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Osprey Pub Co, 2004. New book, 96 pages, ACE058. In 1939, Slovakia signed a protection agreement with the German Reich and joined the attack on Poland, where its Avia B-534-equipped fighter squadrons claimed their first kills. In October 1942, having made do with obsolete aircraft, the Slovaks were equipped with Bf 109Es and eventually acquired 43 Messerschmitt fighters. The Slovaks would claim over 215 kills. Although it supported German efforts in Yugoslavia and Greece, Bulgaria did not declare war on Russia. First seeing action in August 1943, Bulgarian fighter pilots used their Bf 109Gs to good effect. From late 1943 through to mid-1944, the Bulgarian pilots attempted to defend the country from American bombers, and Stoyanov and Bochev made ace during this period. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Weal, John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2010. New book, 144 pages. One of the top scoring pilots of their Battle of Britain, Josef Frantisek was an outstanding fighter pilot. This book describes his life and premature death, explaining why a Czech pilot served with a Polish unit in Britain, clears up the mystery of his early life and explains the truth about his time in France. Seventy years on from the Battle of Britain, here is the true story of one of its heroes.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Juszczak, Artur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2010. New book, 144 pages. One of the top scoring pilots of their Battle of Britain, Josef Frantisek was an outstanding fighter pilot. This book describes his life and premature death, explaining why a Czech pilot served with a Polish unit in Britain, clears up the mystery of his early life and explains the truth about his time in France. Seventy years on from the Battle of Britain, here is the true story of one of its heroes.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Juszczak, Artur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2010. New book, 144 pages. One of the top scoring pilots of their Battle of Britain, Josef Frantisek was an outstanding fighter pilot. This book describes his life and premature death, explaining why a Czech pilot served with a Polish unit in Britain, clears up the mystery of his early life and explains the truth about his time in France. Seventy years on from the Battle of Britain, here is the true story of one of its heroes.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Juszczak, Artur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 17. This new photo album is number 17 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the second volume on the Sd.Kfz. 7, the book contains 140+ photographs of the Sd. Kfz 7 and its various sub-types, the photos mostly unpublished before now, are all from German sources, with the majority being private photos taken by ordinary German soldiers not professional propagandists. In this volume we endeavour to show the vehicle in even more depth and cover the sub-types in more detail than only one volume allowed, however still show the vehicle as the soldier viewed it as his work place and often also his home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. Book includes special versions like - Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/1) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 2 cm Flakvierling - Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/2) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 3,7 cm Flak 36 - mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd. Kfz. 7)… Read More

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 17. This new photo album is number 17 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the second volume on the Sd.Kfz. 7, the book contains 140+ photographs of the Sd. Kfz 7 and its various sub-types, the photos mostly unpublished before now, are all from German sources, with the majority being private photos taken by ordinary German soldiers not professional propagandists. In this volume we endeavour to show the vehicle in even more depth and cover the sub-types in more detail than only one volume allowed, however still show the vehicle as the soldier viewed it as his work place and often also his home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. Book includes special versions like - Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/1) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 2 cm Flakvierling - Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/2) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 3,7 cm Flak 36 - mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd. Kfz. 7)… Read More

