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  • PANZER CREWMAN
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    PANZER CREWMAN
    SIMON FORTY / RICHARD CHARLTON-TAYLOR
    “…great detailed shots and drawings for those looking for references in their models. Highly recommended for beginners to advanced builders.” -AMPS The German Panzerwaffe ripped up the rulebooks of war that had been laid down by the grinding slaughter of the trenches of World War I. Armored vehicles, close-air support, and bold leadership based on mission command, Auftragstakti...

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  • A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 1939–1945
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    A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 1939–1945
    SIMON FORTY / JONATHAN FORTY
    "...contains a plethora of after-action reports, diagrams and text which makes the work a thorough and engaging study of amphibious landings during the war." —WWII History Magazine Amphibious operations have always been an important element of warfare, but they reached their climax during the Second World War when they were carried out on a large scale in every theater of the c...

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  • NORMANDY 1944: THE BATTLE FOR CAEN
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    NORMANDY 1944: THE BATTLE FOR CAEN
    SIMON FORTY
    Caen, a D-Day objective on 6 June 1944, did not fall to the British and Canadian troops of Second Army until 6 August, by which time much of the city had been reduced to rubble. The two-month struggle was a crucial stage in the Normandy campaign and, as Simon Forty demonstrates in this photographic history, one of the most controversial.His detailed, graphic account gives the r...

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  • NORMANDY 1944: THE BATTLE OF THE HEDGEROWS
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    NORMANDY 1944: THE BATTLE OF THE HEDGEROWS
    SIMON FORTY
    With rare wartime photography, this WWII history presents an in-depth look at one of the most grueling and vital battles of the Normandy campaign. After storming the beaches on D-Day, the US First Army labored to advance through the Norman bocage country in the west. The lethal struggle that developed there was a defining episode in the Normandy campaign, and this photographic ...

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  • INFANTRY WARFARE, 1939–1945
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    INFANTRY WARFARE, 1939–1945
    SIMON FORTY / JONATHAN FORTY
    The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armour or artillery, but there’s only one way to take and hold ground and that’s with riflemen – the ‘poor bloody infantry’. And it is the infantrymen of the Second World War – from all sides, Allied and Axis – who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. I...

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  • RED ARMY INTO THE REICH
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    RED ARMY INTO THE REICH
    SIMON FORTY / PATRICK HOOK / NIK CORNISH
    A detailed narrative of how the Red Army pushed west and into Berlin in 1945. The last year of the war saw Russian offensives that cleared the Germans out of their final strongholds in Finland and the Baltic states, before advancing into Finnmark in Norway and the east European states that bordered Germany: Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. By spring 1945 the Red Army had rea...

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  • ARTILLERY WARFARE, 1939–1945
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    ARTILLERY WARFARE, 1939–1945
    SIMON FORTY / JONATHAN FORTY
    “From mountain warfare with guns on mules to V2 rockets and everything between makes it well worth a place on anyone’s reference shelf.” —Clash of Steel It is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies—that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the B...

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  • THE EIGHTH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA
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    THE EIGHTH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA
    SIMON FORTY
    A pictorial history of the British Eighth Army’s campaigns in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia during World War II.   The British Eighth Army, which played a decisive role in defeating the Axis in North Africa, was one of the most celebrated Allied armies of the Second World War, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it. The carefully chosen photographs show the m...

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  • TANK WARFARE, 1939–1945
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    TANK WARFARE, 1939–1945
    SIMON FORTY / JONATHAN FORTY
    Packed with archival photos, a fascinating account of armored warfare in WWII—and how tank design and tactics were transformed during the period. On the battlefields of Europe and North Africa during the Second World War, tanks played a key role, and the intense pressure of combat drove forward tank design and tactics at an extraordinary rate. In a few years, on all sides, tank...

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  • ALLIED ARMIES IN SICILY AND ITALY 1943–1945
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    ALLIED ARMIES IN SICILY AND ITALY 1943–1945
    SIMON FORTY
    A pictorial history of Allied forces making their way through Italy in the final years of World War II, featuring rare photos from wartime archives. The Italian campaign was one of the most debated of World War II, splitting the American and British allies, and causing great disharmony. After the fall of Rome and the surrender of Italy, the invasion of Normandy led to the Itali...

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  • GERMAN LOGISTICS 1939-45
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    GERMAN LOGISTICS 1939-45
    SIMON FORTY / RICHARD CHARLTON TAYLOR
    “Though packed with illustrations, this is not just a picture book. It contains ample descriptions regarding how the German system of supply worked, and analysis that is not afraid to raise new points of view. If you are visually oriented, then of course this book is packed with detail into the German equipment, and logistical machinery of war.” – Globe at War When we think of ...

