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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
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
Medium Mark a Whippet:(British Tank) by David Fletcher; Henry Morshead (Illustrator)
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
This title looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series' coverage of the major British tanks of the war. The evolution of the Whippet is ex ...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
SAS Combat Vehicles 1942-91 by Gavin Mortimer; Henry Morshead (Illustrator); Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
Category: History | 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
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
Soviet Armoured Cars 1936-45 by Jamie Prenatt
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
An authoritative history of the Red Army's armored cars, the quick and maneuverable vehicles which were used in conflicts ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the occupation of Poland.The armored car has an important place in the early history of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)--they were the m ...Show more
Soviet Tanks in Manchuria 1945 - The Red Army's Ruthless Last Blitzkrieg of World War II by William E. Hiestand; Henry Morshead (Illustrator); Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The Red Army's ruthless last blitzkrieg of World War II, Although long overshadowed in the West by Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the USSR's lightning strike into Manchuria in August 1945 was one of the most successful and unique campaigns of the era. Soviet forces, led by over 5,500 tanks and self-propelled g ...Show more
Special Operations Patrol Vehicles: Afghanistan and Iraq by Leigh Neville
Category: History | 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
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class by Mark Stille
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II.Before the start of World War II, the battleship was still king, and all the major powers were designing even mightier battleships to surpass their ...Show more