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ADH Publishing - ADHFC07 - No Scale | Firefly Collection No.7 Sturmgeschutz/StuG . ADH Publishing, in collaboration with The Oliver Publishing Group, is proud to announce a new series of books for the modeller, military enthusiast and general reader. Each title will include " Superbly rendered and meticulously researched colour profiles " Black and white period photographs sourced from the world's major archives and private collections " Background history " Detailed orders of battle and tables of organisation The second and final part of STUG: Assault Gun Units In The East. In volume 1 we covered the independent StuG Battalions and the Panzerjaeger companies attached to Infantry divisions equipped with the StuG III and IV and in this book we examine the units of the Waffen SS, the Luftwaffe and the Panzer divisions-some of which contained mixed battalions of tanks and assault guns. We have also had the assistance of Professor Yuri Shepelev who has been able to access the photo resources of the St Petersburg State Archive. More | Military vehicle books (on modelling) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Air-Graphic Models - AIR72-002 - 1:72 | Operation Enduring Freedom 'Coalition Air Power over Afghanistan Part 1 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147202/202 'The Magic Bus', CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147203/203, CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Boeing CH-47D Chinook, 147201/201 'Miss Behavin', CHF, Canadian Air Force at Kandahar 2009 Panavia Tornado IDS, MM55007, 102 Gruppo/6 Stormo, Italian Air Force Mazar-e-Sharif 2009 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier Plus, MM.7224/1-19, Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian Navy, North Arabian Sea 2002 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Plus, 165421 'WE/01', VM-214 'Blacksheep' USMC (MAG-40, 2nd MEB) Kandahar 2009. (Black tail and drop tanks) McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Plus, 165572 'CF/01', VMA-211 'Wake Island Avengers', USMC (MAG-13, 3rd MAW) Camp Bastion 2012 Grumman F-14D Tomcat, 164348 'NH/100', VF-231 'Blacklions' USS Carl Vinson CVW-11, USN, North Arabian Sea 2001 (Coloured Lion on fin) Grumman F-14D Tomcat, 164603 'NH/101', VF-231 'Blacklions' USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 USN, North Arabian Sea 2001 Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II, 79-0154 'BD', 47th EFS/455th AEW, USAF Bagram 2012 Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II, 79-0145 'BD', 107th EFS/451st AEW, USAF Bagram 2011 McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle, 89-0487 'SJ', 335th FS (Chiefs)/4th FW, 4th Operations Group, USAF Bagram 2011 Eurocopter Tigre HAP, ET-703, 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army, Herat 2013 Westland Lynx AH.7, XZ645, 672 Squadron, AAC Operation Herrick Kandahar 2007 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £21.99 | ||
Air-Graphic Models - AIR72-013 - 1:72 | Hunting the Terrorists. Hunting the Terrorists 'Coalition Air Power on ISIS/DAESH in Syria and Iraq.' Bumper Sheet with full colour instruction booklet. Stunning Decals and artwork by Jon Freeman and printed by Fantasy Printshop. Featuring: Dassault-Mirage 2000D - 342/'125-BA of EC 2/4 La Fayette , French Air Force, Based at Azraq Air Base, Jordan, 2015. Dassault Rafale B - 322/'4-HU' of Escadron de Chasse (EC) 1/4 'Gascogne', Armee de l'Air, Based at Prince Hassan Air Base, Jordan, 2018. Bell CH-146 Griffon - 146413, of 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Canadian Armed Forces, Based at Camp �°rable, Iraq, 2016. McDonnell-Douglas CF-188A Hornet - 188795 of 409 Squadron, Canadian Forces, based in Kuwait, 2014. McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A HUG+ - A21-16 of 3 Squadron, RAAF, Based at Al Minhad Air Base, United Arab Emirates, 2017. Boeing F-18F Super Hornet - A44-210 of 1 Squadron, RAAF, Based at Al Minhad Air Base, United Arab Emirates, 2016. (With 1 Sqn RAAF 100th Year Special Tail) Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk - 68822/N48-009/'09' of 816 Naval Air Squadron, Flight 1, Royal Australian Navy, based aboard HMAS Toowoomba, Southern Arabian Gulf 2020. Boeing F-18F Super Hornet - 166663 of VFA-213, 'Black Lions', United States Navy, Based aboard USS George H. W. Bush, 2016. Grumman EA-6B Prowler - 161885, of VMAQ-4, US Marine Corps based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, August, 2016. McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle - 9-0487,SJ', of 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, 4th Operations Group, USAF, Based at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, September, 2019. Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II, 78-0633/'ID' of 190th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho ANG, USAF, Based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, December, 2016. Dassault-Mirage 2000-9EAD, '724' of United Arab Emirates Air Force, based at Al-Ain Air Base, United Arab Emirates, 2015. Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon, 12-0004/'1607' of Iraqi Air Force, 2015. Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcon, 07-1005 of 181 Filo, Turkish Air Force, based at Diyarbakir Air Base, Turkey, during 'Operation Martyr Yal��A�n', 24��½"25 July 2015. Panavia Tornado ECR - Panavia Tornado ECR, 46+28 of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51, Luftwaffe, Based at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan 2016/17 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £21.99 | ||
Aviaeology - AOD72013 - 1:72 | RCAF Catalinas - 413 Squadron RCAF Overseas Catalinas: The 'Saviour of Ceylon' and Beyond Catalina Mk.I, IB, & VIB aircraft of 413 and 422 Squadrons - Small series screen-printed production - Available in 1/72 (AOD72013) and 1/48 (AOD48013) scale versions - Decals to model up to 3 (if subjects featuring each variant of national markings are chosen) of 5 photo-documented subjects plus the markings to model 2 other significant-action aircraft, including S/L Leonard Birchall's 'Saviour of Ceylon' sortie Mk.I and a Boeing Canada-built Mk.IVB, based on carefully interpreted graphic reconstructions. - Ten 8.5 x 11 in. pages of illustrated documentation* *Black and white laser prints are supplied in the package, and a high resolution, home/office-printable, colour PDF version is made available via email after purchase (automatically sent for direct-purchase customers). Documentation includes decal placement and comprehensive painting instructions for all subject aircraft variations, in addition to illustrated articles (notes pages with photos and/or scale illustrations) on: - Catalina Mk.I / Mk.IB wing centre-section (unique hardpoint structure to RAFspecification); - Catalina Mk.IVB wing centre-section (PBY structure with RAF-specific armament mods); - RAF-specific ordnance loadouts; - Defensive armament variations, illustrating differences between marques; - ASV.II radar aerials progressive variations. - per-aircraft details other RAF-specific configuration variations such as ASV radar aerials, r/t w/t aerial installations, DF loops, exhausts, etc. Aircraft covered in this set: - Catalina Mk.I W8427 / QL-G, Sullom Voe, Scotland 1941-'42 / Koggala, Ceylon, 1942-43 S/L Birchall's usual aircraft complete with 'bomb-slinging Canadian Cat' nose art. Flown to Ceylon by the Squadron OC, W/C Plant, and crew. - Catalina Mk.IB FP103 / DG-A (422 Squadron) UK & USSR, force landed in the Shetlands during a storm encountered while enroute home from northern USSR, September1942 - Catalina Mk.I W8412 / B (' Coeur De Lion' inscription nose art), Koggala, 1942-43 an example of an early Mk.I aircraft refinished with mid-1942 era markings in Ceylon - Catalina Mk.IB FP306 / D, Koggala, 1942-43 a Mk.IB in original factory finish and fitted with the full radar suite. - Catalina Mk.IB FP182 / G, Koggala, early/mid 1944-43 a Mk.IB in field-modified 'mostly white' ASW finish and fitted with the full radar suite. SEAC style national markings. - Catalina Mk.I AJ155 / QL-A, Koggala, 4 April 1942 The 'Saviour of Ceylon 'sortie aircraft graphic reconstruction based on other 413 Sqn attrition replacement aircraft received prior to the move from UK to Ceylon. - Catalina Mk.IVB JX276 / Z, Koggala, early / mid 1944 graphic reconstruction of a Canadian-built Mk.IVB as delivered to the squadron while in Ceylon. SEAC style national markings. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.80 | ||
Kelik 3D Decals - K3D72078 - 1:72 | Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion interior 3D decals (designed to be used with Academy and Fujimi kits) More | 3D printed decal | New Arrivals | £14.50 | ||
