The untold story of 24 Panzer-Division’s savage battles on the
outskirts of Stalingrad and in the devastated ruins of the city
itself. This detailed, day-by-day account begins with the
victorious advance in August 1942, and follows the Division into
the city as it is slowly and inexorably sucked into the fiery
crucible. Losses and casualties increased daily until finally,
after three months of draining combat, the Division was reduced
to a couple of panzers and a few hundred men. A true labour of
love by the author, this astoundingly detailed account features
many previously unseen photographs and numerous plans and maps.
New 2014 edition
New in d/w - 550pp, 210 photos,
maps, plans, appendices, index
THE NEW BREED: PART 1 NORTH AFRICA
COLOUR AND MARKINGS SERIES
by
Dennis Oliver & Michael Starmer
The first book in a colour series from Australia. The book contains 30 black
and white archive photos and 12 pages of full colour illustrations
and diagrams of the camouflage and markings used on at least 30
different British Sherman tanks and Priest self-propelled guns
from El Alamein to Tunis. Also covered is the history and
organisation of each armoured brigade and the markings of each
regiment. The volume will appeal to students and historians of
WWII armour as well as being an invaluable guide for military
modellers.
New in card cover - A4 format, 33pp,
30 b/w photos & illustrations, 12
colour pages
The story of the Battle of the Atlantic, the German submarine war
against the Allies. For nearly six years the German U-boat force
attempted to blockade the British Isles. The Germans failed in
their objective but they sank 2800 Allied merchant ships at a cost
of nearly 800 U-boats lost. Thousands of sailors lost their lives.
This is a definitive account of the years 1939-42 and the first to
take account of Allied penetration of naval codes and vice versa -
for so long kept secret. With comprehensive detailed appendices.
Good in creased d/w. Slightly bowed spine - 809pp, 7 maps, 52 photos,
14 tables, 17 appendices, sources, bibliography, index
The second part of story of the Battle of the Atlantic, the German
submarine war against the Allies. This volume examines the
devastating defeat of the German U-boat campaign. It is the
definitive story of the fortunes and failures of the German
U-boats against Britain, the US and the Allies. The Author looks
at the development of counter-measures and the dramatic advantage
brought about by codebreaking. All the major patrols and sorties
made by the Germans are described in detail.
Good in creased d/w - 909pp, 7 maps, 68 photos,
13 tables, 2 cutaway drawings,
appendices, indices
Dismissive and aloof, Wellington treated his artillery with
disdain, despite their growing influence on the field of battle.
Wellington's Guns exposes, for the first time, the often stormy
relationship between Wellington and his artillery and how the
reluctance to modernize the British artillery corps threatened to
derail the British push for victory. Nick Lipscombe reveals that
despite Wellington’s brilliance as a field commander, his abrupt and
uncompromising leadership style, particularly towards his artillery
commanders, shaped the Napoleonic Wars, and how despite this, the
ever-evolving technology and tactics ensured that the extensive use
of artillery became one of the hallmarks of a modern army.
New in d/w - 456pp,
30 colour photos
& images, 18 maps