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  • HITLER'S WAR OF EXTINCTION
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    HITLER'S WAR OF EXTINCTION
    SIMON FORTY / IAN SPRING
    “The sheer information that one can glean from this reference book can make it look to the viewer that there is so much more to learn about what took place on the Eastern Front.” – AMPS The Eastern Front was where the war against Nazi Germany was lost and won. More people died there in the battles and destruction than all the other theatres put together. From the Arctic snows o...

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  • THE GERMAN INFANTRYMAN ON THE EASTERN FRONT
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    THE GERMAN INFANTRYMAN ON THE EASTERN FRONT
    SIMON FORTY / RICHARD CHARLTON TAYLOR
    A fully illustrated survey of the German infantryman on the Eastern Front in World War II. The German Army was all-conquering until late 1941 when, only a few miles short of Moscow, it ran out of steam. Maniacal defense, the Russian winter and exhaustion all played their part and, although they didn’t realize it, the German forces wouldn’t advance further on this front. While t...

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  • THE SOVIET INFANTRYMAN ON THE EASTERN FRONT
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    THE SOVIET INFANTRYMAN ON THE EASTERN FRONT
    SIMON FORTY
    A fully illustrated survey of the Soviet infantryman on the Eastern Front in World War II. The Soviet Army was ill-prepared for its ally’s treacherous onslaught in 1941. Its officer corps decimated by Stalin’s purges and its men less well-trained than the Germans, the Red Army was poorly led, hampered by the power of the political officers and only partly mobilized. But, in spi...

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  • A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 1939-1945
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    A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 1939-1945
    SIMON FORTY / JONATHAN FORTY
    "...contains a plethora of after-action reports, diagrams and text which makes the work a thorough and engaging study of amphibious landings during the war." —WWII History Magazine Amphibious operations have always been an important element of warfare, but they reached their climax during the Second World War when they were carried out on a large scale in every theater of the c...

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  • RACE TO THE RHINE
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    RACE TO THE RHINE
    LEO MARRIOTT / SIMON FORTY
    Travel across the battlefields of WWII with this beautiful book combining historical images, full-color aerial photography, and informative text.   In June 1944, Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied France, beginning a sweep of fierce battles that would eventually liberate Western Europe. With aerial photography, historic images, maps, and other illustrations, Race to the Rhine ...

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  • THE NORMANDY BATTLEFIELDS
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    THE NORMANDY BATTLEFIELDS
    LEO MARRIOTT / SIMON FORTY
    Experience the battlefields of D-Day in this beautiful book combining historical images, full-color aerial photography, and informative text.   The D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy was the most dramatic turning point of World War II. With a combination of historic and contemporary photography, along with maps and other illustrations, The Normandy Battlefields takes read...

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  • LEIBSTANDARTE
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    LEIBSTANDARTE
    STEPHEN SMITH / SIMON FORTY
    The missions and massacres of the infamous panzer division that spearheaded the German Ardennes Offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. From the outset of the offensive, launched on a snowy December 16, the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler faced difficulties. It captured a fuel dump at Büllingen, but brave defense forced Commander Joachim Peiper onto tight, windi...

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  • 82ND AIRBORNE
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    82ND AIRBORNE
    STEPHEN SMITH / SIMON FORTY
    An account of the heroic D-Day actions of the US Army’s first airborne division in the series that brings World War II battles to life. Since its formation on August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne, commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, trained exhaustively for their new role, which involved parachuting from C-47s and insertion by Waco CG-4A gliders. After participating in...

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  • 1ST AIRBORNE
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    1ST AIRBORNE
    SIMON FORTY / TOM TIMMERMANS
    “An interesting introductory read . . . [on] this infamous ‘bridge too far’ division” in the series that brings World War II battles to life (Classic Military Vehicle). After being held in reserve during the battle of Normandy and spending three months waiting for action, 1st Airborne played a leading role in Operation Market—the air component of Operation Market Garden, an aud...

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  • THE FALAISE GAP BATTLES
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    THE FALAISE GAP BATTLES
    SIMON FORTY / LEO MARRIOTT
    “A great book” on the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the series that brings World War II battles to life (Army Rumour Service). The denouement of the battle of Normandy, the fighting around Falaise and Chambois in August 1944, and the pursuit of the retreating German armies to the Seine provided the Allies with an immense victory—all made possible by Operation...

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