Start - LIF27 - No Scale | Luftwaffe im Focus 27 Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft D.520, I./JG 107, 1943 é Schulflugzeuge / Training Aircraft Maschinen der Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 Aircraft of Flugzeugfuhrerschule C 7 é Fotos mit Geschichte / Photos with a Story Die wahre Geschichte des "Lowen"-Emblems von Hptm. Bar bei der I./JG 77 The Real Story of Hptm. Bar's Lion Emblem, I./JG 77 é Aufklarer / Reconnaissance Aircraft Me-262A-1a/U3, 2./NAGr. 6, 1945 é Personliche Embleme / Personal Emblems "Lili Marleen" geht auf Reisen (Ju 52) "Lili Marleen" Goes on the Road é Maschine im Focus / Aircraft in Focus Die II./StG. 2 im Einsatz vor Stalingrad im Spatsommer 1942 Embleme und Markierungspraktiken an den Stukas der "Bamberger-Reiter"-Gruppe é II./StG. 2 in Action at Stalingrad in Late Summer 1942 Emblems and Marking Practices of the Stukas of the Bamberger-Reiter Gruppe é Dokumente / Documents Nachturlaubskarte Overnight Pass é Schicksale / Fates Woruber meist geschwiegen wird . . . Das Jagdfliegerschicksal von Eichenlaubtrager Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Something usually kept quiet The Fate of Fighter Pilot and Holder of the Oak Leaves Hptm. Fritz Geishardt é Ungewohnliches / Unusual Treffen fernab der Heimat Reunion far from Home é Unbekannte Embleme / Unknown Emblems Die Eulen-Staffel - 2.(H)/13 - und ihr Emblem The Owl Staffel 2.(H)/13 and Its Emblem é Wasserflugzeuge / Seaplanes Norwegen, gefahrliches Terrain fur Seeflieger Norway, Dangerous Terrain for Seaplanes More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £17.80 | ||
Matterhorn Circle - MHN72018 - 1:72 | Northrop F-5E/F Tiger Peace Alps Part Two) 40 years ago the F-5E/F Tiger was introduced into the inventory of the Swiss Air Force. The Tiger was the last a�é-sinexpensive' mass fighter aircraft for the Swiss Airforce, 98 single-seaters and 12 two-seaters were purchased. It was also the last Jet Fighter that was to be crewed by the militia pilot system; men who followed normal professions but also were professional Fighter Pilots. The end of the a�é-sFlying Baker' has been proclaimed for many years. The fleet reduction started already in 2002 when the U.S. Navy became interested in the F-5 to beef up their a�é-sAggressor Squadrons'. In the media, the Tiger got called old, night-blind and lame winged. A replacement was required, found and tested, the Saab 39 Gripen came out superior to the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter. Not everybody liked this and in 2014, three million aviation experts voted not to purchase any new aircraft at all. Peace Alps Part Two is the story of an aircraft that has reached 40 years of service in Switzerland against all odds and continues flying. This set offers decals for the very first aircraft up to some retirement schemes of today, but is not covering the end, as the final pages still need to be written. Tigers delivered in the original first batch (J-3001 J-3066 and J-3201 J-3206) did not have the extended Leading Edge Wing Extensions (LERX) or the aerodynamically more streamlined shark shaped radar nose cones. However the second batch (J-3067 J-3098 & J-3207 3212) delivered from 1982 onwards, were built from new with the LERX and the improved nose cone. The prominent VHF antenna was installed behind the cockpit. These modifications were also retrospectively introduced to the earlier Tiger fleet. As has become an established tradition, the last aircraft off the production line received special nose art and J-3066 became Peace Alps I and featured a flying dove while J-3098 had Peace Alps II titles above a flying witch (both aircraft are featured on the 'Peace Alps Part Two' decal sheet). There is hardly any F-5 in Swiss service that did not receive a squadron badge at some time during its service life. Since the aircraft are not assigned to any specific squadron, some aircraft have more than one squadron badge applied or may have had a mix of various badges at different times. Tiger airplanes also participated in training missions and competitions abroad. Sardinia (SAKA) or Waddington (NORKA) in the United Kingdom created new badges. It is imperative to check photo references to get a picture of the exact look of a particular aircraft at any given time. The paint scheme applied was similar to the USAF F-15's of the time. The original colors are F9453 Medium Grey and F9452 Light Grey, produced by the company Walter Mader AG in Switzerland. The