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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 32 |
| ISBN | 9781855329584 |
| Author | Robin Jenner |
| Illustrator | Peter Sarson |
Un livre signé Osprey Publishing le livre «The Long Range Desert Group 1940-1945 – NEW VANGUARD 32» .
Formed on 3 July 1940, the Long Range Desert Group was the brilliant product of the vision of Major Ralph Bagnold of the Royal Corps of Signals. As a model for what is now commonly know as a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol unit, the Group can have few equals.
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 29 |
| ISBN | 9781855328495 |
| Author | Bryan Perrett |
Un livre signé Osprey Publishing le livre «German Armoured Cars and Reconnaissance Half-Tracks 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 29» .
Flexibility, mobility, and the ability to effectively communicate were all key requirements that the units operating armoured cars and reconnaissance half-tracks demanded – and that were also crucial to the Panzerwaffe and German Army as a whole. Bryan Perrett’s treatment of the development and history of German armoured cars and recce vehicles fully accounts for the crucial role that such units, and more importantly their vehicles, played during the course of World War II. Full orders of battle are also given, along with technical details and specifications of the vehicles assigned to particular units.
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Views : 768
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 28 |
| ISBN | 9781855328433 |
| Author | Bryan Perrett |
| Illustrator | David Smith |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «Panzerkampfwagen IV Medium Tank 1936–45 – NEW VANGUARD 28» .
The PzKpfw IV was essentially an integrated support weapon, and its involvement in WWII is difficult to separate from the story of the Panzerwaffe as a whole. A powerful and robust fighting machine, the PzKpfw IV was supplied to various allies of Germany, and remained in service with the Spanish and Finnish armies for some time after the end of the war. In the glory years of 1942-43 the PzKpfw IV was the mainstay of the Panzerwaffe, and Bryan Perrett’s in-depth examination of this prolific fighting machine does full justice to the fascinating history and technical details of one of the greatest armoured vehicles ever to have fought.
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Views : 403
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 27 |
| ISBN | 9781855328457 |
| Author | Bryan Perrett |
| Illustrators | Mike Badrocke Mike Chappell David Smith |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «Panzerkampfwagen III Medium Tank 1936–44 – NEW VANGUARD 27» .
During the glory years of blitzkrieg the PzKpfw III was the only weapon in the German tank arsenal that really counted. Like Napoleon’s vieux moustaches, it did not merely witness history in the making – it made it, from the Channel to the Volga, and from the Arctic to the North African desert. It was the PzKpfw III that brought Hitler to the gates of Moscow and the closest to achieving his wildest dreams. This detailed study delves into the development and employment of the PzKpfw III, as well as its organisation and battlefield experience, illustrated by an examination of the battles in which it took part.
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Views : 492
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 25 |
| ISBN | 9781855328464 |
| Author | Bruce Culver |
| Illustrator | Jim Laurier |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «SdKfz 251 Half-Track 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 25» .
Following in the best traditions of German ingenuity in design and construction of armoured vehicles, the SdKfz 251 firmly realised the concept of a competent cross-country tactical vehicle for armoured infantry units. So successful was this half-track that not only did a modified version of it remain in use with Czech forces well into the 1980s but also, ironically, the armoured infantry tactics that the Germans pioneered with it were adopted by Allied forces in the Second World War and helped them to achieve the eventual defeat of Germany. This book covers the genesis and development of the SdKfz 251, and details the numerous modifications and variations that sprang from combat experience.
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Views : 429
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 22 |
| ISBN | 9781855324763 |
| Author | Hilary Doyle Tom Jentz |
| Illustrator | Mike Badrocke |
Un livre signé Osprey Publishing le livre «Panther Variants 1942–45 – NEW VANGUARD 22» .
The Panther Medium Tank was produced as a direct result of early experiences with the revolutionary Soviet T-34/76. Designers and military experts combined to produce a number of variations to provide armoured support for the many branches of the German army. Whether acting as a command communications vehicle, involved in mobile air defence as a flakpanzer, a Panzer division recovery vehicle, or utilising the turret as a static defence system, the Panther in its many forms was the mainstay of Germany’s plan to keep her enemies at bay on two fronts. This book, the product of 25 years of research, examines the numerous Panther variants in detail.
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 20 |
| ISBN | 9781855325357 |
| Author | Steven J Zaloga |
| Illustrator | Peter Sarson |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94 – NEW VANGUARD 20» .
The T-34-85 tank is one of those rare weapons that have remained in service for more than half a century. First introduced in 1944, it has seen combat in nearly every corner of the globe. Steven Zaloga and Jim Kinnear look at this long-serving tank at length. Although long obsolete in Europe, it has proven a reliable and potent weapon in many Third World conflicts, and is still in service with more than a dozen armies around the world.
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Views : 567
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 19 |
| ISBN | 9781855325371 |
| Authors | Hilary Doyle Tom Jentz |
| Illustrator | Peter Sarson |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «Sturmgeschütz III Assault Gun 1940–42 – NEW VANGUARD 19» .
The workhorse of the German Army that swept across Poland, France and Russia, the Sturmgeschütz III saw service in all theatres of World War II, both in an infantry support role and as a tank destroyer. Cheaper and quicker to produce than a tank, the assault gun proved a remarkably effective weapon. Its design and development, production, capabilities and operational history are all closely examined, as is its tactical employment and organisation into units. This book uses original German combat and experience reports to show how the Sturmgeschütz fared in action, whilst also providing information on both retrofitted and production modifications.
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 17 |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «KV-1 & 2 Heavy Tanks 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 17»
Named after Klimenti Voroshilov, the People’s Commissar for Defence, the KVs proved a nasty surprise for German tank crews during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Although slow, they were extremely heavily armoured. This volume examines the transition from multi-turreted tanks to heavy single-turret vehicles, consisting of the KV-1 and 2, and the increased favour given to the heavy single-turret after the Germans began to develop ammunition capable of penetrating even the thickest armour, whilst detailing the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union’s monstrous KV series of tanks.
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Views : 755
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 15 |
| ISBN | 9781855325470 |
| Author | Hilary Doyle |
| Illustrators | Tom Jentz Peter Sarson |
A book signed by Osprey Publishing the «Flammpanzer German Flamethrowers 1941–45 – NEW VANGUARD 15» .
The first attempt at mounting a flamethrower in a German tank was not the result of an engineering design process but rather occurred as a field expedient, when German troops involved in the Spanish Civil War mounted small back-pack flamethrowers on their PzKpfw Is. The German authorities took up this idea and from early 1939 began to design a flamethrowing tank based on the Panzer II. This was the first in a long line of German tanks to be equipped with flamethrowers. During World War II versions of the Panzer III, Sturmgeschütz and half-track were all given flamethrowers. This book examines their development, weapons and operational use, often using original German combat reports
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