Osprey July-December 2014 Catalogue

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American Tanks & AFVs of World War II Author: Michael Green Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 931 3 Price: £30.00 / US $39.95 / CAN $47.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 384pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

Invasion 1914 The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne Author: Ian Senior Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0335 1 Price: £8.99 / US $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Period: World War I Format: Paperback, 456pp Illustrations: 8pp plate section in black and white

Soldiers’ Songs and Slang of the Great War Author: Martin Pegler Available: August 2014 / September US ISBN: 978 1 4728 0415 0 Price: £6.99 / US $12.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War I Format: Paperback, 296pp Illustrations: 24pp plate section in colour and black and white

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The engineering might of the United States allowed the creation of nearly 90,000 tanks during World War II – almost twice that produced

by Germany and Britain combined. The M4 Sherman, M3 Stuart and M3 Lee, together with a dizzying array of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), half-tracks, armoured cars, self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers, armoured recovery vehicles, amphibian tractors and tracked landing vehicles or Amtracs, poured out of American factories, providing the armoured fist that the Allies needed to break Axis resistance in Europe and the Pacific. Highly illustrated and detailed, this book reveals the full range of armoured vehicles deployed by the US during World War II.

For a century, accounts of the German invasion of France and the opening year of World War I have been dominated by histories of British troops and their experience in battle, despite the fact that the British Expeditionary Force comprised just four divisions, whilst the French and Germans fielded 60 each.

Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, Invasion 1914: The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne offers a valuable new contribution to the history of the first months of the war, examining the bitter battle between French and German forces from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground.

A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers’ Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches.

Published to coincide with the centenary of World War I, this collection of rousing marching songs, cheering ditties, evocative sing-alongs and complete dictionary of soldiers’ slang reveals the best of British and Allied humour of the period.

Wonderfully illustrated with Punch cartoons, posters and the soldiers’ own Wipers Times, this nostalgic book will not only delight but also give a real sense of daily life amidst the mud and blood of the trenches for British, Australian, American and Canadian soldiers.

Where the Iron Crosses Grow The Crimea 1941–44 Author: Robert Forczyk Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 625 1 Price: £20.00 / US $25.95 / CAN $35.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 336pp Illustrations: 32pp plate section in black and white

The Imperial Japanese Army The Invincible Years 1941–42

Author: Bill Yenne Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 932 0 Price: £20.00 / US $29.95 / CAN $35.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 328pp Illustrations: 16pp plate section in black and white

The Peninsular War Atlas (Revised) Author: Nick Lipscombe Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0773 1 Price: £45.00 / US $75.00 / CAN $85.00 Period: Napoleonic Format: Hardback, 400pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated with colour maps

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Secrets of the Luftwaffe Author: Frederick A. Johnsen Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 368 7 Price: £20.00 / US $25.95 / CAN $35.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 304pp Illustrations: 48pp plate section in colour and black and white

When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea, which saw first a Soviet and then a German army surrounded, engaged and eventually destroyed. German forces under Manstein first conquered the region in 1941–42, and a brutal period of occupation followed before the Soviet counteroffensive which wiped out the German Seventeenth Army. This new study will examine the intense fighting in the region in detail, analyzing the reasons behind the focus on the Crimea from a resources and tactical perspective, culminating in a moving description of the Soviet liberation of the Crimea and the impact this had on the wider war on the Eastern Front.

Just as the German blitzkrieg stunned the world, so too did the Japanese offensive of 1941–42. In just eight weeks following 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army captured Manila, most of the Philippines, Hong Kong, the Malay Peninsula and the British bastion at Singapore before forcing the capitulation of Siam and occupying Burma.

A month later, they added the Dutch East Indies, with an area and depth of natural resources more than twice that of Japan, to their trophy case.

Based on Japanese sources and first-hand reports, this book examines these astonishing successes, revealing how victory after victory was won despite the huge logistical and geographical challenges presented by waging war in the Pacific.

Re-released to mark the climax of the bicentennial commemorations of the Peninsular War, this revised edition of the bestselling atlas includes a number of brand new maps, as well as updated maps that have been re-evaluated following collaboration with Spanish authorities and academics and the uncovering of new sources.

With a foreword from the Duke of Wellington and packaged in an attractive slipcase, this fabulously collectible book is the ultimate guide to one of the most famous episodes of the Napoleonic Wars.

The Luftwaffe blazed a trail during World War II with some of the most advanced aviation technology the world had seen. America was left playing catch-up, using a combination of information gleaned from defectors, battlefield trophies and combat crew reports to help them understand this German technology.

This book explores these American efforts to uncover the secrets of the Luftwaffe and reveals how the race into Germany at the end of the war fuelled technology advances that were to become central to the space race and need for aviation dominance throughout the Cold War.

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Waterloo – The Decisive Victory Editor: Nick Lipscombe Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0104 3 Price: £35.00 / US $49.95 / CAN $58.00 Period: Napoleonic Format: Hardback, 400pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

No Victory in Valhalla The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Bastogne to Berchtesgaden Author: Ian Gardner Foreword: Ed Shames Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0133 3 Price: £20.00 / US $27.95 / CAN $33.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 344pp Illustrations: 32pp plate section in black and white

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars and which saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon’s French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety.

The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, slipcased and highly collectible, Waterloo – The Decisive Victory offers a unique and authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history.

The final volume of Ian Gardner’s critically acclaimed biography of the Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment – the sister company to the famed Band of Brothers – No Victory in Valhalla traces the battalion’s actions in the frantic final days of the war in Europe.

Exhausted and battered following the disastrous Market-Garden campaign, the 506th were due three months of R & R, but were rushed back into the line against the desperate German attack during the Battle of the Bulge. When the offensive was finally halted after months of hard fighting, the 506th pushed on into Germany where Ed Shames was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter Dachau before the unit were sent to occupy Hitler’s mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden.

Based on extensive interviews and first-hand accounts, No Victory in Valhalla relives the struggles of the paratroopers of the famed ‘Screaming Eagles’ in some of the toughest fighting of World War II, bringing the story of their battered but still defiant unit to its conclusion.

Also Available from Osprey: Tonight We Die As Men: The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Tocca to D-Day Deliver Us From Darkness: The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market-Garden

America’s Secret MiG Squadron The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG Author: Gaillard R. Peck, Jr. Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0484 6 Price: £12.99 / US $19.95 / CAN $21.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 352pp Illustrations: 32pp plate section in colour and black and white

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Vietnam veteran and Phantom F-4 pilot, Colonel Gail Peck (call-sign “EVIL”) was shocked by the substandard level of training that was being offered to US fighter pilots at the height of the Cold War. Working in secrecy he strove to develop the CONSTANT PEG programme – where American pilots learnt to pilot MiG fighter jets so that they could be used against American types in training. This is the fascinating insider’s perspective of this incredible mission. Packed with personal anecdotes and photographs this is a stunning peek behind a curtain of secrecy that has been in place for close to half a century.

