Top Drawing 85 Jagdpanzer IV L/48 and L/70

Published: March 29, 2020
Book Author(s): Krzysztof Mucha
Company: Kagero Publishing

The book provides great detail drawings of the Jagdpanzer IV which was German WWII tank destroyer based on the Pz.Kpfw. IV as a replacement for the successful StuG III. It was produced in two versions the L/48 with a 7.5cm PaK 39 gun produced from Jan to Nov 1944 at the Vomag plant. The second was the L/70 produced in two factories Vomag and Alkett plants. It used the Pak 42 gun and produced… more

7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War 1941-1943

Published: March 29, 2020
Book Author(s): Ian Baxter
Company: Pen & Sword

The book is another in the great Casemate Images of War series. It is history of the 7^th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. This division was formed soon after the Germans invaded Yugoslavia. It was formed in late 1941 to combat the brutal guerrilla warfare that had broken out. The division was drawn from foreign volunteers for campaigns in Serbia and Montenegro.

Its name was… more

Napoleon’s Waterloo Army - Uniforms and Equipment

Published: March 29, 2020
Book Author(s): Keith Rocco
Company: Frontline Books

When Napoleon returned from Exile on Elba he wanted to rule France in peace but that was not to be. In the following weeks Napoleon gathered an army of 128,000 soldiers. This book gives all the details of the troops of the French Army under Napoleon at the battles of Ligny, Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo.

I was surprised at how much content this book held when it arrived for review, it is… more

Land Craft - Bren Gun Carrier - Britain’s Universal War Machine

Published: March 28, 2020
Book Author(s): Robert Jackson
Company: Pen and Sword Books Ltd

This is a book in the Land Craft series which details vehicles and covers model kits and accessories to build the featured vehicle covered in the book. This book covers the Bren Gun Carrier by the Allies during World war two.

I found this book a fountain of information on this important little support vehicle. The Profile pictures are a particular favorite and great source for… more

Retribution - The Soviet reconquest of Western Ukraine 1943-44

Published: March 28, 2020
Book Author(s): Prit Buttar
Company: Osprey Publishing

This is book is a follow up to Prit Buttar’s On the Knife’s edge and begins after the battle of Kursk that turned the tide of the Eastern front in favor of the Russian forces. Retributions goes in to detail of the massive Russian offensive that forced a now desperate and shaken German forces out of Western Ukraine.

The author gives accounts of the many little-known battles that were… more

USS Skipjack Class Submarines

Published: March 28, 2020
Company: OKB Grigorov

OKB Grigorov has provided a super USS Skipjack submarine which represent this classic class of American Submarine. The Skipjack class first entered service in 1974.

Included is:

• Five resin parts
• One photoetch sheet
• One resin submarine
• One resin stand

The detail quality is great; The parts are very delicate parts that need careful… more

German Submarine Type 201

Published: March 28, 2020
Company: OKB Grigorov

OKB Grigorov has provided very nice and unusual submarine in this German Type 201. This was the first post war German submarine. They only built three type 201’s U-1, U-2 and U-3 and they first entered service in 1961. The had issues with the Amagnitic steel material which lead to cracks in the structure, so all were scrapped.

Included is:

• Two Photo Etch Sheets
• … more

de Havilland (Canada) DHC-1 Chipmunk

Published: March 28, 2020
Book Author(s): Adrian M. Balch
Company: Guideline Publications

This is a thin book with only 48 pages, but they are very high quality pictures. The book is an addition to the Warpaint series of books, this time about the Chipmunk, which is one of the most well-known post-war piston engine basic training aircraft. It was designed to replace the Tiger moth by de Havilland Canada and first flew mid-May 1946, the same year it entered service. The Chipmunk was… more

Gatchman II New God Phoenix plus LED kit

Published: February 25, 2020
Company: Academy Models

This is a brand-new model of the New God Phoenix from Tatsunoko Production's TV Anime [Science Ninja Gatchaman II] broadcasted from October 1978. (Also known as Battle of the Planets in North America).

This version includes the optional LED lighting kit.

In the box is:

• 2 x white sprues
• 1 red sprue
• 1 blue sprue
• 1 pink transparent sprue… more

III. Germanic SS Panzer-Korps

Published: January 27, 2020
Book Author(s): Lennart Westberg, Petter Kjellander, Geir Brenden
Company: Casemate Publishers

The book is big and looks great from the moment you hold it. The first of two volumes, the book delves into great detail of the development, service, and full history of the III (Germanic) SS Panzerkorps, from its formation to the Autumn of 1944.

This unit was made up of various nationalities of Germanic volunteers. It was an elite unit that fought in many engagements from Croatia to… more