Mushroom Model Publications, 2015. New book, 72 pages, Camero On 25. This latest photo album in the "Camera On" series showcases the standard German heavy infantry gun used in the Second World War. The 15 cm sIG 33 (Schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33, "Heavy Infantry Gun") was the largest weapon ever classified as an infantry gun by any nation. Early production models were horse-drawn, with wooden wheels. Later production models had pressed steel wheels, with solid rubber tyres and air brakes for motor towing. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these artillery pieces through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic weapons.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 84 pages. Opel Blitz (German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middle-weight truck series built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic lorries.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Stratus, 2021. New book, 80 pages. The Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char leger Modele 1935 R or R35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War. Designed from 1933 and produced from 1936, the tank was intended as an infantry support light tank. To this end it was relatively well-armoured but slow and lacking a good antitank-capacity, fitted with a short 37 mm gun. At the outbreak of the war, the antitank-role was more emphasized leading to the development and eventual production from April 1940 of a subtype with a more powerful longer gun, the Renault R40. Due to the defeat of France the R35/40 remained the most numerous French tank of the war. About 1680 vehicles having been produced by June 1940. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during by the normal German.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 13. During Weimar Germany's first programme for motorising the Reichswehr from 1926, development of three-axled cross-country lorries with a payload of 3 tons was demanded (in addition to vehicles of other specification). This book covers the Henschell Type 33, Mercedes-Benz Type G 3 and LG 3000, Magirus M 206 and Type 33.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2020. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 22. The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143, better known by the nickname given to it by the troops that used it "Krupp-Protze"" (Krupp Boxer), was a specialized multi-purpose designed six-wheeled 6x4 (six wheel, 4 wheel drive) German light off road truck and artillery tractor produced between 1934 and 1941. It was fitted with the Krupp M-304 flat four engine, a 4-cylinder horizontally opposed petrol engine that originally delivered 55bhp but was upgraded to deliver 60bhp in 1936. The Krupp Boxer saw extensive service on all of the operational fronts where the German army was engaged. This book covers the Krupp-Protze in great photographic detail focusing on the trucks and their crews as they dealt with the conditions and circumstances they found themselves in.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2020. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 22. The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143, better known by the nickname given to it by the troops that used it "Krupp-Protze"" (Krupp Boxer), was a specialized multi-purpose designed six-wheeled 6x4 (six wheel, 4 wheel drive) German light off road truck and artillery tractor produced between 1934 and 1941. It was fitted with the Krupp M-304 flat four engine, a 4-cylinder horizontally opposed petrol engine that originally delivered 55bhp but was upgraded to deliver 60bhp in 1936. The Krupp Boxer saw extensive service on all of the operational fronts where the German army was engaged. This book covers the Krupp-Protze in great photographic detail focusing on the trucks and their crews as they dealt with the conditions and circumstances they found themselves in.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2020. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 22. The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143, better known by the nickname given to it by the troops that used it "Krupp-Protze"" (Krupp Boxer), was a specialized multi-purpose designed six-wheeled 6x4 (six wheel, 4 wheel drive) German light off road truck and artillery tractor produced between 1934 and 1941. It was fitted with the Krupp M-304 flat four engine, a 4-cylinder horizontally opposed petrol engine that originally delivered 55bhp but was upgraded to deliver 60bhp in 1936. The Krupp Boxer saw extensive service on all of the operational fronts where the German army was engaged. This book covers the Krupp-Protze in great photographic detail focusing on the trucks and their crews as they dealt with the conditions and circumstances they found themselves in.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Stratus, 2021. New book, 80 pages. The Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char leger Modele 1935 R or R35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War. Designed from 1933 and produced from 1936, the tank was intended as an infantry support light tank. To this end it was relatively well-armoured but slow and lacking a good antitank-capacity, fitted with a short 37 mm gun. At the outbreak of the war, the antitank-role was more emphasized leading to the development and eventual production from April 1940 of a subtype with a more powerful longer gun, the Renault R40. Due to the defeat of France the R35/40 remained the most numerous French tank of the war. About 1680 vehicles having been produced by June 1940. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during by the normal German.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 80 pages. This new photo album is number 27 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series it is the first to cover such a broad selection of Germanys heavy off road passenger cars, it includes both the Schwerer Gelandegangiger Personenkraftwagen and its successors, the Horch 108 type 1 and its licenced build Ford type EG equivalents as well as the heavy cars built on light truck chassis such as the Styer 1500 and Mercedes 1500A & S types. This book contains 140+ photographs of German heavy passenger cars photographed in operation in the conditions they had to work in. This volume illustrates these vehicles as the soldiers themselves viewed them in both their working environment and indeed in many case the home they had to live in, not the highly polished and sanitized views of the official photographers. This book is an invaluable reference for military historians and modellers alike.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2015. New book, 72 pages, Camero On 25. This latest photo album in the "Camera On" series showcases the standard German heavy infantry gun used in the Second World War. The 15 cm sIG 33 (Schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33, "Heavy Infantry Gun") was the largest weapon ever classified as an infantry gun by any nation. Early production models were horse-drawn, with wooden wheels. Later production models had pressed steel wheels, with solid rubber tyres and air brakes for motor towing. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these artillery pieces through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic weapons.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 13. During Weimar Germany's first programme for motorising the Reichswehr from 1926, development of three-axled cross-country lorries with a payload of 3 tons was demanded (in addition to vehicles of other specification). This book covers the Henschell Type 33, Mercedes-Benz Type G 3 and LG 3000, Magirus M 206 and Type 33.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2022. New book, 80 pages. This new photo album is number 28 in the MMP Books/Stratus "Camera On" series. It is the first to cover in such photographic detail the German usage of both the 2 cm Flak 28 and the Flak 30. Both of these weapons saw extensive action on all battle fronts of the Second World War wherever the German armed forces saw service. While they were both excellent weapons at their time of development, they both rapidly became less effective as ever faster and higher flying aircraft were produced by Germany's enemies. This book contains 140+ photographs taken by the average German soldier of both the 2 cm Flak 28 and 30 as well as their crews while in service and many of the environments they had to operate within. This volume illustrates these weapons as the soldiers themselves viewed them in both their fighting environment and, in many cases, just as a tool they lived with and had to look after on a daily basis, not the highly polished and… Read More

Mushroom Model Publications, 2021. New book, 84 pages. Opel Blitz (German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middle-weight truck series built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during and before the war by the normal German soldiers who both used and served with these now classic lorries.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2022. New book, 80 pages. This new photo album is number 28 in the MMP Books/Stratus "Camera On" series. It is the first to cover in such photographic detail the German usage of both the 2 cm Flak 28 and the Flak 30. Both of these weapons saw extensive action on all battle fronts of the Second World War wherever the German armed forces saw service. While they were both excellent weapons at their time of development, they both rapidly became less effective as ever faster and higher flying aircraft were produced by Germany's enemies. This book contains 140+ photographs taken by the average German soldier of both the 2 cm Flak 28 and 30 as well as their crews while in service and many of the environments they had to operate within. This volume illustrates these weapons as the soldiers themselves viewed them in both their fighting environment and, in many cases, just as a tool they lived with and had to look after on a daily basis, not the highly polished and… Read More