EARLY AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT: THE
AEROPLANE AND THE GUN UP TO 1918
by
Harry Woodman
A study of the weapons of the military aircraft of Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Austro-Hungary and the USA up to
the end of WWI. Looks at ammunition, gun mountings, gunsights and
the development of the weapons throughout the War, including the
frantic search for a method to synchronise the guns to fire
forward through the propeller shaft. There were an enormous range
of types including Lewis, Vickers, Madsen, Colt, Browning,
Bergmann, Spandau, Marlin, Villa Perosa, the Russian Maxim and
many more.
The war in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. Pulitzer Prize winning
author, Rick Atkinson's latest work follows the strengthening
American and British armies as they invaded Sicily in July 1943 and
then, mile by bloody mile, fought their way north. The battles at
Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and
lethal yet, as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to
push the Germans up the Italian peninsula. With the liberation of
Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem
inevitable.
The extraordinary
military achievements of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
who successfully conducted 26 formal sieges during the height of
the War of the Spanish Succession. This is a thoroughly researched
account of these extensive and bitterly fought campaigns, putting
the sieges in the context of the Duke’s wider campaigns and war
aims, and giving the reader a thought-provoking analysis of his
achievements in siege warfare, which parallel his victories in
open battle.
BATTLE FOR THE RUHR:
THE GERMAN ARMY'S FINAL DEFEAT IN THE WEST
by
Derek S Zumbro
The German Army's
final defeat in the West. With the Allies poised on the banks of
the Rhine, Nazi Germany tottered on the brink of collapse. The
ensuing battles on German soil, especially those in the so-called
Ruhr Pocket, were as fierce and hard-fought as any in the European
theater. Going well beyond previous accounts, Derek Zumbro
chronicles this key military campaign from a unique and fresh
perspective—that of the defeated German soldiers and civilians
caught in the final maelstrom of the war’s western front.
New in d/w - 464pp, 60 photos, 2 maps
University Press of Kansas, 2006
ISBN 9780700614905
OSPREY FORTRESS 62: SOVIET FIELD FORTIFICATIONS
1941-45
by Gordon L Rottman
From June 1941 the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale
defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German
blitzkrieg assault. Lessons were quickly learned across a wide
variety of terrain and climates where the availability of
construction materials differed greatly. Containing detailed
information about the trenches, bunkers, observation posts and
weapon positions, this book examines field fortifications built from
local materials, as well as the use of mines, field camouflage
techniques, and construction tools. Illustrated by Chris Taylor &
Brian Delf.
New in card cover - A4
format, 64pp, numerous b/w & colour illustrations,
plans etc.
