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Contains colour profiles, scale plans and photographic details of this aircraft.

In this volume of Tigers in Combat, we look at Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmacht named units, such as the Grossdeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer. Based on combat diaries, the text tells the history of each unit, but most of the book is devoted to photos of the tanks and the men who manned them. It offers as unique and comprehensive look at these lethal machines as is possible decades after World War II.

By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved mythical, almost mystical status. In this much sought after Volume 1 on the Wehrmacht numbered Tiger units, Wolfgang Schneider tells in pictures the story of these renowned tanks. Hundreds of photos depict Tigers in all situations and terrain, and a section of painstakingly detailed drawings brings the tanks to life in the metallic greys, snow whites, desert tans, and forest greens and browns that colored them.

The definitive account of German small-unit armour tactics. Using period training manuals, after-action reports, countless interviews with Panzer veterans, and his own experiences as an armour commander in the modern German Army, Schneider describes World War II Panzer tactics, coupling his narrative with scores of illustrations that highlight armour concepts. Schneider covers the major types of small-unit operational art of offensive and defensive, also discusses road marches, reconnaissance, c...

WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous Tiger, and Otto Carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a Tiger into battle, destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career.

This second edition of the best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and imperial military history. To uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters he explains how medals originated, to whom they w...

This book describes in detail the camouflage and markings of the seaplanes used by the Finnish Air Force and by the Germans from Finnish bases from 1939 to 1945. Aircraft of different countries of origin are shown in this profusely illustrated book, which includes many historical photographs and colour profiles showing the colours and markings carried by the aircraft. Detailed colour notes and precise descriptions and illustrations of national markings over the period complete a book that will b...

Superbly illustrated guide with detailed descriptions to fully inform the reader.

Superbly illustrated guide to the T-34 with detailed descriptions to fully inform the reader.

This series offers a unique album containing colour profiles, a sheet of decals and a table of colours used for the livery and camouflage markings.

This series offers a unique album containing colour profiles, a sheet of decals and a table of colours used for the livery and camouflage markings.

This series offers a unique album containing colour profiles, a sheet of decals and a table of colours used for the livery and camouflage markings.