Squadron Signal | |
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| Serie | Amor Walk Around |
| Ref | SS5703 |
| Topic | US Tank Destroyers Walk Around |
A book signed Squadron Signal the magazine «US Tank Destroyers Walk Around – Squadron Signal SS5703» .
US Tank Destroyers Walk Around (SC). Mesko. All new book providing detailed, inside & out coverage of the US Army’s WW II M10, M36, and M18 tank destroyers! Includes 3-view dwgs & 12 full color profiles. 40 pgs of color. 80 pgs.
Source: Squadron Signal
Views : 768
Squadron Signal | |
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| Serie | Amor Walk Around |
| Ref | SS5702 |
| Topic | StuG III Ausf G |
| Period | ww2 |
Une documentation signée Squadron Signal le livre «StuG III Ausf G Walk Around – Squadron Signal SS5702» .
The StuG III Ausf G was the final production variant of Germany’s StuG III self propelled assault guns in WW II. Author Tom Cockle’s book provides full coverage of all of the changes over the course of the Ausf G’s production run. Over 175 photos, 2 sets of 3-view dwgs, numerous line dwgs & scrap art. 12 full color profiles. 40 pgs of full color, 80 pgs.
Source: StuG III Ausf G Walk Around sur Squadron Signal
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Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 182 |
| ISBN | 9781849083805 |
| Author | Mark Stille |
| Illustrator | Paul Wright |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «Italian Battleships of World War II – NEW VANGUARD 182» .
Italy’s navy, the Regia Marina was the fourth-largest naval force in the world at the outbreak of World War II, and yet is often overlooked and largely discounted as ineffective. In general the fleet was made up of obsolete vessels, lacked radar functionality, and had a reputation for indiscipline and poorly trained crews. The complex and bureaucratic command system imposed on the fleet further hampered its effectiveness. In this book, Mark Stille details why the Italian battleships were able to maintain a solid reputation, examining their impressive designs and the courage and determination of the fleet at Calabria, Sirte, Cape Spartiveto and Cape Matapan, all illustrated with stunning photographs from the Italian Navy’s own archives.
Source: Osprey Publishing
Views : 1015
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 180 |
| ISBN | 9781849083539 |
| Author | Steven J Zaloga |
| Illustrator | Ian Palmer |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «Kamikaze: Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944–45 – NEW VANGUARD 180» .
The destruction of much of the remainder of the Japanese fleet and its air arm in the later half of 1944 left the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable to attack by US naval and air forces. In desperation, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using “special attack” formations, or suicide attacks. These initially consisted of crude improvisations of conventional aircraft fitted with high-explosive bombs that could be crashed into US warships. Called “Divine Wind” (Kamikaze), the special attack formations first saw action in 1944, and became the scourge of the US fleet in the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. In view of the success of these attacks, the Japanese armed forces began to develop an entire range of new special attack weapons. This book will begin by examining the initial kamikaze aircraft attacks, but the focus of the book will be on the dedicated special attack weapons developed in 1944. It also covers specialized suicide attack weapons such as anti-tank lunge mines.
Source: osprey
Views : 579
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 177 |
| ISBN | 9781849083102 |
| Author | Richard Doherty |
| Illustrator | Henry Morshead |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «Humber Light Reconnaissance Car 1941–45 – NEW VANGUARD 177» .
The iconic vehicle of the British Army’s Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. The Humber LRC gave excellent service to the Reconnaissance Corps with its agility, speed and height proving to be invaluable assets to the units that operated it. Using numerous photographs, and newly commissioned artwork, this book looks at the development of the LRC, its use by the Reconnaissance Corps and its importance to British infantry divisions in the theatre in which it served.
Source: osprey
Views : 666
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781849081481 |
| Author | Mark Stille |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941–45 – NEW VANGUARD 176» .
Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war period, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s heavy cruisers were fast and heavily armed. Like the other vessels of the Japanese Navy, the heavy cruisers were technologically superior to and far more innovative than their Allied rivals, whom they met in many of the major Pacific Theatre battles, including Midway and Leyte Gulf. Mark Stille continues his study of the IJN of WWII with this fascinating topic, addressing the design and development of all 18 ships in the six heavy cruiser classes, from pre-war construction and mid-war alterations, to their operational histories and eventual fates.
Source: Osprey
Views : 892
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Série | New Vanguard |
| Réf | 172 |
| ISBN | 9781846035111 |
| Auteur | Lawrence Burr |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «US Fast Battleships 1938–91 – NEW VANGUARD 172» .
In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class battleships, the largest in the American fleet. During World War II, they served as guards for the aircraft carriers and their bombardments provided cover for the numerous landings in the Pacific. At the war’s end, the Japanese signed their surrender on the decks of an Iowa-class battleship, the USS Missouri. After World War II, the ships continued to serve, providing support during Korea, Vietnam, and even the first Gulf War. This book tells the full story of the greatest of the American battleships.
Source: osprey
Views : 628
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 169 |
| ISBN | 9781846035104 |
| Author | Lawrence Burr |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «US Fast Battleships 1936–47 – NEW VANGUARD 169» .
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and were the first vessels built in the US since 1923. Consequently, these ships benefitted from enormous technological leaps, with improvements in ship design, power, armor, armament and the single most important improvement the use of radar guided fire control helping to change the course of the war in the Pacific. Packed with first-hand accounts, battle reports, and specially created artwork this book tells the story of these war-winning vessels.
Source: osprey
Views : 457
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 168 |
| ISBN | 9781849080798 |
| Author | Angus Konstam |
| Illustrator | Tony Bryan |
A book from Osprey Publishing the book «British Aircraft Carriers 1939–45 – NEW VANGUARD 168» .
With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This was quickly followed by others, including the highly-successful Illustrious class. Smaller and tougher than their American cousins, the British carriers were designed to fight in the tight confines of the North Sea and the Mediterranean. Over the next six years, these carriers battled the Axis powers in every theatre, attacking Italian naval bases, hunting the Bismark, and even joining the fight in the Pacific. This book tells the story of the small, but resilient, carriers and the crucial role they played in the British war effort.
Source: osprey
Views : 832
Osprey Publishing | |
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| Serie | New Vanguard |
| Ref | 165 |
| ISBN | 9781846034442 |
| Author | Dave McComb |
| Illustrator | Paul Wright |
Une documentation signée Osprey Publishing le livre «US Destroyers 1942–45: Wartime classes – NEW VANGUARD 165» .
Few if any 20th century warships were more justly acclaimed than the destroyers of the U.S. Navy’s Fletcher class. Admired as they were for their advanced and rakish design, it was their record as workhorses of the Pacific War that placed them among the most battle-tested and successful fighting ships of all time. This title describes the Fletchers and their Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class derivatives, their machinery, armament, and construction, with a listing of all 343 ships by hull number and builder. It features an operational history of the 287 ships commissioned during World War II, which traces the evolution of night surface action tactics in the Solomon Islands and the parallel development of the Combat Information Center; the drive across the Pacific and liberation of the Philippines with tables showing the rapid introduction of new squadrons; and the radar pickets’ climactic stand against kamikaze aircraft at Okinawa. With summaries of losses and decorations and specially commissioned artwork, this is a definitive book on the wartime US destroyer classes.
Source: osprey
Views : 557