The Imperial Japanese Navy In the Pacific War Author: Mark Stille Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0146 3 Price: £30.00 / US $40.00 / CAN $46.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 400pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

The Pointblank Directive The Untold Story of the Daring Plan that Saved D-Day Author: L. Douglas Keeney Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0750 2 Price: £9.99 / US $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 344pp Illustrations: 32pp plate section in colour and black and white

Ship Spotter’s Guide Author: Angus Konstam Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0869 1 Price: £4.99 / US $9.95 / CAN $11.95 Period: Naval Format: Paperback, 128pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour

Following the victory at Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy developed an aura of seeming invincibility, sweeping to numerous victories in the Pacific and Far East. Even after the Japanese suffered their first major defeat at Midway they continued to plague the US Navy. This fully illustrated book by naval historian Mark Stille uses a combination of new research and archival material to examine the range of ships deployed by the Japanese, the tactics and tactical evolutions that so devastated the Allied navies in the Pacific and the causes behind the decline and eventual defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Where was the Luftwaffe on D-Day? The Pointblank Directive answers this question using extensive new research that creates a portrait of the untold story of Operation Overlord. Following a year of unremarkable bombing against German targets, General Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold placed his friend General Carl A. ‘Tooey’ Spaatz in command of the strategic bombing forces in Europe, and his protégé, General James ‘Jimmy’ Doolittle, in command of the Eighth Air Force in England. For these fellow aviation strategists, he had one order – sweep the skies clean of the Luftwaffe by June 1944. Spaatz and Doolittle couldn’t quite do that but they could clear the skies sufficiently to gain the crucial air superiority over the D-Day beaches, allowing the Allies to establish their vital toe-hold on the beachheads. Their ambitious plan was called Pointblank.

The Spotter’s Guides from Osprey have proved a roaring success, selling tens of thousands of copies in bookstores, gift shops and museums around the world. The Ship Spotter’s Guide traces the evolution of war on the ocean – from the Viking longships that terrorized the British coastline and the pirate ships prowling the Caribbean to the earliest submarines and right up to the floating cities of the 21st century – the giant aircraft carriers that dominate the waves today.

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The Story of

Santa Claus Author: Joseph McCullough Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0342 9 Price: £8.99 / US $14.95 / CAN $15.95 Format: Hardback, 80pp

The perfect Christmas gift, this beautiful book explains how the bearded, red clad, big bellied, reindeer driving jovial gent came to be the face of Christmas, and reveals the origins of Saint Nicholas - over seventeen hundred years ago in the Eastern Roman Empire. In a winding, magical tale filled with mystery and good will towards all men, Joseph McCullough travels across Europe (and the North Pole… of course) to uncover the exploits of Santa in a book that is sure to fill even the most jaded scrooges with a little bit of Christmas magic. And for any nervous parents out there – don’t worry, there are no Father Christmas ‘spoilers’ between the pages of this book – ensuring the wonderous children’s whisperings of Santa will continue… for another couple of years at least!

Vampires:

Coming hot on the heels of the huge success of Zombies: A Hunter’s Guide comes A Hunter’s Guide a chillingly brilliant new title that provides Authors: Steve White, the aspiring Vampire Hunter with all the tools they will need to rid the globe of the Mark McKenzie-Ray threat of bloodsucking terrors from the Illustrator: Darren Tan mountains of Transylvania. After centuries Available: August 2014 skulking in the shadows, watching, ISBN: 978 1 4728 0424 2 Price: £10.99 / US $17.95 / stalking and preying upon us, covens around the globe are preparing for war. A CAN $19.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp few brave men and women have held the vampire threat in check for millennia, but they are few in number and exhausted by continued conflict. Vampires: A Hunter’s Guide is their gift to humanity - a guide to help us in the battle against Dracula and his hordes, providing information on identifying and eliminating vampires in the ultimate resource to save humanity from the undead.

And don’t fall for the Vampire propaganda.

There are no sparkly vampires in sight. Just sharp fanged, blood hungry monsters stalking our nightmares.

July – Dec 2014 Osprey Adventures

Jack the Ripper Author: Victor Stapleton Illustrator: Darren Tan Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0606 2 Price: £10.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: 19th Century Format: Paperback, 80pp

Over a century ago terror stalked the streets of Whitechapel. Jack the Ripper’s brutal campaign of murder panicked Victorian London at the time, but his legacy reaches out to the modern day. If anything the story of Jack is now more confusing, obscure and mysterious than ever.

With each passing generation, new theories and suspects spring up, adding a new page to a legend that has turned Jack from a historical figure into a mythical character who has become a star of folklore, literature and cinema.

Within these pages Victor Stapleton embarks on a quest to uncover the full story of Jack the Ripper, retracing his bloody tracks through the foggy alleys of London.

O SPREY MYTH 10

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Charlemagne and the Paladins

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Author: Julia Cresswell Illustrator: Miguel Coimbra Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0416 7 Price: £10.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

Author: Phil Masters Illustrator: Ru-Mor Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0613 0 Price: £10.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

Author: Graeme Davis Illustrator: Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0405 1 Price: £10.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $19.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

Sinbad the Sailor

Theseus and the Minotaur

Uniforms and Weapons from the Age of Steam Authors: Philip Smith, Joseph McCullough Illustrator: Mark Stacey Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0702 1 Price: £16.99 / US $24.95 / CAN $28.95 Period: 19th Century Format: Harback, 144pp

Step into the fascinatingly rich, detailed and popular alternate history world of Steampunk in this Osprey style book on the men and armies of the Steampunk era.

Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the use of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This volume collects all of Vandercroft’s surviving paintings along with his associated commentary on the specific units he encountered. It is a unique pictorial guide to the last great era of bright and colourful uniforms, as well as an important historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the Worlds.

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Across A Deadly Field Regimental Rules for Civil War Battles

Author: John Hill Cover Art: Mark Stacey Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0258 3 Price: £27.99 / US $39.95 / CAN $45.00 Period: American Civil War Format: Hardback, 148pp

Across A Deadly Field is the new regimental-level wargame from Osprey Publishing which allows players to re-create the tumultuous American Civil War on the tabletop.

A turning point in the history of war, the Civil War saw Napoleonic tactics meet deadly new technology as weaponry and artillery became more powerful and accurate and the telegraph and railroad completely altered strategic and tactical thinking. Written by John Hill, designer of the Johnny Reb series these versatile rules make it possible to refight any battle of the war, from the early skirmishes like Ball’s Bluff to grand, set-piece battles like Gettysburg. Offering both new and experienced wargamers a fast-paced and dynamic game, Across A Deadly Field brings the Civil War to life.

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Across A Deadly Field The War in the East

Author: John Hill Cover Art: Mark Stacey Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0261 3 Price: £25.00 / US $34.95 / CAN $36.95 Period: American Civil War Format: Hardback, 148pp

This supplement for Across A Deadly Field includes a number of scenarios of differing size and complexity, intended to give players a wide variety of options for their American Civil War games. The scenarios cover a number of the most famous battles of the Eastern Theatre, including 1st Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station and Gettysburg whilst smaller scenarios not only focus on the more modest battles in the theatre but also allow the recreation of individual engagements within larger battles. This package provides players with a versatility that can accommodate their preferences and miniatures collections without sacrificing either playability or historical accuracy.

