TankCraft 49, Panther Medium Tank, German Army and Waffen-SS Units - Berlin, 1945 details the Panther tank, officially the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Pz. Kpfw. V, Sd.KHz. (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) 171, during the defensive battles during the last two months of the war. As the author states in the Introduction,
From the Introduction:
Iran, known as Persia from ancient history, is located in the center of the Middle East. With 1,648,185km2 (636,372 square miles) of territory, it borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east, and Turkey and Iraq in the west. It has coasts on the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman in the south. The warm waters of the latter provide direct access to the world via the Indian Ocean.
From ancient times, Persia possessed a strong army and navy. It has been considered as one of the world’s major military powers with major victories against the Romans, Ottomans, Greeks, and Arabs. The armed forces, however, went into a steady decline starting in medieval times until the nineteenth century.
This book is the second of three that deals with the Soviet Air Forces in the Baltic Region from the subjugation of the previously-independent Baltic republics in 1940 to the invasion by the Nazis in June 1941.
This book contains 224 pages, 225+ B&W and color photos and is 10inches x 10 inches. It has 10 chapters and 4 appendices. It is a thorough examination of what it took to form the Blues and what it has taken to maintain one of the best aerobatic display teams in the world.
The book begins with the 1946 formation of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron in Jacksonville Florida. Beginning with the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the Blues have flown 5 total Grumman designs. These include the F8F Bearcat, F9F Panther and Cougar and the F-11 Tiger. There have been 3 designs from McDonnell Douglas. The F4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk, and the F-18 Hornet. Currently they fly the Boeing produced F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Valiant Wings’ Airframe Detail series reaches number 12, with the Bristol Bulldog featured in this volume. The interwar period saw rapid development of airframes and engines and in the mid-twenties, the RAF found its service fighters were quickly becoming obsolete. Enter the Bristol Bulldog, which was an advance on what was then available, but, as a two-gun biplane, itself became obsolescent within a few years. Nevertheless, the type was widely exported and did see combat in the late 1930’s.
In his extensive series of earlier works, Pacific Profiles and Pacific Adversaries, covering the air war over the southwest Pacific, author/illustrator Michael John Claringbould has described the operations of specific fighter, bomber and reconnaissance aircraft as flown by their particular unit, or specific conflicts between individual pilots and aircraft. In this latest series he ties these operations together in a chronological history of the Japanese Air Army (JAAF) in the New Guinea and Solomon Islands theatres.
Established in 1997, Crécy Publishing is one of Europe’s leading publishers of transport and military history titles. We have a strong emphasis on aviation titles and, since the acquisition of the Ian Allan Publishing list, we are also the world’s leading railway book publisher. Starting with the publication of a single book, our company has grown through a mixture of organic growth and the acquisition of quality publishing lists. Today, Crécy Publishing imprints include ABC guides, Classic, Goodall, Hikoki Publications, OPC (Oxford Publishing Company) Pilot’s Notes. Imprints we have absorbed into our list include Air Data, Flight Recorder, Ian Allan, Noodle Books and Nostalgia Road. Crécy Publishing Ltd. Books are distributed in North America by Casemate Publications. Check out their Facebook page for additional information.
Guideline Publications is the UK's leading publisher of modelling and hobby-related magazines. With a world-class portfolio of titles and an international Social Media presence, Guideline Publications has a dedicated readership that is constantly expanding into new areas. This English-language book, Warpaint 8, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, is authored by Kev Darling with artwork by Sam Pearson. The latest Guideline’s A digital edition will soon be available. News on Guideline’s publications can be found on Facebook.
Kev Darling is an aviation historian, writer, and publisher based in South Wales. He served in the Royal Air Force as an aircraft engineer for nearly 30 years, from June 1973 to March 2003. He has written at least 30 books since 1987, working in the RAF Illustrated series, Crowood Aviation series, Crowood Combat Legend series, Specialty Press' WarbirdTech series, as well as Guideline's Warpaint series.
Ian Baxter is a prolific author and has an impressive collection of photographs, many unpublished previously. The book follows the familiar Images of War format with brief introductions for each chapter followed by a lot of photographs to tell the story. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons - V-1, V-2 and V-3 Launch Sites does not disappoint and there is a lot of interesting information and photos in this well written and illustrated book.
The non-profit UK based group known as the Great War Aviation Society publishes their journal, Cross & Cockade International, four times a year. Issues are available in English as printed [Softbound, A4 (8.27” x 11.69”), 80 pages plus centerfold] as well as digital copies (or both). A new magazine, Contact!, is now available in both print and digital download. The Society also provides a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over The Front. The Great War Aviation Society also hosts a lecture series available through Zoom. If interested, you will need to register early as the call is limited in attendance. The Great War Aviation Society also is on Facebook and on X [Twitter].