closest equivalent is a mix of FS 35237 Grey Blue and FS 36622 Grey in parts 33/67 and 50/50 respectively. With the introduction of the F/A-18 Hornet in 1998, things became easier and the colors were harmonized with FS 36320 Dark Ghost Grey and FS 36375 Light Ghost Grey. This is a matter of evolution, some aircraft were completely repainted, some merely received only a partial replacement while others simply received a touch up, thus leaving a 4 color mottled effect. While similar, the new Ghost Grays are a shade darker than the original colors; a very pleasing challenge to the modeler. In 2002, the U.S. Navy purchased 32 surplus F-5Es from the Swiss Air Force to strengthen their 'Aggressor Squadrons'. Later, a similar deal for an additional 12 F-5E was finalized. Renamed as 'F-5N' , these Tigers now serve with VFC-13, VMFT-401 and also VFC-111 'Sundowners' in Florida, a suitable retirement home for ageing airplanes! Research for this project was extremely interesting and creating the artwork for the decals placed a challenge. I'm aware, that I got carried away. This presents my biggest decal project and while preparing these instructions, I have not seen the finished product myself. I do know, that some registration numbers are missing but they are easy made up with spare numbers. This said with this sheet you will be able to create almost any Swiss F-5 Tiger at some point in time. Extra squadron badges are provided. There is simply not enough space on the instruction sheet for the whole fleet. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.99 | ||
Naval Fighters - NFAF223 - No Scale | Douglas C-74 Globemaster By Nicholas M. Williams, 104 pages (88 in b&w, 16 in color), 141 b&w photos, 35 color photos, 22 illustrations. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought U.S. Army Air Corps strategists to the realization that a new global transport was needed to carry large loads over great distances. The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California, also quickly saw this need and design studies were begun immediately on an expanded version of the company's DC-4. The "C-74 Project Group" adopted a design philosophy to produce a "no frills" transport able to accommodate at least two of the Army's T-9 tanks, two 105mm Howitzers, or two angle dozers. Douglas contacted the Air Corps early in 1942 to determine their interest and a letter of intent was issued in March 1942 for procurement of the Model 415A, now designated the C-74. A contract of over $50 million was signed in June 1942 for fifty airplanes. To speed its delivery to operational units, the C-74 was designed to be released without the benefits of an experimental or prototype model, all aircraft being designated as C-74s with design features following conventional "state-of-the-art" practice. Originally, powered by Wright R-3350 engines, a decision was made in March 1943 to switch to the new, mammoth Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The first C-74 was rolled out in July 1945 from the Douglas Long Beach factory. At rollout, the C-74 was the largest land-based transport in the world with a wingspan of 173 feet, length of 124 feet, and gross weight of 145,000 pounds. Able to carry 125 passengers, the C-74 was called the Globemaster as its 11,100-gallons of internal fuel gave it a maximum range of over 7,000 miles, enabling it to circumnavigate the world with only two refueling stops. In its final form, the C-74 was a remarkably efficient airplane, using a semi-laminar flow airfoil for its wings with a full-span flap arrangement. The pilots were enclosed by two teardrop-shaped, double-bubble canopies that provided them with a 360-degree view. Douglas had every intention of adapting the C-74 into a civil airliner once hostilities had ended. In 1944 Pan American World Airways ordered 26 examples of the civil version, the DC-7, for a route expansion program into Latin America. However, further development of this DC-7 design increased its gross weight to 162,000 pounds and the unit cost to $1.4 million and Pan American cancelled its order in October 1945, opting for smaller transports. The first C-74, 42-65402, made its maiden flight from Long Beach in September 1945, but with the end of World War II, most of the C-74 production order was cancelled and only 14 Globemasters were built. Unfortunately, during contractor demonstration flights the second Globemaster