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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 31st, 2010%
 The Messerschmitt Me 262 has published The Messerschmitt Me 262 by Richard Franks. The Messerschmitt Me 262 is the first volume of their new series of aviation books, the “Airframe & Miniature Series”.
Me 262 is 116 pages with 40 pages of technical information, 10 pages of full-color profiles, 20 pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams, 5 pages of camouflage and markings, and 25 pages of model information. The volume includes over 200 photographs, color side views and four-views by Richard Caruana, and 3-D isometric views of all variants by Jacek Jakiewicz.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 27th, 2010%
The Top 10 most popular World War II e-books in 2010 on the Amazon Kindle:
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 22nd, 2010%
Kagero “Aircraft Aces” book + decal series covering the aircraft of famous Luftwaffe aces.
Continue reading Kagero Aircraft Aces
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 22nd, 2010%
Swedish Fortresses, a new book on the B-17 in Sweden, has been announced by MMP Books.
Swedish Fortresses: The Boeing B-17 Fortress in Civil and Military Service
Author: Jan Forsgren
Illustrated by: Teodor Liviu Morosanu and Nils Mathisrud
ISBN: 978-83-89450-87-6
A4 hardback plus 8 A2 foldouts, 128 pages with 64 pages of color.
Publisher’s Description: Many USAAF aircraft landed in neutral Sweden during WW2. The Swedish authorities arranged to buy many of these from the US, to supplement their limited and aging aircraft stocks. The B-17 Flying Fortress was selected for conversion to an airliner, and Saab undertook the work. This book tells, for the first time in English, the story of these aircraft and their subsequent careers, in Sweden, Denmark and France. No other B-17s were ever used as airliners, so this is a unique addition to the well-known history of the Fortress. Illustrated with many photos, both contemporary and of surviving airframes, and with color profiles of the colour schemes carried by these aircraft. Detailed plans of the modified airframes are included. Story of the “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby” restoration is included.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 18th, 2010%
Squadron Signal Publications have just announced their newest “In Action” book on the F4U Corsair. This new volume on the F4U Corsair updates Squadron Signal’s previous books on the well-known aircraft.
 F4U Corsair in Action by Jim Sullivan. From the Squadron Signal Press Release: The Corsair is among the most formidable US fighters of WWII, and maintained a kill ratio of 11:1 according to the US Navy. It went on to serve in Korea, holding its own in the early years of the jet age. The Corsair was first conceived in as a high-speed, high-altitude fighter for the Navy in 1938 when Chance Vought’s design team drew up plans for a fighter with a 1,800 hp engine and a huge 13-foot propeller—the F4U’s famous inverted gull wing was introduced to allow prop clearance. Handling problems delayed the aircraft’s deployment aboard carriers, but Marine Corps pilots quickly took to the powerful, rugged fighter and produced the first Corsair air ace by the summer of 1943. A total of 12,571 Corsairs were built between 1940 and 1952, most by Vought, but hundreds by Goodyear and Brewster as those companies’ assembly lines had to be pressed into service to meet demand for the remarkable aircraft. Surveys the history of the Corsair from its first prototype to the restored war-birds that continue to fly the air show circuit to the present day. Illustrated with 169 photographs (53 in color) plus color profiles and detailed line drawings; 64 pages. $16.95 Retail Price.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 8th, 2010%
New book release from Oliver Publishing.
Battleline I: Workhorse—The Panzer III in North Africa
by Claude Gillono
Over 50 black-and-white photographs and 5 pages of full color illustrations. Part of the Firefly Collection.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 4th, 2010%
 Canfora will soon be taking preorders on their new book Panther which will combine models and dioramas with historical research and photographs. Panther has an impressive list of contributors including Hilary Doyle, Mirko Bayerl, Phil Stutcinskas, Lester Plaskitt, Gunnar Jansson, Markus Eriksson, Roddy MacDougall, Brian Murdoch, Darren Gawle, Roger Hurkmans, and Toni Canfora.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 24th, 2010%
Three recent and upcoming WWII titles from Wydawnictwo Militaria:
- No 348: Wlasow Army
by J. Solarz; 295 x 208 mm, 62 pages, 70 b&w photos, 11 color pages, 2 maps; ISBN 9788372193483 - No 349: M 11-39/13-40 M 14-41/15-42 (Tank Power CII)
by Janusz Ledwoch; 295 x 208 mm, 66 pages, 15 color pages, 39 photos, 21 pages of plans; Full English text; ISBN 978837219349 - No 350: Barbarossa 1941 Vol. IV
Jacek Domanski; 295 x 208 mm 66 pages, 46 b&w photos, 3 color pages, 16 maps, 4 schemes, 10 tables; ISBN 9788372193506
  
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 4th, 2010%
World War II armor reference books from The Factory Publishing:
- Commonwealth Shermans in Italy
by Dennis Oliver
- Hermann Göring Panzer Division in Sicily (Campaign Series)
by Claude Gillono
- Jungle Armour: British and Indian Army Shermans in the Far East (Colour and Markings Series)
by Dennis Oliver
- New Breed: Part 1, North Africa (Colour and Markings Series)
by Dennis Oliver and Michael Starmer
- North Irish Horse
by Gerry Chester
- Panzers of Kasserine: The Afrika Korps in Tunisia (Campaign Series)
by Claude Gillono
 New Breed: Part 1, North Africa (Colour and Markings Series) by Dennis Oliver and Michael Starmer Continue reading Factory Publishing Books
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on October 28th, 2010%
The latest issue of Ampersand Publishing’s reference magazine Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of the Second World War has been announced. This issue of Allied-Axis will cover the 40mm Gun Motor Carriage M19, Panther Ausf. A, General Electric 60″ Searchlight, SdKfz 222 Armored Car, Ford Bomb Truck, and Ford Fordor Staff Car.
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