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British Airships 1905-30 by Ian Castle
$19.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: New Vanguard S.
This book reveals the fascinating story of the cat and mouse duel between the airship and another pioneering form of technology - the submarine during World War 1. Detailed cut-away drawings reveal the design and development of the airship, during and after the war, whilst full-colour illustrations depi ...Show more
British Artillery 1914-19 by Dale Clarke
$19.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
World War I is often deemed to have been 'a war of artillery'; British heavy artillery played a vital part in destroying the German trenches and providing invaluable cover for advancing troops on the Western Front. This book details the huge guns of the Royal Garrison Artillery, including the 6-in. sieg ...Show more
British Ironclads 1860-75 - HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet' by Angus Konstam; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior - which, when she ente ...Show more
Early US Armor by Zaloga Steven J.
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Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The first American armoured cars began to emerge around the turn of the century, seeing their first military use in 1916 during the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa. When the United States entered World War I, the American Expeditionary Forces used some armoured cars in France, and American armo ...Show more
Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer" 1944-45 by Hilary Doyle
$24.99 AUD
Category: War/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
Japanese Tanks 1939-45 by Steven J. Zaloga
$19.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor. The tank ...Show more
Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support by Gordon L. Rottman
$19.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Shi ...Show more
MIL Mi-24 Hind Gunship by Alexander Mladenov
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Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of military history. The first Soviet helicopter to function as both a gunship and an assault transport, it served extensively ...Show more
Spanish Civil War Tanks: The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg by Steven J. Zaloga
$24.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking research, armor expert Steven J Zaloga has taken a fresh look at the tanks deployed ...Show more
Special Operations Patrol Vehicles: Afghanistan and Iraq by Leigh Neville
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Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The patrol vehicles used by Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq vary quite dramatically between the theatres as well as amongst the Coalition members. From the mine-protected vehicles used to counter the IED threat in Iraq to the use of Strykers as armoured raiding platforms, this book use ...Show more
Staghound Armored Car 1942-62 by Steven J. Zaloga
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Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
The Staghound was a unique World War II armored vehicle - designed and manufactured in the US, but intended solely for the British army. Since its combat debut in Italy in 1943 until the end of the war it had performed particularly valuable service in a reconnaissance role where its speed and armor ensu ...Show more
Superguns 1854-1991 - Extreme Artillery from the Paris Gun and the V-3 to Iraq's Project Babylon by Steven J. Zaloga
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Category: War/Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
Ever since the mid-19th Century, national militaries have sought to create monster artillery pieces, designed to shatter armies, cities, and fortresses and their morale. Starting with William Armstrong's "Monster Gun" Superguns will then take a look at the Wilhelm Gun that bombarded Paris in World War I ...Show more