LAND OF THE FREE Land of the Free

Wargames Rules for North America 1754–1815

Author: Joe Krone Cover Art: Alan Lathwell Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0112 8 Price: £25.00 / US $34.95 / CAN $36.95 Period: 18th Century Format: Hardback, 148pp

Land of the Free is the new set of wargaming rules from Osprey that allow players to recreate the various conflicts that broke out in North America shortly prior to and just after Independence, including the French and Indian Wars, the Revolution and the War of 1812. This set of rules lets players begin their campaigns with small warbands of 10–20 miniatures of any scale and develop their forces over time, building them into armies hundreds strong. A unique system of command points and the need to carefully manage resources or risk becoming vulnerable to counter-attack have to be finely balanced against the need to gain objectives throughout the game, creating a challenging, but enjoyable environment for your armies.

July – Dec 2014 OSPREY GAMES

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On the Seven Seas

Wargames Rules for the Age of Piracy and Adventure c.1500–1730 Author: Chris Peers Cover Art: Steve Noon Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0140 1 Price: £11.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Format: Paperback, 64pp

On the Seven Seas is a set of wargames rules covering the high adventure and low morals of the world of the pirate. The rules cover licensed privateers, ruthless pirates of the Spanish Main, anti-pirate squadrons, Spanish garrisons, and pirates and native warriors from around the world. The focus of the game is on boarding actions and the exploits of pirate crews on land, and the rules offer a quick-tolearn basic game based around individual characters and small units of bloodthirsty, rum-swilling sea dogs.

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Lion Rampant

Medieval Wargaming Rules Author: Daniel Mersey Cover Art: Mark Stacey Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 7820 0635 0 Price: £11.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: Medieval Format: Paperback, 64pp

Take Robin Hood, Richard the Lionheart, Gamelyn, William Wallace and other legends from the colourful, dangerous medieval period to the tabletop with Lion Rampant – a new set of rules designed for fighting medieval skirmish games. Ideal for players who wish to collect medieval miniatures and paint the pageantry without wanting to muster huge forces or spend time learning complex rules, this game allows players to game actual historical battles – or to delve into the archives of Hollywood to embark on more over-the-top clashes.

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Bolt Action: Tank War Author: Warlord Games Cover Art: Peter Dennis Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0737 3 Price: £14.99 / US $24.95 / CAN $25.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

Tank War, the new supplement for Bolt Action, gives players the option to expand their games to a whole new level – armoured warfare. Recreate such great engagements as the battle of Kursk with the scenarios, army options and special rules found in this book. Whether you want to add more armour to your existing armies or build an entirely armoured force, Tank War has you covered.

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Bolt Action: D-Day to Germany Author: Warlord Games Cover Art: Peter Dennis Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0738 0 Price: £19.99 / US $29.95 / CAN $31.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 128pp

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action.

From the D-Day landings to the final battle for Berlin, this volume gives players everything they need to focus their gaming on these final campaigns in the European Theatre of Operations. Scenarios and special rules offer something for all Bolt Action players, regardless of the armies they collect.

July – Dec 2014 OSPREY GAMES

CAMPAIGN The Osprey Campaign series examines some of the most important military clashes from ancient warfare through to modern combat. Each book explores the origins of a conflict, the commanders and forces involved and breaks down the military events of the campaign into an accessible and detailed analysis.

Each book contains: • Photographs and illustrations • Specially commissioned battlescene artwork • Original battlefield maps • 3-D bird’s-eye-view illustrations

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Operation MarketGarden 1944 (1)

Shenandoah 1864

Sheridan’s valley campaign

The American Airborne Missions

Author: Mark Lardas Illustrator: Adam Hook Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0483 9 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: American Civil War Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Steve Noon Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 816 3 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

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The Conquest of Saxony 782–785 AD

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Marlborough’s tactical masterpiece

Charlemagne’s defeat of Widukind of Westphalia

Author: Michael McNally Illustrator: Seán Ó’ Brógáin Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 822 4 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: 18th Century Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: David Nicolle Illustrator: Graham Turner Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 825 5 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: Medieval World Format: Paperback, 96pp

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The Northern Front

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Kursk 1943

Waterloo 1815 (1)

Author: Robert Forczyk Illustrator: Steve Noon Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 819 4 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: John Franklin Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0363 4 Price: £14.99 / US $21.95 / CAN $22.95 Period: Napoleonic Format: Paperback, 96pp

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The new bestselling Combat series was the biggest hit of 2013, and this new series looks set to continue to grow in popularity! Each Combat title pits history’s greatest adversaries against each other to reveal what it was actually like for opposing warriors to face off against each other on the field of battle.

Each book contains: • In-depth descriptions of three key engagements • Innovative splitscreen artwork showing the same moment in a battle from the two perspectives of opposing soldiers • Photographs and illustrations • Tactical and strategic maps • Battlescenes and illustrated figure plates

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Barbarossa 1941

Guadalcanal 1942–43

German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman

US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman Author: Gordon L. Rottman Illustrator: Johnny Shumate Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0134 0 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

Author: David Campbell Illustrator: Johnny Shumate Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0324 5 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalin’s forces in a struggle for survival.

Fighting alongside the spearhead Panzer divisions were Germany’s highly skilled and veteran motorized infantrymen – including the German Army’s premier unit, Infanterie-Regiment (mot.)

Großdeutschland. Opposing these German mobile forces, the Soviets deployed the often ill-trained and poorly equipped men of the rifle regiments. In this book three bruising clashes during the first weeks of the campaign are assessed – a bloody encounter at Zhlobin, the struggle for the destroyed city of Smolensk and the prolonged clash along the German defensive perimeter at Vas’kovo–Voroshilovo.

The brutal fighting between US Marines and entrenched Japanese infantry on the island of Guadalcanal in many ways came to typify the island-hopping war in the Pacific. This book not only delves into the differing tactics and equipment used by the two combatants but also shows how fighting in inhospitable tropical jungles impacted on soldiers on the ground, who had to deal not only with their determined opponents but also the twin challenges of disease and stretched supply lines. Written by a former special forces veteran with extensive knowledge of jungle warfare, this book lifts the veil on one of the most pivotal and ferocious close combat duels of World War II.

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Continental vs Redcoat American Revolutionary War

Author: David Bonk Illustrator: Johnny Shumate Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0648 2 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: 18th Century Format: Paperback, 80pp

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advance the preparations for the uprising were made is not known. Arminius, meanwhile, had to convince his own people and others to rally behind him.

Paterculus writes, ‘At first, then, he admitted but a few, later a large number, to a share in his design; he told them, and convinced them too, that the Romans could be crushed, added execution to resolve, and named a day for carrying out the plot’ (Roman History 2.118.3).

In his favour, Arminius enjoyed the complete trust of the governor. Key to the success of the revolt was to create a deception so convincing that Varus would believe it and not suspect his Cheruscan officer of treachery, then follow him on an unfamiliar route, whereupon his army would be ambushed.

He knew that the Roman army would need to return to its winter camps at the end of the season, and that the legions were most vulnerable on the march. To reduce their numbers, the Germanic communities asked for Roman troops to be billeted with them, ostensibly to provide security and intervene in disputes.

The trap was set for a day in the late summer of ad 9. There was a tense moment when the plot was exposed. A noble of the Cherusci, Segestes, had learned of a deception planned by Arminius and Segimerus, and had gone straight to the governor. He disclosed everything he knew and demanded that the conspirators be arrested and clapped in chains. To his great surprise Varus not only refused to believe the informant ‘but actually rebuked him for being needlessly excited and slandering his friends’ (Cassius Dio, Roman History 56.19.3). In the weeks before the assault the father-and-son team had gone to great lengths to ingratiate themselves with Varus. They arranged to be close to him at all times and had shared meals with him, reassuring him that they would do everything demanded of them. They were the model barbarians. Their ploy worked. Varus’ refusal to believe the tip-off from a credible source reassured the schemers to move ahead with their plan.

