NEW MILITARY TITLES

         

       

Bush Wars : Africa 1960-2010 (Osprey Force on Force No.6)
With its many tribal, political, religious, and cultural divisions, Africa has long been a continent at war – both with itself and with others. For much of the 20th century, there has been a near-constant state of military unrest, from Cold War proxy wars with Soviet and Western powers supporting their African allies in live-fire incarnations of this ideological struggle.

Joshua L. Chamberlain : The Life in Letters of a Great Leader of the American Civil War
His life is a remarkable story of perseverance, tragedy and triumph. From an insecure young man with a considerable stutter who grew up in a small town in eastern Maine, Joshua Chamberlain rose to become a major general, recipient of the Medal of Honor, Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College.

OSP ACE 104 : Naval Aces of World War 1 part 2
This second Naval Aces of World War 1 book looks at the many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS).

OSP CAM 244 : The Falklands 1982, Ground operations in the South Atlantic
On 3 April 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory; had captured the men of Royal Marine detachment NP8901; had run up the Argentine flag; and had declared the islands and their population to be Argentine. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to retake the islands.

OSP CMD 25 : Omar Bradley
General Omar Bradley was the premier US Army tactical commander in the European Theatre of Operations in 1944–45. A West Point classmate of Dwight Eisenhower, Bradley was the quintessential US field commander of World War II, elevated to high command with little combat experience but a solid track record as a skilled planner and organiser.

OSP DUEL 42 : DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II, Western Front 1916
Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold it through the summer. With its rotary engine ‘pusher’ configuration affording excellent visibility and eliminating the need for a synchronized machine gun, the DH 2 was more than a match for anything the Germans could put in the air.

OSP DUEL 43 : M4 Sherman vs Type 97 Chi-Ha, The Pacific 1945
Although US and Japanese tank forces first clashed in 1941, it was on in 1944 that tank-vs-tank action became more common as both sides poured larger numbers of tanks into the combat zone.

OSP NVG 190 : British Heavy Cruisers 1939-45
The pre-World War I concept of armoured cruisers had been abandoned, but in their stead the Admiralty saw a place for powerful cruisers, able to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire, and which were well-armed enough that they could destroy enemy commerce cruisers.

OSP RAID 31 : Gothic Serpent – Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993
This book tells the story of Task Force Ranger – a unit of US Rangers and Special Forces – and their attempt to capture the lieutenants of the Somali warlord Muhamed Farrah Aideed, during the 1993 United Nations’ humanitarian relief mission.

OSP WPN 16 : The M1 Garand
The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S. Patton called the Garand, “The greatest battle implement ever devised.”

Roman Army : The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World
The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens – and enemies – of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions to the shameful defeats inflicted upon the late Roman Army by the Goths and Huns. Tracing the development of tactics, equipment and training, this work provides a detailed insight into the military force that enable Rome to become the greatest empire the world has ever seen.

 

NEW SQUADRON SIGNAL TITLES

B-29 Superfortress Combat Chronicles (Squadron Signal 36002)

By Robert Hilton
Softback, 120 pages, Illustrated with over 100 photographs.
With its pressurized cabins for high-altitude operation, its long range, large bomb capacity, and turbo-supercharged engines, the B-29 Superfortress was the epitome of cutting edge American air power during WWII. The author, a photographer with the 40th Bomb Group and a veteran of 83 Superfortress missions, offers a first-hand, eye-witness account and shares his experiences on reconnaissance and bombing missions, flying the ‘Hump’ and taking off from an advanced base in Sichuan, China, to pummel Japanese occupation forces throughout Asia.

German Armoured Cars In Action (Squadron Signal 12050)

By David Doyle
Softback, 80 pages
Germany began developing its heavy armoured cars well before the outbreak of World War II. Germany’s early six-wheel armoured cars were based on 6×4 truck chassis, and their off-road mobility was limited. Packed with more than 220 period photographs, this book chronicles the development and deployment of Germany’s six and eight-wheeled armoured cars before and during WWII.

Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer Walk Around (Squadron Signal 27027)

By Hans-Heiri Stapfer
Softback, 80 pages, Illustrated with over 200 photographs, plus detailed line drawings, and colour profiles.
This ground-breaking volume features detailed photos of early, medium, and late Hetzer variants and contains the first-ever published wartime photos of the vehicle’s interior. Pictures of Jagdpanzer 38 vehicles in Bulgarian and Swiss service appear here for the first time, and the SK-23 steam-powered recovery vehicle based on the Hetzer is also documented along with extensive coverage of the G 13, including the first-ever colour photographs of that variant’s interior.

NEW TANKOGRAD TITLES

British Nuclear Artillery (Tankograd British Special No.9018)

By Geoff Fletcher & Robert Swan
illustrated with 109 b&w photographs
Corporal, Blue Water, Honest John, Tube Artillery, Lance 1957-93
This publications tells the story of the British Army’s nuclear-capable tube artillery and missile artillery that was for decades a military secret. Comprehensive coverage with informative text and many hitherto unpublished photographs allow a vital gap in military-vehicle history to be closed with this book.

10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (Tankograd 7025)

By Daniel Nowak & Tim Matzold
Illustrated throughout with 127 colour photographs and 12 graphics
Vehicles of the Modern Polish Army‘s 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade
Based on hitherto unpublished photographs this publication shows the motor pool of 10 BK Panc, consisting of Polish, Russian and German vehicles that at the end of the last century were opposing each other on both sides of the Iron Curtain but today jointly train and fight.

TAM, The Argentine Tanque Argentino Mediano (Tankograd 8006)

By Juan Carlos Cicalesi & Santiago Rivas
9 b&w photographs and 150 colour
This publication aims at closing this vital gap by showing the history and technology of the complete TAM family – among them an infantry fighting vehicle, a mortar carrier, command vehicles and even a self-propelled howitzer – in unprecedented detail and with many hitherto unpublished photographs.

HMS VICTORY

 

HMS Victory Manual 1765-1812 Owners’ Workshop Manual

By Peter Goodwin
Hardback, 270 x 210mm, 160 pages, 250 colour & 50 b&w illustrations

An insight into owning, operating and maintaining the Royal Navy’s oldest and most famous warship

HMS Victory is probably the most famous surviving historic warship in the world today. She was flagship to Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when he was killed on her quarter deck by a sniper’s bullet in Britain’s hour of victory. Maritime historian and former HMS Victory Keeper and Curator Peter Goodwin tells the story of Nelson’s flagship, giving fascinating insights into how she was built, her anatomy and weaponry, and how a ship of the line in the Georgian navy was sailed, fought and maintained.

NEW AVIATION TITLES

     

AIRfile 1: Operation Overlord June – Sept 1944 Vol.1: RAF & Commonwealth Forces + Luftflotte 3
By Neil Robinson & Jon Freeman
Pictorial coverage of the colour schemes and markings applied to the RAF’s 2 TAF and ADGB aircraft during ‘Operation Overlord’ from June to September 1944

AIRfile 2: Operation Overlord June – Sept 1944 Vol.2, USAAF Eigth & Ninth Forces
By Neil Robinson & Peter Scott
Pictorial coverage of the very colourful schemes and markings applied to the USAAF’s 8th and 9th Air Forces’ aircraft during ‘Operation Overlord’ from June to September 1944

AIRfile 3: Pearl Harbour to Coral Sea, The First Six Months of the Pacific War
By Neil Robinson/Peter Scott
70th Anniversary Special, mainstreaming on the colour schemes and markings carried by the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pre-emptive strike force aircraft and the defending USAAC and USN / Marine aircraft based at Pearl Harbor and then Midway

AIRfile 4: Air War Over The Falklands, May to June 1982
By Neil Robinson & Peter Scott
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands in the spring of 1982.
The book covers the colour schemes and markings of the British and Argentinean aircraft that were used in combat in what became known as the Falklands War.

