1943 La milice, pourquoi ? comment ? - Batailles 15

Histoire & Collections

SérieBatailles
Sujet1943 La milice
Période

Seconde guerre mondiale

Réf15

Une revue signée Histoire et Collections la revue «1943 La milice, pourquoi ? comment ? – Batailles 15».

  • Révolution Nationale : La milice française de février à août 1943
  • Troupes d’élite : Les parachutistes hongrois
  • France libre : La colonne Leclerc à la conquête du Fezzan
  • Face à l’Armée Rouge : La bataille de l’Oder
  • Stratégie : Objectif : Budapest
  • Occupation : L’occupation allemande dans les îles anglo-normandes
  • Chute du Reich : La bataille de Küstrin
  • Front de l’Est : La défense allemande sur l’Oder

Source: Histoire & Collections

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Hawker Sea Fury - Warbird Tech Vol. 37

Specialty Press

Author

Kev Darling

LanguageAnglais
Subject

Hawker Sea Fury

Pages104 pages
ISBN-13978-1580070638

Book description : The Hawker Sea Fury is a bit of a mystery to most aircraft enthusiasts. If they’re familiar with Hawker and Sydney Camm’s designs, this plane – the Royal Navy’s last prop-driven fighter – is known to them, though not with much detail. Reno racing fanatics also know the Fury and the Sea Fury, but to air racing fans the Hawker design is just an airframe on which to hang the most powerful piston engine and biggest propeller possible. Warbird Tech Volume 37.

Editorial Reviews : For any fan of the Reno Unlimited races or any dye-hard aviation nut, nothing sounds nicer than the bariton hum of the Bristol Centaurus piston engine of the Hawker Sea Fury. Produced only after the end of WW2, the Sea Fury is one of the best single engine fighter planes ever produced by the British aviation industry before the Hunter jet from the same company. The present book provides a good amount of historical information, ample B&W illustrations and a good mix of close-ups and technical drawings all of which should please modelers as well. Kev Darling’s work is well researched and even details today’s privately owned Sea Furies in the USA and out of country. A good book.

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Hawker Sea Fury Mk.11

Hawker Sea Fury

PaysUK
PeriodWorld War II
TypeHunter

Photo Gallery on an FBII Hawker Sea Fury Fighter, The Sea Fury was a British fighter developed for the Royal Navy by the manufacturer Hawker-Siddeley during World War II. It was the Royal Navy's last propeller aircraft, one of the fastest single-engine piston engines ever built, and the last propeller fighter to shoot down a jet.

The Hawker Fury took over from the Hawker Tempest as well as the Hawker Typhoon. Developed in 1942 by engineer Sidney Camm in response to a tender issued by the RAF (Royal Air Force) to replace the outdated Tempest II. The basis of the concept is to design a Tempest by making it lighter with the use of its semi-elliptic wing positioned in the center of the fuselage which was itself identical to that of the Tempest. The differences between the two aircraft were the monohull mode and the elevated cockpit which provided the pilot with better visibility.

Source: Hawker Sea Fury on Wikipedia

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German Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Middle Production - GRIFFON MODEL 35034

Griffon Model

Ref35034
TypePhoto Découpe
Scale1/35
TopicGerman Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Middle Production
For kits Dragon 6556 A set from the brand Griffon ModelGerman Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Middle Production“. This 1/35 full detail set includes : (1)Photoetched Fret * 7 (2)Aluminum Barrel(Metal Muzzle Brake Not Include) * 1 (3)Preformed Spring * 7 (4)Brass Hollow Pipe * 4 (5)Auxiliary Material: ABS Rod, Brass Wire Suit for Dragon Smart Kit Series (Include 6556 Kit)

The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) commonly known as the Panzer IV was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161. Designed as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armor—that function was performed by the lighter Panzer III. However, with the flaws of pre-war doctrine becoming apparent and in the face of Soviet T-34 tanks, the Panzer IV soon assumed the tank-fighting role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of the Second World War, the Panzer IV was used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the Sturmgeschütz IV assault gun, Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, the Wirbelwind self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, and the Brummbär self-propelled gun.

Source: Pz.Kpfw.IV sur Wikipedia

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Verdun - Batailles 14

Verdun

EditeurHistoire & Collections
SérieBatailles
Période

Première guerre mondiale

Réf14

Une revue signée Histoire et Collections la revue «Verdun – Batailles 14».

