its ideological and logistical foundation.
Helion & Company
Middle East@War SeriesFollowing on fromHelion &Companys highly successful Africa@War Series, Middle East@War
replicates the same format. Here you will find concise, incisive text, rare images and high quality color artwork providing fresh
accounts of both well-known and more esoteric aspects of conflict in this part of the world since 1945.
Syrian Conflagration
The Syrian Civil War, 2011-2013
Tom Cooper
b/w photos, color profiles, maps October 2014
paperback 978-1-910294-10-9
The Syrian Civil War, (the colloquial name of the
ongoing conflict in Syria), has experienced an entirely unexpected
transformation during its first two years. It started as unrest within the
Syrian population and a series of mass demonstrations within the
context of wider protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa
in 2011, known as the Arab Spring. Contrary to events in Egypt, Libya,
Tunisia and Yemen, where oppressive governments were toppled by the
end of that year, the government of Syria deployed the full force of its
military, its intelligence apparatus, and para-military groups, launching
an unprecedented crackdown that resulted in the arrest, detention and
killing of many thousands. Despite its brutality, this effort backfired: it
provoked mass desertions of the Syrian military and then an armed
uprising.
Israeli Air Force Operations
in the 1948 War
Israeli Winter Offensive Operation Horev
22 December 1948-7 January 1949
Shlomo Aloni
paperback 978-1-910294-11-6
Operation HOREV the Israeli winter offensive from December 1948
until January 1949 practically ended Israels War for Independence
(also known as the 1948 Arab-Israeli War), with an Israeli victory that
forced Egypt to seek ceasefire and to negotiate a settlement with the
fledgling nation. From HOREV Day 1 on 23 December 1948 until HOREV
Day 16 on 7 January 1949, this title presents Israeli Air Force missions
during Operation HOREV in heretofore unseen depth and detail.
This title chronicles Israeli Air Force sorties during Operation HOREV;
from Austers and Pipers to C-46s and C-47s; from Messerschmitts,
Spitfires and P-51s to Beaufighters and B-17s; Israel Air Force operations
are detailed spanning the timeline of the conflict down to every
unearthed sortie in depth, and shown in a way that Israeli Air Force
operations during Operation HOREV had never been presented before.
Israeli Air Force
Operations in the 1956
Suez War, 29 October
8 November 1956
Shlomo Aloni
b/w photos, color profiles, maps October 2014 paperback
978-1-910294-12-3
By participating in 1956 Suez Crisis Israel exploited an opportunity to
join forces with France and the United Kingdom in an attack against
Egypt in order to accomplish diplomatic, military and political
objectives: to open the Red Sea international shipping lane to ships
sailing from and to Eilat; to strengthen its alliance with France; to end
or at least to scale down Egyptian hosted Palestinian terror attacks
against Israel; to launch a preventive war in order to crush Egyptian
military power before its completion of the transition to Soviet weapons
could tempt Egypt to attack Israel and in order to accomplish a profound
victory to deter Egypt from pursuing a another round of war policy.
Operation KADESH was the Israeli part in the Anglo-French attack and
this title chronicles Israeli Air Force operations along the timeline of
Operation KADESH.
Iranian Tigers at War
Northrop F-5A/B, F-5E/F and Sub-
Variants in Iranian Service since 1966
Babak Taghvaee
paperback 978-1-910294-13-0
The development of the F-5 lightweight supersonic fighter in the mid
1950s was almost a gamble for the Northrop Corporation, but ultimately
resulted in one of most commercially successful combat aircraft in
modern history. Iran was one of its major export customers, yet the long
and often violent history of deployment of the F-5 in that country has
largely escaped attention of historians. No less than 309 aircraft of five
major variants of the jet the F-5A, F-5B, RF-5A, F-5E and F-5F have
provided the backbone of the front line strength of the Iranian Air Force
since the mid 1960s. Additional examples were clandestinely purchased
from Ethiopia and Vietnam in the 1980s. The type bore the brunt of
combat operations during the long war with Iraq, 1980-1988, and
remains a mainstay of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force as of today.
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If You Get
Yourself
Killed, Youre
Fired!
The
Extraordinary
Life of an
Ordinary Reporter on the
Front Lines of Africa
Wilf Nussey
$49.95 640 pages 6 x 9 c 50
b/w photos December 2014
paperback 978-1-909982-54-3
This is the story of a most unusual
life from beginnings in the South
African wilderness to a career
reporting on the watershed second
half of the last century in Africa. It
is a saga of exotic places, people
and events from which the new
and turbulent Africa has emerged.
Operation
Neptune
The D-Day
Landings, 6
June 1944
Tim Benbow
(ed.)
$79.95 376 pages 6 x 9 c 24
color and b/w maps September
2014 hardback
978-1-909982-97-0
The D-Day landings of June 1944
were one of the most ambitious
undertakings of all time, and their
success one of the greatest
military accomplishments.
Operation Neptune was the initial
assault stage of the broader
Operation Overlord, the liberation
of northwest Europe.
Hitlers Last
Levy in East
Prussia
Volkssturm
Einsatz
Bataillon
Goldap
(25/235) 1944-45
Bruno Just
Frederick Steinhardt (ed. &
translator)
$29.95 72 pages 6 x 9 2 b/w
photos, 1 map September 2014
paperback 978-1-909982-72-7
There are very few personal
accounts of Hitlers last levy, the
Volkssturm. For years, the
handwritten diary and a copy
typed by the author, remained in
the files of the Bundesarchiv (L) in
Bayreuth.
Operation
Dragoon
The
Invasion of
the South
of France,
15 August
1944
Andrew Stewart (ed.)
$69.95 128 pages 6 x 9 4 color
and b/w maps December 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-98-7
The Allied landings that took place
in Southern France in August 1944
represented both one of the
concluding elements of the
wartime Mediterranean campaign
and a decisive follow-on to the
invasion of Normandy that had
taken place two months before.
This is the second volume in
Helions new series, Naval Staff
Histories of the Second World War.
Brown
Waters of
Africa
Portuguese
Riverine
Warfare
1961-1974
John P. Cann
$89.95 280 pages 6 x 9 33
photos, 24 maps, 21 tables
978-1-909982-57-4
This is the story of that conversion
and the great battle of the rivers
in Africa. This naval reorientation
was a remarkable achievement, in
that Portugal not only learned to
fight a new kind of war, it built a
navy to accomplish this and did so
while shouldering its NATO
commitments.
The Role of
the Soviet
Union in the
Second World
War
A Re-
examination
Boris Sokolov
$79.95 148 pages 6 x 9
2 tables August 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-64-2
This book investigates several
controversial issues regarding the
role of the Soviet Union and the
performance of the Soviet
government and Red Army, to
which the author provides some
provocative answers. The primary
question explored by the author,
however, regards the effectiveness
of both the Red Army and of the
Soviet military economy.
Hitlers
Turkestani
Soldiers
A History of
the 162nd
(Turkistan)
Infantry
Division
Paolo A. Dossena
$69.95 400 pages 6 x 9 c 260
photos, 2 maps December 2014
paperback 978-1-909982-73-4
This is the story of the 162nd
(Turkistan) Infantry Division, a
World War II German division
composed of Central Asian
Turkistanis. The book covers the
political background of the
founders of this unit in German
service, debunks some historical
myths surrounding it and focuses
on the most crucial events in the
history of the division.
The Armed
Forces of
Poland in
the West
1939-46
Strategic
Concepts,
Planning, Limited Success
but no Victory!
Michael Alfred Peszke
$89.95 238 pages 6 x 9 20
photos, 4 maps August 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-60-4
This monograph focuses on the
strategic concepts, planning and
the limited success of the Polish
military, leading up to the British
Guarantee of March 1939 and then
throughout the Second World War.
Helion & Company
From
Tobruk to
Tunis
The impact
of terrain
on British
operations
and doctrine in North
Africa, 19401943
Neal Dando
$79.95 216 pages 6 x 9
12 b/w photos, 24 color maps
978-1-910294-00-0
This book focuses on the extent to
which the physical terrain features
across Egypt, Libya and Tunisia
affected British operations
throughout the campaign in North
Africa during the Second World
War.
The
German
Corpse
Factory
A Study in
First World
War
Propaganda
Stephen Badsey
$29.95 180 pages 6 x 9
10 b/w photos, illustrations
978-1-909982-66-6
The German Corpse Factory is
one of the most famous and
scandalous propaganda stories of
the First World War. This book uses
the scandal of the German Corpse
Factory as a case-study to explore
the true nature of British official
propaganda and its organizations
in the First World War.
Get Tough
Stay Tough
Shaping the
Canadian
Corps
19141918
Kenneth
Radley
$59.95 328 pages 6 x 9
978-1-909982-86-4
This book rigorously analyses some
of the elements that made the
Canadian Corps effective and
formidable. The approach taken
tracks discipline and morale as
these were conceived and
established within the corps and
then details their respective
application and development and
their influence and impact upon
fighting performance.
A Moonlight
Massacre
TheNight
Operationon
the
Passchendaele
Ridge, 2
December 1917
TheForgottenLast Act of the
ThirdBattleof Ypres
Michael LoCicero
$69.95 432 pages 6 x 9 70 b/w
photos, 8 pages color maps
978-1-909982-92-5
The Third Battle of Ypres was
officially terminated by Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig with the
opening of the Battle of Cambrai
on 20 November 1917. This
volume is a necessary corrective to
previously published campaign
narratives of what has become
popularly known as
Passchendaele.
Leaders of
the Storm
Troops
Volume 1
Oberster
SA-Fhrer,
SA-
Stabschef and SA-
Obergruppenfhrer (B J)
Michael D. Miller / Andreas Schulz
$69.95 416 pages 6 x 9
453 b/w photos October 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-87-1
Michael Miller and Andreas Schulz
have compiled the first in-depth
study yet produced on the SA
leadership corps, a series designed
to provide as comprehensive a
picture as possible of the
hauptamtlicher (full-time, actively
serving) and ehrenamtlicher
(honorary) SA-Fhrer.
The Horns
of the Beast
The Swakop
River
Campaign
and World
War I in
South-West Africa 1914-15
James Stejskal
$29.95 140 pages 6 x 9
65 b/w photos, illustrations,
8 maps July 2014 paperback
978-1-909982-78-9
Using primary sources, on the
ground research, and accurate
maps and charts of the battles, the
author sheds new light on the
operations of the South African
Army in its first foreign war and
the Schutztruppe defense of
German South West Africa.
Gott Strafe
England
The German
air assault
against
Great
Britain
19141918 Volume 1
Nigel J Parker
$59.95 276 pages 6 x 9 50 b/w
photos, illustrations, maps
December 2014 paperback
978-1-909982-71-0
Gott Strafe England is the
definitive account detailing the
German air attacks against Great
Britain during the First World War.
This two-volume series will
explore all the German air
operations against the British Isles
during 1914 to 1918.
Churchills
War Against
the Zeppelin
191418
Men,
Machines
and Tactics
Leon Bennett
$59.95 424 pages 6 x 9
186 b/w photos, illustrations
978-1-909982-84-0
Over a thousand British citizens
were killed and over three
thousand were wounded by
Zeppelin bombing during the
course of World War I. In
Churchills War Against the
Zeppelin 1914-18 Leon Bennett
explores the development of the
airship, the efforts to defend
Britain against the attacks, and
Winston Churchills role in these
efforts.
Helion & Company
The Danish Campaign of 1864
Recollections of an Austrian General
Staff Officer
Wilhelm von Grndorf
$79.95 64 pages 6 x 9 September 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-63-5
The Battle of Woerth
August 6th 1870
G.F.R. Henderson
$79.95 120 pages 6 x 9 30 illustrations,
maps September 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-56-7
The Battle of Spicheren
August 6th 1870
Lt Col G. F. R. Henderson
$89.95 272 pages 6 x 9 many b/w
illustrations and maps October 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-61-1
The Campaign of the Army
of the North
187071
Louis Faidherbe
$79.95 64 pages 6 x 9
978-1-909982-62-8
Swords trembling in their
Scabbards
The changing status of
Indian officers in the Indian
Army 17571947
Michael Creese
$79.95 192 pages 6 x 9 7 b/w
illustrations December 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-81-9
Discipline, System
and Style
The Sixteenth Lancers and
British Soldiering in India
18221846
John H Rumsby
$79.95 352 pages 6 x 9 26
b/w illustrations, maps
978-1-909982-91-8
William Simpsons
Afghanistan
Travels of a Special Artist
and Antiquarian during the
Second Afghan War,
18781879
Peter Harrington (ed.)
$69.95 248 pages 10.5 x 11.5
c 16 color and c 85 b/w
paperback 978-1-909982-80-2
With Tegetthoff at Lissa
The Memoirs of an Austrian Naval
Officer 186166
Maximilian Rottauscher
hardback 978-1-909982-65-9
Three Republics One Navy
A Naval History of France 18701999
Anthony Clayton
$69.95 288 pages 6 x 9 November 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-99-4
Thinking Wisely, Planning Boldly
The Higher Education and Training of
Royal Navy Officers, 191939
Joseph Moretz
hardback 978-1-909982-90-1
Helion & Company
Frontline Medic Gallipoli, Somme,
Ypres
The diary of Captain George Pirie,
R.A.M.C. 1914-17
Michael Lucas
$59.95 204 pages 6 x 9 35 b/w photos,
illustrations, 10 maps September 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-89-5
Knights Cross Holders of the SS and
German Police 1940-45
Volume 1: Miervaldis Adamsons
Georg Hurdelbrink
Michael D. Miller
$59.95 400 pages 6 x 9 800 b/w photos
978-1-909982-74-1
Voices of British Combat Cameramen
of WWII
Frederick McGlade
$49.95 176 pages 6 x 9 August 2014
paperback 978-1-909982-79-6
Stout Hearts
The British and Canadians
in Normandy 1944
Ben Kite
$79.95 504 pages 6 x 9 c 100
b/w photos, 16 color maps
978-1-909982-55-0
The Terrible Ones
A Complete History of 32
Battalion Volume 1
Piet Nortje
$89.95 636 pages 7 x 10 299
color and b/w photos, 50 maps, 9
figures/tables July 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-58-1
The Terrible Ones
A Complete History of 32
Battalion Volume 2
Piet Nortje
$89.95 754 pages 7 x 10 298
color and b/w photos, 34 maps, 5
figures/tables July 2014
hardback 978-1-909982-59-8
Deter Suppress Extract!
Royal Military Police Close
Protection, The Authorised
History
Richard Keightley
$35.00 196 pages 6 x 9 c 150
color and b/w photos November
2014 paperback
978-1-910294-02-4
A Welch Calypso
A Soldier of the Royal Welch Fusiliers
in the West Indies, 195154
Tom Stevens / Professor Peter Stanley (editor)
$35.00 188 pages 6 x 9 26 b/w photos
July 2014 paperback 978-1-909982-67-3
Eye of the Firestorm
The Namibian Angolan South
African Border War Memoirs of a
Military Commander
Roland de Vries
$59.95 960 pages 6 x 9 c 250 color and
b/w photos, 18 maps, 18 tables and figures.
978-1-909982-69-7
From Fabric Wings to Supersonic
Fighters and Drones
A History of Military Aviation on both
sides of the Northwest Frontier
Brian Cloughley / Lester W. Grau / Andrew Roe
$59.95 208 pages 6 x 9 40 b/w photos,
3 maps October 2014 hardback
978-1-909982-82-6
Histoire & Collections
Supermarine
Spitfire
Volume II
Philippe Listemann
$29.95 96 pages 8 x 9.5
978-2-352-50366-8
This book is the second of a series
of three volumes devoted to the
most famous fighter of the Royal
Air Force. This one combined with
the equally famous Hurricane gave to the British control of the skied
against the Luftwaffe.
It covers the different versions of the place from the Spitfire Mk I to the
Spitfire MK V which appeared in February 1941 and was equipped with
Rolls-Royce Merlin 45, one of the most powerful engines of the Second
World War.
Painting Guide for
AFV
Of World War Two and
Modern Era
Jose Luis Lopez
$29.95 84 pages 8.25 x 11.5
July 2014 paperback
978-2-35250-387-3
Luis Lopez Ruiz is a renowned
Spanish modeler, also well known
to Steelmasters magazines reader.
The talented modeler spent the last years to develop and improve his
own technique, inspire by the zenithal painting effect, to achieve a
stunning color finish on his military scale models : the black and white
technique. Following the best selling Paint Guide for Figures of WWII,
this new book explains, through detailed step by step photos, how to
give your model Jos the perfect enhance of contrast and a eye catching
look. Variety of materials used, black and white priming technique and
different type of weathering are presented. Five examples of AFVs, from
WWII to modern era, are illustrated with many photos. The
understanding and the mastery of these method and related techniques
are essentials to give a striking realism to military vehicles of WWII and
modern era. A gallery of finished scale models completes this highly
recommended book for modelers.
MiG 15, MiG 17
Gerard Paloque
$29.95 72 pages 8 x 9.5 July
2014 paperback
978-2-35250-330-9
At the beginning of the Korean
War, the west discovered the MiG-
15, the first mass-produced jet
fighter built in the Soviet Union.
This small device entered service
at the end of 1950 in its improved version, the MiG-15bis, and in turn
was quickly deployed to Korea where, with its powerful armament and
handling, it was an unpleasant surprise for the forces of the United
Nations, after finding their air superiority with the arrival of the latest
version of the famous F-86 Sabre. While the bundle a nickname
given by NATO to the MiG-15 was barely in use, MiG conceived its
successor, the more efficient and wing modified MiG-17 (Fresco).
The type was withdrawn from service in the USSR in the late sixties,
however it had great success abroad. The Fresco was the most exported
Soviet fighter until the arrival of its indirect successor, MiG-21 (see
Planes & Pilots No. 12).