crashed. The fourth C-74 was subsequently diverted for static tests and its components tested to destruction at Wright Field, Ohio. Beginning in September 1946, the remaining twelve C-74s were flown for the next nine years by the Army Air Forces' Air Transport Command and the U.S. Air Force's Military Air Transport Service. Once in service, the C-74 Globemaster, based first in Memphis, Tennessee, then Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, finally at Brookley AFB, Mobile, Alabama, set many records for tonnage carried. In November 1949, a C-74 flew the Atlantic to England with a record 103 passengers aboard. One Globemaster set several records during the Berlin Airlift, averaging over 38,000 pounds of cargo and setting a new Airlift Task Force utilization record by flying 20 hours in a 24-hour period. Until one C-74 was converted to the prototype C-124A and the Globemaster II became available, the C-74 was the only Air Force transport capable of carrying outsized cargo. After the C-74's retirement from service in 1955, several were purchased surplus and began flying for a contract air carrier, Aeronaves de Panama, hauling prize cattle from Denmark to the Middle East, horses to Singapore, and ships' parts and vegetables throughout Europe. Unfortunately, after the tragic crash in 1963 of one C-74 in Marseilles, France, the airline suspended operations and its C-74s eventually were scrapped. Today, no examples of this record-setting transport exist. This monograph of the C-74 Globemaster is written by Nick Williams, an award-winning author of over two dozen articles published in the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society and publications in the U.K. Nick has written two previous books in Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters series as well as his 1999 book published in the U.K., "Aircraft of The Military Air Transport Service 1948-1966". His new book on the C-74 is the result of nearly fifty years of research, containing comments from several of the C-74's engineers as well as former Douglas and Air Force pilots. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £27.40 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72134 - 1:72 | Sikorsky S-65 Sea Stallion Part 1 1. S-65Oe, 65223, 5L-MA, 1st Regiment, Austrian Air Force, Greenham Common, UK 1974. 2. CH-53G, 84+28, 35th Regiment, Heeresflieger, Iraq 1991. 3. S-65C-3 , 960, 2nd Squadron IAF, 1974. 4. CH-53C, 10926, "Knife 21", Kon Tang island, 1975. 5. HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant, 68-10364 (10364), RAF Finningley, UK 1978. 6. HH-53C, 8284, 67th ARRS, RAF Woodbridge, UK 1978. 7. HH-53C, 68-10356, 659th Test Group, Hickham AFB, Hawaii 1980. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.30 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72135 - 1:72 | Sikorsky S-65 Sea Stallion Part 2 1. RH-53D, 9-2704 (704), Tehran, Iran 2009. 2. Sikorsky CH-53D, 157139, YH-12, HMH-463, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 1982. 3. Sikorsky CH-53D, 157736, EH/22, HMH-264, USS Saipan, 1982. 4. Sikorsky CH-53D, 157165, CJ/26, HMH-461, USS Saipan, 1980. 5. VH-53D, 157756, HMX-1, USMC Presidential Flight, Davis Monthan AFB, 1982. 6. RH-53D, 158756, BJ/532, HM-14, NAS Norfolk, Virginia, 1976. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.30 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72137 - 1:72 | Sikorsky S-80 Super Stallion MH-53E 1, CH-53E Super Stallion, 162483, YK/07, HMH-466 'Wolfpack' MCAS Tuition, California 1980. 2, CH-53E Super Stallion, 161533, HC/533, HC-4 'Black Stallions' Italy 1993. 3, CH-53E Super Stallion, 161184, EN/04, HMH-464 'Condors' MCAS New River' North Carolina 1990 4, CH-53E 162501, YJ/50. HMH-465 'Warhorse' Miramar MCAS, California 2009. 5, MH-53E Sea Dragon, 164864, HC/00, HC-4 'Black Stallions' Sigonella, Italy 2005. 6, MH-5E Sea Dragon, 162510, TB/15, HM-15 'Blackhawks' NAS Corpus Cristi, Texas 2008. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72488 - 1:72 | Kaman Sea Sprite H-2 1. Kaman UH-2A Sea Sprite 149744/20, HC-1, Det Golf, USS Oriskany (CVA-34), July 1967. FS 16081 overall, 30-ininsignia. 2. Kaman UH-2B Sea Sprite 149740/20, HU-2, USS Enterprise, circa 1960s. FS 16081 overall with FS 12197 Internalional Orange. 30-in insignia. 3. Kaman SH-2F Sea Sprite 151313/036-HT, HSL-30 'Scooters', home base NAS Norfolk, VA,circa 1980s. FS 16081 overall, 20-in insignia. 4. Kaman SH-2F Sea Sprite 151644/232-HX, HSL-34 'Grey Checkers' home base NAS Norfolk, VA, 1999. FS 16081 overall, 20-in insignia. 5. Kaman SH-2F Sea Sprite 151652/133-HV, HSL-32 'Tridents' home base NAS Norfolk, VA, USS Forrestal 1992. FS 16081 overall, 20-in insignia. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.30 | ||
