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  • British Battle Tanks

    Post-war Tanks 1946–2016

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of British tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day.This book, the last in a four-part series on British Battle Tanks covering the whole history of British armoured warfare, concentrates on those vehicles that have served following the end of World War II up to the present day.Starting ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Centurion vs T-55

    Yom Kippur War 1973

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 21 - Duel
    A tightly focused illustrated study comparing the design, development, and combat performance of two of the Cold War's first main battle tanks.Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. But as the Cold War unfolded, these machines prepared instead for the coming struggle ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Israel’s Lightning Strike

    The raid on Entebbe 1976

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 2 - Raid
    The Israeli Special Forces' operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted. On 27 June 1976, four terrorists – two of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two of the German Baader-Meinhof terrorist group – highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in Entebbe, Uganda. Here they were met by reinforcements, and – ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Challenger Main Battle Tank 1982–97

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 23 - New Vanguard
    The successor to the Chieftain from the 1960's, work began in 1976 on development of a new MBT specifically for the Iranian army, who needed a more capable tank than the Chieftain to suit their climatic and geographical conditions.However, once the revolution occurred in 1979 the British army was reluctantly forced to accept this new design themselves. Once in service there were technical problems ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Six Day War 1967

    Jordan and Syria

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 216 - Campaign
    A concise explanation of the campaigns in which Israel took over the West Bank and the Golan Heights.Following the lightening destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and which had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Six Day War 1967

    Sinai

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 212 - Campaign
    A fully illustrated account of Israel's campaign against Egypt that began the Six Day War.In May 1967, Egypt expelled the United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in the Sinai desert and deployed its army along its border with Israel, its moves coordinated with those of Jordan and Syria. By June, Israel realized that the international community would not act, and so it launched a pre-emptive ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • French Armour in Vietnam 1945–54

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 267 - New Vanguard
    French experience with armour in Indo-China dated back to 1919, when it sent FT-17s to the colony, followed by a variety of armoured cars.After World War II, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast-off British equipment until the outbreak of war in Korea saw an increase in military aid. This included large numbers of the M24 Chaffee light tank, along with ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Fort Eben Emael

    The key to Hitler’s victory in the West

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 30 - Fortress
    At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France.The fort's elimination was essential for the success of Hitler's invasion of the West. Deemed impregnable to conventional attack, Hitler himself suggested the means for its capture with the first glider-borne assault in ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Chieftain Main Battle Tank 1965–2003

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 80 - New Vanguard
    The concept of the Main Battle Tank emerged from the Centurion Universal tank that was developed at the end of World War II.Development of its successor began as early as 1951. The Chieftain incorporated significant innovations including a reclining driver position and two-piece ammunition for greater survivability. The tank entered service in 1967 and was the heaviest armed and armoured MBT ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2)

    The Sinai

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 126 - Campaign
    The second instalment of Simon Dunstan's Yom Kippur War 1973, this book charts how Israel's victory in the 1967 'Six Day War' sowed the seeds of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.At 1400hrs on 6 October 1973 the Egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the Suez Canal. The carefully co-ordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. The sand embankments of the Israeli Bar-Lev Line were breached ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Israel’s Lightning Strike

    The raid on Entebbe 1976

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 2 - Raid
    The Israeli Special Forces' operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted.On 27 June 1976, four terrorists – two of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two of the German Baader-Meinhof terrorist group – highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in Entebbe, Uganda. Here they were met by reinforcements, and – ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1)

    The Golan Heights

    de Simon Dunstan ...
    Series Libro 118 - Campaign
    A compact, illustrated account of the first phase of the Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, War.At 1345hrs on 6 October 1973, Israeli spotters in the observation post atop Mount Hermon saw Syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights – The Yom Kippur War had begun. The shock Syrian attack ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD