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Jason Nicholas Moore

$55 • Hardback • 416 pages 6.75x9.75 • 276 illustrations Currently Available • HIS027140 978-1-78155-825-6 Jason Nicholas Moore lives in Seguin, TX

The Soviet Air Force had just started to re-equip with modern fighters when the Germans opened Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of fighters were destroyed in the first few days, but many of these were obsolete biplanes and monoplanes. The remaining fighters, including more modern types such as the MiG-3 and LaGG-3, tried to stem the Nazi advance. This book details the development of the Red Air Force fighters, from the dark days of Operation Barbarossa, to eventual triumph over the ruins of Berlin. Starting with obsolete aircraft such as the Polikarpov biplane and monoplane fighters, the Soviets then settled on two main lines of development; the inline-engined LaGG-3 and its radial-engined derivatives, the La-5 and La-7, and the inline-engined Yakovlev fighters, which were produced in greater numbers than any other series of fighters.

The Most Advanced Japanese Fighters of the Second World War Justo Miranda

$45 • Hardback • 256 pages 6.75x9.75 • 159 illustrations Currently Available • HIS027100 978-1-78155-811-9

The first B-29 flew over Tokyo on 1 November 1944. It was a photographic reconnaissance aircraft ironically named ‘Tokyo Rose.’ The Ki.44 fighters of the 47th Sentai took off to intercept it but as it turned out the Superfortress flew at such an altitude and speed that they could not reach it. The Ki-44-II-Otsu had been specifically designed for this type of interception and could reach the astonishing rate of climb of 5,000 m in four minutes; however it was not good enough. During the following ten months, a devastating bombing campaign of thousands of Superfortresses destroyed 67 Japanese cities and half of Tokyo. It was realized that the Japanese industry was not able to produce the specially heat and stress-resistant metallic alloys that were required to manufacture the turbo superchargers needed by the fighters in charge of defending the Japanese mainland.

Paul Hare

$52 • Hardback 384 pages 6.75x9.75 350 illustrations • Currently Available HIS027090 • 978-1-78155-841-6

Originally established to build observation balloons for the Victorian British Army, the Royal Aircraft Factory later expanded to employ over 3500 people by mid-1916, at which time it became the subject of a political controversy. In 1918 its title was changed to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, not only to avoid a clash of initials with the newly formed Royal Air Force but to better define its changing role. Each of the many designs for airships and airplanes that were produced by the Factory between 1908 and 1918 is described in detail, illustrated by photographs, and with three-view drawings provided for the more prominent designs.

From the London Bomber to the Flying Wing Jet Fighter Andreas Metzmacher

$35 • Hardback • 144 pages • 6.75x9.75 137 illustrations • November 2021 • HIS027140 978-1-78155-706-8

The Gothaer Waggonfabrik (GWF), originally a German rail vehicle manufacturer, entered the aircraft industry in 1913. Gotha aircraft managed to make a name for themselves internationally. As with ‘Fokker’ regarding fighter aircraft, the name ‘Gotha’ is synonymous with German bomber aircraft of the Great War. Even successful seaplanes and the world’s first asymmetric aircraft were a part of GWF’s production at this time, and lasted until the postwar Treaty of Versailles forced the abandonment of aircraft production. Aircraft could not be built in Gotha again until 1933.

Italy’s Best Fighter of the Second World War Davide Jabes Alessandro Romanello

$45 • Hardback • 256 pages • 6.75x9.75 67 illustrations • November 2021 • HIS027100 978-1-78155-830-0

The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is not by chance that virtually all the Italian top scoring aces flew this plane. At the same time, the Mc.202 is the symbol of the dysfunctions in the Italian military-industrial complex: the lack of sound industrial planning; the lack of the development of adequate engines limiting aircraft performance and reducing capacity to house weapons with a proper punch; the corruption of politics and the culpable connivance of the high military spheres. The Mc.202 was therefore produced in limited numbers.

1945-1953 and the Korean War William Norton

$55 • Hardback • 512 pages 6.75x9.75 • 364 illustrations November 2021 • HIS027140 978-1-78155-828-7

This volume focuses on the influence of America’s Second World War aviation development and experience, subsequent aviation technological advances, and world events, in shaping American choices in military aircraft and associated weapons development during the few years following the war. It shows how air warfare weapons from the last conflict were carried forward and altered, how new systems evolved from these, and how the choices fared in the next war—Korea. The period was one of remarkable progress in a short span of time via a great many aircraft and weapons programs, and associated technological progress. These systems were of immense importance influencing and growing the engineering, production, and operational capabilities to be exploited for the next generation of weapons.

Volume 2 John Brennan

$32 • Paperback • 128 pages 8.5x11 • 135 illustrations Currently Available HIS027070 978-1-78155-780-8 John Brennan lives in CA

Here in Volume 2 one will find equally astonishing photos on par with Volume 1, together with some self-help and researched info for sure to tease and delight the aficionado or veteran to unknown degrees. Besides the 165 images, there are search aids for locating one’s former in-country Army helicopter. A listing is available of American sites where Huey & Cobra rides are available. The Army museum in Alabama offers a listing they have compiled of two-dozen recommended Huey photo-books. A tabulation of 300 AH-1 Cobra war survivors, their former units, and present locations are included. Also offered is a database of 500 newly found in-country Army helicopter names. There’s a little something for everyone.

The Soviet Legend in Pictures Francis Edward Pulham

$55 • Hardback • 496 pages • 6.75x9.75 672 black-and-white and 28 color photographs Currently Available • HIS027100 978-1-78155-846-1

With nearly six hundred photographs, mostly taken by soldiers who both operated and fought against the T-34, this book seeks to catalog and contextualize even the subtlest details to create a true ‘T-34 continuum’. The book begins with the antecedents of the T-34, the ill-fated BT ‘fast tank’ series and the influence of the traumatic Spanish Civil War before moving to an in-depth look at the T-34’s prototypes. After this, every factory production change is catalogued and contextualized, with never-before-seen photographs and stunning technical drawings.

Soldiers under a Hailstorm of Bombs Paolo Dossena

$35 • Paperback • 144 pages • 8.5x11 150 illustrations • November 2021 • HIS027100 978-1-78155-808-9

The Allied Operation Mallory Major aimed at the destruction of all bridges across the Po River. Women played a major role in this campaign. Axis, guerrillas, and Allied intelligence used women to infiltrate the enemy. Another aspect of this battle was the Hitler-Beneš confrontation, an intelligence-guerrilla war which took place within the ranks of the Regierungstruppe.

Italian Blackshirt Division of the Eastern Front 1941-1943 Paolo Morisi

$45 • Hardback • 272 pages • 6.5x9.25 31 illustrations • November 2021 • HIS027100 978-1-78155-819-5 Paolo Morisi lives in Garden City, NY

Panzersoldaten! is a history of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN), commonly referred to as the Blackshirts due to their wartime attire. They were an anti-Communist paramilitary organization that fought for Mussolini while Italy was under fascist rule; following the Duce’s removal from power, the organization was quickly swept up by the Italian Army.