MiG-21 Fishbed in Color - Fighting Colors series (6562)

Science & Math

Stapfer, Hans-Heiri

Technology

Squadron/Signal Publications

Strangers in a Strange Land, Vol. 2: Escape to Neutrality

Politics & Social Sciences

Kunzle, Gino

Politics & Government

Operational history and development of the Soviet Red Air Force's Ilyushin IL-4 medium bomber which also served as long-range reconnaissance aircraft, and torpedo attack aircraft. Includes the DB-3S, DB-3B, DB-3T, DB-3TP, DB-3T (Experimental), Capsule DB-3, TsKB-30, DB-3M, TsKB-30 N-1, DB-3F, DB-3F, IL-4, IL-4TK, and IL-6 variants. Book also covers the DB-3F in German service and IL-4s flown by the Finnish Air Force.

Ilyushin Il-4 in Action - Aircraft No. 192

History

Military

Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the MiG Design Bureau had a near monopoly on the supply of fighter aircraft to the Soviet Air Force and the nations within Moscow’s sphere of influence. Yet the early designs of Mikoyan and Gurevich are not widely known; the MiG-1 was the fastest fighter in the world in 1940 and the improved MiG-3 was more than a match for the Bf 109F at high altitude. Other early designs included high-altitude fighter prototypes, rocket-powered aircraft, and the MiG-9, the first pure jet-powered Soviet fighter. Updated with seven pages of new material.

Early MiG Fighters in Action - Aircraft No. 204

The Czech Panzerkampfwagen 38 (tschechisch) Armored Combat Vehicle 38 was one of the most important tanks in the Wehrmacht arsenal during the first half of WWII. Originally produced near Prague as a light tank, Lehk Tank vzor 38 (LT vz. 38), the vehicle along with its manufacturing plant were appropriated by the Germans after their occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Rechristened as the German name Pz.Kpfw.38(t), the vehicle saw action in the Polish and French campaigns and took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941. The relentless flow of redoubtable Soviet T-34 tanks soon made the Panzer 38(t) obsolete, however, forcing its withdrawal from front-line duties on the Ostfront in early 1942. The vehicle continued to serve in anti-partisan operations, and there were still 229 Panzer 38(t)s in active service with the German Army in September 1944. A few even confronted the Western Allies during their advance into the Third Reich late in the war.

Panzer 38(t) / Swiss LTL-H - Armor Walk Around Color Series No. 13

By the end of WWII, the Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer was the Wehrmacht’s most widely used tank destroyer. Armed with the formidable Rheinmetall-Borsig Pak 39 L/48 7.5cm anti-tank gun, the Hetzer served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. More than 2,800 Jagdpanzer 38s were build in just over one year (from April 1944 through May 1945), far more than any other WWII German tank destroyer. This groundbreaking volume features detailed photos of early, medium, and late Hetzer variants and contains the first-ever published wartime photos of the vehicle’s interior. Pictures of Jagdpanzer 38 vehicles in Bulgarian and Swiss service appear here for the first time, and the SK-23 steam-powered recovery vehicle based on the Hetzer is also documented along with extensive coverage of the G 13, including the first-ever color photographs of that variant’s interior.

Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer Walk Around

Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer Walk Around - Hardcover

By the time the Third Reich collapsed in 1945, the Messerschmitt firm had produced some 34,000 examples of the legendary Bf 109, making it the most prolific aircraft of the era. Key to this tremendous output and to the plane's longevity was a simple design that allowed rapid production, even by unskilled Zwangsarbeiter (forced laborers), and gave Messerschmitt an advantage over the Focke Wulf Fw 190. The Nazis came to power in January 1933 intent on scrapping the Versailles Treaty that banned Germany from having an air force. Issued on 15 February 1934, the request by the new Reichsluftfahrtsministerium (Air Ministry) for a single-seat daytime air-combat fighter with a top speed of 400 kmh brought new life to the financially strapped Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW). BFW began work on the plane, its first military aircraft, that December, and in May 1935 the Bf 109 V1 prototype took to the air (10 months before the first Spitfire) launching the career of an iconic plane whose numerous versions served the Reich until the end of WWII. Covers the entire career of the Bf 109 in all its versions and variations.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 In Action

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Mig-21: Cold War Warrior

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Arms & Armour

The "Hind" helicopter is the sharp end of the Soviet rotary winged air force and was seen most recently in action during the Afghanistan campaign. Able to carry firepower, the machine enables Soviet ground troops to call for local air support in advancing and defensive positions.

Mi-24 Hind (Warbirds Fotofax)

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