Combat
Vehicles of the
21st Century
Youri Obratztsov
$34.95 128 pages 7.5 x
10 June 2014 paperback
978-2-35250-337-8
French Text
A modern army is inseparable from its armored combat vehicles, a
guarantee of performance and efficiency. Each year, many new vehicles
are developed, and the equipment already in service follows a
modernization campaign to keep a maximum operational level.
This book presents all types of modern combat vehicles in worldwide
service: tanks, infantry, artillery, engineers and support. These
specialized combat vehicles have extraordinary capabilities that are
indispensable to todays military tools.
Russian Women Snipers
In the Great Patriotic War
Youri Obraztsov
$35.95 114 pages 8.25 x 10 September 2014 paperback 978-2-35250-388-0
The commitment of Soviet women in World War II, by their number and their role is an
unprecedented event in the history of the world.
More than 100,000 of them will engage in the regular army or join the partisans. Of all the trades
that women could do in the war, one of the toughest, most unlikely, is the sniper.
Here is the incredible destiny of those who before the war were teachers or students, and the will
to defend their country and avenge their family will become snipers.
Battlefield Relics: Normandy 1944
Regis Giard
$29.95 80 pages 8 x 9.5 July 2014 paperback 978-2-35250-379-8
Through their photographic representation, the stories they tell and their actual historical
significance, the battlefield relics shown here cast a different light on D-Day and the Battle for
Normandy, and extoll the enthusiasm and worthiness of the collectors who preserved them. This
important heritage, discovered on the battlefields of a hundred day struggle that spans from June
6, 1944 to the liberation of Paris, the capture of le Havre and the battle for Brest, features many
surprising and unexpected artifacts, expressing the sacrifice of civilian victims or the happier times
of a long awaited liberation.
German Soldiers of World War Two
Jean de Lagarde
$39.95 160 pages 9.5 x 12.5 illustrated July 2014 paperback 978-2-352-503-477
This corrected, revised, and expanded edition includes significant additional material. Every soldier
is shown on a full page, front and back with numerous detail shots of head gear, equipment etc.
The chronological order of the original edition is retained, while the widest selection of types of
Third Reich armed forces members is featured, from the most famous uniforms to the more
obscure. In addition to land forces, this book also offers a wide selection of airmen and sailor
uniforms.
The French Army in 1814
The Campaign of France, from Champagne to Paris
$29.95 8 x 9.5 November 2014 paperback 978-2-35250-374-3
La Guerre des
Gaules
Frederic Bey
$19.95 64 pages 8.25 x
10 120 illustrations July
2014 paperback 978-2-352-50352-1
French Text
In the last century BC, the still independent
Gaul was involved in the process of expanding
the Roman power.
In a more direct way, Gaul became a purely
political issue between the triumvirs Pompey,
Crassus and Caesar, when they got hold of an
ending Republic. It was therefore a victim of
issue that was foreign to Gaul when it entered
the political strategy of Julius Caesar.
LUniformes
des Sapeurs-
Pompiers
de 1700 a nos jours
Frederic Coune
$49.95 176 pages 9 x 12 700 illustrations
July 2014 paperback 978-2-352-50359-0
French text
The firefighter appeared only at the beginning
of the eighteenth century with the invention of
the hand pump. In order to be recognizable,
they needed a distinctive sign. First it was the
corporate medal, the headdress, hat, and
helmet, followed by a uniform. This publication
presents the headdresses and uniforms worn
by military and civilian firefighters, from their
origins to the latest technological advances.
Lextraordinaire
pope du
Lieutenant
Marchal
Pilote de Missions
Speciales Pendant La
Grande Guerre
Marie-Catherine Villatoux / Paul Villatoux
$32.95 320 pages 6 x 9.5 July 2014
paperback 978-2-35250-360-6 French Text
In 1919, Anselme Marchal published an
account of his war years. The book was a great
success with the public, who had come to
know this figure of aeronautics who was the
only pilot to have flown over Berlin between
1914 and 1918. This testimony, revealed for
the first time in nearly a century, seeks to put
the story in its context and to trace the course
of this pilot's life in military aeronautics.
Napoleon Chef
De Guerre
Jean-Phillippe Imbach
$19.95 64 pages 8.25 x
10 120 August 2014
The qualities of Napoleon Bonaparte as a
warlord are undisputed and passed to
posterity. But his military skills did not emerge
from nothing.
Discover how the future emperor learned the
profession of arms and the main innovations
he had brought to the art of war while also
highlighting the shortcomings of this
extraordinary man in his role as military
commander.
1944, Lete
Chaud des
Collabos
Du front de
Normandie aux rue de
Paris
Olivier Pigoreau
$32.95 300 pages 6 x 9.5 July 2014
For the French there, the Allies who landed in
Normandy were not liberators. Recruited by
the German intelligence service sleeper
agents infiltrated the front line, volunteered in
the Doriots PPF rescue parties of the
Normandy population, integrated into the SS
divisions war correspondents: all will fight
their way to repel the invasion.
Charles
Dupont
Memoires du chef des
Services Secrets
Francais Durant la
Grande Guerre
Olivier Lahaie
$32.95 300 pages 6 x 9.5 September 2014
An officer from the Polytechnique, Charles
Dupont performed several secret missions in
Germany before taking head of the 2nd office of
the General Staff of the Army in 1913 and then
the General Headquarters in August 1914. His
memoirs, remained unpublished for some time,
are an exceptional testimony to the character of
General Joffre, Nivelle and Petain, but also the
politicians whom he crossed paths with.
Kagero
The Battleship HMS Warspite
Witold Koszela
$19.95 8.25 x 11.5 drawings sheets and color profiles Now Available paperback 978-83-62878-92-5
The battleship HMS Warspite is packed with countless drawing sheets and color profiles of the famous ship.
The Battleship HMS Duke
of York
Witold Koszela
$19.95 32 pages 8.25 x 11.5 color profiles
July 2014 paperback 978-83-64596-02-5
HMS Duke of York was the third of the King
George V class battleships to be built after a lull in battleship design and
construction following the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty. The
battleship was laid down on May 5, 1937 at John Brown & Company
Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works in Clydebank, Scotland. She
was commissioned four and a half years later, on November 4, 1941.
The Japanese Destroyer
Kagero
Waldemar Gorlaski
$22.95 68 pages 8.25 x 11.5 134 graphics
Now Available paperback 978-83-62878-85-7
The Japanese destroyers truly made their mark
during the war in the Pacific. Fast, heavily armed and manned by well-
trained crews, they took part in some of the most memorable surface
and air-sea battles of the Pacific War, but also in hundreds of lesser
known actions. Those workhorses of the Imperial Navy were employed in
a wide variety of roles from direct action against enemy fleet to escort
duties and even pure transport tasks. Commander Hara Tameichi rightly
observes that it was the destroyers that bore the brunt of the fighting at
sea.
The Heavy Cruiser Prinz
Eugen
Waldemar Goralski
$22.95 96 pages 8.25 x 11.5 176 graphics
Now Available paperback 978-83-62878-86-4
Following the defeat in the World War I, the
Treaty of Versailles limited the tonnage of the
German Navy to 144 thousand tons. Moreover, the treaty stipulated that
new warships could only be built to replace the decommissioned ones. In
1921 a new law was enacted which brought about the creation of the
Reichsmarine. The few warships that Germany was allowed to keep were
modernized and new ones were being built to replace the obsolete ones.
The Battleship USS
Massachusetts
Stefan Draminski
$22.95 80 pages 8.25 x 11.5 80 drawings,
146 graphics July 2014 paperback
978-83-62878-98-7
The text part of this book describes history of the
ships construction and service. This is accompanied by more than 100
color illustrations showing USS Massachusetts appearance towards the
end of her service in the Pacific, 1945. Elements that are shown in detail
include superstructures, armament, fire control instruments, aircraft,
boats, equipment, rig, etc. Blueprints in 1:350, 1:200, 1:100 and 1:50
scales (general views and details) are included on a separate sheet. The
publication is a great reference for building a detailed model of USS
Massachusetts.
Kagero
Japanese
Heavy
Cruiser Takao
19371946
Janusz Skulski
Waldemar Goralski
$22.95 92 pages 8.25 x 11.5 21 archive
photos, 80 drawings, 100 graphics Now
Available paperback 978-83-62878-90-1
The design of four-member Japanese Takao-
class heavy cruisers built between 19271928
was based on earlier Myoko-class heavy
cruisers. The Takao-class was better armored
and equipped including the main artillery
being modified to engage air targets. The
Takao-class had a distinctive look thanks to the
massive superstructure and the first chimney
being inclined towards the second one which
was set vertically.
The
Battleship
USS Missouri
Stefan Draminski
$22.95 80 pages 8.25
x 11.5 140 graphics
July 2014 paperback
978-83-64596-03-2
The text part of this book describes history of
the ships construction and service. This is
accompanied by more than 100 color
illustrations showing USS Missouris (BB-63)
appearance on 2 September 1945, when
Japanese officials signed formal surrender on
her board. Elements that are shown in detail
include superstructures, armament, fire control
instruments, aircraft, boats, equipment, ri
The
Battleship
Bismarck
Waldemar Goralski
$22.95 100 pages
8.25 x 11.5 170
graphics July 2014
paperback 978-83-64596-01-8
The 28th book of the Super Drawings in 3D
series gives us completely refreshed look on
Bismarck warship which has been already
described in numerous publications. Our new
book includes not only more than 160
significantly improved renders but also
anaglyphs 3D of Bismarck which can be seen
through special paper anaglyph filters added
to the book. Render artist has focused mainly
on warship details this time thus limiting the
number of the hull general layouts.g,
surrender deck fittings etc.
Lictorian
Fasces over
England
Regia Aeronautica
in action against
England 19401941
Marek Sobski
$16.95 60 pages 8 x 11 67 archive photos,
painting schemes July 2014 paperback
978-83-62878-96-3
Lictorian Fasces over England is the story of
Corpo Aero Italiano, the Reggia Aeronautica
detachment operating against Britain in 1940
1941. Established for propaganda and
political reasons, the corps had to face two
equally formidable enemies over the Channel:
the RAF and the brutal weather conditions to
which they were hardly accustomed. The book
presents a blow by blow account of the units
operations in addition to detailed descriptions
of the aircraft used in the campaign.
B-17 Flying
Fortress in
Combat Over
Europe
Tomasz Szlagor
$19.95 92 pages 8.25 x 11.5 130 b/w
photos, 11 color photos, 4 profiles Now
The B-17 Flying Fortress epitomized the
American airpower for most of the Second
World War. It was by far the most effective
weapon to carry out the strategic, daylight
bombing campaign in Europe. The battles
fought by B-17 crews during raids on such
tough targets as Schweinfurt, Berlin or Ploesti
were nothing short of epic.
JG 53
Pik
As
Marek J
Murawski
$19.95 28
pages 8 x 11 41 archive photos, 4 painting
schemes, decals Now Available paperback
978-83-62878-94-9
The book presents the history and combat
operations of JG 53Pik As - one of the
Luftwaffes most famous fighter wings. A
collection of forty original photographs is
supplemented by a list of all JG 53
commanders, details of each of the wings
squadrons and flights and a listing of the units
equipment used during the war.
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Kagero
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
Leszek A. Wieliczko
$22.95 92 pages 8.25 x 11.5 8 painting schemes, 14 artworks Now Available paperback 978-83-62878-87-1
The monograph on the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, WW2 Japanese fighter plane, discusses its origins and
development (including subsequent modifications and variants: Ki-106, Ki-113, Ki-116, Ki-84R, Ki-84P and Ki-
84N), camouflage and markings and operational history since its combat debut over China in Summer of 1944 till
the end of the WW2. Each version is specified and described. The author uncovers the fates of Ki-84s captured by
the Americans and presents an evaluation of the aircraft. The book includes a comprehensive technical description,
technical data, a glossary of some Japanese terms and names and lists of the IJAAF units equipped with Ki-84s
and the IJAAF ranks.
Messerschmitt BF 109 E.
The Blitzkrieg Fighter
Marek J. Murawski / Jakub Plewka
$29.95 188 pages 8.25 x 11.5 212 archive
photos, color profiles of 44 aircraft Now
The latest addition to the Monographs Special
Edition series is devoted to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 E. This new book
gives not only a thorough insight into the development, variants,
technical features and camouflage of theEmil, but also an excellent
overview of the aircrafts service with the Luftwaffe. Packed with period
photos, color profiles and scale drawings, this title is a perfect guide for
aviation modelers.
Ju 87D/G
Vol. 2
Marek J. Murawki / Marek Rys
$24.95 112 pages 8.25 x 11.5 86 archive
photos, 78 graphics July 2014 paperback
978-83-62878-97-0
Part two of the monograph on the legendary
World War II dive bomber takes a closer look at the history of the final
production versions the Ju 87: the Dora a dedicated dive bomber and
strike platform and the Ju 87 G tank buster. In addition to combat
histories of the front-line units that operated the types, the book
presents profiles of some of the most prominent Stuka pilots. The text is
supplemented by firsthand accounts of the men who flew the Ju 87s in
combat, as well as a large selection of original photographs and 3D
drawings.
Ju 87 D/G
Vol. 1
Marek J Murawski / Marek Rys
$24.95 112 pages 8.25 x 11.5 110 archive
photos, painting schemes, 77 graphics Now
This monograph of the most famous dive bomber
of World War II focuses on the design and combat operations of the late
marks of the Stuka: the Ju 87D dive bomber and strike aircraft and the
Ju 87G tank buster. In addition to the detailed description of the design,
the book covers combat operations of the Luftwaffe units equipped with
the D and G models, as well as the biographies of the most prominent
aircrews who flew those aircraft in combat. The text is supplemented by
original photographs and 3D drawings showing details of the design.
Pacific
Lightnings
Part 1
Maciej Goralczyk /
Andrzej Sadlo
$16.95 16 pages 8 x
10.8 decal sheet Now
Available paperback
978-83-62878-88-8
Two decal sheets with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for 8 P-
38 Lightnings with sexy nose art. The decal sheets were printed by
Cartograf. Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn 4-view
color profiles and described in the 18 page guidebook with English and
Polish text.
Kagero
Challenger 1
Main Battle Tank Vol. I
Robert Griffin
$19.95 80 pages 8 x 11 280 archive photos Now Available paperback 978-83-62878-95-6
The Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank was Great Britains second purpose-designed Main Battle Tank and served as the
spear point of the Royal Armored Corps for nearly 20 years. The Challenger 1 proved to be an excellent combat
vehicle in Operation Granby after a controversial early career in the British Army, and it continues to serve the
Jordanian army to the present day. Robert Griffin tells the story of the Challenger 1s development and service, in
this first volume of a two part study for the Kagero Photosniper series.
Challenger 1
Main Battle Tank Vol. II
Robert Griffin
$19.95 80 pages 8 x 11 485 archive
photos, 10 color profiles, 3 reference
drawings July 2014 paperback 978-83-
64596-00-1
In Challenger 1 Volume 2 Robert Griffin
outlines the service career of the Challenger 1
Main Battle Tank and Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicle. This exciting
Photosniper title includes numerous period photographs in color and in
black and white, ten color plates and vehicle plans for the Challenger 1
Mk.3 as deployed into combat during Operation Granby. The photos
selected for this book include original images from the vehicles trials, its
service in BAOR, in Bosnia and in Operation Granby. The Challenger 1 and
CRARRV are documented in many unpublished photos and detailed walk
around photos include examples taken of the Challengers employed in
Operation Granby in 1991 and of the CRARRV in its most recent guise. The
highs and lows of the Challenger 1s career in the British Army are
described in detail. This work is an excellent reference for the modeler,
AFV enthusiast and former crewman, and follows Challenger 1 Volume 1,
also available from Kagero Publishings Photosniper series.
AMX-30
Char de Bataille 1966-2006
M.P. Robinson
$19.95 80 pages 8 x 11 110 archive
photos, 8 color profiles July 2014
paperback 978-83-62878-99-4
The AMX-30 was Frances principal battle
tank for over 30 years and continues to serve
the French Army in later forms even to this
day. In this first work of a two volume study examining the history of
the AMX-30 battle tank, M.P. Robinson describes the development and
introduction to service of this long serving weapon system.
Photographic coverage in Volume 1 is focused on the AMX-30B gun
tank, its service life and the supporting vehicles that served alongside it
in the Arme Blinde Cavalerie in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Captured
Panzers
German Vehicles in
Allied Service
Marek Jaszczolt / Arkadiusz
Wrobel
$16.95 16 pages 8 x 10.8
decal sheet Now Available
paperback 978-83-62878-89-5
A big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:35 markings for no less than 16
German armored fighting vehicles captured by Allied troops and used
against their former owners. The decal sheet was printed by Cartograf.
Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn color profile and
described in the 18 page guidebook with English and Polish text.
Jagdpanther
Lukasz Gladysiak / Adam Rejmak
$19.95 108 pages 8 x 11 17 archive
photos, 71 color photos, 8 painting
schemes, 39 graphics Now Available
paperback 978-83-62878-83-3
Self-propelled tank destroyers constituted
an essential component of the Third Reichs
armored arm. Vehicles, which were
especially useful in defensive warfare, in which the German army found
itself after losing strategic initiative on the Eastern Front in the summer
1943 and following the Allied landing in Italy and France, with time
began to effectively compete in armored sub-units with classic tanks.
One of the largest vehicles of that type was Jagdpanther Sd.Kfz. 173,
based on the chassis of the famous Panther tank.
Clear Vue / Model Centrum / Tattered Flag
Camouflage and Markings of Allied Armor in the Battle for
Cassino, JanuaryMay 1944
Jeffrey Plowman
$38.95 56 pages 8 x 11.5 78 b/w and color photos, 20 full-color plates April 2014 Model Centrum Progres
paperback 978-83-60672-22-8
Published to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the battle for Cassino, this is an authoritative guide to the armor
deployed by the Allies over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective. Covering American, British, Indian,
Canadian, French, New Zealand and Polish armor, this book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with
detailed captions. It includes: M3A1 Scout Cars, Universal Carriers, Indian Wheeled Carriers, M8 HMCs, M10s, Stuarts,
Shermans, Churchills, Grant ARVs, M31 TRVs and Valentine Bridgelayers. Contains: 56 pages, 78 b&/w photos and 20
full color plates of artwork.