  • TACTIQUE : Le vrai plan du Général Falkenhayn à Verdun
  • PORTRAIT : Le général Pétain sort de l’anonymat
  • ARTILLERIE : L’artillerie moderne franÇaise naît À verdun
  • BETONS ET FORTIFICATIONS : Douaumont ist gefallen
  • OPERATIONS AERIENNES : Bataille aérienne sur la Meuse
  • COMMANDEMENT : Le commandement français face à l’offensive allemande
  • STRATEGIE : La voie sacrée, seul lien avec l’arrière
  • LOGISTIQUE ET ORGANISATION : Le service de santé de la 5e armée allemande

Source: Histoire & Collections

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Sherman Firefly - David Fletcher

Osprey Publishing

Author

David Fletcher

LangueAnglais
Subject

Sherman Firefly

Pages48 pages
ISBN-13978-1846032776

Book description : The most powerfully gunned tank fielded by the Allies during World War II was the Sherman Firefly. An ordinary American-built Sherman modified by the British, the Firefly had the firepower that could finally match the awesome German tanks that had dominated Europe. David Fletcher examines the controversy that dogged the Firefly and the psychological boost the tank provided to Allied forces. Exploring its successes and failures on the battlefield and providing a realistic assessment of the tank’s worth, this is essential reading for anyone wanting to know the facts about a tank variant that quickly developed its own mythology.

Editorial Reviews : “The Firefly was arguably the best WW2 tank of the Western allies to be produced in quantity, as far as anti-tank performance was concerned… All [of its production history] is described here and so is the Firefly’s combat use, as well as interesting sidelights such as the use of Fireflies for concrete-busting attack on bunkers and Firefly production for the US Army. Very highly recommended.” -John Prigent, Internet Modeler (March 2008)

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Firefly 1c Welded Hull - DML 6568

Dragon Model

Ref6568
TypeMaquette
Scale1/35
Topic

Firefly 1c Welded Hull

Une maquette de la marque Dragon Model la maquette : Sd.Kfz.184 Ferdinand Kursk 1943 – DML 6495.

The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Originally conceived as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service, the Sherman Firefly became the most common vehicle with the 17 pounder in World War II. Though the British expected to have their own new tank models developed soon, British Major George Brighty championed the already-rejected idea of mounting the 17 pounder in the existing Sherman. With the help of Lieutenant Colonel Witheridge and despite official disapproval, he managed to get the concept accepted. This proved fortuitous, as both the Challenger and Cromwell tank designs experienced difficulties and delays.

Source: Firefly 1c Welded Hull sur Wikipedia

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PzKpfw II vol2 - Walk Around

Panzer II

PaysGermany
CategoryTanks
TypeCar
Description

Album de 103 walkaround photos of the tank "PzKpfw II"

Photo Gallery on a PzKpfw II, The Panzerkampfwagen II abbreviated PzKpfw II and known as Sd.Kfz.121 was a German tank during World War II. Like its predecessor the PzKpfw I, it was designed as a temporary device that allows to wait for the arrival of the PzKpfw III tanks and the Panzer IV. They were in fact intended to be used for training purposes to train the panzerwaffe crews in the tactics of the future Blitzkrieg.

Mais le retard dans la mise au point et la production des Panzers II et IV obligea l’état major Allemand à les utiliser en grand nombre durant le début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale jusqu’à l’année 1941 où ils purent être progressivement remplacés. Le Panzer II remained was later used as a reconnaissance vehicle and chassis for the Marder II as well as the Wespe.

Source: Panzer II on Wikipedia

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Pz. Kpfw.II Ausf. C w/Mine Roller DAK - Cyber-Hobby 6752

Cyber-Hobby

Ref 6752
TypeScale model
Scale1/35
Topic

Pz. Kpfw.II Ausf. C w/Mine Roller DAK

A kit from the brand Cyber-Hobby the kit : “Pz. Kpfw.II Ausf. C w/Mine Roller DAK – Cyber-Hobby 6752”.

The Panzer II was the common name for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II). Although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap while more advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. By the end of 1942 it had been largely removed from front line service, and production of the tank itself ceased by 1943. Its chassis remained in use as the basis of several other armored vehicles.

Source: Panzer II on Wikipedia

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Centurion Tank - Bill Munro

The Crowood Press

Auteur

Bill Munro

LanguageEnglish
Topic

Centurion Tank

Type192 pages
ISBN-13978-1861267016

Book description : The Centurion was the British Army’s first standard post-World War Two main battle tank. It first saw combat in the Korean War, and was used by a number of armed forces in many engagements over the next thirty years. Many different variants were produced, and many remain in service to this day.

About the Author : Bill Munro is a third generation licensed cab driver. He writes regularly for Taxi, the largest circulating cab trade journal, and has written numerous magazine articles and classic car club newsletters. He is the author of A Century of London Taxis [Crowood 2006] and is a resident of Surrey, England.

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