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(Lupia) and Main (Moënus) rivers. Its effort had shifted from war fighting to peace making, and was constructing a network of roads to connect the camps with stations and watch towers distributed across the newly occupied territories at the Germans’ request, according to Dio. He also mentions civilian centres in Germania at this time, one of which – Waldgirmes in the Lahn Valley – has been identified, and others may yet remain to be discovered.

Assisting in the process were pro-Roman allies, among them the Angrivarii, Batavi, Cananefates, Chauci, Cherusci, Cugerni (the forcibly relocated Sugambri) and Frisii. As part of their treaty obligations, these nationes provided men and matériel for the Roman army. Though tipped off to expect trouble at the end of the summer of ad 9, Varus was unwilling to believe the Germanic peoples were going to rise in revolt.

Arminius had assembled a formidable coalition of Angrivarii, Bructeri, Chatti, Chauci and Marsi to join his own Cherusci.

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Publius Quinctilius Varus was appointed as legatus Augusti pro praetore of Germania in ad 6 to promote the process of assimilation of the nations within its boundaries.

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became the principal troop carrier. Apart Plexiglas canopy for from its metal floor the side-by-side pilots, and a large to conserve strategic it was built almost entirely of wood, materials and to put to productive use. the country’s woodwor Its tricycle undercarr king factories Mk I’s large cargo iage was retained compartment had for landing. The 25 seats and the alternatively carry Mk II had 28; it two jeeps, or a jeep could with either a trailer 75mm pack howitzer, or a 6-pdr AT gun with ammunition or troop access door and a partial gun crew. There was a aft on the right side, and cargo was difficulty, through loaded, albeit with a large forward fold-down fitted through this door on the left side; even at an awkward angle, so loading required a jeep barely excessive time.

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Pilot Brevet loads, and had to supplemented with be Introduced separate for glider copilots it had not been envisioned steel ramps. In its intended role in August 1944.

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With the need for large-scale amphibious landings to decide the outcome of World War II the US Navy developed several types of specialized unit to reconnoitre potential landing areas, degrade the enemy’s ability to resist, and assist the landing forces on to the beaches. The Scouts and Raiders were the forerunners of the SEALs, Beach Jumpers made elaborate simulated landings to distract the enemy, the Naval Combat Demolition Units and Underwater Demolition Teams cleared obstacles to amphibious landings and Naval Group China fought alongside Chinese guerrillas behind Japanese lines. This book uncovers the fascinating history of these units, the unique gear they went into theatre with and the vital roles they carried out throughout the war.

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The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815

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In the bitter aftermath of World War I, Poland became embroiled in a war for her independence, as foreign powers jostled for influence in her sphere. Polish armies, Red and White Russian armies, at least two different Ukrainian forces and Allied intervention troops were all involved in the war and displayed an extraordinary variety of uniforms, insignia, equipment and weapons - which are illustrated and explained in this engaging study of the war for the re-establishment of Poland’s nationhood.

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The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other’s forts and trading posts. Lord Loudoun and the Marquis de Montcalm were sent out to lead their forces and Montcalm was soon tasked with capturing the formidable Anglo-American post at Oswego. Montcalm’s 3,000-strong force surrounded the forts at Oswego and soon forced the defenders to surrender – an outstanding French success. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, expert analysis, and lively narrative, this engaging study casts light on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War.

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Hitler’s Brandenburgers capture the Maikop Oilfields 1942 Author: David R. Higgins Illustrators: Johnny Shumate, Mark Stacey Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 599 5 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

In the summer of 1942, following the launch of Operation Barbarossa the previous year, Hitler’s ‘Brandenburger’ commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory.

Disguised as members of Stalin’s NKVD, the secret police dreaded by most Soviet citizens and soldiers, the Brandenburgers passed unsuspected past the Red Army’s checkpoints, before launching their surprise operation to seize the vital Soviet oil facilities around Maikop – delivering them intact into Nazi hands. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this expert assessment of the Maikop operation casts new light on German special-forces operations on the Eastern Front.

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Author: Robert Watt Illustrator: Adam Hook Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0352 8 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: 19th Century Format: Paperback, 64pp

Author: David Nicolle Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 928 3 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Medieval World Format: Paperback, 64pp

Mamluk Askar 1250–1517

Apache Warrior 1860–86

The idea of an Apache warrior still evokes a stereotyped response; that of an elusive, cunning and ferocious fighter. Focussing on the Chiricahua Apache, led by warriors like Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana and Geronimo, this title strips away the myths behind the history of some of the most feared opponents of the US Army. It explains how their upbringing, training and culture equipped them uniquely for survival in the harsh environment of New Mexico and Arizona and enabled them to fight off their Mexican and American enemies for so long.

New archaeological material and research underpin this detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with defeating and expelling the Crusaders, halting the Mongol invasion, and facing down Tamerlane. Probably the ultimate professional soldiers of the medieval period they were supposedly recruited as adolescent slaves, though recent research has begun to undermine this oversimplified interpretation of what has been called the “Mamluk phenomenon”.

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or deserters. Boris Chorny recalled dressing in police uniforms when passing through villages of indeterm inate loyalty in western Kuznetsov, an NKVD Ukraine. Nikolai agent who specialized in intelligence-gathering dressing as a German by officer, was particularly adept in this role, spending weeks at a time in disguise when the slightest slip could have cost him his life.

For the Okruzhentsy it was unlikely that they had much more than the clothes they stood up in: boots, gymnastiorka, sharovari and pilotka helmet. On joining a partisan or unit they tended to retain appearance as possible as much of a military to confirm their status as ‘real soldiers’.

In the civilian and Party formations dress was not uniform. However, some generally regulated or units took to wearing a piece of red cloth as a recognition sign, as had field been the style of the impromp the revolutionary period. tu Red Guards during This was worn as a brassard or on headgear particularly the winter , fur hats. German tunics were often worn to fool security forces and local the populace. Indeed when the ‘Glorious’ partisan was moving from Ukraine group to Belarus it was necessary A German aircraft passed to march in daylight. overhead but did not open fire. ‘Perhaps it took us for its own. On one of our carts we prudentl y displayed a large flag the swastika. A significan with t proportion of our men wore German uniform.

The same unit used German ’ overalls to approach a position fooling the enemy into holding their fire until it was too late.

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Leningraders listen to the announcement of war outside the city’s Communist Party HQ. Radio ownership was reserved for those trusted not to listen to overseas broadcasts, consequently they were rare items in private hands. (From the fonds of the RGAKFD, Kranogorsk via www.stavka.org.uk)

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of the USSR’s borders.

This western buffer zone gave the frontier guards a prime opportunity to hone their skills in what was slowly developi ng into an anti-partisan campaign , particularly in occupied Poland.

Initial training for Chorny and Tsessarsky with the OMSBO N proved to be a less than interestin g experience.

Both were exempt from conscription and therefore had little more than their school and club experiences to prepare them for the realities of military life.

