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German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II by Ryan K. Noppen; Douglas C. Dildy; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The history of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a modern aircraft carrier, and the other aviation ships that Germany and Italy designed or operated. The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved e ...Show more
Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 BC - AD 363 by NV78
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
This volume covers such great events as the Siege of Syracuse and the Roman siege of Masada. It traces the development of siege-towers and battering-rams from the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily in the late 5th century to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Italian Destroyers of World War II by Mark Stille
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marine or RM) began the Second World War with one of the largest fleets in the world. Included in this was a total of 59 fleet destroyers, and others were added during the war. These were a diverse collection of ships dating back to the First World War, large destroyers bui ...Show more
Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer" 1944-45 by Hilary Doyle
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Jagdpanzer 38 is one of the best known German armoured fighting vehicles from World War II. Rushed into series production in the record time of less than four months, it was instantly recognisable by the sleek appearance created by its well-sloped armour. Many experts in post-war armour hold the opi ...Show more
Kurdish Armour Against ISIS - YPG/SDF Tanks, Technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-19 by Ed Nash; Alaric Searle; Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State against an improvised force belonging to the Kurdish YPG (later the SDF). While some Kurdish vehicles were originally from Syrian Army stocks or captured from ISIS, many others we ...Show more
M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45 by Steven J. Zaloga; Hugh Johnson
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version called ...Show more
M47 & 48 Patton Tanks by Steven J. Zaloga; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
With Cold War fears mounting, the M47 and M48 were rushed into production - teething troubles were inevitable. In the decade that followed, however, these tanks proved to be the backbone of US armoured units. In its lifetime, the Patton has played vital roles in three wars, including Vietnam, and has se ...Show more
Merkava Main Battle Tank MKs I, II and III by Sam Katz
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Merkava, or Chariot, was the first tank entirely designed and built by the Israeli Army. The IDF had previously been using a variety of vehicles, acquired from various sources, including in particular the Sherman and Centurion. The Merkava was designed specifically for the type of warfare and oppone ...Show more
Polish Navy 1918-45 - From the Polish-Soviet War to World War II by Przemyslaw Budzbon; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
From its independence in 1918, Poland had to rapidly develop new naval forces to fend off the Soviet Union and later Germany. Procuring ships from French, British, and Dutch shipyards, Poland built a small but capable navy led by destroyers and submarines. Even though the Grom-class were two of the fast ...Show more
SAS Combat Vehicles 1942-91 by Gavin Mortimer; Henry Morshead (Illustrator); Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
A history of the Special Air Service's lightweight, heavily armed vehicles and their combat use, ranging from the famous 1942 airfield raids of North Africa, the SAS Brigade's jeep-borne operations in Europe after D-Day, and 22 SAS's postwar adoption of much-modified Land Rovers for desert operations. T ...Show more
SOVIET COLD WAR ATTACK SUBMARINES: NUCLEAR CLASSES FROM NOVEMBER TOAKULA by EDWARD HAMPSHIRE
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
Soviet Cold War Attack Submarines, Nuclear classes from November to Akula, At the forefront of the USSR's strategic defence, the Soviet Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarines were designed to hunt NATO ballistic missile submarines, as well as counter NATO's own attack submarines. They included some of ...Show more
Sherman Medium Tank by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been hailed widely as 'the best tank on the battlefield today'. However, by the ti ...Show more