Friends and Enemies
The Natal Campaign in the South African War 18991902
Hugh Rethman
$34.95 400 pages 6 x 9 b/w photos December 2014 Tattered Flag paperback 978-0-9576892-3-7
eISBN 978-0-9576892-4-4
When the Boer Republics invaded Natal in 1899, the invaders could have been driven out with casualties measured in
hundreds. Instead Britain was to lose nearly 9,000 men killed in action, more than 13,000 to disease and a further
75,000 wounded and sick were invalided back to Britain. The war ended in 1902 with a very unsatisfactory Peace Treaty.
At the start of the conflict Britains Generals were faced with problems new to the military establishment. Shows of
force did little to intimidate a determined opposition; infantry charges against a hidden enemy armed with modern
rifles resulted in a futile waste of lives. Artillery could now destroy unseen targets at great range. Lack of mobility
resulted in more than half the army being besieged in Ladysmith bringing with it concomitant civilian involvement.
Some generals learnt quickly others were slower and yet others still, perhaps through pride and stubbornness,
refused to alter their ways and thus their men paid with their lives. The bravery and sacrifice of men during the
campaign have been described in many books, as have the faults real and imagined of the generals. But little
attention has been paid to the greatest blunder of all: a failure to take proper cognizance of local advice, opinion and
capability.
This deeply researched study of the Boer War includes, for the first time, the experiences of the inhabitants of Natal
soldier and civilian, men, women and children, black and white. Diaries and letters vividly portray the actions at
Talana, Elandslaagte, Colenso, Acton Homes and Spion Kop, as well as the siege of Ladysmith in which 15,000 military
personnel and 2,500 residents and refugees were incarcerated for four months, slowly but surely dying from
starvation and sickness until their relief.
Festung Guernsey 1.2
Information about Guernsey
$23.00 76 pages 8.25 x 11.5 71 illustrations July 2014 Clear Vue Publishing paperback 978-0-9926671-1-5
This guide to the fortification of the Channel Island of Guernsey during the second world war was produced by the
German forces themselves, containing the original German and an English translation, it gives a unique insight into
German defensive strategy.
This volume covers the history of the island.
MMP Books
Finnish Fighter Colours
Vol. 1
Kari Stenman / Karolina Holda
$69.00 200 pages 8.25 x 11.5 b/w
photos, color photos and color profiles July
2014 hardback 978-83-63678-07-4
The next book in the Rainbow Series covers
Finnish Fighters used during WWII.
Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from France, USA,
Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the
well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many unpublished photos,
and color profiles.
Vol. 1 covers:
Bristol Bulldog
Fokker D XXI
Gloster Gladiator
FIAT G 50
Morane Saulnier MS 406 including Mrk-Morane
Brewster Model 239
Fouga Magister
Tine Soetaert
$39.00 124 pages 8.25 x 11.5 B/W
photos, color photos, 1/48 Scale plans,
About 40 color profiles October 2014
paperback 978-83-63678-38-8
An illustrated technical history of the Fouga
Magister 1950s French two-seat jet
trainer.
The different versions of the plane are described and illustrated; all the
changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded.
Drawings and data from the original technical manuals, full dimensional
details and photographs of surviving examples preserved in aviation
museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out.
Brief operational history of all export users including Israel, Finland,
Belgium, Katanga, Ireland, Brazil and others.
Color photographs and many pages of color illustrations complete the
books comprehensive coverage.
About 40 color profiles.
Profusely illustrated with photos, including walk-around section
showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals.
Includes 1/72nd and 1/48th scale plans, and color profiles showing
many of the colorful schemes applied to the Fouga Magister by its users,
including anniversary schemes.
Finnish Fighter Colours
Vol. 2
Kari Steman / Karolina Holda
$69.00 200 pages 8.25 x 11.5 b/w
photos, color photos and color profiles
January 2015 hardback
978-83-63678-44-9
Second volume covers Finnish Fighters used
during WWII. Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from
France, USA, Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled
detail by the well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many
unpublished photos, and color profiles.
Vol. 2 covers:
Hawker Hurricane I & II
Caudron CR 714
Curtiss Hawk 75A
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G
VL Myrsky
I-153
I-16
LaGG-3
Curtiss P-40MWarhawk
Portuguese Fighter
Colours 19191956
Piston-engine fighters
Luis Armando Tavares / Armando Jorge
Soares
$69.00 200 pages 8.25 x 11.5 b/w
photos, color photos and color profiles
978-83-63678-45-6
The newest volume in MMPs Rainbow Series covers the colors and
markings of all the piston-engine fighters that served with the
Portuguese military from the end of WW1 to the 1960s. A small nation
with modest-sized air arms, Portugal nonetheless used a wide variety of
iconic fighter aircraft over this period, from the SPAD S.VII of WW1 to the
F-47 Thunderbolt after WW2. French, British and American aircraft were
used, including such famous types as the Hawker Fury and Hurricane,
the Spitfire and the Bell P-39 Airacobra.
This profusely illustrated book covers all these aircraft, with brief details
of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and
markings they carried. Besides the many photos, full color profiles
illustrate the markings used. Detailed color notes and precise
description and illustration of national markings over the period
complete a book that will be invaluable to aircraft enthusiasts,
historians and modelers.
MMP Books
Lockheed F-104
Starfighter
Jaroslaw Dobrzy nski
$39.00 124 pages 8.25 x 11.5 B/W photos,
colour photos, 1/72 Scale plans, About 40 color
profiles October 2014 paperback
978-83-63678-39-5
An illustrated technical history of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
supersonic interceptor and fighter-bomber. The different versions of the
plane are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification,
equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the
original manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving
examples illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out.
Bristol Bulldog and
Gloster Gauntlet
Alex Craford
$35.00 144 pages 7 x 10 b/w photos, color
photos, scale plans and 50 color profiles June
2014 paperback 978-8389450043
This is the story of two of Britains most successful and popular inter-war
(1930s) fighter aircraft. It contains: A complete and comprehensive
history of the development & service of both types. Includes scale plans,
photos and drawings from technical manuals, and superb color
illustrations of camouflage and markings, and walk-around color
photographs of surviving examples.
Blackburn Skua and Roc
Matt Willis
$35.00 160 pages 7 x 10 100+ B/W photos,
25 colour photos, 1/72 scale plans, about 25
color profiles May 2014 paperback
978-83-89450-44-9
The development and operational history of the
Skua, and its turret-fighter derivative the Roc, are told in this book.
Designed as a dive-bomber, the Skua was also used as a fighter, and
later as a target tug. The Roc was even less successful than its RAF
counterpart. Contains color illustrations of camouflage and markings,
rare b/w archive photographs, and firsthand accounts of Skua
operations.
Hawker Fury and Nimrod
Alex Crawford
$40.00 168 pages 7 x 10 b/w photos, color
photos, scale plans and 99 color profiles June
2014 paperback 978-83-89450-41-8
The Hawker Fury was perhaps the most beautiful
biplane fighter ever built, and was the RAF's first
aircraft capable of exceeding 200mph in level flight. Together with its
naval counterpart, the Nimrod, the Fury served with many air forces
right up until the beginning of WW2. This book describes the design,
development and service of the Fury and Nimrod.
Il-2 Shturmovik
Viktor Povinsky
$65.00 160 pages 8.25 x 11.5 B/W photos,
color photos, 1/72 Scale plans, About 100 color
profiles August 2014 hardback
978-83-63678-37-1
An illustrated technical history of the most
famous Soviet warplane of World War Two. Built in larger numbers than
any other aircraft, the Il-2 ground-attack and close-support aircraft was
perhaps the most important aircraft on the Eastern Front in WW2. The
different versions of the plane, from the prototypes to the final aircraft
of 1945 are described and illustrated.
Vnator Romanian
hunter
The I.A.R.80 and I.A.R.81 in Ultimate
Detail
Radu Brnzan
$120.00 352 pages 8.25 x 11.5 B/W photos,
color photos, 1/48 Scale plans, About 60 color
profiles September 2014 hardback 978-83-63678-40-1
A detailed and comprehensive illustrated technical history of the
I.A.R.80 and I.A.R.81 Romanian World War II fighter and ground-
attack aircraft. This elegant but little-known aircraft was the mainstay
of the Romanian air force's fighter arm throughout WW2, involved in
fighting against both the Allies and then against the Axis.

MMP Books
Scale Plans No. 3 MiG-15
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15
Dariusz Karnas
$11.99 12 pages 8.25 x 11.75 scale plans
NowAvailable paperback 978-83-63678-34-0
1/48 and 1/32 scale plans of following aircraft:
MiG-15 MiG-15bis UTI MiG-15
all Polish Variants
Scale Plans No. 4 PZL.23
Karas
PZL.42 / PZL.43 PZL.46 Sum
Dariusz Karnas
1/72 nad 1/48 detailed scale plans of following
aircraft:
PZL.23 Kara PZL.42 /PZL.43 PZL.46 Sum
Scale Plans No. 5 A6M
Zero
Dariusz Karnas
Scale plans in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale.
All Zero versions.
A6M2 model 21 A6M3 model 22 and model 23
A6M5 model 52 and model 52c A6M7 model 62
Russian Aviation Colours 19091922
Camouflage and Markings, Vol. 1 Early Years
Mark Khairulin / Boris Stepanov
$75.00 200 pages 8.25 x 11.5 94 color profiles, 400 b/w photos November 2014 hardback 978-83-63678-48-7
This book describes the history of the little-known emblems and distinctive markings of Russian military aviation from
the early origins of domestic military aviation up to the Russian exit fromWW1.
The book catalogues the differences aviation motifs from the beginning of the formation of Russian military aviation.
The collected material is presented in a clear and attractive form - color plates, reconstructed logos, and original
photographs from public and private archives.
Scale Plans No. 6
IA-58 Pucara
Dariusz Karnas
$11.99 8.25 x 11.75 scale plans
Now Available paperback
978-83-63678-33-3
1/72 and 1/48 scale plans of the
IA-58 Pucara
includes all versions:
Prototype
Bigua
IA-58C
Scale Plans No. 7
Me 262 A Schwalbe
Dariusz Karnas
$11.99 10 pages 8.25 x 11.75
scale plans Now Available
paperback 978-83-63678-43-2
7 Me 262 A Schwalbe. 1/48 and
1/32 scale plans of the Me 262 A
Schwalbe includes all A versions:
Me 262 A-1a Me 262 A-1a/Jabo
Me 262 A-2a Me 262 A-1a/U3 Me
262 A-1a/U4
Scale Plans No. 8
Republic P-47D
Bubbletop
Dariusz Karnas
$11.99 14 pages 8.25 x 11.5
scale plans May 2014
paperback 978-83-63678-46-3
Scale Plans No.9
Messerschmitt Bf
109 G-2 and G-6
Dariusz Karnas
$11.99 12 pages 8.25 x 11.5
June 2014 paperback
978-83-63678-49-4
Scale plans in 1/48 and 1/32 of
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 & G-6
versions. Includes all subversions
OxbowBooks / ArabianPublishing/ CountrysideBooks
Feeding the
Roman Army
The Archaeology of
Production and
Supply in NW
Europe
Sue Stallibrass (ed.)
Richard Thomas (ed.)
$60.00 169 pages 8.75 x 6.75 b/w
illustrations Now Available Oxbow Books
paperback 978-1-84217-323-7
These ten papers from two Theoretical Roman
Archaeology Conference (2007) sessions bring
together a growing body of new archaeological
evidence in an attempt to reconsider the way
in which the Roman army was provisioned.
Clearly, the adequate supply of food was
essential to the success of the Roman military.
Case studies come from Roman Britain, France,
the Netherlands and the Rhine Delta, looking
at evidence from animal products, military
settlements, the size of cattle, horses, pottery
and salt.
Everyday
Life in
Viking-Age
Towns
Social Approaches
to Towns in
England and
Ireland, c. 800-1100
Letty ten Harkel (ed.) / D. M. Hadley (ed.)
$65.00 272 pages 6.75 x 9.5 b/w and color
illustrations Now Available Oxbow Books
hardback 978-1-84217-532-3
The study of early medieval towns has
frequently concentrated on urban beginnings,
the search for broadly applicable definitions of
urban characteristics and the chronological
development of towns. Far less attention has
been paid to the experience of living in towns.
The thirteen chapters in this book bring
together the current state of knowledge about
Viking-Age towns (c. 8001100) from both
sides of the Irish Sea, focusing on everyday life
in and around these emerging settlements.
Violence and
Civilization
Studies of Social
Violence in History
and Prehistory
Roderick Campbell (ed.)
$45.00 160 pages
6.25 x 9.25 b/w and col. illustrations Now
Available Oxbow Books paperback
978-1-78297-620-2
This collection of essays begins with the
premise that violence, in its relationship to
order, is a central element of history. Taking a
broad definition of violence, including
structural and symbolic violence, the
contributions move beyond the problematic of
civilizations mitigating or foundational role,
instead seeing violence as inherently social,
and, perhaps, socially inherent (if variable). The
papers range from China to the Americas and
from the 2nd millennium BCE to the 21st
century CE.
Yes, the
Arabs Can
Too
Mohamed Bin Issa Al
Jaber
Michael Worton
$40.00 176 pages
6.25 x 9.25 Now Available Arabian
Publishing hardback 978-0-9571060-9-3
Much has been written about the role and
presence of the Arabs in the world at the
beginning of this millennium, and their ability
to meet the challenges overwhelming our
planet, bristling as it is with science,
technology and latest lethal weapons. The
author gives us a practical and precise
summary of his own contemporary Arab
experience from an intercontinental
perspective, notable for its success, variety and
modernity.
The Trench
Life and Death on
The Western Front
1914-1918
Trevor Yorke
$12.95 96 pages
5.8 x 8.25 illustrated
throughout Now
Available Countryside Books paperback
978-1-84674-317-7
The horrors of the First World War scarred an
entire generation at the beginning of the
twentieth century. Now, one hundred years
later, we are asked to reflect upon it and
remember what a disastrous episode of history
it was.
This book offers a brief, straightforward,
illustrated history of the First World War in
some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the
trenches and what it was like to live and fight
in them.
Bomber
Command
The Victoria Cross
Raids
Martyn Chorlton
$31.90 192 pages
b/w photos and maps
November 2014 Countryside Books
paperback 978-1-84674-322-1
RAF Bomber Command lost 55,000 men during
WWII. Their motto was Press on Regardless
and the majority of their operational missions
involved flying into the fiery, smoke-filled skies
of occupied Europe. No less than 23 of their
members were awarded Britains highest
decoration for valor The Victoria Cross; most
of them posthumously.
Martyn Chorltons book tells the stories of each
of them detailing how and why they won
their medal. It recalls feats of unparalleled
heroism and self sacrifice; memorable and
terrifying.
Pen & Sword
Belisarius
The Last Roman General
Ian Hughes
$24.95 288 pages 6 x 9 16pp plates,
15 B+W drawings, 27 maps, 18 Battle Plans
978-1-4738-2297-9
A military history of the campaigns of
Belisarius, the greatest general of the
Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the
Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year
at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including
Rome (briefly), from the barbarians. It discusses the evolution from
classical Roman to Byzantine armies and systems of warfare, as well as
those of their chief enemies, the Persians, Goths and Vandals. It
reassesses Belisarius generalship and compares him with the likes of
Caesar, Alexander and Hannibal. It will be illustrated with line drawings
and battle plans as well as photographs.
The Spartan Supremacy
412-371 BC
Mike Roberts / Bob Bennett
$39.95 336 pages 6 x 9 approx 16
photos, 17 b/w maps and battle plans June
2014 hardback 978-1-84884-614-2
Sparta was a small city which consistently
punched above its weight in the affairs of
classical Greece, happily meddling in the affairs of the other cities. For
two centuries her warriors were acknowledged as second to none. Yet at
only one period in its long history, in the late fourth and early third
century BC, did the home of these grim warriors seem set to entrench
itself as the dominant power in the Greek world. This period includes the
latter stages of the Peloponnesian War from 412 BC to the Spartan
victory in 402, and then down to the Spartan defeat by the Thebans at
Leuctra in 371 BC, where it all began to unravel for the Spartan Empire
Surprisingly few previous books have covered the tumultuous first
decades of the fourth century BC, particularly when compared to the
ample coverage of the Peloponnesian War.
Xerxes: King of Kings
The True Story
Ian MacGregor Morris
$32.95 6 x 9 8pp b/w photos or none. 3 or
4 maps December 2014 hardback
978-1-4738-2299-3
Xsaya-rsa (Khshayarshan) to the Persians,
Ahasuerus to the Jews, Xerxes to the Greeks.
So great was his power, that he was hailed
by the Persians as King of Kings, and by the Greeks as The Great King.
Famed for his beauty and magnificence, he ruled over the greatest
empire the world had known, and built cities the like of which the world
had never seen. He was the king who re-conquered Egypt and subdued
the rebels of Babylon; he was the king who captured Athens and burnt
the temples of the Acropolis; and of course he was the king who
defeated Leonidas, the greatest of the Warrior-Kings of Sparta. Some
claim that he was the king who saved the Jews. The life of Xerxes,
however, has never been told until now.
Ian McGregor Morris brings together a variety of evidence, literary and
archaeological, to create a nuanced account that fully takes into account
the context of fifth-century Persia.
Surrender at New
Orleans
General Sir Harry Smith in the
Peninsula and America
David Rooney / Michael Scott
$34.95 224 pages 6 x 9 16pp b/w plates
978-1-78383-120-3
General Sir Harry Smith won the lifelong respect and affection of the Duke
of Wellington. Famously married to the Spanish beauty, Juana, after the
siege of Badajoz in 1812, they served together to the end of the Peninsula
war. With the French defeated, Harry left with the British expedition to
America in 1814, and witnessed the burning of the White House. The fiery
Admiral Cochrane raged bitterlyI am sorry you left a house standing in
Washington depend on it, it is a mistaken mercy. Later, Harry joined
Wellingtons brother-in-law, Ned Pakenham, in the invasion of Louisiana.