Chorny, having convinc ed the authorities that he was suitable for a military career, began his training in July 1941 at various locations in and around Moscow. The summer of 1941 ‘was a very hot one’ and he remembered that as a consequence of the heat they only trained for two hours a day. There were very strict rules about respecting senior officers and Chorny recalled his embarrassment at vigorous ly saluting a splendidly uniformed railway official by mistake. Their tented training camp was on the outskirts of Moscow on one occasion Chorny and was ordered to visit a nearby intelligence-gathering village to practice his skills by finding out how many men of military lived there. Disguised age as a woman he approach ed a local and asked, ‘Were there any officers in town?’

The response is unprinta ble and he had a great deal of difficulty convinci ng his were in short supply weapons irate attacker that he was not a spy. As rifles training did not begin Chorny and his colleagu until September 1941. es were very pleased as this new work cut down time spent on etiquette the and square bashing.

riGht Scenes as brutally ruthless as this became almost commonpla ce as the security forces increased their attempts to control partisan operations by widespread reprisals.

Vengeance swiftly became a valuable recruitment tool.

(From the fonds of the RGAKFD, Kranogorsk via www.stavka.org.uk)

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Route marches in all kinds of weather were an indispensab le part of OMSBON’s training regime. Note the unarmed woman second from right.

Female members of partisan units were expected to be as physically fit as the men.

(Courtesy of the Central Museum of the Armed Forces Moscow via www.stavka .org.uk)

The men and wom en of lucky inas both the ‘Win muc ners’ and engagement. h as they were not Kovpak’s force participants Each was gradually it was their in a brutal, had been introduced involvement large-scale to battle. the defence as what coul For the of Mos d cow, small-scale whereas Kov be described as onlo ‘Winners’ skirmishes okers duri pak’s unit . ng had fought However, all this was a series of specific miss to change whe ions n, that sepa would take environment rately, they were assig them far where deat ned from their h and destr The bulk of uction were homes into the rank and almost every an nor did they file had no day concept of have more the harsh truth experiences. than a vagu simply unde e rstoo idea s of d of warf that wha are, they were takin ‘Temporarily t their miss ions were Occupied g their bran Terr enemy, not d of itori warfare deep . They es’ and that merely hold into the they were ing on. Alth that resem striking back bled the grea ough none at the would expe t set-piece Sedan, their battles such rience anyt battles wou hing as Borodino ld drag on were diffic ult to recall. for days or , Gettysbu rg be over so quickly that or they

atioNs One of the ‘Winners’ major To this end tasks was to an NKVD opera eliminate the Just over two Reich tive, N. I. Kuzne months later tsov, was parac skommissar for the Ukrain guise of Leutn Kuznetsov huted in to e, Erich Koch. made his first ant join them on visit to Rivne had spent severa Paul Siebert. To perfec , Koch’s Ukrain 26 August 1942. t his ian capital at Krasnogors l weeks posing as a Germ already remarkable in comm the k. an and POW of German, in NKVD Camp Two attempts Kuznetsov 27 located on Koch were in suburban was not the aborted Moscow only target , nor was execu due to the high level Rivne disgu of his perso ised as tion Kuzne Siebe nal tsov’s secur rt, Kuznetsov Kuznetsov ity. only purpo confirmed se. During each However, he that the Germ was also gathering intelli command visit he made ans were plann gence. Durin post, coden to amed ‘Were g the spring ing to attack Under order wolf’, for the of 1943 at Kursk and s from Mosco Easter that Dargel lived n w Front Hitler ’s was located in Schloss Strass Kuznetsov was instru at Vinnitsa. cted officials. Poles e in Rivne, a heavily guard to execute Koch’s deput and Ukrain ians were not informer, who y Paul Darge ed, residential allow l. worked for the administrati ed in this area for secur area reserved for Germ and it was decid an ity reasons. on, had inform ed to carry home at 14 A local partis out the missio ed Kuznetsov 30hrs Kuzne an n on 20 Septe of Dargel’s tsov accompanie daily routin mber 1943. d by his adjuta would kill him. Kuzne e As he left his tsov had been the Reichsko nt who carrie office for told missa d a was clear. Arrivi riat he was always prece red leather attaché case. that Dargel was alway s ng just before Furthermor ded not have long e when he the appointed by a military policeman left to wait. Jump who would time in a light they turned ing from the check the way brown Opel around hearin car Kuznetsov Captain car, Nikolai Struti g footsteps, saw the two Kuznetsov fired three nski, gunned men plus attach did shots into the accele Two é case and, days each rator later man. and they sped as the local paper His driver, NKVD ‘Winners’ ba off. s reported operative se, discovered that it was not the incident. It was then economist, Hans that Kuznetsov, Dargel and his assistant anti-tank grena Gehl. One month later at the he Kuznetsov’s des, succeeded second attem had executed but a senior being ampu in hospitalizin pt on Darge tated. g him with l, this time with severe leg injurie s that led to both

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Practicing with Molotov cocktails as they were irreverently known.

The politically acceptable name was ‘bottle with flammable mixture’. Although ‘flammable mixture’ was fairly readily available in urban areas it was rarer out in the countryside where mines were more accessible. (Courtesy of the Central Museum of the Armed Forces Moscow via www.stavka.org.uk)

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For obvious reasons partisans used Soviet equipment . The weapons were available they were familiar and they in quantity, were easy to maintain in primitive workshops.

1a–1b Standard-issue Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 7.62mm rifles. 1a has its sling and an additional canvas/webbing 3.5 PU telescopic sight.

Tokarev SVT 40 automatic rifle.

Mosin-Nagant 7.62mm carbine.

PPD-40 sub-machine gun.

PPSh-41 with the 35-round box magazine.

PPD-43 with ‘banana’ magazine.

DT 7.62mm Tank machine gun. These were designed with dismounted action hence the detachable bipod. in mind, The stock is ratcheted to allow for adjustment and magazine held 60 rounds. the 3b DP 7.62mm ‘record player’ machine gun with folded 4a bipod.

Pressed metal ammunitio n box for record player magazines.

4b Canvas pouch for PPSh/D magazines. It was attached 5a to a belt by two loops.

M1933 Tokarev pistol; there were several series of these handguns made that varied slightly. Its holster is to rear.

5b M1895 Nagant revolver with holster to rear.

6a Bayonet for an SVT 50 with its sheath.

6b Hunting knife and decorated sheath.

6c Hunting knife with leather scabbard 7a RPG-40 anti-tank grenade 7b RGD-33 blast grenade with fragmentation sheath.

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8b SVT-40 ammunition pouch The central figure is a former POW who is wearing a Red Army shirt and pilotka side jacket with German M1940 cap, a civilian riding breeches with leather crotch reinforcement. He the PPSh-41 and based on a member of Kovpak’s is armed with unit. The partisan medal from 1943 onwards and next to him was issued came in two classes, first and second. The second a blue stripe, the first silver class was bronze with with a red stripe.

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compatriots. Nevertheless, when war broke out there was a considerable pool potential recruits with of a rudimentary knowled ge of military life and variety of experiences to a wide contribute to a partisan formation.

Of course most of the military personnel would appropriate to their branch have received training of service. However, small pre-war Red Army had unit training in the been poor – men and officers below the rank battalion commander were of tacitly discouraged from displaying initiative; they were to follow orders and not generate too many ideas. Only officers NCOs received training and in map reading and the use of a compass. The two-year conscription period did not include much in the way of training related operations in deep forests to or marshland in the hit and run manner of the partisan. Battles would be fought on open ground with space to manoeuv However, there was one re. group of regular soldiers who found the less-form style of warfare an easy al adjustment, the razvedch iki, the elite infantry scouts.

