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Swedish B-17 Flying Fortresses

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.

F4U Corsair in Action

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

SS1220: 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.

New Book: Panzer III in North Africa

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 8th, 2010%

Workhorse Panzer III in North Africa in WW2
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.

Canfora Panther

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 4th, 2010%

Canfora Panther Book 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.

New Books from Wydawnictwo Militaria

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

Wydawnictwo Militaria 348 Armia Wlasowa Wydawnictwo Militaria 349: M 11-39/13-40 M 14-41/15-42 Wydawnictwo Militaria 350 Barbarossa

Factory Publishing Books

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

Allied-Axis Photo Journal No. 25

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.

Allied-Axis WW2 Reference - Ampersand Publishing

Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of WWII

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on September 28th, 2010%

Recent issues of Ampersand Publishing’s reference magazine Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of the Second World War:

	Issue 21 Studebaker US6 trucks; SdKfz 7, 8-ton halftrack; SdKfz 10/4 flak; Corbitt & White trucks
	Issue 22 M15/M15A1 halftrack multiple gun motor carriage; Scheinwerfer 150-cm searchlight; 57-mm antitank gun; Universal carrier; M10 ammunition trailer; U.S. rations
	Issue 23 M4A3E2 Jumbo tank; SdKfz 7, 8-ton halftrack; U.S. snow tractors; Armored utility car M20; SPA/Fiat prime mover; 6-ton bridge erector truck
	Issue 24 .50-Caliber multiple gun carriage M55; Cannone de 90/53 on Autocarro Pesante Lancia; 75mm Pack Howitzer; Japanese Type 95 tank; 105mm Howitzer M2A1; sFH 18 15-cm howitzer

Panzerwrecks

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on September 24th, 2010%

Panzerwrecks Series:

	Panzerwrecks 1 Feb. 2005, ISBN: 9780975418307, 96 pages, 127 photos. Features: Pz.Rgt.26 Panthers, s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 Jagdtiger, Panzer IV/70(A) Vehicles: Tiger II, Jagdtiger, Elefant, Panther, Panther II, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Panzer IV/70, Flakpanzer Ostwind, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Sturmpanzer IV, Hummel, Nashorn, Pz.Kpfw. III, Beobachtungspanzer III, Sturmgeschütz III, Marder III, Flakpanzer 38, Grille, StuG 105/25 auf M43, Pz.Kpfw. 17/18 R 730(f), 4.7cm Pak(t) auf Pz.Kpfw. 35R(f), Munitionsschlepper 35R, Lg.s.FH.13 (Sfl.) auf LrS, Pz.Kpfw. M4 748(a) Firefly, Pz.Kpfw. M3(a), Pz.Sp.Wg. M8(a), Steyr RSO, Sd.Kfz. 7, Sd.Kfz. 8, Sd.Kfz. 223, Sd.Kfz. 250, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251/7, Sd.Kfz. 251/17, Sd.Kfz. 11/1, Breda 61, Panzer Draisine, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 2 Apr. 2006, ISBN: 9780975418314, 96 pages, 124 photos. Features: Vienna, Yugoslavia, Znojmo, Berlin Vehicles: Tiger I, Jagdtiger, Sturmmörser, Panther, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Pz.Beob.Wg. IV, Panzer IV/70, Jagdpanzer IV, Sturmgeschütz IV, Flakpanzer Wirbelwind, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Hummel, Pz.Kpfw. III, Sturmgeschütz III, Sturmhaubitze 42, 7.5cm Pak40/3 auf Sfl. 38, Flakpanzer 38, Pz.Sp.Wg. II, Wespe, Marder II, Pz.Kpfw. II, Pz.Kpfw. I mit 7.5cm StuK40, B IVb mit Raketenpanzerbüsche 54, Sd.Kfz. 111 (B IVa), 7.5cm Pak40/1 auf Sfl.LrS, 28/32cm Wurfrahmen (Sf) UE (f), Pz.Kpfw.M42 738(i), StuG M41 mit 75/18 850(i), Steyr RSO, Sd.Kfz. 4, Sd.Kfz. 7, Sd.Kfz. 8, Sd.Kfz. 10, Sd.Kfz. 11, Sd.Kfz. 223, Sd.Kfz. 231, Sd.Kfz. 250, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251/7, Sd.Kfz. 251/17, Sd.Kfz. 251/21, Sd.Kfz. 251/22, 15cm Panzerwerfer 42, 8cm VielfachWerfer auf Sd.Kfz. 4, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 3 Nov. 2006, ISBN: 9780975418321, 96 pages, 129 photos. Features: Schwarzbach, s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 512, Pz.Kpfw. IV of Pz.Rgt. 15, Oldenburg Vehicles: Tiger I, Jagdtiger, Panther, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Panzer IV/70, Sturmgeschütz IV, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Hummel, Sturmgeschütz III, Pz.Kpfw. III, Jagdpanzer 38, Marder 38t, Pz.Sfl. 1 für 7.62cm PaK 36, Pz.Kpfw. II, StuG M42 mit 75/18 850(i), StuG M42 mit 75/34 851(i), Pz.Kpfw. 35R 731(f), Pz.Sp.Wg. M3A1 209(a), M3 401(a) mit Wurfrahmen, Sd.Kfz. 4 Maultier, Sd.Kfz. 10, Sd.Kfz. 231, Sd.Kfz. 250, Sd.Kfz. 251, Kettenkrad, Pz.Kpfw. Nachbildung, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 4 July 2007, ISBN: 9780975418338, 96 pages, 116 photos. Features: s.H.Pz.Jg.Abt. 559 Jagdpanther, Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 20 at Pilsen, 4.7cm Pak(t) auf R35, Pz.A.A.FHH Surrender, Tiger Factory Vehicles: Tiger II, Panther, Ersatz M-10, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Pz.Bef.Wg. IV, Pz.IV/70, Sturmgeschütz III, Bergepanzer III, Hummel, Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), Marder 38t, Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735(f), 4.7cm Pak(t) auf Pz.Kpfw. 35R(f), Pz.Kpfw. M42 738(i), Pz.Kpfw. II, Pz.Kpfw. I, Pz.Kpfw. 17/18 R 730(f), Steyr RSO, Sd.Kfz. 234, Sd.Kfz. 250, Sd.Kfz. 251/3, Sd.Kfz. 7, m.E.Pkw.Typ40, m.E.Lkw, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 5 Nov. 2007, ISBN: 9780975478345, 96 pages, 153 photos. Features: Panzerwrecks 1 Revisited, Tiger II, Russian Newsreels, Maus at Meppen Vehicles: Maus, Jagdtiger, Elefant, Tiger I, Tiger II, Panther, Bergepanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Sturmpanzer 43, Hummel, G.W. III/IV für Munition, Flakpanzer Wirbelwind, Sturmgeschütz III, Bergepanzerwagen III, Pz.Beob.Wg. III, 7.5cm Pak 40/3 auf Sfl. 38, 7.5cm Pak 40/3 auf Sfl. 38, G.W.38 fur sIG.33/1 (Sf), Jagdpanzer 38, Pz.Kpfw. 38(t), Wespe, 7.5cm Pak 40 auf Sfl. II, Sd.Kfz. 250/5, Sd.Kfz. 251/9, Sd.Kfz. 10, Panzer Draisine, Sherman V, Pz.Kpfw. T.K.S., T48 57mm