NEW OSPREY MILITARY TITLES

        

OSP CAM 243 : The Fall of the Philippines 1941-42
OSP DUEL 41 : B-24 Liberator vs Ki-43 Oscar
OSP MAA 480 : Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard
OSP WAR 162 : Roman Republican Legionary 298-105 BC
OSP WPN 15 : The Browning Automatic Rifle

NEW AVIATION AND MILITARY TITLES

Sherman Tank Manual 1940 Onwards (all marks)

By Pat Ware
Hardback, 270 x 210mm, 160 pages, 200 colour & 50 b&w illustrations
An insight into the history, development, production and role of the Allied Second World War tank
The US-designed and built Sherman was the most prolific Allied tank of the Second World War and was operated by the armies of the USA, Canada, Britain, the Soviet Union and France. Ease of production, mechanical reliability and durability in use characterised the Sherman, of which more than 49,000 were built. Acclaimed author Pat Ware tells the Sherman story from the differing viewpoints of its wartime crews and maintainers, and of modern-day restorers.

Faster than Sound : The story of supersonic flight (2nd Edition)

By Bill Gunston OBE
Paperback, 234 pages, 270 x 210mm, illustrations
This is the thrilling story of how test pilots in the USA and UK first pierced the sound barrier in the late 1940s. Much has happened since then, and as recently as 2003 thousands of fare-paying passengers were routinely enjoying intercontinental air travel at speeds of up to Mach 2. The author describes in accessible style the rules and technologies of supersonic flight, ongoing developments in engine and airframe technology, the age of supersonic passenger transports like Concorde, and advances in supersonic fighter and bomber design.

Gamp VC : The wartime story of maverick submarine commander Anthony Miers

By Brian Izzard
Paperback, 234 x 156mm, 272 pages, 33 b&w illustrations
Rear Admiral Anthony Miers VC – nicknamed ‘Gamp’ – was one of the Royal Navy’s most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. Hot-tempered and incautiously spoken, he was notorious for his outbursts and those on the receiving end often ended up with a black eye, close-arrest or the sack – for some it was all three. After his death in 1985, allegations were made that Miers may have been responsible for war crimes in the Aegean in July 1941. He was soon named in the national press and there was a storm of controversy. Was Miers a war criminal? Author Brian Izzard relates his colourful war career and fully examines the war crimes allegation.

NEW MILITARY TITLES

   

Invading America 1943 : Ambassadors at Large
By Clifford Cole
The 1st British Anti-Aircraft Demonstration Battery Royal Artillery was made up of men who had seen intense fighting, many of them in North Africa. A composite Battery, it included both Heavy and Light AA guns, searchlights and highly technical specialist equipment such as radar which was barely off the drawing board. The Battery’s mandate was to show the American people how Britain had fought off air attack, and by doing so encourage their support.

Japanese Generals 1926-1945
By Richard Fuller – Hardback, 288 pages, 8.5 x 11, over 230 b&w images
A unique and extensive record of 1,771 Imperial Japanese Army Generals involved in the Manchuria, China and the Pacific Wars during the period 1926 to 1945. This includes those involved with both the military and bureaucratic aspects of running an army. 237 photographs of Generals are included. Information contains details of commands, locations, campaigns and war crimes. Personal details, voiced opinions and even details of their swords are included when located.

Vultures Over Israel – The Vautour in Israeli Service: Squadron 110 1957-1971
By Shlomo Aloni – Hardback, 256 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 400+ colour/bw images
The French Vautour was designed to serve as an attack aircraft, bomber and nightfighter. Israel purchased all three versions and was the only nation to operate all three types. Sqdn.110 recon Vautours collected imagery crucial for IAF Operation Focus, the pre-emptive strike that opened the June 1967 Six Day War.

NEW AVIATION TITLES

Douglas Propliners : DC-1 through to DC-7

By Rene J Francillon
Hardback, 280 x 230mm, 360 pages, 200 colour & 200 b&w illustrations
The Douglas Aircraft Company was in the vanguard of the most important developments in the US air transportation industry of the 20th century. This in-depth study of the world’s first truly modern airliners is crammed with stunning photographs of Douglas propliners from the golden age of air travel, as well as detailed technical illustrations and full-colour profiles. Comprehensive appendices complete this thorough and authoritative book.

Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories

By Ian McLachlan, Russell Zorn
Hardback, 233 x 169mm, 224 pages, 190 b&w illustrations
Eye witness accounts from American airmen and British civilians in the Second World War
Ian McLachlan and the late Russell J. Zorn present a compelling collection of more than 40 true-life accounts by US Eighth Air Force bomber crewmen flying from England during the Second World War, and by the British civilians whose lives they touched. Some are the result of detailed post-war research by the authors into aircraft crash sites; others are the memories of those who were lucky enough to survive the war. Each story is supported by a unique selection of personal and combat photographs, many taken by Russell J. Zorn during the war.

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Admiralty and AEW. Royal Navy Airborne Early Warning Projects

By Chris Gibson – Paperback, 48 pages
The Admiralty, until 1964 the Office of the Lord High Admiral, has been the guardian of all things naval in Britain since the 17th century. Amongst the Admiralty’s tasks has been to ensure that the Royal Navy was provided with the best available equipment. However, over the years various events have conspired against the Admiralty’s stated aims.
One example of this is the provision of an airborne early warning capability to the fleet and this story is told in "The Admiralty and AEW". From the pre-war airborne radar experiments using an Avro Anson to the numerous studies for the CVF carriers in the early 21st century it is a fascinating story.
his Project Tech Profile examines the numerous project studies from the British aviation industry since the role was first considered in 1941. Using newly released archive material and specially commissioned illustrations, "The Admiralty and AEW" tells the story of Avro, BAC, Blackburn, Fairey, Hawker Siddeley and Westland‘s efforts to provide the Royal Navy with an eye in the sky throught the Fifties and Sixties.
The story culminates with the Sea King AEW.2 of the Eighties and the ongoing search to equip the Royal Navy’s new carriers with that "must-have" of modern warfare: an airborne warning and control system.

NEW AVIATION AND MILITARY TITLES

   

Admiralty and AEW. Royal Navy Airborne Early Warning Projects
By Chris Gibson – Paperback, 48 pages
The Admiralty, until 1964 the Office of the Lord High Admiral, has been the guardian of all things naval in Britain since the 17th century. Amongst the Admiralty’s tasks has been to ensure that the Royal Navy was provided with the best available equipment. However, over the years various events have conspired against the Admiralty’s stated aims.
One example of this is the provision of an airborne early warning capability to the fleet and this story is told in "The Admiralty and AEW". From the pre-war airborne radar experiments using an Avro Anson to the numerous studies for the CVF carriers in the early 21st century it is a fascinating story.

Flightpath to Murder : Death of a Pilot Officer
By Steve Darlow – Paperback, 234 x 156mm, 290 pages, 50 b&w illustrations
On 16 September 1944 an Allied fighter pilot was shot down near Arnhem, the day before Operation Market Garden. He was captured, beaten and then murdered. War Crimes investigators brought four Germans to trial. One was executed but others involved were never caught.

Grabenkrieg : German Trench Warfare Volumes 1 and 2
By Oliver Richter
In two volumes and on a total of 200 pages this publication is illustrated with 360 black&white photographs and 100 colour photographs.
The stalemate in the trenches is for many the very definition of warfare in World War One. Only months after the hostilities had started the opposing armies began to dig in along the Western Front. Thus began a type of warfare completely unexpected by those in command.This publication will for the very first time give a highly pictorial overview on the German trench warfare on all frontlines 1914-18, with its weapons and technology explained and illustrated in unprecedented detail and with many photographs hitherto unpublished.

NEW MILITARY AND AVIATION TITLES

     

American PT Boats in World War II Volume Two
By Victor Chun – Hardback, 216, 11 3/4 x 9, 700+ colour/bw images
Victor Chun presents all new information gleaned since the previous book’s publication and includes never before published drawings of PT 809, as well as details on the use of Elcoplane as used by Elco PT boats to increase running speed, described here for the first time.

5th Fighter Command in World War II Vol.1: Pearl Harbour to the Reduction of Rabaul
By William Wolf – Hardback, 352 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 650+ colour/bw images
Since end of WWII the major role played by the 5th Fighter Command in winning the war in the Pacific has been almost totally neglected. Wolf puts the air campaigns into strategic and tactical context, then breaks down every daily air battle into Fighter Groups and Squadrons using unit Narrative Combat Reports.