Each infantry regiment grouped its most suitable men into scouting compani which could be consolid es, ated into a battalion at divisional level. The training of these men was very much in line Their duties included infiltratin with the requirements of partisan warfare. g enemy positions to gather their dispositions, unit information on identification, scouting enemy defensive positions the taking of prisoners and for interrogation. The scouts were expected to initiative and guile while show carrying out their missions , operate without direct supervision in small groups, live off of the land, be expert exponents of field craft, ruthless and efficient killers with a variety of weapons and be sufficient trustworthy not to desert ly when behind enemy lines.

Amongst the military-style NKVD units the frontier equipped to deal with the guards were the best partisan way of life and combat. Furthermore they were politically reliable and loyal. They operated along the borders of the USSR where the opportun ities for the interdiction of counter-revolutionaries, smugglers, people trafficke rs and other such anti-Sov iet elements abounded, particularly during the years 1939–41, when the Soviet Union absorbed millions of Poles, Balts, Finns and Romanians due to the westward moveme nt

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MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns

Author: Alejandro de Quesada Illustrators: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78096 388 4 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

Nazi Germany’s MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II’s most iconic weapons. Portable and with folding stocks, both were issued to airborne troops and became the hallmarks of Germany’s NCOs and junior officers. A million were produced during the conflict – and many found their ways into the hands of paramilitary and irregular forces from the Middle East to Vietnam after the war. Including full-colour artwork and period and close-up photographs, this is the story of the origins, combat use and lasting influence of two of World War II’s most famous firearms.

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The MP5 Submachine Gun Author: Leroy Thompson Illustrators: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 917 7 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 80pp

Since the mid-1960s the Heckler & Koch MP5 has become the most widely used submachine gun in the world, especially among counterterrorist and special-operations units. Lightweight and offering a blistering rate of fire of up to 900 rounds per minute, the MP5 quickly earned a reputation for accuracy. Fielded early by Germany’s GSG 9 counterterrorist unit, it was soon adopted by the SAS. Today military and police agencies in over 80 countries from Albania to Zambia utilize the weapon. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and expert analysis, this engaging study charts the origins, use, and impact of the MP5, Heckler & Koch’s innovative and long-lived submachine gun.

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Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck

German anti-tank weapons 1939–45 Author: Gordon L. Rottman Illustrators: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 788 3 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

Two of World War II’s most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges. While the Panzerschreck owed its origins largely to the US bazooka, the Panzerfaust was a revolutionary design that was unlike any previous weapon, and went on to influence anti-tank technology and tactics for decades after World War II. Written by an expert on anti-tank warfare, this book reveals the fascinating development history of these two feared weapons and assesses the tactics that were employed by the soldiers using them.

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The M14 Battle Rifle Author: Leroy Thompson Illustrators: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0255 2 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 80pp

The M14 may have only been the primary US service rifle for a little over a decade before being replaced by the M16, but it is still considered to be the best rifle to enter US service. Designed for a war in Europe, the M14 saw most of its combat use in the early days of the Vietnam War. Maintained until 1970 for compatibility with NATO forces, the M14 had a renaissance as a semi-automatic sniping weapon and since 2001 the M14 has been employed as a Designated Marksman Rifle, especially in Afghanistan where the open terrain makes longer-range engagements common. Featuring full-colour artwork and archive and close-up photographs, this engaging study tells the story of this battle rifle, which remains in front-line service with US forces more than 50 years after its first adoption.

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Russia’s Wars in Chechnya 1994–2009 Author: Mark Galeotti Available: December 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 277 2 Price: £13.99 / US $20.95 / CAN $21.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 96pp

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Attila the Hun Author: Nic Fields Illustrator: Steve Noon Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0887 5 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Ancient World Format: Paperback, 64pp

Attila the Hun is one of the iconic figures of history. In a series of epic campaigns dating from the AD 430s till his death in AD 453 he ravaged first the Eastern Roman Empire and later the Western Roman Empire, invading Italy in AD 452 threatening Rome itself. Lavishly illustrated, this new analysis of his military achievements examines how Atilla was able to sweep across Europe, the tactics and innovations he employed and the major battles he faced, including one of his few major setbacks, the defeat in the battle of Châlons in AD 451.

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French Tanks of World War II (2)

Cavalry Tanks and AFVs Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Ian Palmer Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 392 2 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 48pp

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US Navy Dreadnoughts 1914–45

Author: Ryan Noppen Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 386 1 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War I, World War II Format: Paperback, 48pp

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hard way. To make matters worse, conditions in the small cab were appalling, with the heat and fumes blowing back off the engines, so that each tank needed two crews to work on alternate days. Even so in skilled hands the tank was quite fast and very manoeuvrable, although that did not prevent quite a few of them from being knocked out by artillery fire during the war.

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Super-heavy Tanks of World War II Author: Kenneth W Estes Illustrator: Ian Palmer Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 383 0 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 48pp

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Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 395 3 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 48pp

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Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 632 9 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War II, Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 48pp

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US Heavy Cruisers 1943–75

The Medium A was a complex and difficult tank for one man to drive. Each of the controls had to be duplicated to suit each engine, all the way back to the tracks. It was not helped by the fact that one had to double-declutch on two gearboxes, going both up and down the box. It was said that if one had been a professional juggler on the stage before the war one had the correct coordination; otherwise one had to learn the

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Four Hotchkiss .303-inch, air-cooled machine guns

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5,400 rounds

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British Light Tanks 1927–45 Author: David Fletcher Illustrator: Henry Morshead Available: December 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 377 9 Price: £9.99 / US $17.95 / CAN $18.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 48pp

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Pacific 1943–44

Belgium 1940

F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zero-sen Author: Edward M. Young Illustrators: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 813 2 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

The Grumman F6F Hellcat and Mitsubishi A6M Zero were the two principal opposing fighters in the brutal aerial clashes of the Pacific War. Designed primarily to counter the Zero, the Hellcat had an impressive top speed, rate of climb and armament, whilst retaining the ruggedness of earlier marks. The A6M was a product of the increasing chaos in the Japanese aircraft industry – a small improvement on its predecessors, it was soon exposed – as Japanese influence in the skies above the Pacific faded further. This book examines the battle between these two types analysing how they fared against each other.

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F-8 Crusader vs MiG-17 1966–72

Author: Peter Mersky Illustrators: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 810 1 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Vietnam War Format: Paperback, 80pp

Revered by Naval Aviators as the ‘last of the gunfighters’ due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader enjoyed great success against VPAF MiG-17s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1966–68. But, the MiG-17’s unequalled lowspeed manoeuvrability, small size and powerful cannon armament meant that the American forces didn’t have it all their own way. This book reveals the tactics that were developed by pilots on both sides to give themselves the edge in air-to-air dogfights, allowing the reader to understand how the differing design and development doctrines played a part in combat.

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Panzer III vs Somua S 35 Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 287 1 Price: £12.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 80pp

The armour clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the German advances of that period came to epitomise Blitzkrieg. Even so, the Wehrmacht’s Panzer III was well matched by the French Somua S35; the two represented very different design philosophies and ranked among the best tanks in the world at the time. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned colour artwork and drawing upon the latest research, this engaging study assesses the clash between two cutting-edge tank designs in the epic battles at the outset of Hitler’s conquest of France and the Low Countries.