The book covers the extraordinary lives of Harry and Juana, including
their achievements and legacy in South Africa, and Harrys model victory
in India in 1846, which made him a hero to Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert.
The outline of their lives may be known to many, but the details in this
carefully researched book will come as a revelation.
v v
Pen & Sword
Captured
Germans
British POW
Camps in
WWI
Norman Nicol
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 December 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-348-0
When we consider prisoner of war camps in the
First World War we inevitably think of those on
the Continent. We seem to have forgotten that
in the UK there were huge numbers of enemy
combatants and alien civilians interned in
camps right across the realm.
By the end of the war there were almost 500
internment camps in England and Wales, with
another twenty-five in Scotland, two on the
Isle of Man and one each in Ireland and Jersey.
Major and
Mrs Holts
Pocket
Battlefield
Guide to the
Somme
Battles
The Big Push: 1 July 17 November
1916; The Kaisers Offensive: 21 March
25 April 1918; American/Canadian/
French Sectors 1918.
Major and Mrs Holt
$13.95 112 pages 6.75 x 4.75 illustrated
throughout Now Available paperback 978-
184415395-4 eISBN 978-1-78383-023-7
The Somme is the epicenter for most people in
the study of the First World War from a UK and
Commonwealth perspective. Today the
landscape and terrain are dedicated to the
soldiers that fought and died there and Major
and Mrs. Holts Pocket Guide to the Somme has
been put together to take you around the area.
This book contains selections from the Holts
more detailed guides of the most popular and
accessible sites plus hand tourist information,
capturing the essential features of the Battles.
Blood in the
Trenches
A Memoir of the
Battle of the
Somme
Captain A. Radclyffe
Dugmore
$24.95 160 pages 6 x 9 October 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-311-4
Written by Captain A. Radclyffe Dugmore of
the Kings Own Light Infantry, this personal
memoir provides an excellent account of the
Great War up to the Battle of the Somme. A
wide ranging and perceptive relation of events,
Radclyffe Dugmores pedigree as a professional
writer shines through. In 1914, Radclyffe
Dugmore traveled to Belgium as a civilian
observer where he was wounded before
spending a brief time in German captivity.
The Kaisers
Captive
In the Claws of
the German Eagle
Albert Rhys Williams
$24.95 144 pages
6 x 9 November
2014 hardback
978-1-78346-308-4
Albert Rhys Williams was an American
journalist and author. In 1914, Williams
traveled to Europe as the special war
correspondent for Outlook magazine, tasked
with the duty of reporting the events of the
Great War.
In these early days of the conflict, Williams had
the misfortune to fall into the hands of the
Imperial German Army. He was arrested in
Belgium and marched into captivity on the
suspicion that he was a British spy.
This fascinating book details Williams
experiences both on the front and in German
captivity.
Rise of the
Tank
Armoured Vehicles
and their use in the
First World War
Michael Foley
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 100 b/w integrated
illustrations December 2014 hardback 978-
1-78346-393-0
Rise of the Tank will be concentrated on the
period of the development of the tank and its
use in the First World War. This will appeal to
those interested in new developments in war
and those interested in the First World War
generally. The book will be especially relevant
due to the forthcoming centenary of the
beginning of the war and for this reason it will
be easy to promote the book as there will be a
lot of media interest.
The Great War
Explained
Philip Stevens
$19.95 240 pages 6 x 9
16 pages of plates July
2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2121-7
This is much more than just another book to
add to the thousands on The Great War. It sets
out to fill a gap. Written for the layman by a
layman (who is also an articulate and
experienced battlefield guide) it summarizes
the key events and contributions of key
individuals, some well, others unknown but
with a story to tell.
To get a true picture of this monumental event
in history, it is necessary to grasp the
fundamentals, be they military, political, social
or simply human. The slaughters at Verdun,
Somme and Passchendaele are no more than
statistics without the stories of those that
fought, drowned and died there.
Pen & Sword
The History
of the War
in the Air
19141918
Professor Sir Walter
Raleigh
$39.95 416 pages 6
x 9 Approx 10 b/w Maps and sketches
August 2014 hardback 978-1-78346-248-3
This magnificent and comprehensive volume
was written in 1922 by Professor Walter
Raleigh. Originally entitled The History of the
War in the Air (Being the story of the part
played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force)
this all embracing and vital work features the
most important account of the aerial battles,
the men and the machines.
Invasion 44
The Full Story of D-
Day
John Frayn Turner
$19.95 200 pages
6 x 9 16pp b/w plates
July 2014 paperback
978-1-78159-270-0
In the pre-dawn darkness of 6 June 1944, the
greatest armada the world has ever seen
began to disembark an Allied invasion force on
the beaches of Frances Normandy peninsula.
Invasion 44 tells the story of that assault from
the day over four years earlier, and only a few
short weeks after the British disaster at
Dunkirk, when a few individuals in the High
Command began to turn their thoughts to the
possibilities of an eventual return to the
mainland, and the story continues up to the
time when the Allied beachhead was firmly
established on French soil.
Crossing The
Waal
The U.S. 82nd
Airborne Division
at Nijmegen
Jon Cooksey
$19.95 144 pages
6.75 x 9.5 50 Illustrations color November
2014 paperback 978-1-84415-228-5
This is much more than just another book to
add to the thousands on The Great War. It sets
out to fill a gap. Written for the layman by a
layman it summarizes the key events and
contributions of key individuals, some well,
others unknown but with a story to tell.
The slaughters at Verdun, Somme and
Passchendaele are no more than statistics
without the stories of those that fought,
drowned and died there.
Soviet
Conquest
Berlin 1945
Tony Le Tissier
$39.95 240 pages
6 x 9 20 illustrations
November 2014
hardback 978-1-4738-2110-1
How did top Red Army commanders see the
assault on Berlin in 1945 what was their
experience of the last, terrible battle of the
Second World War in Europe? Personal
accounts by the most famous generals involved
Zhukov, Koniev and Chuikov have been
published in English, but the recollections of
their principal subordinates havent been
available in the west before, and it is their role
in the final Soviet offensive that is the focus of
Tony Le Tissiers fascinating book.
Operation
Tonga
Pegasus Bridge and
the Merville Battery
Jon Cooksey
$24.95 144 pages 6.75
x 9.5 50 Illustrations September 2014
paperback 978-1-84415-203-2
The seizure of Pegasus Bridge by six glider
borne platoons of the Oxfordshire and
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry under Major
John Howard very early 6th June 1944, is one
of the better-known stories of D-Day. Landing
just yards from vital bridges over the River
Orne and the Caen Canal near Bnouville,
Howards men took and held the bridges in a
remarkable coup de main operation with
minimal casualties. The 7th Parachute
Battalion dropped in soon afterwards to relieve
Howards men and the action remains, by any
standards, a remarkable feat of arms.
The Battle of
the Bulge
Hitlers Final Gamble
Patrick Delaforce
$39.95 376 pages 6 x 9
Integrated b/w photos
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78346-359-6
By late 1944 the Allies were poised to smash
the Siegfried Line and break into Germany.
Supply lines were shorter thanks to the port of
Antwerp. Arnhem aside, there had been a long
run of victories and there was no intelligence
even from ULTRA to suggest a German
counteroffensive.
So the major December attack through the
mountainous Ardennes by massed Panzers and
infantry took the Allies totally by surprise.
All this and more is graphically narrated in this
fine study of a pivotal battle, that so nearly
changed the course of war.
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Pen & Sword
Surviving
the Nazi
Onslaught
The Defence of
Calais to the Death
March for Freedom
Carole McEntee-Taylor
$34.95 208 pages 6 x 9 100 b/w integrated
images October 2014 hardback
978-1-78383-106-7
Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was
sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais
Force. Initially sent to open up supply lines to
the rapidly retreating BEF, they soon found
themselves defending Calais against the might
of the 10th Panzer Division. Outnumbered by
at least three to one they held out for 4 days
until they ran out of ammunition and were
forced to surrender.
D-Day
Assault
The Second World
War Assault
Training Exercises
at Slapton Sands
Mark Khan
$34.95 192 pages 6 x 9 32 b/w Illustrations
Preceded by a massive airborne assault, the
largest amphibious operation ever undertaken
began on 6 June 1944 D-Day. Over a fifty-
mile stretch of heavily fortified French
coastline 160,000 Allied troops came ashore on
the beaches of Normandy.
Packed with the firsthand accounts of those
who lived or trained at Slapton Sands, the
author, a military historian brought up in the
area, investigates all aspects of the military
exercises undertaken here.
Hitler
Personal
Recollections
Memoirs of Hitler
FromThose Who
Knew Him
Heinz A. Heinz
paperback 978-1-78346-321-3
Heinz A. Heinz was the only writer authorized
by the Nazi Party to draw a biography of the
Fuhrer for publication in the English speaking
world. The result was the 1938 authorized
biography of Adolf Hitler entitled Germanys
Hitler.
The book was based on interviews supplied
first hand by those friends, helpers and
comrades who had believed in him from the
beginning of his political career.
The 7th
Panzer
Division in
France and
Russia
Rommels Ghost
Division
Dr Russel H.S. Stolfi
$14.95 144 pages 6 x 9 30 integrated maps
and original documents Now Available
paperback 978-1-78346-246-9
This excellent study was commissioned by the
U.S. Marine Corps from the distinguished
academic and military historian Russel Stolfi.
This groundbreaking work is more than just a
Divisional history. The whole basis of Rommels
exceptional handling is summed up in Stolfis
masterful conclusionRommel had a bias for
action.
The book traces the actions of the 7thGhost
division in France during 1940 and the early
part of the campaign in Russia during 1941.
Kampfgruppe
Peiper
The Race for the
Meuse
David Cooke / Wayne
Evans
$19.95 192 pages 6 x 9 100 b/w
illustrations November 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2704-2
On 16 December 1944 Hitlers last great
offensive commenced, pushing through the
difficult terrain of the Ardennes in Belgium. Its
objectives were the Meuse bridges and,
beyond them, Antwerp. Hitlers aim was to cut
off the northern British and American armies
and force them to surrender or retreat.
At the forefront of the German assault was
Kampfgruppe Peiper of the SS Leibstandarte
Adolf Hitler Division. It was the most powerful
force in the German order of battle.
Dnitz and
the Wolf
Packs
Bernard Edwards
$34.95 240 pages 6 x 9
8pp b/w plates October
2014 hardback 978-1-4738-2293-1
This book faithfully records the progress of the
Battle of the Atlantic, which began within
hours of the declaration of war on 3 September
1939 and continued without let-up until the
last torpedo was fired on the night of 7 May
1945, just one hour before Germany
surrendered. The story is told from both sides
of the periscope.
Pen & Sword
Hitlers
Spyplane
Over
Normandy
1944
The Worlds First
Jet
Philippe Bauduin
$39.95 192 pages 6.75 x 9.5 August 2014
hardback 978-1-4738-2339-6
In addition to many top-secret aerial images,
this book is enriched with around twenty
photographs from the personal archives of
Erich Sommer, the Arado pilot, which have
never before been published. The book is
packed with both color and black and white
images and represents an impressive pictorial
history of the worlds first jet.
In addition to many top-secret aerial images,
this book is enriched with around twenty
photographs from the personal archives of
Erich Sommer.
Howard
Hughes and
the Spruce
Goose
The Story of the H-
K1 Hercules
Graham M Simons
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 25 images
978-1-78383-155-5
Howard Hughes life ambition was to make a
significant contribution to the field of aviation
development.
The book goes on to explore the political issues
that sprung up as a result of Hughes
endeavors, looking into the Senate War
Investigations Committees findings which
explored the extent to which government
funds had been utilized in the development
and construction of the airship.
Battlefield
Bombers:
Deep Sea
Attack
Martin Bowman
$39.95 216 pages
6 x 9 2 x 16 pages of black and white plates
978-1-78383-197-5
The Battlefield Bomber series details both
daylight and night time bombing operations
by RAF Bomber Command crews from 1939
until the end of the Second World War.
Featuring a unique selection of wide-ranging
experiences of British and Commonwealth
Bomber Command aircrew during World War
Two, this new release details the deep sea
bombing raids that occurred within this
timeframe.
The Mighty
Eighth at
War
USAAF 8th Air Force
Bombers Versus
the Luftwaffe
19431945
Martin Bowman
$24.95 288 pages 6 x 9 32pp b/w Photos
978-1-4738-2277-1
From the beginning of World War Two the
RAFs Bomber Command had been the only
means of striking Hitlers Reich and its war
machine. This book explains how the American
bomber force helped fight to eventual victory
by decimating German industry, transport
systems and breaking the Nazi war spirit.
This book explains, including many firsthand
accounts, how the American bomber force
helped fight to eventual victory by decimating
German industry, transport systems and
breaking the Nazi war spirit.
Valkyrie:
The North
American
XB-70
The USAs Ill-fated
Supersonic Heavy
Bomber
Graham M Simons
$19.95 256 pages 6 x 9 170 mono within
text August 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2285-6
This book is full of unpublished details,
photographs and firsthand accounts from
those closely associated with the project.
Although never put into full production, this
giant six engined aircraft became famous for
its breakthrough technology, and the
spectacular images captured on a fatal air-to-
air photo shoot when an observing Starfighter
collided with Valkyrie A/V-2 which crashed into
the Mojave Desert.
The Forts and
Fortifications
of Europe
1815-1945:
The Central
States
Germany, Austria-Hungary and
Czechoslovakia
J E Kaufmann / HW Kaufmann
$50.00 256 pages 6.75 x 9 150 illustrations
After the Napoleonic Wars the borders of
Central Europe were redrawn and relative
peace endured across the region, but the
volatile politics of the late nineteenth century
generated an atmosphere of fear and distrust,
and it gave rise to a new era of fortress
building, and this is the subject of this highly
illustrated new study. The authors describe
how defensive lines and structures on a
massive scale were constructed along national
frontiers to deter aggression.
Pen & Sword
Retreat of I Corps 1914
Jerry Murland
$19.95 176 pages 5.25 x 8.5 100 b/w Images
November 2014 paperback 978-1-78346-373-2
On 23 August 1914 only the two divisions of
General Smith-Dorriens II Corps were engaged
with the German First Army along the line of the
Mons-Conde Canal. As the British Expeditionary Force withdrew, Sir John
French ordered the British Expeditionary Force to continue their
retirement the next day and to avoid the forest roads.
Consequently II Corps used the roads to the west of the Fort de Mormal
and Sir Douglas Haigs I Corps those to the east. It was an intention that
was ambushed by circumstance as I Corps encountered units of the
German 7th Division at Landrecies on 25/26 August.
Ypres 1914:
Messines
Early Battles 1914
Jack Sheldon
Nigel Cave
$19.95 176 pages
5.25 x 8.5 125 b/w
Pics and Maps October 2014 paperback
978-1-78159-201-4
These three Battleground Europe books on
Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final
major battle of the 1914 campaign on the
Western Front. Although fought over a
relatively small area and short time span, the
fighting was even more than usually chaotic
and the stakes were extremely high.
At the end of October 1914 an increasingly
desperate Falkenhayn decided to make one
final effort to break through the Allied lines
south of Ypres. Pulling together a large strike
force, the so-called Army Group Fabeck, he
launched a violent offensive designed to
capture the Messines Ridge and to use this
dominating terrain as a springboard for a
further advance.
Ypres 1914:
The Menin
Road
Early Battles 1914
Jack Sheldon
Nigel Cave
$19.95 176 pages
5.25 x 8.5 125 b/w Pics and Maps December
2014 paperback 978-1-78159-200-7
The most direct route to Ypres for the
advancing German columns in October 1914
was along the axis of the Menin Road. It was
here that the Old Contemptibles of the BEF
earned their heroic status as they fought off
desperate German assaults day after day, whilst
place names such as Zandvoorde, Polygon
Wood and Gheluvelt were first etched into the
British consciousness.
Ypres 1914:
Langemarck
Early Battles 1914
Jack Sheldon
Nigel Cave
$19.95 208 pages
5.25 x 8.5 125 b/w
pics and maps August 2014 paperback
978-1-78159-199-4
When, in October 1914, the newly created
German Fourth Army attacked west to seize
crossings over the Yser, prior to sweeping south
in an attempt to surround the BEF, two things
prevented it.
Anzac - Sari Bair
Stephen Chambers
$24.95 240 pages 5.25 x 8.5 175 b/w Images
and Maps September 2014 paperback
978-1-78159-190-1
The August Offensive was born out of the
failures of the Gallipoli landings and the
subsequent battles of late spring and early summer 1915.
This is the story, told using a rich mix of letters, diaries, photographs and
maps, of Gallipolis last battles; the forlorn hope for a decisive victory.
Battleground Series
Pen & Sword
Belsen and its Liberation
Ian Baxter
$24.95 176 pages 7.5 x 9.5 250 b/w illustrations August 2014 paperback 978-1-78159-331-8
Accompanied by rare and unpublished photos with in-depth captions the book presents a unique visual account of one of the
Nazis most infamous concentration camps. The imagery shows the SSs murderous activities inside Belsen, and also reveal
another disturbing side to them relaxing in their barracks or visiting their families and loved ones.
The book is an absorbing insight into how the SS played a key part in murdering, torturing and starving to death tens of thousands of inmates. During
the latter part of the war as many as 500 a day were perishing from the long-term effects of starvation as well as the resultant diseases. There is a
wealth of information on how the camp was run and all aspects of life inside the camp for the inmates are covered.
The final episode of Belsen is witnessed by British soldiers of the Second Army, who were completely unprepared for what they encountered when
they arrived at the gates of the camp.