GMC, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 6 Aug. 2008, ISBN: 9780975478369, 96 pages, 119 photos. Features: Panzerjäger, Flakpanzers, Czech, Flammpanzer 38, Rocket SPWs Vehicles: Tiger I, Tiger II, Jagdtiger, Karl-Gerät, Panther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Sturmgeschütz IV, Panzer IV/70, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Pz.Kpfw. III, Sturmgeschütz III, Sturmhaubitze 42, Jagdpanzer 38, Flammpanzer 38, Pz.Sfl. 2 für 7.62cm Pak 36, Panzerjäger I, 3.7cm Flak 43/1 auf Sfl., 2cm Flakvierling 38 auf Sfl., RSO, Sd.Kfz. 10/5, Sd.Kfz. 250/9, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Drilling, Sd.Kfz. 251/22, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 7: Ostfront Dec. 2008, ISBN: 9780975418376, 96 pages, 120 photos. Features: Uman, Chernivtsi, Turán tanks, Kurland Vehicles: Tiger I, Tiger II, Befehlspanzer Tiger II, Panther, Bergepanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Munitionspanzer IV, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Sturmgeschütz IV, Panzer IV/70, Jagdpanzer IV, Hummel, Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.L, gr.Pz.Bef.Wg., Sturmgeschütz III, Sturmhaubitze 42, Wespe, Munitionspanzer Wespe, Pz.Jgr. II für 7.5cm Pak 40, Pz.Sfl. 1 für 7.62cm Pak 36, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 8: Normandy 1 Apr. 2009, ISBN: 9780975418390, 96 pages, 123 photos. Features: Lorraine Schlepper, 15cm Panzerwerfer 42, Pz.Lehr Vehicles: Tiger I, Tiger II, Panther, Befehlspanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Jagdpanzer IV, Hummel, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Sturmpanzer 43, Sturmgeschütz III, Wespe, Pz.Jgr.II für 7.5cm Pak 40/2, Flakpanzer 38, Lg.s.F.H. 13(Sfl.) auf Lr.S, le.F.H.18/4 (Sfl.) auf Lr.S, Beob.Pz.Lr.S, Sd.Kfz. 222, Sd.Kfz. 232, Sd.Kfz. 250/9, Sd.Kfz. 251/2, Sd.Kfz. 251/7, 2cm Flakvierling 38 auf Büssing-NAG 4500A, Sd.Anh. 116, etc.
	Panzerwrecks 9: Italy 1 Oct. 2009, ISBN: 9780975418383, 96 pages, 137 photos. Features: Pontedera, Pz.Kpfw. III (Fl), Tigers, Panthers at Anzio Vehicles: Tiger I, Panther, Bergepanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Sturmpanzer 43, Pz.Jgr. Hornisse, Pz.Kpfw. III, Pz.Kpfw. III (Fl), Sturmgeschütz III, Grille, Pz.Jgr. II, StuG L6 mit 47/32 630(i), StuG M41 mit 90/53 801(i), StuG M42 mit 75/34 851(i), StuG M43 mit 105/25 853(i), Pz.Kpfw. P40 737(i), Pz.Sp.Wg. AB41 201(i), Sd.Kfz. 10/5, Sd.Kfz. 250/3, Sd.Kfz. 250/7, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251/7, Sd.Kfz. 261, 2cm Flakvierling 38 auf Sfl., 2cm Flakvierling 38 auf MB 4500A, etc.
	Panzerwrecks X Jan. 2010, ISBN: 9780984182015, 96 pages, 114 photos. Features: Panzerwrecks 2 Revisited, Pilsen Airfield, MNH Factory, Freaks & Antiques Vehicles: Tiger I, Jagdtiger, Panther, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Pz.Beob.Wg. IV, Panzer IV/70, Sturmgeschütz IV, 8.8cm Flak auf Pz.Kpfw. IV, Flakpanzer Wirbelwind, Hummel, Sturmgeschütz III, gr.Pz.Bef.Wg., PzJgr 38 für 7.62cm Pak 36, Jagdpanzer 38, Pz.Kpfw. I, Pz.Kpfw. II, Munitionspanzer I, Sd.Kfz. 265, 7.5cm Pak40/1 auf Sfl.LrS, 4.7cm Pak(t) auf Pz.Kpfw. 35R(f), Pz.Sp.Wg. AMR35(f), 8cm GrW 34 auf Pz.Sp.Wg. AMR35(f), Infanterieschlepper UE(f), Pz.Kpfw. L6/40 733(i), StuG L6 mit 47/32 770(i), Sd.Kfz. 11/1 Drilling, Sd.Kfz. 234, Sd.Kfz. 251, Sd.Kfz. 251/3, Sd.Kfz. 251/7, Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Drilling, Sd.Kfz. 251/22, Pz.Sp.Wg. AB41 201(i), etc.

For more information on the Panzerwrecks book series, see: http://www.panzerwrecks.com/.

New Concord Title: Operation Little Saturn

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on August 17th, 2010%

Concord Books 6530: Operation Little Saturn and Infantry Battles of Heeresgruppe Süd December 1942 - June 1943 Concord Publications has announced a new title in the Warrior Series of books: Operation Little Saturn and Infantry Battles of Heeresgruppe Süd December 1942 – June 1943 by William K. Fowler (ISBN 962-361-163-3, 52 pages, 135 photographs, 4 color plates by Ramiro Bujeiro).