Perry Downen
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Berlin 1945 (L'agonie du Reich)Published: October 11, 2010 The key to the end of World War II in Europe was the capture of Berlin, the heart of the Third Reich. The American, British and French forces were west of Berlin, but due to American influence had no designs on seizing the city. However, the Red Army was obsessed with capturing Berlin and pushed toward the city with all the speed it could muster The subject of this book is Berlin in 1945… more |
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US Air Force Special Operations CommandPublished: September 24, 2010 Several weeks ago, I attended a change of command ceremony for a unit of the United States Army Special Forces at Ft. Bragg. My mind was still full of memories of Ft. Bragg and the visit to the Airborne & Special Operations Museum when this book became available for review. I jumped at the chance to do the review. Thank you SAM Publications for providing the review sample. The Air… more |
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Colors of the Falcons: Soviet Aircraft Camouflage and Markings in World War IIPublished: February 10, 2020 Iliad Design is a new company for us. I would like to thank them for submitting this book for review. Many modelers are familiar with the camouflage patterns of WW II U.S., British, German, and Japanese aircraft. However, until the first publication of Colors of the Falcons in 2006, the camouflage patterns used by the Soviets were not as well known. Because of this lack of… more |
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Ferrari 312T2 "1976 Monaco GP Winner"Published: September 6, 2021 I would like to thank Dragon Models USA for submitting this item to IPMS for review and IPMS for allowing me to review it. BackgroundThe Ferrari 312T was designed by Mauro Forghieri for the 1975 Gran Prix season. Over the next six years the 312T series won 27 races, four constructors' and three drivers' championships The car was powered by a flat-12 cylinder engine which… more |