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Author: Mike Guardia Illustrator: Adam Tooby, Henry Morshead Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0119 7 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 64pp

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Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

In the early days of the Blitzkrieg campaign, few aircraft could cause as much terror as the Junkers Ju 87. Nicknamed the ‘Stuka’ (an abbreviation of Sturzkampfflugzeug – the German term for ‘divebomber’), the Ju 87 was perhaps the most feared tactical bomber of the ETO. With its fixed landing gear and inverted gull wings, the Stuka was also the most recognizable aircraft of the Blitzkrieg era. This book reveals the design and development history of the aircraft and how the inclusion of its dive-activated siren made it a psychological weapon, spreading panic in ground units. Mike Guardia goes on to explain how the Stuka became easy prey for Allied aircraft and how its influence waned in the final years of the war.

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Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter

Author: Paul F Crickmore Illustrators: Adam Tooby, Henry Morshead Available: October 2014 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0116 6 Price: £11.99 / US $18.95 / CAN $19.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 64pp

Developed by the legendary Lockheed ‘Skunk Works’, the F-117 Nighthawk was a phenomenal technical achievement. This book tells the incredible story of the design of the machine, from the revolutionary materials used to the highly advanced computer technology that was employed to make the ‘Stealth Fighter’ invisible to enemy radar. Written by the world’s leading authority on the aircraft from Lockheed’s ‘Skunk Works’, Paul Crickmore, this book reveals the impact the F-117 had in combat over Panama, Yugoslavia and most notably the Persian Gulf.

July – Dec 2014 Air Vanguard

Each book contains: • Fold-out back cover cutaway artwork • Profile artwork • Battlescene art • Photographs and diagrams

Vought F4U Corsair

With over 12,500 produced, the Vought F4U Corsair is one of the icons of mid-20th century military aviation. It was as a Marine Corps aircraft that the Corsair was to become famous, fighting through World War II and Korea. It also served in Indochina and Algeria, and in 1969’s ‘Soccer War’ between Honduras and El Salvador, Corsairs were flown by both sides and fought the last propeller-aircraft dogfights in history. This book tells the design and development history of one of the most iconic fighters in military aviation history.

AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES Books in the Aircraft of the Aces series delve into the achievements of the best pilots flying some of the most iconic aircraft in history. First-hand accounts lend the narrative an urgency and sense of reality as each title describes daring dogfights, glorious successes and heroic failures.

ACE 120

ACE 122

Author: John Stanaway Illustrators: Chris Davey, Mark Postlethwaite Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 332 8 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: Andrew Thomas Illustrator: Chris Thomas Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 338 0 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

P-38 Lightning Aces 1942–43

Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe

The first P-38s became operational with the 1st Fighter Group in April 1941, and the initial combat deployments were made in Alaska, the Southwest Pacific and North Africa during the latter part of 1942.

Photographic reconnaissance versions of the P-38 were in action even sooner when F-4 (P-38E) models were rushed to frontline units a few months after Pearl Harbor. Every theatre in which the United States was involved saw deployment of the P-38, and more than 60 Lightning pilots were credited with at least five victories each by the end of 1943. This book charts how early pilots, wrote a remarkable record of accomplishments that displayed a high degree of courage and innovation.

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10 P-47D-21 42-25698 Okie of Capt Quince Brown, 84th FS, Duxford, May 1944

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7 P-38G-13 43-2187 Diablo of 1Lt Rex T Barber, 339th FS/347th FG, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, April 1943

12 P-47D-21 (serial unknown) PIN UP GIRL of Capt James Wilkinson, 82nd FS, Duxford, May 1944

This book traces the achievements of the pilots flying the iconic Spitfire in Northwest Europe, and examines how the steady technological improvements that were made throughout the Spitfire’s service life improved its capabilities in the air. Based at airfields throughout southern England, Merlin engine Spitfires provided the bulk of the air cover for the D-Day landings and it was an RCAF Spitfire which claimed the first ever Me 262 jet kill.

ACE 123

Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1 Author: Jon Guttman Illustrator: Harry Dempsey Available: December 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 801 9 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: World War I Format: Paperback, 96pp

11 P-47D-21 42-26020 “Lady Jane” of Capt Alwin Juchheim, 83rd FS, Duxford, May 1944

Each book in the series contains: • Photographs and diagrams • First-hand accounts from pilots on both sides of the conflict • Over 30 specially commissioned original colour artwork plates

8 P-38F-1 (serial unknown) Sky Ranger of Capt Darrell G Welch, 27th FS/1st FG, Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, April 1943

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9 P-38G-13 43-2242 Oriole of 2Lt Murray J Shubin, 339th FS/347th FG, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, June 1943

Oft-overshadowed by fighters, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a task that required them to return with the intelligence they gathered at all costs. Bomber sorties were equally important and dangerous. A surprising number of British, French and German twoseater teams managed to attain or exceed the five victories needed to achieve the ace status, and in this book they receive their long-overdue recognition. Many high-scoring single-seat fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, particularly in the early stages of the conflict, and their exploits as either pilots or observers are detailed here.

13 P-47D-25 42-26671 No Guts – No Glory! of Capt Ben Mayo, 82nd FS, Duxford, June 1944

14 P-47D-25 42-27339 of Maj Joseph Myers, 82nd FS, Duxford, September 1944

10 P-38G-10 42-13415 Little Butch II of 1Lt Thomas D Harmon, ‘Squadron X’, Lingling, China, July 1943

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P-47D-28 42-28878 Eileen of 1Lt Frank Oiler, 84th FS, Duxford, September 1944

P-38G-15 43-2212 Ruff Stuff of Capt Norbert Ruff, 80th FS/8th FG, Port Moresby, New Guinea, July 1943

39 P-38F-5 42-12653 of Capt Charles King, 39th FS/35th FG, Port Moresby, New Guinea, July 1943

Early P-38 Lightning Aces (At 31 December 1943 – final P-38 score and fate, if killed/captured in 1943, in brackets)

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CHAPTER EIGHT

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Three more Luftwaffe fighters were claimed by the 55th on the last day of the year during an escort mission to Bordeaux. Capt Joe Myers, who was flying a brand new P-38J-10, got his third confirmed Bf 109 two miles north of Blaye-et-Sainte-Luce.

Officially, there were no victories yet for the 20th FG, other than the one credited to Maj Herbert Johnson while the 79th FS was attached to the 55th FG. However, one of the squadron’s most successful pilots who would become a P-38 ace in February 1944 did make his first mark in aerial combat on 31 December 1943. 1Lt Lindol Graham claimed to have damaged an Fw 190 over Bordeaux – an event he described in his combat report; ‘I was leading the 79th FS, flying lead ship in White Flight. We were sweeping the target area, slightly south and west of the target, at 22,000 ft. I saw two Fw 190s below just as the group leader reported them. I peeled off with my flight and started down, keeping my belly tanks because I wanted the gas in case of a fight on the way home. I used 50 inches [of boost] and 2650 rpm to gain speed in the dive. My wingman was Flt Off Byrd, and he was following me down.

