A collection of previously unpublished images
from the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939-40. It also includes
bunker blueprints plus magnificent colour paintings. The author is a
WWII historian and professional guide and is an expert on the main
locations of the fighting. Drawn from Russian and Finnish archives,
this is a truly unique collection of unpublished photographs. The
images illustrate the Karelian battlefield and the book includes GPS
coordinates of the featured bunkers. The text is in four languages,
English, Russian, Finnish and Swedish.
New in illustrated
boards - Landscape format, 190pp, c800 b/w & colour photos, maps, plans &
paintings
Finland's premier fighter squadron during World War II,
Lentolaivue (Flying Squadron) 24, first saw action during the Winter
War of 1939-40, when the Soviets launched a surprise attack on the
small Scandinavian country. LLv 24 was once again in the thick of
the action following the outbreak of the Continuation War in June
1941, claiming 877 kills. Its pilots won five direct and two
indirect Mannerheim Crosses (Finland's highest military award) out
of a total of 19 presented to all Finnish soldiers.
New in card cover -
128pp, 11 colour plates, c200 b/w photos
A study of the sixty UK airfields of the US Ninth Air Force in
WWII. The Ninth was a powerful tactical air force that played a
major role in the Normandy invasion. Its airfields in the UK
which wre spread widely throughout southern ngland from Essex to
the New Forest, supported a variety of aircraft from fighters
and ground attack aircraft to medium and light bombers, liason
aircraft and troop carriers
New in d/w - Large format, 256pp,
510 illustrations
The Murder and Myth of Horst Wessel. On 14th January 1930, the
young member of the SA was shot in Berlin. Although the crime
was never solved, the murder was most likely committed by a
group of communists. Joseph Goebbels, whose attention had
already been drawn to Wessel as a possible future Nazi leader,
recognized the propaganda potential of 'a young martyr for the
Third Reich' as he wrote in his diary on 23 February 1930. Two
months later, thousands of people lined the streets for Wessel's
funeral parade and Goebbels delivered a eulogy. In the years
that followed Horst Wessel became the hero of the Nazi movement.
His elaborate memorial quickly became a site of pilgrimage and
the 'Horst Wessel Song' became the official anthem of the Nazi
party.
TANK POWER VOL.CXIV (AFV SERIES NO. 367)
CAVALIER CENTAUR
by Janusz Ledwoch
This monograph presents the history of the development of two
British cruiser tanks of WW II. The vehicles were used as the basis
for the design of the Cromwell tank. As well as numerous diagrams
and black and white photographs, the book features fourteen pages of
plans plus eleven pages of colour side views and colour photos.
Primarily Polish text with an English language summary.
New in card cover -
A4 format, 64pp, numerous b/w photos, illustrations & plans, colour side views