Stilwell and the Chindits
The Allied Campaign in Northern
Burma 19431944
Jon Diamond
$24.95 176 pages 7.5 x 9.5 250 b/w images
978-1-78383-198-2
This latest book in the highly successful Images of War series covers the
dramatic events that saw ultimate Allied victory over the Japanese in
remote Northern Burma on the Chinese border. The plan involved two
separate but concurrent operations. US Army General Joseph Stilwell
was ordered to train up two Chinese divisions and together with a US
special force (Merrills Marauders) advance to seize the key Japanese
base at Myitkyina.
As this highly informative and well illustrated book reveals, the concept
was ultimately successful with Myitkyina falling to Stilwells Chinese/US
force in mid 1944.
Hitler A Life in Pictures
$24.95 240 pages 7.5 x 9.5 September 2014
paperback 978-1-78346-322-0
This exceptional source is probably the best of
the contemporary accounts of Hitler in power,
albeit from a heavily pro-Nazi stance. The
testimonies collected together were based on
interviews conducted by Heinz A. Heinz in 1933 and 1934, shortly after
Hitler had taken power.
The book incorporates sections on Hitler and the German people, Hitler
and the German workers, Hitler and public works and so on, all
accompanied by a series of excellent photographs which form a
remarkable record of the public face of a man during his brief spell of
absolute power.
Great War Fighter Aces
19141916
Norman Franks
$24.95 168 pages 7.5 x 9.5 170 illustrations
December 2014 paperback 978-1-78383-182-1
Here, Norman Franks tells the story, in words and
images, of the emergence of some of the
greatest fighter aces to see action during the first half of the First World
War. He explores the manner in which the situation developed from late
1914 to the late summer of 1916, the point at which Oswald Boelcke
helped form the German Jasta system that would prove so devastating
to the RFC and RNAS.
Aircraft Salvage in the
Battle of Britain and the
Blitz
Andy Saunders
$24.95 144 pages 7.5 x 9.5 140-150
illustrations August 2014 paperback
978-1-78303-040-8
Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and Blitz will comprise of some
140-150 images of the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during
the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond. The images will depict losses
across Britain, both RAF and German. Each picture will tell its own story,
and will be fully captioned with historical detail. The author will be
covering a topic that has rarely been examined in this detail.
Images of War Series
Pen & Sword
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain
Andy Saunders
$29.95 160 pages 7.5 x 9.5 150 illustrations September 2014 paperback 978-1-78303-024-8
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain will contains some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the summer
of 1940. The images will cover the entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture
will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail.
Each section will have a short introduction and the images will include those of shot down aircraft, including relatively intact machines, badly
damaged/destroyed wreckages, photographs of pilots and other related illustrations. All images are from the authors unique collection of wartime
photographs of Luftwaffe losses, collected from a variety of sources across some thirty-five years of research.
Luftwaffe Fighters in the
Battle of Britain
Andy Saunders
November 2014 paperback 978-1-78303-026-2
Luftwaffe Fighters in the Battle of Britain will
comprise of some 140-150 images of German
fighter aircraft during the summer of 1940. The images will cover the
entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this
period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned
with historical detail.
Each section will have a short introduction and the images will include
those of shot down aircraft, including relatively intact machines, badly
damaged/destroyed wreckages, photographs of pilots and other related
illustrations.
Luftwaffe Bombers in the
Blitz 19401941
Andy Saunders
October 2014 paperback 978-1-78303-022-4
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Blitz will comprise of
some 140-150 images of German bomber
aircraft during the Blitz of 1940-1941. The images will cover the entirety
of the Blitz and will also depict losses across Britain during this period.
Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with
historical detail.
illustrations.
Luftwaffes Attacks on
Britain 19411945
Andy Saunders
$24.95 160 pages 7.5 x 9.5 Illustrated
December 2014 paperback 978-1-78303-025-5
Luftwaffe Attacks on Britain will comprise of
some 140-150 images of German fighters and
bombers during the Luftwaffes attacks on the United Kingdom between
1941 and 1945. The images will cover the entirety of the attacks and will
also depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture will tell
its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail.
illustrations.
Battleships of the United
States Navy
Michael Green
$24.95 192 pages 7.5 x 9.5 250 color and
b/w images December 2014 paperback
978-1-78303-035-4
From 1895 to 1944 the US Navy commissioned
some 60 steel-clad battleships; the first being Indiana (BB-1) and the
last USS Missouri (BB-63). After an impressive showing in the Spanish-
American War and the Great White Fleets circumnavigation of the
world, US battleships played only a minor role in the First World War.
They came into their own in WW2 primarily bombarding enemy held
coastal regions and supporting Allied operations in Europe and the
Pacific.
Images of War Series
Pen & Sword
Cataclysm
90 BC
The forgotten
war that
almost
destroyed Rome
Philip Matyszak
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 8pp
plates, 3 or 4 b/w maps
978-1-84884-789-7
At the start of the first century BC,
Rome faced a hostile army less
than a weeks march from the
Capitol. This tells the story of the
revolt of Romes Italian allies.
Because these Italian allies had
the arms, training and military
systems of the Roman army all
Romes usual military advantages
were nullified.
Mark
Antony
A Plain Blunt
Man
Paolo De
Ruggiero
$39.95 320 pages 6 x 9 8pp
photos Now Available hardback
978-1-78346-270-4
In this book, Paolo de Ruggiero re-
assesses this pivotal figure,
analyses the arguments of his
many detractors, and concludes
that he was much more than a
simple soldier, revealing a more
complex and significant man, and
a decisive agent of change with a
precise political vision for the
Roman world.
Prelude to
Waterloo:
Quatre
Bras
The French Perspective
AndrewW. Field
$44.95 256 pages 6 x 9 1 b/w
and 1 color section October 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-384-8
Drawing on French eyewitness
recollections and later commentary,
the author reconstructs the French
experience of the battle and the
French interpretation of it. He
quotes extensively, and subjects to
critical analysis, the conflicting
accounts written by Napoleon and
his subordinates as they sought to
justify their decisions and actions at
this pivotal moment in the
campaign.
Waterloo
Battlefield
Guide
David Buttery
$24.95 304 pages 5.75 x 8.25
Over 100 color and b/w images
July 2014 paperback
978-1-78303-513-7
The defeat of Napoleons French
army by the combined forces of
Wellington and Blcher at
Waterloo on 18 June 1815 was a
turning point in world history. The
battle was a milestone, and it
cannot be properly understood
without a detailed, on-the-ground
study of the landscape in which it
was fought
Antigonus
The One-
Eyed
Greatest of
the Successors
Jeff Champion
$34.95 240 pages 6 x 9 B/w
maps and battle diagrams. Poss
8pp b/w plates November 2014
hardback 978-1-78303-042-2
Plutarch described Antigonus the
One Eyed (382-301 BC) as the
oldest and greatest of Alexanders
successors, Antigonus loyally
served both Philip II and
Alexander the Great as they
converted his native Macedonia
into an empire stretching from
India to Greece. Jeff Champion
narrates the career of this titanic
figure with the focus squarely on
the military aspects.
Marcus
Agrippa
Right-hand
man of Caesar
Augustus
Lindsay Powell
$44.95 384 pages 6 x 9 16pp
color photos, 6 maps October
2014 hardback
978-1-84884-617-3
Marcus Agrippa personified the
termright-hand man. As Emperor
Augustus deputy, he waged wars,
pacified provinces, beautified
Rome, and played a crucial role in
laying the foundations of the Pax
Romana for the next two hundred
years - but he served always in the
knowledge he would never rule in
his own name.
Agincourt
Myth and
Reality 1415-
2015
Stephen Cooper
$32.95 256 pages 6 x 9 30
illustrations July 2014 hardback
978-1-84884-462-9
This epic story of how an
exhausted, outnumbered army,
commanded by an inspirational
leader, crushed a huge French
force on French soil has given rise
to legends and misconceptions
that make it difficult for us to
reach a clear understanding of
what really happened on the
battlefield 600 years ago.
Waterloo
Myth and
Reality
Gareth Glover
$39.95 256
pages 6 x 9 40 color and black-
and-white illustrations
978-1-78159-356-1
Gareth Glover has spent a decade
uncovering hundreds of previously
unpublished eyewitness accounts
of the battle and campaign, which
have highlighted many of the
myths and errors surrounding the
Waterloo campaign. In this
groundbreaking history he
provides a beautifully balanced
account of the entire campaign
while challenging these distorted
claims and myths.
Pen & Sword
The Battle Book of Ypres
A Reference to Military Operations in the Ypres Salient 1914-18
Beatrix Brice
$39.95 288 pages 6 x 9 October 2014 hardback 978-1-4738-2123-1
This book, originally published in 1927 and now presented again as a special Centenary Edition, comprises a chronological
account of the fighting in the Ypres Salient during the First World War, followed by a useful and unique alphabetical reference
to the events in and around each hamlet, village or wood.
Walking Into
Hell 1st July
1916
Memoirs of the
First World War
Edward G.D. Liveing
Geoffrey Malins
$24.95 128 pages 6 x 9 Approx 50 b/w
Images October 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-314-5
The 1st July 1916 was the blackest day in the
history of the British Army when 60,000
unsuspecting men of the British 4th Army
advanced into the teeth of a hurricane of
German fire. This well-illustrated anthology
examines the events of that terrible day from
two very different perspectives.
Retreat and
Rearguard
Somme
1918
The Fifth Army
Retreat
Jerry Murland
Historian Jerry Murland has researched and
visited the scenes of desperate actions during
late March 1918. He describes in graphic detail
the battles fought by British, Irish and South
African regiments in the area from St Leger in
the North to La Fere in the South.
Visiting the
Somme and
Ypres
Battlefields
Made Easy
A Helpful Guide
Book for Groups
and Individuals
Gareth Hughes
$24.95 160 pages 6 x 9 100 b/w images
This splendid and timely book will be
invaluable to those visiting the battlefields,
sites, museums, memorials and cemeteries of
France and Belgium. It is intended for those
planning and leading school groups and
similar parties but is also ideal for
individual/family visitors.
Bloody Red
Tabs
Frank Davies
$24.95 240 pages
6 x 9 8 pages of b/w
plates July 2014
paperback
978-1-78346-237-7
Biographies of over 200 officers who held the
rank of Brigadier-General or above who were
killed or wounded during the war show how
closely involved the men at the top were with
the men at the front. It is the purpose of this
book to show not only how the myth was born
and grew but how totally at odds it is with the
facts.
With the
Kaisers
Army in
1914
A Neutral Observer
in Belgium &
France
Sven Hardin
$39.95 528 pages 6 x 9 100 original
photographs and author sketches August
2014 hardback 978-1-78346-318-3
In 1914 Swedish professor, Sven Hedin, was
granted a car and escort and given a
comprehensive tour of the German Armies
fighting in Belgium and France during
September and October 1914.
This study of the Kaisers Army in the early
stages of the First World War provides a rare
glimpse into the German Army of 1914.
Escaping
from the
Kaiser
The Dramatic
Experiences of a
Tommy POW
HWTustin
978-1-4738-2194-1
Only a week after joining the 8th Durhams in
April 1915 Private Herbert Tustin was captured
at the Battle of Ypres. He describes the horror
of trench warfare, his treatment on being
taken a POW and the three day train journey
into Germany.
Pen & Sword
Reporting
the Great
War
Stuart Hylton
$34.95 224 pages 6 x 9 50
illustrations November 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-357-2
The Great War of 1914-1918 was
the worlds first total conflict. The
armed forces recruited on a scale
that was previously unimaginable,
and the munitions industries drew
more and more citizens into the
labor market.
Somme
Campaign
Andy Rawson
$39.95 256
pages 6 x 9 16
b/w pictures and 80+ Maps
978-1-78303-051-4
A concise, account of each stage of
the Somme battles, whether a set
piece attack or a minor action. The
emphasis of the book would be to
explain the art of waging trench
warfare during the Somme
campaign.
Visions of War
Spirits of the
Somme
Bob Carruthers
$24.95 176 pages
6 x 9 Approx 50 b/w
Images July 2014
hardback 978-1-4738-2275-7
The 1st of July 1916, the opening day of the
Battle of the Somme, was the blackest day in
the history of the British Army.
In a major new documentary film premiering
on the Discovery Channel next year, Emmy
Award winning film maker Bob Carrruthers
returns to the battlefield on 1st July and
retraces the events which unfolded on that
disastrous day.
A Wood
Called
Bourlon
The Cover-up
after Cambrai,
1917
William Moore
$29.95 6 x 9 12 pages of b/w
plates December 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2126-2
After the great victory in the
famous tank battle at Cambrai in
1917 the church bells, having been
silent for three years, rang out
joyously all over Britain. But
within ten days triumph had
turned to disaster. How did this
happen and why? William Moore,
a distinguished First World War
historian, attempts to explain
what went wrong.
The
Courage of
Cowards
The Untold Stories
of First World War
Conscientious
Objectors
Karyn Burnham
$29.95 144 pages 6 x 9 20 pp b/ws photos
July 2014 hardback 978-1-78159-295-3
An innovative new history of conscientious
objectors during the First World War. Drawing
on previously unpublished archive material,
Karyn Burnham reconstructs the personal
stories of several men who refused to fight,
bringing the reader face-to-face with their
varied, often brutal, experiences.
Sniping
in France
Winning the
Sniping War
in the
Trenches
H Hesketh-Prichard, DSO, MC
$24.95 224 pages 6 x 9
Integrated images Now
Available paperback
978-1-78346-180-6
Available for the first time in
years, this is a new edition of the
classic account by the adventurer
and big game hunter who
developed and ran the British
Army sniping program in the First
World War. A glossary of terms
and a photograph of the author
have been added.
Visions of War
Private
Hitlers War
Bob Carruthers
$24.95 176 pages 6 x
9 Approx 50 original
b/w Images July 2014
hardback
978-1-4738-2276-4
The producers of the groundbreaking
documentary Private Hitlers War have resolved
the century long controversy over Hitlers
service in the Great War. This powerful
documentary tie-in book finally turns the Nazi
myth on its head and reveals the full
unvarnished truth concerning Adolf Hitlers
actions in the Great War.
Pen & Sword
Berlin
Battlefield
Guide
Third Reich
and Cold War
Tony Le Tissier
$29.95 320 pages 6.75 x 9.5
120 color and 180 b/w photos plus
38 Maps August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2282-5
On 16 April 1945 the Red Army
unleashed a colossal offensive
against Berlin with the aim of
destroying Hitlers armies in the
East and capturing the German
capital before the Western Allies.
Over two million soldiers
confronted each other in the last
act in the war against Nazi
Germany.
Singapores
Dunkirk
Geoffrey Brooke
$19.95 272
pages 6 x 9
978-1-4738-2291-7
When Singapore fell so
ignominiously to the Japanese in
February 1942 many tens of
thousands of men, women and
children were left to their own
devices. It was truly every man for
himself. This book tells of some of
the remarkable and shocking
experiences that lay in store for
those who chose this option.
Arnhem
Odyssey
The Story of
Three Men of
the Border
Regiment
Peter Taylor
$39.95 208 pages 6 x 9 160
hardback 978-1-4738-2316-7
Commando
Despatch
Rider
From D-Day to
Deutschland
1944-5
Raymond Mitchell
$19.95 256 pages 6 x 9
Illustrated August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2292-4
In 1944, Ray Mitchell landed in
Normandy with his unit 41 Royal
Marine Commando. His role in
bringing the Third Reich to its
knees was that of dispatch rider.
This is a fighting soldiers account
of war and it describes in vivid
terms his and his fellow
commandos experiences and
emotions.
The
Pegasus
and Orne
Bridges
Their Capture, Defence and
Relief on D-Day
Neil Barber
$24.95 336 pages 6 x 9 Approx
100 pictures within the text
August 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2274-0
The glider-borne operation to
capture Pegasus Bridge has an
established place in the annals of
warfare. Conducted by Major John
Howard and his company of Oxford
and Buckinghamshire Light
Infantry it was a superbly daring,
brilliantly executedcoup de main
assault.
Tank
Warfare
on the
Eastern
Front 19411942
Schwerpunkt
Robert Forczyk
$39.95 304 pages 6 x 9 30
illustrations Now Available
hardback 978-1-78159-008-9
The German panzer armies that
swept into the Soviet Union in 1941
were an undefeated force that had
honed their skill in combined arms
warfare to a fine edge.
Robert Forczyks incisive study
offers fresh insight into how the
two most powerful mechanized
armies of the Second World War
developed their tactics and
weaponry during the critical early
years of the Russo-German War.
Eighth
Army in
Italy
194345
The Long Hard Slog
Richard Doherty
$19.95 272 pages 6 x 9 16pp
b/w photos August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2278-8
This book studies the experience of
Eighth Army in the Italian
campaign, examining how a force
accustomed to the open spaces of
North Africa adjusted to the
difficult terrain of Italy where
fighting became much more a
matter for the infantry than for
the armor.
Battles of
a Gunner
Officer
Tunisia, Sicily,
Normandy,
and the Long Road to
Germany
Peter Pettit
John Phillip Jones
$50.00 240 pages 6 x 9 30
illustrations August 2014
hardback 978-1-78337-606-3
Since Peter Pettit served as a field
officer in North Africa, Sicily,
Normandy and during the Allied
advance across France and
Belgium into Germany, his account
shows the wide range of
challenges that confronted the
artillery in different conditions at
each stage of the war.