25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in World War II
By Norman Malayney – Hardback, 304 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 270+ colour/bw images
The USAAF entered WWII lacking technical expertise in photo recon. A program to establish an independent organization within the 8th AF equipped with Mosquito aircraft reached fruition with the formation of the 25th BG in August 1944 at Watton, England.

Aces of Fighting 17 : VF-17s Top Guns in World War II
By Lee Cook – Hardback, 224 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 200+ colour/bw images
They were called the deadliest fighter squadron in action in the South Pacific; U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron Seventeen, famous with their Skull and Crossbones insignia, became one of the most successful squadrons of WWII.

NASA : Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments
By Hans-Jurgen Becker – Hardback, 200 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 164 colour photos
Around the world, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is synonymous with air and space flight. This book covers NASA’s space flight research from the agency’s beginnings as NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) in 1915 to the present-day NASA.

Feldgrau 1915-16: The War and Peace Time Uniforms of the German Army – Official Regulations of 1915-1916
By Charles Woolley – Hardback, 240 pages, 11 3/4 x 9, 200+ colour images
From 1907-15 the uniforms of the German Army went through dramatic changes when Prussian blue was transformed into the new ‘feldgrau’, or field gray. The next change came in 1915 with the introduction of the new field gray wartime and peacetime uniforms

NEW MILITARY TITLES

   

Churchill’s War Lab : Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators: The Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory
By Taylor Downing – Paperback, 416 pages, 16pp of b/w photos, 234 x 153 mm
As a young boy he re-enacted historic battles with toy soldiers, as a soldier he saw action on three continents and as the Prime Minister only a direct edict from King George VI could keep him from joining the troops on D-Day. CHURCHILL‘S WAR LAB will reveal how Churchill’s passion for military history, his unique leadership style and his patronization of radical new ideas would lead to new technology and new tactics that would save lives and enable an Allied victory.

Large Scale Armor Modeling : Building a 1/6 Scale Stuart Tank
By Robert Steinbrunn – Hardback, 168 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 230+ colour/bw images
This lavishly-illustrated volume takes the reader on an exciting model-building journey as tips, techniques, and artistry intertwine during the construction of a 1/6 scale M5A1 Stuart light tank.

The Queen’s Agent : Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
By John Cooper – Hardback, 400 pages, map., 240 x 161 mm
Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabeth’s Secretary, Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her.

US Military War Dogs in World War II, A History and Collectors Guide.
By Robert Rosenkrans – Hardback, 144 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 200+ colour/bw images
This book is the first to aid collectors and historians in identifying U.S. Military World War II War Dog equipment. The many World War II-era photos of war dogs and handlers will give the reader valuable information on how the equipment was actually used

NEW OSPREY TITLES

     

OSP ACE 102 : MiG-3 Aces of World War 2 – Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series
Dmitriy Khazanov, Andrey Yurgenson – Paperback, 96 pages
The MiG-1/3 family of fighters was built to satisfy a Soviet Air Force requirement for an advanced, fast, high-altitude fighter. Entering service in the spring of 1941, the problematic MiG-1 had its handling issues rectified with the hasty production of the MiG-3.

OSP CAM 239 : Plataea 479 BC – The most glorious victory ever seen – Osprey Campaign Series
William Shepherd, Peter Dennis – Paperback, 96 pages
Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light-armed Greeks took on an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry, and troops from as far away as India, with thousands of Greek hoplites and cavalry also fighting on the Persian side.

OSP ELI 119 : Apache Tactics 1830–86 – Osprey Elite Series
Robert Watt, Adam Hook – Paperback, 64 pages
The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skilful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger and better-equipped US government forces.

OSP NVG 186 : US Marine Corps Tanks of World War II – Osprey New Vanguard Series
Steven J Zaloga, Richard Chasemore – Paperback, 48 pages
During World War II, the US Marine Corps formed six tank battalions that battled through the harsh conditions of the Pacific Theatre. Using the same basic tanks as the US Army, notably the M3 and M5A1 light tanks and the M4 Sherman medium tank, the marines made both technical and tactical innovations to make them more effective in the fight against the Japanese.

