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References for Modellers Bf 100 C

References for Modellers No. 4, Messerschmitt Bf 110 C
Book Author(s)
N/A
Review Author
Chris Martin
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$17.50

The following is taken directly from the publication:

The REFERENCES series books are a compilation of photographs, illustrations and drawings already published in other KAGERO PUBLISHING series as well as content that have not been released there yet due to lack of space. The REFERENCES will also feature previously unedited material.

What You Get

An 8.5 x 11.5 soft-bound book.

A small set of decals for Bf 110 C-1, L1 + IH in 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

The book has a glossy heavy card-stock cover enclosing 26 pages of heavyweight paper. All photos are black and white. Text/captions are in the original Polish with English translations underneath.

The first 12 pages contain 13 photos of Bf 110 C variants C-1, C-2, C-4, and C-7.

Kagero Bf 109 in Combat

Messerschmitt Bf-109 in Combat, Part 1

Book Author(s)
N/A
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$33.99

A series of books from Kagero that is new to me is the TOP COLOR Series. This issue focuses on the Bf-109 in Combat.

The book comes in a protective sleeve to keep the package safe. This is important because this 8 x 11 book contains 11 full color profiles of various versions of the Messerschmitt. Many of the profiles have four view profiles, but even those that aren’t are quite colorful. There are nine Emils, one Dora and one Friedrich. So, this book focuses on the early versions of the 109. It’s interesting to see the evolution of the markings and camouflage from the Spanish Civil War to the Battle of Britain. My two favorite ones are the desert camouflaged one with different color wings and a Jabo.

Each aircraft is captioned in English and Polish. There is a lot of cool information in there.

Kagero References Ju-87

References for Modellers No. 6, Junkers Ju 87 D
Book Author(s)
N/A
Review Author
Chris Martin
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$17.50

Background

The following is taken directly from the publication.

The REFERENCES series books are a compilation of photographs, illustrations and drawings already published in other KAGERO PUBLISHING series as well as content that have not been released there yet due to lack of space. The REFERENCES will also feature previously unedited material.

What You Get

An 8.5 x 11.5 soft-bound book.

A small set of decals for Ju-87D-1 T6+BC in 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

The book has a heavy glossy card-stock cover enclosing 30 pages of heavyweight paper. All photos are black and white. Text/captions are in the original Polish with English translations underneath.

The first 11 pages contain 18 photos of Ju-87D variants D-1, D-3, and D-5 as well as detail views of the cockpit, under-wing drop tank mounting, drop tank, and gun pod.

Cover

Pacific Profiles, Volume 18 - Allied Bombers: RAAF Beauforts and Beaufighters 1942-1945
Book Author(s)
Kevin Gogler
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Avonmore Books
MSRP
$42.95

This is one of the rare Pacific Profiles books not written by Michael John Claringbould, although it is illustrated by him. Author Kevin Gogler is a son of a WWII Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Beaufort pilot, and this book is obviously a testament to his father and his fellow RAAF personnel who flew, and were associated, with the Beauforts and Beaufighters in the Pacific War.

From the Introduction:

“Amidst the enormous numbers of American aircraft that fought in the Pacific War, it is often forgotten that two British-designed types served operationally with the RAAF in large numbers. A combined total of some 1,280 Beauforts and Beaufighters were delivered to the RAAF and served with fifteen wartime squadrons plus a variety of training and support units.

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Miracle on the Marne
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$96.00

On August 3, 1914, Germany declared war on France, intending to use an early form of blitzkreig to force a surrender within roughly 40 days. Moving their forces through then-neutral Belgium, the Schlieffen Plan was to sweep down from the north and quickly take Paris, enveloping the French forces as well.

Things, as they say, did not go as planned. Germany’s violation of Belgian neutrality quickly brought Britain into the war. The combined French and British forces, after retreating some 160 miles, regrouped in the Marne River Valley, some 25 miles from the outskirts of Paris. By then, the Germans were stretched thin, exhausted after the month-long campaign with severe shortages caused by outrunning their own supply lines.