Cover
not yet
available
Pen & Sword
The Boer War
18991902
Ladysmith,
Magersfontein,
Spion Kop,
Kimberley and
Mafeking
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 256
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
September 2014
hardback 978-1-
78159-328-8
Gallipoli and
the
Dardanelles
19151916
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 192
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
August 2014
hardback 978-1-
78159-344-8
Western Front
19171918
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 272
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
November 2014
hardback 978-1-
78159-323-3
The BEF in
France
19391940
Manning the
Front through
to the Dunkirk
Evacuation
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
August 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-211-7
Operations in
the Middle
East
19391942
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
October 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-217-9
North African
Campaign
19401943
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 208
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
December 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-194-3
Disaster in the
Far East
19411942
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
December 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-209-4
The Italian
Campaign
19421944
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
December 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-213-1
Liberating
Europe: D-Day
to Victory in
Europe
19441945
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 240
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
August 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-215-5
Defending
Britains Skies
19401945
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
September 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-207-0
Far East Air
Operations
19431945
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 240
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
October 2014
hardback 978-1-
78346-212-4
The Royal Navy
and the War at
Sea
19141919
Martin Mace
$39.95 224
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated
September 2014
hardback 978-1-
78159-317-2
Capital Ships
at War 1939
1945
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 208
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated July
2014 hardback
978-1-78346-204-9
The War at Sea
in the
Mediterranean
19401944
John Grehan
Martin Mace
$39.95 272
pages 6 x 9
Illustrated July
2014 hardback
978-1-78346-222-3
Despatches fromthe Front Series this series covers various dispatches gathered over major wars dating back to the late 19th
century. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in what
was one of the most significant periods in British military history.
Pen & Sword
Boeing 747: A
History
Delivering
the Dream
Martin Bowman
$44.95 256
pages 6.75 x 9.5 Integrated
color and black and white images
978-1-78303-039-2
The book focuses not only on the
iconic 747, but also its many
variants, including the YAL-1A,
which Boeing developed for the
US Air Force, and the Evergreen
747 Supertanker, a 747-200,
modified as an aerial application
for firefighting. Across its types,
the 747 carries around half the
worlds air freight.
The Airbus
A380: A
History
Graham Simons
$50.00 232
pages 6.75 x 9.5 Integrated
black and white and color images
978-1-78303-041-5
The Airbus was initially designed
and developed in order to provide
a contender to the Boeings
growing monopoly of the skies in
the biggest large-aircraft market
in the world. Ambitious in design,
the undertaking seemed
mammoth. Yet scores of aviation
engineers and pilots worked to get
the design off the ground and the
Airbus in our skies.
Operation
Oyster: WW
IIs Forgotten
Raid
The Daring
Low Level
Attack on the Philips Radio
Works
Kees Rijken / Paul Schepers
Arthur Thorning
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 87
illustrations and 8 maps
978-1-4738-2109-5
Operation Oyster was carried out
on the 6th December, 1942 by 2
Group RAF. Considered to be a
notable success for the allies, it
cost the Germans an estimated six
months of lost production time at
a critical point in the conflict.
Operation Oyster struck at the very
heart of what Churchill termed
the wizard war against German
radio navigational technology by
attacking a central hub of activity.
The British
Aerospace
Hawk: A
Photographic
Tribute
Michael Leek
$39.95 240 pages 8.5 x 10.75
Integrated black and white and
150 color images September
2014 hardback
978-1-78159-294-6
Through a collection of dramatic
and informative photographs,
supplemented by cutaway
illustrations, this book, the first in
a mini series of three, highlights
the agility and flexibility of this
dedicated RAF and RN trainer.
With the T1 and T1A versions soon
to be retired from UK service this
book looks set to represent a
fitting tribute to the type.
Airbus
Gerhard Lang
$18.95 128
pages 5.25 x 8.5
114 color images
978-1-78383-171-5
Airbus is a leading manufacturer
on the world market for large civil
aircraft, with a product range
extended to include military
variants. Highly innovative
concepts distinguish aircraft from
Airbus, and most recently the
development of the impressive
giant A380 put these claims to the
test.
Boeing
Commerical
Aircraft
Jo Beeck
$18.95 128
pages 5.25 x 8.5 7 b/w
photographs and 59 color images
978-1-78383-168-5
With their pioneering designs, the
Boeing Company has paved the
way for the commercial aviation in
its present form. In this Fact File
edition, all civil aircraft are
featured with all the relevant data
and images.
MIG
Rudolf Hofling
$18.95 128
pages 5.25 x
8.5 140
paperback 978-1-78383-170-8
At the beginning of the Second
World War, MiG was founded by
two aircraft engineers, Artyom
Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. For
decades, MiG aircraft have been
among the most well-known and
powerful military aircraft in the
world and broke a number of
records. The world famous aircraft
manufacturer and its products are
presented in this Fact File edition.
Messerschmitt
Manfred Griehl
$18.95 128
pages 5.25 x 8.5
115 b/w photos,
14 color photos and 3 drawings
978-1-78383-169-2
Messerschmitts single most
important design was the Bf 109,
designed in 1934 which remains
the most-produced fighter in
history. Another Messerschmitt
model, the Me 209, broke the
absolute world airspeed record.
Messerschmitt AG also produced
the first jet-powered aircraft in the
world, the Me 262.
Pen & Sword
Black Night
for Bomber
Command
The Tragedy
of 16
December
1943
Richard Knott
$19.95 256 pages 6 x 9
978-1-4738-2295-5
This book relates the tragic
circumstances of individual crews
as they struggled to find their
home bases in low cloud and fog.
It also includes stories from the
local people who remember
hearing a low-flying aircraft and
all too often the frightful explosion
as it struck unexpected high
ground or even trees.
Constant
Vigilance
RAF Regiment
in the Burma
Campaign
Dr Nigel W. M.
Warwick
$32.95 320 pages 6.75 x 9.5
40-60 Integrated b/w photos,
4page color Photos, 14 b/w maps
978-1-4738-2284-9
The RAF Regiment was created in
the early years of World War II for
the active dedicated defense of
RAF airfields and installations. This
book concerns the Regiments
operational history in South-east
Asia Command and draws on the
diaries and recollections of the
men who served in that theater.
The Secret
Betrayal of
Britains
Wartime
Allies
The
Appeasement of Stalin and
its Post-War Consequences
Jim Auton MBE
$39.95 216 pages 6 x 9 30
illustrations August 2014
hardback 978-1-78383-158-6
As a British airman of the Second
World War, Jim Auton dropped
bombs on enemy targets all over
central and Eastern Europe. In this,
his second work of
autobiographical memoir, Auton
provides an enthralling firsthand
account of intrigue, assassination,
espionage and shameful betrayal
on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
The Men Who
Gave Us Wings
Britain and
the Aeroplane
1796-1914
Peter Reese
$50.00 272 pages 6 x 9
120 illustrations including maps
July 2014 hardback
978-1-84884-848-1
Peter Reese, in this highly
readable and highly illustrated
account, delves into the
fascinating early history of
aviation as he describes what
happened and why. He recalls the
brilliant theoretical work of Sir
George Cayley, the inventions of
other pioneers of the nineteenth
century and the daring exploits of
the next generation of airmen.
Glider Pilots
at Arnhem
Major M L Peters
Luuk Buist
$32.95 368
pages 6 x 9 16pp b/w Photos
August 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2279-5
The fierce struggle between the
British 1st Airborne Division and
the superior German forces in and
around Arnhem is well
documented. This book tells of the
role played in the battle for
Oosterbeek and the bridge at
Arnhem itself by the men of the
Glider Pilot Regiment.
An
Expendable
Squadron
The Story of
217
Squadron,
Coastal Command, 1939-
1945
Roy Conyers Nesbit
$50.00 256 pages 6 x 9 200
hardback 978-1-4738-2328-0
Roy Nesbits highly illustrated
history of Coastal Commands 217
Squadron the squadron in which
he served gives a firsthand
insight into the hazardous low-
level missions the squadron flew
against enemy shipping and ports
during the Second World War.
Fight for the
Air
Aviation
Adventures
from the
Second World
War
John Frayn Turner
$34.95 248 pages 6 x 9 b/w
integrated September 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-303-9
These popular air warfare stories
cover the entire span of World War
II, beginning when the Royal Air
Force faced fascist forces on its
own until the dropping of the
Atomic bombs on the Japanese in
1945.
Lost Wings of
WWI
Downed
Airmen on the
Western Front
1914 1918
Martin Bowman
$44.95 240 pages 6 x 9 2 x 16
pages of black and white plates
978-1-78383-195-1
This new publication from
eminent military historian Martin
Bowman chronicles the stories of
airmen downed on the Western
Front between 1914 and 1918,
representing a contribution on the
authors part to the 100th
anniversary of the Great War.
Pen & Sword
A Century of
Air Warfare
With Nine (IX)
Squadron,
RAF
Still Going
Strong
Gordon Thorburn
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 150
b/w integrated images October
2014 hardback
978-1-78303-634-9
In the earliest days of World War
One, when IX Squadron was
formed, we went to the fight in
little 50mph machines that were
barely capable of taking pilot into
the sky, especially on a windy day.
We go from those beginnings in to
the worlds first Tornado squadron
in the Gulf wars, over Kosovo and
Afghanistan, and so to the
present.
1 Group
Bomber
Command
An Operatonal
Record
Chris Ward
$50.00 344 pages 6 x 9 Plates
978-1-4738-2108-8
During the period immediately
before the Second World War, the
RAF modified its command
structure to rationalize for rapid
expansion. Bomber Command was
divided into six operational
groups, each flying the same type
of aircraft, including Wellingtons,
Sterlings, and Lancasters.
The book contains individual
squadron statistics, their
commanding officers, stations and
aircraft losses.
Lost Legend
of the
Thryberg
Hawk
Jack Holroyd
$34.95 352 pages 6 x 9 Approx
10 Maps and 8 pages of color
pictures November 2014
hardback 978-1-78383-181-4
Marksmanship skills honed to
perfection, driven by necessity and
desperation, Edmund Hawksworth
hunted with his crossbow to keep
his ailing mother alive, only to
have her die in his arms.
With the end of the Plantagenet
dynasty and the ascent of the
Lancastrian Tudors the many
stories of the Yorkist boy hero were
suppressed. However, for fifty years
fanciful tales of The Hawk lingered
on in the towns and villages of the
West Riding of Yorkshire until in
1509 Edmunds brother arrived in
chains at Conisbrough Castle.
That Quiet
Earth: A First
World War
Tale
Bruce Fellows
$32.95 272 pages 6 x 9 30
black and white images August
2014 hardback
978-1-78383-180-7
George Bridge has a secret, a
wrong he did a lifetime ago that
he must confess. Back in the
summer and autumn of 1918 he
lived life at a pitch he never
experienced again; any moment
could have been his last. He was a
pilot in the RAF.
That Quiet Earth is rich in the kind
of boys own descriptions of
combat that characterize this kind
of fiction.
The
Millionaires
Squadron
The
Remarkable
Story of 601
Squadron and the Flying
Sword
Tom Moulson
$44.95 256 pages 6 x 9 40
black and white images in plates
978-1-78346-339-8
601 (Auxiliary) Squadron of the
RAF is famed for a host of reasons.
Notable for the social caliber of its
members, gleaned from the
eccentric and elite membership of
the exclusive Whites Club, London,
the unit came to be known as The
Millionaires Squadron, seeing real
action in the Battles of Britain and
Malta, with many of its members
securing distinguished victories.
The
Disastrous
Fall and
Triumphant
Rise of the
Fleet Air Arm
from 1912 to 1945
Henry Hank Adlam
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9
978-1-4738-2113-2
In this riveting critique of the Fleet
Air Arms policy across two world
wars, former FAA Fighter Pilot
Henry Adlam charts the course of
its history from 1912 to 1945,
logging the various milestones,
mistakes and successes that
characterized the service history of
the Fleet Air Arm.
The Bomber
Command
War Diaries
An
Operational
Reference
Book
Martin Middlebrook
Chris Everitt
$50.00 808 pages 6 x 9
Illustrated July 2014 paperback
978-1-78346-360-2
Bomber Commands campaign
started on the very first day of the
Second World War and ended
within a few hours of the final
victory in Europe five and a half
years later. This has become the
standard basic work of reference
on this extraordinary campaign.
Howard
Pixton Test
Pilot and
Pioneer
Aviator
The Biography
of the first British Schneider
Trophy Winner
Stella Pixton
$39.95 240 pages 6 x 9 16pp
b/w plates October 2014
hardback 978-1-4738-2256-6
This book is a truly remarkable
account that captures the
atmosphere, thrills and danger of
the pioneering days of aviation.
Howard Pixton was flying for A V
Roe at Brooklands in 1910 when S
F Cody at Laffans Plain tried to
persuade him to join him.
Throughout The Great War Pixton
test flew many of the rapid
evolving designs.
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Pen & Sword
The
Flatpack
Bombers
The Royal
Navy and the
Zeppelin Menace
Ian Gardiner
$19.95 176 pages 6 x 9 16pp
b/w plates August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2280-1
This book is the story of those
largely forgotten very early
bombing raids. It explains the
military and historical background
to the first British interest in
military and naval aviation, and
why it was that the Navy pursued
long distance bombing, while the
Army concentrated on
reconnaissance.
HMS
Bellerophon
C.A. Pengelly
$39.95 304 pages
6 x 9 16pp b/w
plates July 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-240-7
The story of HMS Bellerophon is a
record of the many and varied
duties which the Royal Navy had
to carry out in the period 1793
1815. It was involved in the first
great fleet action of the War and
was involved in the last moments
of the struggle with the surrender
of Napoleon.
Voices in
Flight:
The
Royal
Naval Air Services
during WWI
Malcolm Smith
$50.00 224 pages 6 x 9 25
images October 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-383-1
Following in the same style as his
previous book of Fleet Air Arm
recollections, Malcolm Smith has
collected a compendium of
reminiscences from pilots who
flew for the Royal Navy and the
Royal Marines during the First
World War.
Whole chapters are dedicated to
some of the most vocal members
to see service during the course of
the RNASs Great War history.
The
Battle of
the
Atlantic
Donald Macintyre
$19.95 192 pages 6 x 9 24
pages of plates September 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2287-0
The Battle of the Atlantic - a name
coined by Churchill - was the
unremitting assault that went on
throughout the war on Allied
merchant ships that were the
lifeline of Great Britain and, from
1941, Russia by aircraft, surface
ships but, above all, by the U-boat.
The author describes the battle
from the viewpoint of the
participants themselves.
Unknown
Warrior:
The
Search
for Australias
Greatest Ace
Mike Rosel
$39.95 144 pages 6 x 9 24
images July 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-394-7
Few people beyond aviation
historians are familiar with
Captain Robert Alexander (Alec)
Littles forty-seven victories with
the Royal Naval Air Service and
Royal Air Force, nor the fact that
he earned a chestful of medals
before his death at the tragically
young age of twenty-two in a solo
night-chase after a bomber in May
1918.
They
Gave Me
A Seafire
Commander R.
Mike Crosley,
DSC*, RN.
$39.95 272 pages 6 x 9 50
black and white photographs
September 2014 hardback 978-
1-4738-2191-0
The book charts Crosleys service
career in the Fleet Air Arm during
the entire period of the Second
World War. Part of his service saw
him in action aboard HMS Eagle,
flying Sea Hurricanes on the
Harpoon and Pedestal Malta
convoys of June and August 1942.
Special
Forces
Pilot
A Flying
Memoir of
the Falklands War
Colonel Richard Hutchings DSC
$24.95 224 pages 6 x 9 16pp
b/w plates Now Available
paperback 978-1-4738-2317-4
As a Commando helicopter pilot,
the author served with 846 Naval
Air Squadron in the Falklands War
and was decorated for gallantry
(DSC). The author re-lives his part
in operations, in particular Special
Forces intelligence gathering and
direct action missions, including
the Pebble Island raid.
RHNS
Averof
John Carr
$39.95 144
pages 6 x 9
16pp b/w photos, deck plans and a
few maps August 2014 hardback
978-1-78303-021-7
Built at Livorno in 1910, the
10,000-ton RHNS Averof had the
distinction of being the flagship,
and by far the biggest warship, of
the Royal Hellenic Navy until 1951.
More than a century after its
construction, she is still afloat, one
of just three armored cruisers still
in existence in the world.
Pen & Sword
Nelsons
Mediterranean
Command
Denis Orde
$29.95 248 pages
6 x 9 b/w illustrations
December 2014
paperback 978-1-78346-290-2
In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte, who was all but
Master of Europe, assembled a formidable
expeditionary force at Toulon. While its
purpose was unknown there was every reason
to believe that Great Britain was its destination
and the Nation was on invasion alert.
The overwhelming British priority was for a
fleet to be assembled and sent to the
Mediterranean to destroy this threat before the
French force could set sail.
Gunboat
Command
The Biography of
Lieutenant
Commander
Robert Hichens
DSO* DSC** RNVR
Antony Hichens
$24.95 368 pages 6 x 9 16pp b/w Photos
978-1-4738-2296-2
This biography draws heavily on the personal
diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or Hitch
as he was universally known).
After a brief description of his early life, time at
Oxford, his motor racing achievements
(including trophies at Le Mans in his Aston
Martin) and RN training, the book focuses on
his exceptional wartime experiences. Hitch
was the most highly decorated RNVR officer of
the war with two DSOs, three DSCs and three
Mentions in Despatches.
Britains
Future Navy
Nick Childs
$29.95 208 pages
6 x 9 8pp color plates
July 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2324-2
What kind of Royal Navy does Britain need
now? The 21st century promises to be one of
huge uncertainties and challenges for the
senior service. Does Britain have the right
naval strategy to cope with emerging threats
(does it have a naval strategy at all, and should
it?) and, if so, does the Navy have the right
ships and enough of them to implement it?
Nick Childs looks at the changing strategic
environment (including economic difficulties
and the growth of other navies such as China
and India).
Churchill
and The
Admirals
Stephen Roskill
$24.95 352 pages
6 x 9 12 b/w
Illustrations + Charts
Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First
Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First
World War and at the start of the Second. He
retained close interest in naval matters,
especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace
was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital
supplies so necessary for Britains war efforts.
Indeed, Churchill later said that this was the
only thing that had threatened the ultimate
Allied victory.
Beware
Raiders!
Captain Bernard
Edwards
$19.95 224 pages
6 x 9 Illustrated
August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2283-2
This is the fascinating story of two German
surface raiders and the havoc they caused
amongst Allied shipping in World War II. One
was the 8-inch gun cruiser Admiral Hipper,
fast, powerful and Navy-manned: the other a
converted merchant man, Hansa Lines
Kandelfels armed with a few old 5.9s manned
largely by reservists, and sailing under the nom
de guerre of Pinguin.