OSP RAID 27 : Tomahawk and Musket – French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758 – Osprey Raid Series
Rene Chartrand – Paperback, 80 pages
In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley.

OSP WPN 17 : The Lee-Enfield Rifle – Osprey Weapon Series
Martin Pilger, Peter Dennis – Paperback, 80 pages
The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century’s most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957.

NEW TITLES

     

Bristol Cars On Film DVD
Region 2 DVD, 62 mins. – This souvenir DVD is based on two high-quality 16mm films shot by the late Ted Ashman, Chief Photographer of the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the mid-1950s. Enhanced by modern location footage and informed commentary, it will be greatly enjoyed by Bristol Car owners and enthusiasts.

Loco Review 2012 edition – By Martin Buck
Contributions from the UK’s leading photographers
Printed on high quality art paper
Expansive and informative captions

No Need to Die : American flyers in RAF Bomber Command – By Gordon Thorburn
This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth and comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world.

Plough & Scatter : The Diary-Journal of a First World War Gunner
By J. Ivor Hanson, Alan Wakefield – J. Ivor Hanson’s personal diary describes his experiences as a gunner on the Western Front in the First World War, which left a deep and lasting impression on him.

Rapid Response : My inside story as a motor racing life-saver
By Dr. Stephen Olvey – Now available in paperback with an updated final chapter, this is the compelling story of the author’s life in motor racing, providing fascinating insight into crashes involving many famous racers and circuits. The book begins with a vivid description of Alex Zanardi’s crash in Germany in 2001

Team Lotus : My view from the pit wall – By Peter Warr
Peter Warr was best-known for his management of the Lotus Formula 1 team, where he was one of Colin Chapman’s closest allies as well as the man who nurtured the early Formula 1 careers of Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell.

NEW AVIATION AND MILITARY TITLES

How To Build Tamiya’s 1:32 P-51D Mustang
By Brett Green – Hundreds of images, reference photos and how to get the very best from your model
"The complete guide to bulding Tamiya’s amazing 1:32 P-51D written by Brett Green of Hyperscale and Model Military fame. This new book features an exhaustive step-by-step guide to construction plus models, by Brett, Mark Glidden and Roy Sutherland.

M26 Dragon Wagon Walk Around (Squadron Signal 27025)
By David Doyle – Paperback, 80 pages, Illustrated with over 230 photographs.
The ’40-ton Tank Transporter Truck Trailer M25′ – dubbed the ‘Dragon Wagon’ by enthusiasts – was the largest wheeled vehicle fielded by the US Army during WWII. The M25 consisted of the M26 tractor and M15 trailer.

Panavia Tornado – Aircraft References for Enthusiasts and Modellers No.01
By Andreas Klein & Christian Gerard
This walk around details the current status of the Panavia Tornado IDS in Luftwaffe service. In the book the reader will find a 5000 word introductionary text, describing the development and the most recent technical changes to the swing wing fighter-bomber.

Task Force Helmand (Tankograd British Special 9017)
By Carl Schulze – Softback, 96 pages
Since 2006 British Forces have operated in southern Afghanistan under ISAF. Their mission in the Helmand Province is to assist the Afghan government in creating a safe and secure environment, consult in the creation and training of the Afghan security forces and to further the reconstruction of the country.

USS North Carolina (Squadron at Sea 34002)
By David Doyle – Softback, 136 pages
Laid down in 1937 and launched on 9 April 1941, the USS North Carolina was the first new construction battleship to enter service during WWII and took part in every major naval offensive in the Pacific Theater, becoming the most decorated US battleship of WWII.

NEW MILITARY TITLES

  

After The Battle Magazine 154 : Heligoland
HELIGOLAND – Chris Ransted takes us through the history of this remarkable Island and explains how it was a chief naval strongpoint for Germany in both the First and Second World Wars.

Focke Wulf FW190 Volume 1: 1938-43
By Eddie J Creek, Richard Smith – Hardback, 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 303 x 226 mm
This the first of a comprehensive three-volume reference book on the iconic Focke Wulf FW190 – arguably the finest fighter aircraft of World War 2. The books are the product of years of research by two of the leading experts into this complex aircraft to produce the complete work on the FW190.

