by SS-Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer. Translated by Michael
Mende
The recollections of General
Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, commander of 12-SS Panzer Division
"Hitlerjugend". Covers his experiences of service in the
Waffen SS, from recruitment prior to WWII, commanding the
Reconnaisance Company of the 1-SS "Leibstandarte" in Poland,
France and the Balkans, the Eastern Front and the fighting
in Russia, promotion to Regimental Commander in 1943, the
raising of the "Hitlerjugend" Division and his command in
Normandy after the death of its previous commander, the
desperate battles, eventual capture and post-war trial by
the Canadians.
FURY FROM THE NORTH:
THE NORTH KOREAN AIR FORCE IN
THE KOREAN WAR
By Douglas C. Dildy
It was almost 1500 hours, on 25
June 1950, when nine Yakovlev Yak-9P fighters of the Korean
People’s Air Force (KPAF) simultaneously attacked Seoul
International Airport and the Kimpo Airfield outside Seoul,
the capital of South Korea. The Yaks shot up ground
installations and strafed a Douglas C-54 transports of the
US Air Force involved in evacuation of US citizens from the
war-stricken country. The Yaks returned to finish off the
C-54 at around 1900 hours. Thus began the aerial component
of the Korean War. The story of KPAF’s coming into being and
its involvement in the Korean War remain mostly unknown
until now.
New in card
cover - A4 format, 80pp, 12 colour illustrations, 24 colour
profiles, 2 colour maps
The 1st Polish Armoured Division,
under the leadership of General Stanislaw Maczek, arose out
of the ashes of the Polish defeat in 1939. It was able to
return to Europe in August 1944 on the side of the Western
Allies, achieving glory in the Normandy bocage, the Falaise
Gap, Hill 262, the advance into Belgium and Holland, and
final victory on German soil. Because of the politics of
post-war Europe, it was unable to liberate Poland from the
tyranny of the Soviet Union. The book is researched from
Polish, English and German sources, and includes nearly 100
photographs (many previously unpublished), maps, and
detailed appendices, including a list of medal recipients.
Mint in pictorial
boards - Large format, 160pp, 94 photos, 9 maps
JUNGLE ARMOUR: BRITISH AND
INDIAN ARMY SHERMANS IN THE FAR EAST
by Dennis Oliver
From 1942 until August 1945, British and Indian troops
battled against the Empire of Japan and its allies across
the mountains and jungles of Burma. In a country were the
weather was as limiting as any enemy action the US built
Sherman tank proved its worth in the final campaign to drive
the Japanese from South-East Asia. Dennis Oliver describes
and illustrates the role played by these remarkable vehicles
and the crews who manned them through Britain’s longest
campaign of the Second World War to the vain attempt to
maintain order in post-war Indonesia.
Colour and Marking Series
New in card cover
- A4 format, 33pp, 50 b/w photos & illustrations, 8
colour pages
A superb and almost certainly the most detailed, study of
the development of the British fighting aeroplane. Nearly
400 types are fully described, along with their development
and operational histories. They range from the Royal
Aircraft Factory F.E.2 of 1912, through the two World Wars,
to the Harrier, Jaguar and Tornado of the 1990s. The author
records the deployment of Fighter Squadrons at various
periods from July 1916 to January 1991. This outstandingly
detailed survey is enriched by a superb collection of
photographs and general arrangement drawings,