Start - STARTFROM - No Scale | From Submariners to Tank Killers Marine-Panzerjagd-Regiment 1 and the Fighting near Hamburg in April-May 1945 Author: Axel Urbanke ISBN: 978-3-941437-53-1 Pages: 192 Photos: 157, 48 of them in colour Illustrations: 15 color maps Format: 24 x 28,5 cm - Large format, Hard cover plus dust jacket At the beginning of April 1945, it became clear that the surrender of the Wehrmacht was only a matter of days or weeks. But despite this hopeless prospect, the German troops still put up fierce resistance to the enemy. Most of the front-line soldiers had long since given up hope of an already illusory final victory. Other goals now had priority. The way to the west had to be kept open for columns of refugees; steps had to be taken to ensure that civilians and wounded comrades could be evacuated by sea; and a path to the west had to be cleared for their own troops. The great spectre on the Eastern Front was that of being overrun by the Russians and then being subjected to their reprisals. Very few interested people today know that a stubborn fight against the British and Americans was also necessary on the Western Front in order to achieve these goals. So in April, the Germans were playing for time, because every day that the Wehrmacht troops in the West delayed surrender saved the lives of thousands, even tens of thousands of people in the East. But Hitler was still alive and making his unrealistic decisions in Berlin. To oppose his orders in those days could quickly mean death. In this situation, Hamburg, a city of millions, made preparations for a "defence to the last round of ammunition". Disaster loomed. Due to a lack of troops, at the beginning of April, the High Command of the Wehrmacht increasingly resorted to sailors whose ships had been sunk, were damaged, or are no longer able to sail due to a lack of fuel. Among these men were about 2,000 submariners who had been waiting in the Elbe metropolis for the completion or repair of their U-boats. Now, instead of putting to sea in their boats to fight the enemy, they stood up to the British with Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons as part of the 1st Naval Anti-Tank Regiment. Under the level-headed battle commander of Hamburg, they put up such a measured resistance that time was gained to finally surrender Hamburg without a fight and, by stopping the British at the Elbe, keep the Baltic ports open to refugees for about 14 days longer. This book is an exciting piece of contemporary history that provides a somewhat different view of the events of that time. Follow the submariners' fight in the Harburg Hills and on the Elbe, which has never been summarised until today and which saved the lives of tens of thousands of people. Important note for submarine enthusiasts: Photos of Type XXI and Type XXIII submarines are known to be very rare. This book contains 31 unpublished color photos of the construction of these boat types and their commissioning at Blohm-und-Voss and Deutsche Werft AG in Hamburg. The photos were taken as part of film recordings made by war correspondent Walter Frentz on behalf of Hitler. Frentz was to film all of the modern new weapons in the summer of 1944. During filming, he privately made color slides. The color recording is therefore a small sensation that can finally be seen 78 years after it's creation. More | Military vehicle books | Catalogue | £61.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72170 - 1:72 | Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey (7)168025 YW/00 VMM-165 White Knights with black fins; 167903 YR/01 VMM-161 Greyhawks with coloured markings; 167917 YX/00 VMM-166 Sea Elk with coloured markings. With full low viz data etc. All MCAS Miramar 2011. 167914 YP/06 VMM-163 Ridge Runners lo-viz; 168006 YZ/00 VMMM-363 Lucky Red Lions; 168011 YP-00 VMM-163 Ridge Runners coloured markings; 168022 PH/o5 VMM-561 Pale Horse lo-viz. All MCAS Miramar 2012. With full data markings. The most colourful Ospreys around. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.99 |
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