GERMAN PARATROOPERS UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 1936-1945:
VOL.III CAMPAIGNS AND COMBAT OPERATIONS,
DECORATIONS
by Karl Veltze
Volume Three of a three-volume series. The author
describes and Illustrates, by means of hundreds of colour
and black and white photographs, original items of uniform,
weapons and equipment. Subjects include: combat operations,
the parachutist badge, cuff titles, formation and unit
badges, awards and documents, identity discs and personal
documents, canteen ware, printed matter and personal items.
Accurately uniformed mannequins illustrate the appearance of
German paratroopers from their beginnings in Regiment
General GA, through the unconditional surrender of the
Wehrmacht in May 1945
New in d/w -
Large format, 368pp, c1000 colour & c300 b/w photos
PRINZ EUGEN: THE STORY OF 7 FREIWILLIGEN
GEBIRGS DIVISION 1942-1945
by Bohumir Kudlicka & Rados Szewczyk
The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain
Division Prinz Eugen was an infantry division of the
Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party. Formed
in 1941 from Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and
conscripts from the Independent State of Croatia, Hungary
and Romania, it fought a counter-insurgency campaign against
communist-led Yugoslav Partisans in Serbia, Croatia and
Montenegro. It was given its title after Prince Eugene of
Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire
who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire
in the Austro-Turkish War, 1716–1718. This lavishly
illustrated book tells the story of the unit and its
operations. Many previously unpublished photos are included,
plus maps of the operational areas.
New in illustrated boards - Large format, 208pp, numerous
b/w & colour illustrations, & maps
In this third AFV Photo Album book,
the authors focus on Panther tanks in Czechoslovakia. A
considerable number of these legendary tanks were
photographed during the last months of the war and after the
cessation of hostilities. Marek Solar and Petr Dolezal have
meticulously documented and identified the various versions,
assembly plants and the combat units in which they
eventually served. Detailed captions accompany the photos,
many of them previously unpublished, and several of which
are also recreated as colour profiles, acting as an
excellent source of guidance and inspiration for modellers.
English/Czech text.
New in illustrated boards - Large format, 176pp, 15 colour
plates, c350 b/w photos
Canfora Publishing,
Sweden, 2017
ISBN 9789198232578
The Eastern
Front, from Operation Bagration to Berlin. By the winter of
1945, the Soviet offensives, which had been launched during
the previous summer, forced German defenders back to the
borders of East Prussia and past Budapest. In this book, the
third and last in the Panther series, the authors examine
the Panther battalions of the Waffen-SS, the independent
Panzer brigades, the Luftwaffe’s Hermann Goring Panzer
regiment and the named tank units of the German Army. With
13 pages of painstakingly researched colour illustrations,
black and white photos, orders of battle and organisational
charts, these books provide a superb reference for the
military enthusiast and modeller.
New in card cover - A4 format, 34pp,
13 colour plates, numerous b/w photos & illustrations
The effectiveness of the early light panzers was only
proven because Hitler's Panzerwaffe (despite their technical
excellence) was poorly equipped. The critically short supply
of the Panzerkampfwagen III and IV placed an ever-increasing
onus on the light tanks that filled the Panzerwaffe's ranks
during the early years of WWII. In this book, Bryan Perrett
examines the evolution of the PzKpfw I and II. This is the
original Osprey Vanguard edition which has been re-issued in
1998 as New Vanguard 26. Colour illustrations are by Terry
Hadler.
Very good in card
cover - A4 format, 40pp, 8 plates with 27 colour
illustrations, 38 b/w photos
