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AMX
The Defenders of Castro’s Air Force
Brazilian-Italian Fighter-Bomber
Hélio Higuchi Paulo Roberto Bastos Junior
João Paulo Zeitoun Moralez $39.95 • Paperback • 144 pages 8.27x11.02 • photos • July 2022 HIS027140 • 978-1-95-039408-1
$39.95 • Paperback • 144 pages 8.27x11.02 • Over 170 photographs and color profiles • July 2022 • HIS027140 978-1-95-039409-8
The Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR), one of the most powerful and little-publicized air forces in the Americas, had Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) fighters as its main fighter aircraft, both in the defense of Cuban territory against the threat of US invasion and in support of Cuban leader’s efforts to export their revolutionary ideals. With its MiG fighters, Cuba’s FAR was one of the symbols of the Cold War. This book tells the history of a small Caribbean island that challenged the might of the United States. Based on extensive research with veteran airmen, historians, Cuban publications, and documents, the introduction and utilization of all MiG models in FAR service is described, from the aircraft’s arrival, their deployment, and their final fate, while reviewing at the same time the history of Cuban military aviation to present times. Richly illustrated with over 170 photographs and color profiles, it details the history of all 20 models of MiG fighters operated by Cuba from 1962 to the present day.
Italy began work on a new fighter-bomber in the late 1970s, aiming to field an aircraft capable of surviving in heavily defended Cold War airspace, flying at very low level, and releasing its weapons deep in enemy territory with a high degree of accuracy. In the early 1980s, Brazil joined the program, resulting in the AMX. Developed to meet the demands of the Cold War scenario, the AMX program resulted in one of the world’s most capable fighter-bombers, a type that has seen action in several conflicts and campaigns since it entered in service the early 1990s. This book covers the entire AMX story, from the origins of the program to its daily operations. This book is a must-have for specialists and enthusiasts alike, containing exclusive material, including photos and interviews that have never previously been published, and first-hand accounts of tactics and operations.
La Waffen-SS
1800
Les Grenadiers Volume 2
L’ultime année d’un siècle de sang
Hervé Bertin
Marquis Lionel
$99 • Hardback • 256 pages 8.26x11.69 • November 2021 HIS027100 • 978-2-84-048424-0
Text in French This second volume traces the history, organization, uniforms, and equipment of the Waffen SS between 1939 and 1945. This elite wing of the Nazi party counted nearly one million volunteers from all the countries of Europe. With the full support of the Nazi regime, the Waffen SS fought on all European fronts between 1939 and 1945. The variety of uniforms presented shows how, from 1941 onwards, the German superintendence reserved its most modern equipment for the “beloved child of the regime”. Items presented include caps, helmets, helmet covers, hooded jackets, camouflage outfits, belt buckles, equipment, and weaponry. All the Waffen SS panels and objects are scrupulously detailed in this two-volume book. Accompanied by many previously unpublished photographs from private archives, this book covers an area that no comprehensive study has made before.
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$77 • Hardback • 304 pages 29.7x29.7 • August 2022 • HIS027000 978-2-84-048586-5
Text in French A century of blood is coming to an end. Begun with the War of the Spanish Succession under the reign of an elderly Louis XIV, it ended with the American War of Independence and that of the first years of the Revolution. From now on, we find at the head of France, a “triumvirate.” All, except Napoleon, are new men who have not soaked in the political combinations of the late Directory. Hope for a peaceful future rests on them. In 1800, Napoleon was thirty-one. He is new to politics. Will he succeed in restoring confidence in the country; to be treated as equals with the belligerent powers? And will the extraordinary victory of Marengo be, finally, herald of a new found peace? The last element of the triptych dedicated to the glory years of General Bonaparte, this abundantly illustrated work by Lionel Marquis recounts the political and military events that took place in this year 1800, a crucial year which marks the birth of a new century.
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