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Une dokumentasjon signée Osprey Publisering le livre «Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support – NEW VANGUARD 157» .

Described by one soldier as “a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water,” the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium were widely used by the allies during World War II. Later, the hulls of these ships were used as the basis for a fire support ship. While the landing ships were phased out after the Korean War, some fire support craft remained in use throughout the Vietnam War. This book tells the developmental and operational history of this important tool of American amphibious military strategy that spanned three wars.

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Une dokumentasjon signée Osprey Publisering le livre «Armored Trains – NEW VANGUARD 140» .

First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service on the Russian Front in World War II, but was increasingly sidelined because of its vulnerability to air attack. Steven J Zaloga examines the origins and development of the armored train, focusing equally on the technical detail and on the fascinating story of how armored trains were actually used in combat. This title will appeal to armor, military history and railroad enthusiasts alike.

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En bok signert av Osprey Publisering «Sherman Crab Flail Tank – NEW VANGUARD 139» .

Den Sherman Krabbe Flail Tank var den kraftige kulminasjonen av en serie minerydding flail tanker utviklet under andre verdenskrig. Her forteller David Fletcher hvordan Sherman Crabs var blant de første stridsvognene i land på D-dagen, og etter hvert som krigen utviklet seg, var de i konstant etterspørsel både etter formelle angrep og mer tilfeldige operasjoner. Etter utviklingen av stridsvognen og dens bruk i krigen, beskriver han den amerikanske hærens opprinnelige mangel på interesse for flail, men hvordan de også etter samarbeidsaksjoner med britene bestemte seg for å adoptere typen selv. I tillegg til sin spesielle mineryddingsrolle var Sherman Crab også i stand til å kjempe i stridsvogndueller, og denne boken inneholder dramatiske beretninger om bruken av den berømte 79th Armoured Division og US Army. Forfatteren utforsker begynnelsen av designet i Matilda Scorpion og Baron flails, utviklet for Valentine og M3 Grant tanks, gjennom til Sherman, og spesielt Crab versjonen. Denne detaljerte beretningen om en av de mest interessante tankene i Funnies-serien er en fryd for enhver modell eller tankentusiast.

Kilde: Osprey Publisering