The author emphasizes the striking contrast
between the conduct of Ernst Kruder, captain
of the Pinguin and the callous Captain Meisel
of the Admiral Hipper.
Deep Sea
Hunters
RAF Coastal
Command and the
War Against the U-
Boats and the
German Navy
1939 1945
Martin Bowman
$50.00 224 pages 6 x 9 2 x 16 pages of
black and white plates November 2014
hardback 978-1-78383-196-8
This enthralling new release from Martin
Bowman details all of the operations at sea
carried out by RAF Coastal Command against
the U-boats and the German Navy during the
Second World War. Beginning with the
disastrous Norwegian Campaign, it takes in the
numerous attacks on the bustling German
submarine base at Lorient, the attack on Brest,
as well as many other pivotal and memorable
events.
Pen & Sword
Painting Wargaming Figures
Javier Gomez Valero
$29.95 192 pages 7.5 x 9.5 200+ images, full color throughout December 2014 paperback 978-1-84884-822-1
Javier Gomez, a highly talented figure painter of long experience and excellent reputation, shares the secrets of his success in
this accessible how-to guide to painting miniatures. He takes the reader step-by-step through the whole process, from choice
of materials (unlike other available guides it is not linked to any specific figure manufacturer) and preparation of the
miniatures to basing and even advice on photographing the finished item. Techniques such as dry-brushing, ink-washing,
shading and highlighting are all explained clearly with the help of step-by-step photographs and color charts. Specific case studies tackle a variety of
useful subjects across all periods, such as mixing realistic flesh tones for different races; painting horses; guns and limbers; Medieval heraldry;
Napoleonic uniforms; WW2 and modern camouflage patterns. Javier also clearly explains how these techniques and processes can be applied to all the
major wargaming scales, from 40mm down to 6mm.
One-hour Wargames
Practical Tabletop Battles for those
with limited time and space
Neil Thomas
$19.95 176 pages 6 x 9 30 maps/set-up
diagrams November 2014 paperback
978-1-4738-2290-0
One of the biggest problems facing wargamers is finding the time to
actually play. Most commercially available sets of rules require several
hours to set up and play to a conclusion; some can easily swallow up a
whole day or weekend. For many gamers this means that their lavishly
prepared miniature armies rarely get used at all. Apart from time, the
other consideration is space, which further constrains the opportunities
for a game. In One-hour Wargames, veteran gamer and rule-writer Neil
Thomas has addressed both these problems. Now it is practical to play a
game in around an hour on a normal dining table or living room floor.
Britains Toy Soldiers
The History and Handbook 1893-2013
James Opie
$50.00 240 pages 6.75 x 9.5 approx 250
color images throughout December 2014
hardback 978-1-84884-444-5
This is the first full-color history of the world-
famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from
Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable. Prior to 1893 the family
toy business of the Britain family was struggling as the toy industry was
dominated by German manufacturers and importers.
Illustrated with lavish color photographs, many of them featuring items
from the authors own collection, the book includes feature sections
such as collectors favorites and prices, high-value and famous sets,
artistic highlights, quirks and mysteries.
Fix Bayonets!
John Norris
$44.95 240 pages 6.75 x 9.5 Approx 100 b/w
photos October 2014 hardback
978-1-78159-336-3
The bayonet is an essential item of a soldiers kit
even on todays modern hi-tech battlefield. This
work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the cult of the
bayonet as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who
asserted that The bullet misses, the bayonet does not. The first
bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they
were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the
spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundamental changes
being made in battlefield tactics.
Tank Tracks to Rangoon
The Story of British Armour in Burma
Bryan Perrett
978-1-78383-115-9
Fighting in a somewhat forgotten corner of
Empire during the Second World War, the British and Indian armored
regiments called upon to harness the power of tank warfare to extreme
new levels did so in an effort to outwit an army until that point
considered invincible - the Imperial Japanese Army. Their collective
efforts were heroic and massively effective, giving the Japanese a taste
of mechanized warfare from which they never recovered.
Bryan Perrett describes the full course of the armored units efforts,
illustrating the importance of the mighty 7th Armored Brigade; a
magnificent formation in General Slims estimation.
Pen & Sword
The True
Story of the
Wooden
Horse
Robert J Laplander
$39.95 288 pages 6
x 9 July 2014 hardback
978-1-78383-101-2
Whilst there have been many accounts from
specific escapees who took part in the famed
Wooden Horse escape from Stalag Luft III,
there have been few objective historical
studies of the camp as a whole. Many attempts
at escape characterized its history, and the
story of its establishment is a fascinating one.
Goodwood -
Over The
Battlefield
Ian Daglish
$19.95 272 pages
6.75 x 9 120 photos
August 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2281-8
For the first book in our new series Over The
Battlefield, we have chosen Ian Daglish to
describe the events of Operation GOODWOOD,
July 1944, the dramatic attempted British
armored breakout from the Normandy
bridgehead. This was the greatest armored
battle undertaken by the British during the
Second World War.
What is so special about this book is the
discovery and use of superb aerial photos
taken during the fighting by the RAF.
Tyneside
Scottish
Graham Stewart
John Sheen
$50.00 320 pages
6.75 x 9 Illustrated
December 2014
hardback 978-1-4738-2301-3
Although called the Tyneside Scottish, very few
of the men who made up this Brigade were of
Scottish descent. Many came from local
villages or were from the Northumberland pits.
They saw action at the Battle of the Somme
and after it were allowed to put tartan behind
their cap badges because of their bravery.
Belgium in
the Second
World War
Jean-Michel
Veranneman De
Watervliet
$34.95 240 pages
6 x 9 16pp b/w plates December 2014
hardback 978-1-78337-607-0
When the Nazis invaded neutral Belgium in
May 1940, defeat and occupation were
inevitable but Belgian armed forces held out
against a vastly superior enemy for 18 days.
The elected Government went into exile in
London but King Leopold III controversially
remained with his people as a prisoner.
As described in this authoritative book,
Belgians continued the fight both outside and
inside their country. There were eventually two
complete Belgian RAF squadrons.
Manchester
Pals
Michael Stedman
$29.95 240 pages
6.75 x 9 Illustrated
December 2014
paperback
978-1-4738-2300-6
Unlike its near neighbor, working-class Salford,
Manchester proved able to raise eight Pals
battalions. Initially, these battalions were
composed of middle-class men who
experience before the war years was within the
commercial, financial and manufacturing
interests which formed the foundations of
Edwardian Manchesters life and prosperity.
Manchester was undeniably proud of its pals
battalions; that the area was capable of
raising.
Exocet
Falklands
The Untold Story of
Special Forces
Operations
Ewen Southby-Tailyour
$50.00 344 pages
6 x 9 16pp b/w plates July 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-387-9
This is a revelatory account of three un-
tabulated special forces operations, Plum Duff,
Mikado and Kettledrum, that failed to destroy
Argentinas Exocet missiles during the 1982
Falklands campaign. In that context alone this
book is of international military importance.
Using previously unknown material and
through interviewing key players who have
remained silent for 30 years, Ewen Southby-
Tailyour has finally established the truth: that
it has taken so long reflects the sensitivities,
both military and personal, involved.
Pen & Sword
The Gulf War
Operation Desert
Storm 1990-1991
Anthony Tucker-Jones
$24.95 128 pages
7.5 x 9.5 180 color
and black-and-white
illustrations August
2014 paperback 978-1-78159-391-2
Each stage in the Gulf War, the liberation by
American-led UN forces of Iraqi-occupied
Kuwait in 1990-91, is vividly described in this
photographic history. Over 180 photographs
provide a remarkable visual account of
Operation Desert Storm and they show the
vast array of military equipment deployed by
both sides.
Sniper in
Helmand
James Cartwright
$18.95 192 pages 5
x 7.75 8pp b/w plates
September 2014
paperback
978-1-4738-2273-3
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.
Evacuees
Childrens Lives on
the WW2 Home
Front
Gillian Mawson
$39.95 144 pages
6 x 9 100-125 b/w
Photos December
2014 hardback 978-1-78383-153-1
On the outbreak of the Second World War,
during the first week of September 1939 over
three million people were evacuated.
Operation Pied Piper was the largest ever
transportation of people across Britain, and
most of those moved to safety in the
countryside were schoolchildren.
Honourable
Warriors
Fighting the
Taliban in
Afghanistan - A
Front-line Account
of the British
Armys Battle for
Helmand
Richard Streatfeild
$39.95 240 pages 6 x 9 20 illustrations -
color plates July 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-227-8
In 2009 Major Richard Streatfeild and his men
fought for six months against the Taliban in
Sangin, northern Helmand. They were engaged
in over 800 fire-fights. They were the target of
more than 200 improvised explosive devices.
Ten men in his company were killed, 50 were
wounded. This is their story.
Chinese
Hordes and
Human
Waves
A Personal
Perspective of the
Korean War 1950-
1953
Brigadier Brian Parritt CBE CNI
The North Koreans attack on their Southern
neighbors shocked and surprised the World.
The conflict rapidly escalated with China soon
heavily involved on one side and the United
States and United Nations on the other.
The author describes firsthand what it was like
to be at the infamous Battle of the Hook,
where UN troops held off massed attacks by
the Communists.
Spirit of
Resistance
The Life of SOE
Agent Harry
Peulev, DSO MC
Nigel Perrin
$19.95 240 pages
6 x 9 16pp b/w Plates December 2014
paperback 978-1-4738-2302-0
One of the most determined and courageous
secret agents of the Second World War, Harry
Peulev joined the BEF in 1940 before
volunteering for F Section of the Special
Operations Executive. Sadly Peulev never fully
recovered from his wartime traumas but
nothing can detract from his outstanding
courage and contribution.
Pen & Sword
Great Walls and Linear Barriers
Peter Spring
$50.00 320 pages 6 x 9 30 maps, 16pp photos
June 2014 hardback 978-1-84884-377-6
In the Name of Lykourgos
The Rise and fall of the Spartan Revolutionary
Movement (243-146BC)
Miltiadis Michalopoulos
$39.95 272 pages 6 x 9 8pp section of color maps
and photos Nov 2014 hardback 978-1-78303-023-1
The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC)
Seleukos I to Seleukos III
John D Grainger
$34.95 256 pages 6 x 9 5 or 6 b/w maps
The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean
Romes Dealings with the Ancient Kingdoms
of India, Africa and Arabia
Raoul McLaughlin
$44.95 272 pages 6 x 9 18 illustrations Nov 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-381-7
The Secret History of the Roman Roads of
Britain
M.C. Bishop
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 Approx 24 maps and plans;
8pp plates May 2014 hardback 978-1-84884-615-9
Warfare in Northern Europe Before the
Romans
Evidence from Archaeolgy
Julie Rosemary Wileman
$39.95 240 pages 6 x 9 30-40 Illustrations June
2014 hardback 978-1-78159-325-7
Decisive Battles of the English Civil War
MalcolmWanklyn
British Campaigns in the South Atlantic
18051807
John D Grainger
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 3 maps July 2014
hardback 978-1-78346-364-0
John Dunn Cetywayo and the three Generals
18611879
D. C. F. Moodie
$39.95 176 pages 6 x 9 8 pages of b/w plates
August 2014 hardback 978-1-78346-324-4
Lord Chelmsford and the Zulu War
The Hon. Gerald French D.S.O.
$50.00 360 pages 6 x 9 July 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-323-7
Letters from the Light Brigade
The British Cavalry in the Crimean War
Anthony Dawson
The Retreat from Mons 1914: North
Casteau to Le Cateau The Western Front by
Car, by Bike and on Foot
Cooksey / Murland
$24.95 160 pages 5.25 x 8.5 100 color and b/w
illustrations August 2014 paperback
978-1-78303-038-5
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front
August 1914 - April 1915
Mons to Hill 60
Paul Oldfield
$44.95 352 pages 6 x 9 Over 350 original b/w
images and maps October 2014 hardback
978-1-78303-043-9
The Battle of Bellewaarde, June 1915
Carole McEntee-Taylor
$39.95 256 pages 6 x 9 Approx 100 integrated images
November 2014 hardback 978-1-78340-052-2
Temporary Heroes
Lieutenant Norman Cecil Down
Richard Van Emden
$29.95 192 pages 6 x 9 October 2014 hardback
978-1-78159-196-3
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
In Search of the Better Ole
Tonie Holt / Valmai Holt
paperback 978-1-4738-2723-3
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Marshal Joffre
The Triumphs, Failures and Controversies of
Frances Commander-in-Chief in the Great War
Andr Bourachot
hardback 978-1-78346-165-3
Memoirs from the British Expeditionary
Force 1914-1915
Lord Edward Gleichen KCVO CB CMG DSO
$24.95 160 pages 6 x 9 Approx 8 b/w Maps
November 2014 hardback 978-1-78346-249-0
A French Soldiers War Diary 19141918
Henri Desagneaux
December 2014 hardback 978-1-4738-2298-6
Armageddon Road
A VCs Diary 1914 1916
Billy Congreve
$39.95 240 pages 6 x 9 19 b/w Images and 27
original sketches and maps by Congreve October
2014 hardback 978-1-4738-2119-4
Those Measureless Fields
A First World War Story
Caroline Scott
$32.95 376 pages 6 x 9 August 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-396-1
In Battle and Captivity 19161918
A British Officers Memoirs of the Trenches
and a German Prison Camp
Henry Gilbert Nobbs
$24.95 160 pages 6 x 9 December 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-312-1
Amateur Gunners
The Adventures and Letters of a Soldier in
France, Salonika and Palestine
Ian Ronayne
$39.95 224 pages 6 x 9 16 pages of black and
white plates December 2014 hardback 978-1-
78383-201-9
I Survived Didnt I?
The Great War Reminiscences of Private
Ginger Bryne
Joy Cave
Star Shell Reflections 1916
The Great War Diaries of Jim Maultsaid
Barbara McClune
$39.95 208 pages 6.75 x 9.5 Highly illustrated
color/b/w December 2014 hardback 978-1-78346-
369-5
With the British Army on the Somme
Memoirs From the Trenches
Sir William Beach Thomas
$24.95 208 pages 6 x 9 December 2014 hardback
978-1-78346-310-7
Veteran Volunteer
Memoir of the Trenches, Tanks and Captivity
19141918 by Frank Vans AgnewMC
Jamie Vans
$39.95 224 pages 6 x 9 16pp b/w plates August
2014 hardback 978-1-78346-277-3
Britons Experience the Great War
Life at Home and Abroad 19141918
Peter Liddle
Poetry and Myths of the Great War
How Poets Altered our Perception of History
Martin Stephen
$29.95 272 pages 6 x 9 October 2014 paperback
978-1-78346-386-2
Irishmen in the Great War
Reports from the Front 1914
Tom Burnell
$39.95 240 pages 6 x 9 30 b/w pictures spread
over 8pp of plates November 2014 hardback
978-1-4738-2120-0
Kitcheners Army
The Raising of the New Armies
19141916
Peter Simkins
$24.95 384 pages 6 x 9 18 b/w Photos October
2014 paperback 978-1-4738-2128-6
The Suffragette Bombers
Britains Forgotten Terrorists
Simon Webb
Pen & Sword Digital
Isandlwana
Zulu
Battlefield
F R Lock / P R
Quantrill
$24.95 60 minutes
5.25 x 7.5 July 2014
DVD NTSC
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In 1879 the Colonial Government of Natal
ordered a British army, led by General Lord
Chelmsford and equipped with the most
modern weaponry, to invade the Zulu
Kingdom. Overconfident and contemptuous of
his Zulu adversaries, Lord Chelmsford believed
that his biggest problem would be in bringing
the Zulus to battle. Shortly after crossing the
Buffalo River the British column set up camp in
the shadow of a Sphinx shaped hill called
Isandlwana. The following day, Lord
Chelmsford, with over half his force, went in
pursuit of what he believed to be the vanguard
of the Zulu army.
Le Cateau
Battefield History TV
Ltd
$24.95 85 minutes
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September 2014
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Having temporarily checked the Germans at
Mons the BEF had no alternative but to
withdraw as they were outnumbered by the
enemy and Lanrezacs Fifth French Army was
falling back. The Germans, however, were soon
in hot pursuit, sensing the BEF were at their
mercy. In a series of rear guard actions the BEF
managed to hold just. Despite Field Marshal
Frenchs instructions General Smith-Dorrien
knew that he had to turn and fight on the
open chalk hills above the town of Le Cateau.
Here II Corps stood as the German pressure
mounted and a desperate battle resulted as
more and more German troops came into
action; men fell, guns were lost and saved but
again the BEF were able to escape.
Special Forces:
Bletchley
Park and
the Ultra
Secret
Battefield History TV
Ltd
$24.95 80 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 August 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621142
During the Second World War, Bletchley Park
was the site of the UKs main decryption
establishment, the Government Code and
Cypher School, where ciphers and codes of
several Axis countries were decrypted, most
importantly the ciphers generated by the
German Enigma and Lorenz machines. The
high-level intelligence produced at Bletchley
Park, code named Ultra, provided crucial
assistance to the Allied war effort.
Mons 1914
Battlefield History TV
Ltd
$24.95 90 minutes
5.5 x 7.5 August
2014 DVD NTSC
5060247621111
As Europe slid into
war in 1914 the UK Government mobilized the
British Expeditionary Force and declared war
just before midnight on 4 August. A well oiled
deployment to northern France followed,
where in accordance with Plan WF (With
France), the BEF would fight on the left wing
of General Lanrezacs Fifth French Army. Field
Marshal Sir John French and his allied
counterpart, however, got on badly from the
start and when the British advance reached
Mons and tangled with German patrols on 22
August around Mons, the BEFs intent was to
continue the advance into Belgium alongside
their ally but Lanrezac only informed the BEF
of his withdrawal from Charleroi late in the
day.
