A highly personal biography of Russia’s leader – a man many regard
as the world’s most interesting politician. Hutchins travelled
throughout Russia to meet the people who know Vladimir Putin best,
including those who knew him as a teenager and a young intelligence
officer, long before he first entered the world’s stage. Putin’s
stunning ability as a politician took many totally by surprise. A
British diplomat who travelled to St Petersburg with Tony Blair to
meet the then-President elect describes in detail how Putin
completely outwitted the British Prime Minister who was regarded as
the elder statesman. In just eight years he rescued his country from
financial ruin and in doing so saved the nation’s pride.
An exciting account of the little-known struggles of Heersgrupe
Kurland in the closing months of WWII. Despite continued attacks
by the Red Army, the German Forces in the Kurland Bridgehead in
the Baltic held out against massively superior Soviet forces.
The author has brought to life many fascinating aspects of an
Eastern Front campaign that has hitherto received little
attention in the west.
New in illustrated boards - 330p,
157 b/w photos, 15pp maps
The order of the Temple was a military-religious organisation,
set up to protect pilgrims and settlers in the Holy Land. The
Templars believed they were God's warriors, fighting on God's
behalf, and they developed a fearsome reputation among the
neighbouring Muslim rulers. This book examines the men who joined
the order, focusing on those who fought in the Holy Land. It
provides an insight into the lives of the warriors, from their
admission ceremony to their training, organisation in the field,
and how they fought in battle.
New in card cover - 64pp, numerous
b/w illustrations, 8 colour plates
The Authors are both experts in this field of mechanised
warfare, Andy Renshaw served with a USMC AAVP battalion and has a
special interest in US armored fighting vehicles.
This new book looks in detail at the individual vehicles and their
combat role, and combines this with informed text, action and
detail photography, colour profiles and a dedicated modelling
section. This book will be an invaluable reference source for both
the enthusiast and modeller. Includes hundreds of colour profiles,
photos, illustrations and 'walkarounds'of Abrams, Bradley, and
Stryker AFVs
New in card cover -
A4 format, 128pp, numerous colour illustrations & profiles
SAM Publications Datafile Special,
2012
ISBN 9781906959159
COLLECTING THIRD REICH SS &
POLITICAL
CUFFBANDS: VOL.1
by Ulric of England
Originally published in 1998, this book was out of print within
the first year due to unprecedented demand. This revised version has
enhanced photography and details of all the main cuffband
manufacturing types, plus examples of reproduction cuffbands
produced since the 1960s. Collectors, established and novice, have
testified to the value of having the original edition on their
shelves, the book having saved them from costly mistakes. This
edition will undoubtedly be equally valuable
New in card cover - A4 format,
80pp,
230 photographs
