Recollections of Russian participants and witnesses of the Battle
of Stalingrad. Very little has been written in English about how
the fighting affected ordinary Russian soldiers and civilians.
Retired Colonel Anatoli Venediktovich Kozlov, a participant in the
battle has recorded the accounts of the few surviving veterans.
Part 1 covers the preparations, defence and retribution on the
Southern Approaches to Stalingrad, a sector often overshadowed by
dramatic events further north. Part 2 explores the better known
aspects of the battle starting with the action in the great bend
of the Don, and moving on to the brutal fighting in the streets of
Stalingrad itself. The book concludes with the victorious November
counteroffensive and eventual destruction of Paulus's 6. Armee in
the Stalingrad pocket.
Translated by James F Gebhardt.
New in
pictorial boards - 248pp,
numerous b/w photos maps
A comprehensive
and detailed study on the German Sniper 1914-1945. Includes the
adaption of the Mauser 98 to a sniper's rifle and the special
measure needed to make it accurate at long range. Every facet of the
weapon is examined including the ammunition and equipment as well
the tactics and techniques of its use. The author also details the
role of the Selbstadegewehr 41 and 43 selective fire assault rifles
and includes interviews with three top German snipers.
As new in plastic sleeved d/w -
large format, 445pp, over 600 photos,
Entering the Royal
Navy at 18 the author experienced the Japanese War in the Far
East, being hit by a new German radio controlled weapon at the
Salerno landings, and convoy protection and submarine hunting in
the Atlantic. His ship was torpedoed in peacetime by a British
submarine, and he became involved in fiery politics in Malta.
Appointed to head a Training team for the emerging Kenya Navy, he
found himself entertaining the Russian Admiral in command of a
visiting missile squadron at the height of the Cold War.
BLACKWATER: THE RISE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST POWERFUL MERCENARY ARMY
by Jeremy Scahill
Meet
Blackwater, USA, the world’s most powerful mercenary firm. It is
the fastest-growing private army on the planet with forces capable
of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater
protects the top US officials in Iraq and yet we know nothing
about the firm’s quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan
and inside the US. Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing
fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire named Erik Prince, the
scion of a wealthy conservative family that bankrolls
far-right-wing causes. The dark story of the rise of a powerful
mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah
to rooftop firefights in Najaf.
TOTAL DETAIL: SD KFZ 250/1 ALT 'GD' LIVING HISTORY
by
Richard Stone
An astounding photo study for re-enactors featuring original Sd
Kfz 250/1 alts, original Sd Kfz 251/1 ausf D and an original
Kubelwagen. This is a complete living history for "Grossdeutschland"
re-enactors including a detailed history of a GD reconnaissance
unit, detailed maps and archive pictures, uniforms and full
infantry kit in colour, Ordnance section in colour, colour
reference finder, plus translated original ‘pay book’ pages.
As new in pictorial boards - Large format, 310pp, c1000 colour & b/w photos