Officers and Soldiers of the Cuirassiers 1800-1815 (Histoire & Collections 14)
By Andre Jouineau and Oliver Lapray – Paperback, 80 pages, illustrated throughout, 240 x 200 mm
The fourteenth work in the "Officers and Soldiers" collection is dedicated to the French Cuirassiers from the Consulate to the Second Restoration.

NEW TANKOGRAD TITLES

     

Einheits – Diesel – Light Off-Road-Capable Standardised Truck (Tankograd 4017)
With the transition from the Reichswehr to the Wehrmacht intentions grew to create a standardised truck design for the army. The result was the ‘Light, Off-road-capable Standardised Truck 6×6 Type HWA 526 D’, or short ‘Einheits-Diesel’ that was built by almost all German truck manufacturers based on one unified design.

Finnish LEOPARDs : The Finnish Army Leopard 2 A4 MBT, 2R AEV and 2L AVLB (Tankograd 8005)
In 2002 Finnish requirements resulted in a contract to buy 124 Leopard 2 A4 MBTs from German military reserve stocks. Not all the vehicles were scheduled for use as MBTs. Only a batch of one hundred vehicles was assigned to the MBT role, with twelve more being used as a spare-parts reservoir.

LVTP7 / AAVP7A1 : The Amtrac of the U.S Marines – Development, Technology, Operational Use
(Tankograd American Special No.3016) The Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel Model 7 is an amphibious fully tracked vehicle designed for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The lightly armoured floatable LVTP7 has the mission of deploying Marines, their equipment and supplies ashore during amphibious operations from ships several kilometres off the coast through the surf zone, even when the sea is rough.

M 113 Armoured Personnel Carrier Volumes 1 and 2 – Tankograd 5032 & 5033
No other vehicle in the history of modern armoured vehicles has been nearly as successful as the American M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC). The Heer (Army) of the German Bundeswehr also procured this successful vehicle from 1962 onwards, fielding it under the name Mannschaftstransportwagen (MTW) M 113.

Yugoslav Armies from 1945 to Today (Tankograd Missions and Manoeuvres 7023)
While many other books focus on the Civil War on the Balkans in the 1990s, this publication shows for the first time the variety of Yugoslav and Serbian Armour covering more than sixty years of history and with many hitherto unpublished photos.

NEW SQUADRON SIGNAL TITLES

  

FT-17/M1917 WW1 Tanks Walk Around – Squadron Signal 27023 By David Doyle
Introduced in 1917, the Renault FT-17 and its American-built copy, the M1917, revolutionized tank design. The vehicle’s rotating turret, rear-engine, driver-forward design are characteristics of the most advanced tanks even today.

M41 Walker Bulldog Walk Around – Squadron Signal 27024 By Chris "Toadman" Hughes
The standard US light tank during the early years of the Cold War, the M41 Bulldog was developed as a more powerful successor to the M24 Chaffee. Named for General Walton Walker who died in a Jeep accident in Korea, the Walker Bulldog was manoeuvrable and well armed.

USS Arizona – Squadron at Sea – Squadron Signal 34001 By David Doyle
Packed with rare photographs unearthed from sources throughout the country, this volume follows the history of one of America’s most iconic naval vessels. View her keel laying under the watchful eye of (then) Undersecretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1914, follow her construction and commissioning in 1916, her service escorting Woodrow Wilson to the Paris Peace Conference in 1918, her roles as a ‘cruise ship’ for President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and as a location for filming a Hollywood movie in 1934.

We Wage War by Night

We Wage War by Night
An Operation And Photographic History Of No.622 Sqn RAF Bomber Command

By Howard J Sandall
Hardback, 336 pages, 8.5 x 11, over 400 colour/bw images

622 Squadron was just one of many Bomber Squadrons whose airmen carried out nightly missions, putting their lives “on the line” for King and Country during WWII. This account is relayed through the memoirs, diaries and letters of the men and women who fought and died throughout this dark period. These young men came from all parts of the Commonwealth to unite under the banner of freedom and democracy. By war’s end, they had forged themselves into one of the most formidable fighting forces in the history of air warfare.