The Battles
of the
Marne, the
Aisne and
the Race to
the Sea
Battlefield History TV
Ltd
$24.95 80 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 October 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621128
While the Allied Generals were nearing panic
as the Germans approached Paris, Marshal
Foch quickly realized the German intent and
that the Schlieffen plan was unraveling. In a
master piece of military diplomacy he
persuaded Filed Marshal French to join the
Attack on the exposed flank of the Germans as
it wheeled to the east of Paris. The battle was
monumental and indeed a miracle, with the
British playing a key part alongside the French
in halting the German advance and driving
them back behind the next river The Aisne.
The Battle of
the Bulge:
Kampfgruppe
Peiper
BHTV / Tim Saunders
$16.99 80 minutes
5.25 x 7.5 May 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247620350
Sepp Dietrichs Sixth SS Panzer Armee was
allocated the main effort in Hitlers last throw
of the dice in the West. Under cover of poor
winter weather that would ground the Allied
air forces they were to punch through weak
American positions in the Ardennes to the
River Meuse and on to Antwerp cutting of and
destroying the northern Allied Armies. The
German generals protested that it was too
ambitious but Hitler insisted, hoping that his
elite SS troops in the Leibstandarte Panzer
Division would deliver a war changing victory.
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Pen & Sword Digital
The Finnish Front 1941-
1944
Hitlers War Machine
$14.95 60 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 July 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621074
The German Propaganda Kompanien (PK)
captured the events of Hitlers war on every
front. Their footage was used to produce Die
Deutsche Wochenschau, a weekly cinema
newsreel detailing the events of World War II
on land, sea and air.
For the first time these unique primary source
films have been collated, edited and translated
into English in order to produce a complete
military history of the third Reich drawn
exclusively from German primary sources.
The Siege of Leningrad
Hitlers War Machine
$14.95 60 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 July 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621029
This volume featuring translated Wochenschau
newsreels dating from 1941 records the one
thousand day siege of Leningrad - one of the
decisive actions of World War II.
The Concentration Camps
$14.95 60 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 July 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621005
This harrowing film was produced in May 1945
at the personal insistence of US General
Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was so shocked by
what he witnessed with his own eyes at them
first concentration camps to be liberated that
he ordered that this film should be made as a
lasting testament to the barbarism which had
occurred under the Nazi regime.
The Russian Front Late
1943
Hitlers War Machine
$14.95 60 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 August 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621036
This volume featuring translated Wochenschau
newsreels records the events following the
failure at Kursk.
Blitzkrieg
Lightning War
Michael Leighton
$14.95 60 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 July 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247620978
Despite the draconian provisions of the
Versailles treaty, the German armed forces
operating under the new Nazi regime were
able to secretly assemble a modern
mechanized strike force incorporating tanks,
artillery and aircraft. Determined to avoid a
repeat of the static warfare of the trenches the
Wehrmacht honed its new tactics and the
result has become known to posterity as
Blitzkrieg or Lightning War.
Hitler A Journey
Through His World
Then and Now
$14.95 90 minutes 5.25 x 7.5 August 2014
DVD NTSC 5060247621043
Join Emmy AwardTM winning film maker Bob
Carruthers on a journey into the world of Adolf
Hitler. The environmental factors which shaped
Hitler are explored and assessed in this unique
film which retraces the footsteps of Hitler from
his first boyhood experiences through the years
of struggle in Vienna, his Great War adventures,
the bungled Beer Hall Putsch, his triumph over
democracy and his final defeat in the ruins of
Berlin.
Savas Beatie
The Devils to Pay
John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour.
Eric J. Wittenberg
$32.95 264 pages 6 x 9 17 maps and 100 images October 2014 hardback
978-1-61121-208-2 eISBN 978-1-61121-209-9
Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his First
Cavalry Division troops, there is not a single book-length study devoted entirely to the critical delaying actions
waged by Buford and his dismounted troopers and his horse artillerists on the morning of July 1, 1863. Award-
winning Civil War historian Eric J. Wittenberg rectifies this glaring oversight withThe Devils to Pay: John
Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour.
This comprehensive tactical study examines the role Buford and his horse soldiers played from June 29 through
July 2, 1863, including the important actions that saved the shattered remnants of the First and Eleventh
Corps. Wittenberg relies upon scores of rare primary sources, including many that have never before been used,
to paint a detailed picture of the critical role the quiet and modest cavalryman known to his men as Honest
John or Old Steadfast played at Gettysburg.
The Soldiers General
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War
Paula C. Walker / Robert I. Girardi
$37.95 576 pages 6 x 9 21 maps and 60 photographs and illustrations December 2014 hardback
978-1-61121-206-8 eISBN 978-1-61121-207-5
History is indeed written by the victors, and it has not been kind to the memory of Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K.
Warren. The traditional image of Warren as a self-important, sullen, and cautious commander who, despite his
many talents, was unreliable in a crisis was cemented into place by Gens. Phil Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant
the two men who removed him from command. The Soldiers General: Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
and the Civil War, by Paula C. Walker and Robert I Girardi, offers readers a thorough examination of his record
and a chance to weigh the facts for themselves.
In May of 1864, Warren was regarded by his superiors as the best corps commander in the Army of the
Potomac. One high-placed staff officer described the bold, courageous, and accomplished engineer as the
only man of inborn originality in the army. Commanding generals Joseph Hooker and George G. Meade relied
upon Warrens judgment and counsel during the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Mine Run campaigns.
Picketts Charge at Gettysburg
A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History
James A. Hessler / Wayne E. Motts
$37.95 320 pages 7 x 10 35 maps and 50 images September 2014 hardback
978-1-61121-200-6 eISBN 978-1-61121-201-3
150 years after the event, the grand near-suicidal attack against the Union position on Cemetery Ridge still
emotionally resonates with Gettysburg enthusiasts like no other aspect of the battle. On the afternoon of July
3, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered more than 12,000 Southern infantry to undertake what would
become the most legendary charge in American military history. This attack, popularly but inaccurately known
as Picketts Charge, is often considered the turning point of the Civil Wars seminal battle of Gettysburg.
Although much has been written about the battle itself and Picketts Charge in particular, Picketts Charge at
Gettysburg is the first battlefield guide for this celebrated assault.
After the war, one staff officer perceptively observed that the charge has been more criticized, and is still less
understood, than any other act of the Gettysburg drama. Unfortunately, what was true then remains true to
this day.
Savas Beatie
The Last Citadel
Petersburg, June 1864 April 1865
Noah Andre Trudeau
$32.95 504 pages 6 x 9 23 maps and 20
images August 2014 hardback
978-1-61121-212-9
eISBN 978-1-61121-213-6
This revised Sesquicentennial edition of Noah
Andre Trudeaus The Last Citadel, which
includes updated text, redrawn maps, and new material, is a
groundbreaking study of the most extensive military operation of the
Civil Warthe investment of Petersburg, Virginia.
The Petersburg campaign began on June 9, 1864, and ended on April 3,
1865, when Federal troops at last entered the city. It was the longest
and most costly siege ever to take place on North American soil, yet it
has been overshadowed by other actions that occurred at the same time
period, most notably Shermans famous March to the Sea, and
Sheridans celebrated Shenandoah Valley campaign. The ten-month
Petersburg affair witnessed many more combat actions than the other
two combined, and involved an average of 170,000 soldiers, not to
mention thousands of civilians who were also caught up in the
maelstrom. By its bloody end, the Petersburg campaign would add more
than 70,000 casualties to the wars total.
The Siege of Petersburg
The Battles for the Weldon Railroad,
August 1864
John Horn
$32.95 336 pages 6 x 9 26 images and
20 maps August 2014 hardback 978-1-
61121-216-7 eISBN 978-1-61121-217-4
The nine-month siege of Petersburg was the
longest continuous operation of the
American Civil War. A series of large-scale Unionoffensives, grand
maneuvers that triggered some of the fiercest battles of the war, broke
the monotony of static trench warfare. Grants Fourth Offensive, August
14-25, the longest and bloodiest operation of the campaign, is the
subject of John Horns revised and updated Sesquicentennial edition of
The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August
1864.
Frustrated by his inability to break through the Southern front, General
Grant devised a two-punch combination strategy in an effort to sever
the crucial Weldon Railroad and stretch General Lees lines. The plan
called for Winfield Hancocks II Corps (with X Corps) to move against
Deep Bottom north of the James River to occupy Confederate attention
while Warrens V Corps, supported by elements of IX Corps, marched
south and west below Petersburg toward Globe Tavern on the Weldon
Railroad.
Richmond Redeemed
The Siege at Petersburg, The Battles
of Chaffins Bluff and Poplar Spring
Church, September 29 October 2,
1864
Richard J. Sommers
$37.95 768 pages 6 x 9 22 maps and 82
images September 2014 hardback 978-
1-61121-210-5 eISBN 978-1-61121-217-4
Richmond Redeemed pioneered study of Civil War Petersburg. The
original (and long out of print) award-winning 1981 edition conveyed
an epic narrative of crucial military operations in early autumn 1864
that had gone unrecognized for more than 100 years. Readers will
rejoice that Richard J. Sommerss masterpiece, in a revised
Sesquicentennial edition, is once again available.
This monumental study focuses on Grants Fifth Offensive (September 29
October 2, 1864), primarily the Battles of Chaffins Bluff (Fort Harrison)
and Poplar Spring Church (Peebles Farm). The Union attack north of the
James River at Chaffins Bluff broke through Richmonds defenses and
gave Federals their greatest opportunity to capture the Confederate
capital. The corresponding fighting outside Petersburg at Poplar Spring
Church so threatened Southern supply lines that General Lee considered
abandoning his Petersburg rail center six months before actually doing
so. Yet hard fighting and skillful generalship saved both cities.
The Bloody Fifth
The 5th Texas Infantry, Hoods Texas
Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
John F. Schmutz
$39.95 612 pages 6 x 9 48 maps and 10
illustrations November 2014 hardback
978-1-61121-204-4 eISBN 978-1-61121-
205-1
The 5th Texas InfantryThe Bloody
Fifthwas one of only three Texas regiments to fight with Robert E.
Lees Army of Northern Virginia. Much like the army in which it served,
the 5th Texas established a stellar combat record. The regiment took
part in 38 engagements, including nearly every significant battle in the
Eastern Theater, as well as the Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and
Knoxville campaigns in the Western Theater. John F. Schmutzs The
Bloody Fifth: The 5th Texas Infantry, Hoods Texas Brigade, Army of
Northern Virginia is the first full-length study to document this fabled
regimental command.
The Bloody Fifth presents the regiments rich history from the
secession of the Lone Star State and the organization of ten
independent east and central Texas companies, through four years of
arduous marching and fighting. The 5th Texass battlefield exploits are
legendary, from its inaugural fighting on the Virginia peninsula in early
1862 through Appomattox.
Savas Beatie
The Chickamauga CampaignGlory or the Grave
The Breakthrough, Union Collapse, and the Retreat to Chattanooga, September 20-23, 1863
David A. Powell
$39.95 768 pages 6 x 9 25 maps and 30 images December 2014 hardback 978-1-61121-202-0
eISBN 978-1-61121-203-7
David Powells The Chickamauga CampaignGlory or the Grave: The Breakthrough, Union Collapse, and the Retreat to
Chattanooga, September 20-23, 1863 is the second volume in his magnificent projected three-volume study of this
overlooked and largely misunderstood campaign.
According to soldier rumor, Chickamauga in Cherokee meant River of Death.The name lived up to that grim sobriquet in
September 1863 when the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee waged a sprawling bloody
combat along the banks of West Chickamauga Creek. This installment of Powells tour-de-force depicts the final day of
battle, when the Confederate army attacked and broke through the Union lines, triggering a massive rout, an incredible
defensive stand atop Snodgrass Hill, and a confused retreat and pursuit into Chattanooga. Powell presents all of this with
clarity and precision by weaving nearly 2,000 primary accounts with his own cogent analysis. The result is a rich and deep
portrait of the fighting and command relationships on a scale never before attempted or accomplished.
No Turning Back
A Guide to the 1864 Overland Campaign, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May 4 - June 13, 1864
Robert M. Dunkerly / Donald C. Pfanz / David R. Ruth
$12.95 192 pages 6 x 9 25 maps, 194 images Now Available paperback 978-1-61121-193-1
eISBN 978-1-61121-194-8
[T]here will be no turning back, said Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. It was May, 1864. The Civil War had dragged into its fourth
spring. It was time to end things, Grant resolved, once and for all.
With the Union Army of the Potomac as his sledge, Grant crossed the Rapidan River, intending to draw the Army of
Northern Virginia into one final battle. Short of that, he plannedto hammer continuously against the armed forces of the
enemy and his resources, until by mere attrition, if in no other way, there should be nothing left to him . . . .
Almost immediately, though, Robert E. Lees Confederates brought Grant to bay in the thick tangle of the Wilderness.
Rather than retreat, as other army commanders had done in the past, Grant outmaneuvered Lee, swinging left and south.
There was, after all, no turning back.
I intend to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer, Grant vowed.
The First Battle for Petersburg
The Attack and Defense of the Cockade City, June 9, 1864
William Glenn Robertson
$27.95 216 pages 6 x 9 20 images and 5 maps August 2014 hardback 978-1-61121-214-3
eISBN 978-1-61121-215-0
The nearly ten-month struggle for Petersburg, Virginia, is well known to students of the Civil War. Surprisingly few readers,
however, are aware that Petersburgs citizens felt wars hard hand nearly a week before the armies of Grant and Lee arrived
on their doorstep in the middle of June 1864. Distinguished historian William Glenn Robertson rectifies this oversight with
the publication of The First Battle for Petersburg in a special revised Sesquicentennial edition.
During his ill-fated Bermuda Hundred Campaign, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in late May took note of the Cockade Citys
position astride Richmonds railroad lifeline and its minuscule garrison. When two attempts to seize the city and destroy
the bridges over the Appomattox River failed, Butler mounted an expedition to Petersburg on June 9. Led by Maj. Gen.
Quincy Gillmore and Brig. Gen. August Kautz, the Federal force of 3,300 infantry and 1,300 cavalry appeared large enough
to overwhelm Brig. Gen. Henry Wises paltry 1,200 Confederate defenders, one-quarter of which were reserves that
included several companies of elderly men and teenagers. The attack on the critical logistical center, and how the
Confederates managed to hold the city, is the subject of Robertsons groundbreaking study.
Seaforth
British Warships in the
Age of Sail 18171863
Design, Construction, Careers & Fates
Rif Winfield
$100.00 352 pages 9.5 x 11.5 200
illustrations July 2014 hardback
978-1-84832-169-4
The publication of this book sees the
completion of a monumental work listing the
technical details and career histories of every
significant British warship between 1603 and
1863. Following three earlier volumes, this one
carries forward the story from the post
Napoleonic War reorganization of the Royal
Navys rating system to the end of sail as the
principal mode of propulsion.
Although apparently well documented, this is
a period of great complexity in the
procurement and naval architecture of ships.
The introduction of steam radically altered the
design of vessels under construction and was
later retrofitted to others, while many names
lived a ghostly existence on the Navy List: ships
ordered but not started, and in some cases
having their intended drafts altered more than
once before being canceled entirely.
This book meticulously sorts out and clarifies
these confusions a major contribution in
itself but for the first time it also provides
outline service histories for an era that is
largely neglected. Like its companion volumes,
the book is organized by Rate, classification
and class, with significant technical and
building data, followed by a concise summary
of the careers of each ship in every class.
The Warship Mary Rose
The Life & Times of King Henry VIIIs
Flagship
David Childs
$32.95 240 pages 7.5 x 9.5 175 b/w and
color illustrations July 2014 paperback
978-1-84832-211-0
This new paperback edition brings the history
of Henry VIIIs famous warship right up to date
with new chapters on the stunning
presentation of the hull and the 19,000
salvaged artifacts in the new museum in
Portsmouth.
Mary Rose has, along with HMS Victory,
become an instantly recognizable symbol of
Britains maritime past, while the extraordinary
richness of the massive collection of artifacts
gleaned from the wreck has meant that the
ship has acquired the status of some sort of
time capsule, as if it were a Tudor burial site.
But she is much more than an archaeological
relic; she was a warship, and a revolutionary
one, that served in the Kings navy for thirty-
four years, almost the entire length of his
reign.
This book tells the story of her eventful career,
placing it firmly within the colorful context of
Tudor politics, court life and the developing
administration of a permanent navy. And
though the author also brings the story right
down to the present day, with chapters on the
recovery, the fresh ideas and information
thrown up by the massive program of
archaeological work since undertaken, and the
new display just recently opened at
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, it is at heart a
vivid retelling of her career and, at the end, her
dramatic sinking.
Cold War Command
The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear
Submariner
Richard Woodman / Dan Conley
$44.95 288 pages 6 x 9 16 b/wphotos
The part played in the Cold War by the Royal
Navys submarines still retains a great degree
of mystery and, in the traditions of the Silent
Service, remains largely shrouded in secrecy.
Cold War Command brings us as close as is
possible to the realities of commanding
nuclear hunter-killer submarines, routinely
tasked to hunt out and covertly follow Soviet
submarines in order to destroy them should
there be any outbreak of hostilities.
Dan Conley takes the reader through his early
career in diesel submarines, prior to his
transition to the complex and very demanding
three-dimensional world of operating nuclear
submarines; he describes the Royal Navys
shortcomings in ship and weapons
procurement and delivers many insights into
the procurement failures which led to the
effective bankrupting of the Defense budget in
the first decade of the 21st century. In
command of the hunter killer submarines
Courageous and Valient in the 1980s, he
achieved exceptional success against Soviet
submarines at the height of the Cold War. He
was also involved in the initial deployment of
the Trident nuclear weapon system, and
divulges hitherto un-revealed facets of nuclear
weapons strategy and policy during this period.
This gripping read takes you onboard a nuclear
submarine and into the depths of the ocean,
and relays the excitement and apprehensions
experienced by British submariners confronted
by a massive Soviet Navy.
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