‘The Fw 190 was in a gentle turn as I approached from 45 degrees. In order to pull out and follow him I used combat flaps to help me come out of my dive. The plane came out of the dive very nicely, even with belly tanks, at an indicated airspeed of over 375 mph. I followed the Fw 190, and at about 350 yards and an angle of about ten degrees I opened fire with four .50-cals. I was closing slowly and saw four or five hits on his right wing just before he went into the overcast. I pulled up and started climbing back up from 10,000 ft.

‘My second element stayed about 3000 ft over me during the engagement, and another flight stayed at 20,000 ft. My wingman and the rest of the flight provided protection during the whole engagement.’

During tests with captured Fw 190s it was found that the P-38 would have its best chance of victory between 22,000 ft and 24,000 ft. The Fw 190 displayed superior acceleration and turning radius at lower altitudes and eventually outstripped the P-38 in power ratings at other altitudes.

After June 1944 the disadvantage suffered by the P-38 in the rolling plane and in a dive were largely remedied by the power-assisted ailerons and dive brakes of the P-38J-25. That aircraft, however, was issued exclusively to groups in the Ninth Air Force.

These three P-38H-5s of the 338th FS/55th FG were flown from their Nuthampstead base to the 91st BG’s airfield at Bassingbourn, in Cambridgeshire, on 12 December 1943

Charles King

5 (5)

Marion Kirby

5 (5)

Lowell Lutton

5 (5) (KIA 2/11/43)

South and Southwest Pacific Theatres

Jack Mankin

5 (5)

Richard Bong Thomas McGuire Edward Cragg Tom Lynch Jay Robbins Danny Roberts Murray Shubin Ken Sparks James Watkins Bill Harris Paul Stanch Grover Fanning Gerald Johnson Frank Lent George Welch David Allen Fred Harris John Jones Charles MacDonald John O’Neill Zach Dean Vincent Elliott Kenneth Ladd John Loisel Cornelius Smith Richard Smith Robert Westbrook Stanley Andrews Edward Czarnecki Edwin DeGraffenreid Hoyt Eason Charles Gallup James Ince John Lane Thomas Lanphier John Smith Elliott Summer Robert Adams Harry Brown Vivian Cloud Billy Gresham Allen Hill Besby Holmes

John Mitchell

5 (5)

21 (40) 16 (38) 15 (15) (KIA 26/12/43) 13 (17) 13 (22) 12 (12) (KIA 9/11/43) 11 (11) 11 (11) 11 (11) 10 (16) 10 (10) 9 (9) 9 (20) 9 (11) 9 (9) 8 (8) 8 (8) 8 (8) 8 (27) 8 (8) 7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (12) 7 (11) 7 (11) 7 (7) 7 (13) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) (KIA 8/3/43) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) (KIA 9/11/43) 6 (10) 5 (5) (KIA 2/9/43) 5 (5) 5 (5) 5 (6) 5 (9) 5 (5)

Jennings Myers

5 (5) (KIA 22/12/43)

Ralph Wandrey

5 (5)

Arthur Wenige

5 (5)

Mediterranean Theatre William Sloan

12 (12)

Frank Hurlbut

9 (9)

Louis Curdes

8 (8)

William Leverette

8 (11)

Charles Zubarik

8 (8) (PoW 24/5/43)

Claude Kinsey

7 (7) (PoW 5/4/43)

Ward Kuentzel

7 (7)

Lawrence Liebers

7 (7)

Herbert Ross

7 (7)

Meldrum Sears

7 (7)

Harley Vaughn

7 (7)

Edward Waters

7 (7)

Richard Campbell

6 (6)

Ray Crawford

6 (6)

John Mackay

6 (6)

William Schildt

6 (6)

Virgil Smith

6 (6) (KIA 30/12/42)

Thomas White

6 (6)

Jack Ilfrey

5.5 (7.5)

Leslie Andersen

5 (5)

Paul Cochran

5 (5)

Rodney Fisher

5 (5)

Harry Hanna

5 (5)

Daniel Kennedy

5 (5)

Carroll Knott

5 (5)

Marlow Leikness

5 (5)

T H McArthur

5 (5) (KIFA 3/5/43)

Ernest Osher

5 (5)

Joel Owens

5 (5)

Newell Roberts

5 (5)

Gerald Rounds

5 (5)

Herman Visscher

5 (5)

Sidney Weatherford

5 (5)

Darrell Welch

5 (5)

Lee Wiseman

5 (5)

John Wolford

5 (5) (KIA 19/5/43)

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July – Dec 2014 Aircraft of the Aces

Combat AIRCRAFT Books in the Combat Aircraft series concentrate on one of the greatest aircraft in aviation history, the technology behind it and the men who flew it, providing a valuable resource for anyone interested in military aviation history.

COM 104

COM 107

Author: Lon Nordeen Illustrators: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector Available: July 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 344 1 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: Peter Davies Illustrators: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector Available: September 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 804 0 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: Vietnam War Format: Paperback, 96pp

AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom

In the 1970s the USMC bought the AV-8A Harrier from the UK whose VTOL capabilities allowed it to serve as a tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support from large deck aircraft carriers. This book is the third of three volumes on US Marine Corps Harrier IIs in combat, and it will be the first volume to cover the whole story of the AV-8B’s service employment during peacekeeping operations and then in Afghanistan.

F-105 Thunderchief MiG Killers of the Vietnam War

Despite its ‘F-for-fighter’ designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft capable of the delivery of nuclear weapons at very high speed, long range and below-the-radar altitudes. However, when the Vietnam War began it also emerged as USAF’s best available tactical bomber for a ‘limited conventional’ war as well. Extensively targeted by MiG17s and MiG-21s the F-105 pilots developed innovative tactics that allowed them to compete in air-to-air duels with their smaller, more manoeuverable enemies. This volume examines the conduct of the Rolling Thunder strike missions and the tactics used for attack and defence by the attack, escort fighter and radar monitoring elements within strike formations.

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COM 101

Author: Marco Mattioli Illustrator: Richard Caruana Available: August 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78200 807 1 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 96pp

Author: Peter Davies Illustrators: Rolando Ugolini, Gareth Hector Available: November 2014 ISBN: 978 1 78096 313 6 Price: £13.99 / US $22.95 / CAN $23.95 Period: Vietnam War Format: Paperback, 96pp

Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Torpedo-Bomber Units

Italy’s most successful wartime bomber, the S.79 saw combat with the Regia Aeronautica in France, Yugoslavia, Greece, North Africa, East Africa and in the Mediterranean. Initially developed as a transport, the aircraft evolved into a dedicated medium bomber during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The manufacturer then produced the S.79-II torpedo-bomber which entered service in 1939 and primarily saw service against the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean.

July – Dec 2014 Combat Aircraft

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F-104 Starfighter Units in Combat

This title covers F-104 Starfighter, one of the most widely-used and popular aircraft in history. Although built in small numbers for the USAF, the F-104C fought and survived for almost three years in Vietnam. There, it was engaged in some of the war’s most famous battles including operation Bolo, where seven North Vietnamese MiGs without a single US loss. This small, tough and very fast fighter, dubbed ‘The Missile with a Man in It’, was called upon to do things it was not specifically designed for, and did them admirably. Illustrations and photographs detail the variety of nose-paint schemes and weapons configurations ideal for hobbyists.

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