Publications

Europe at War: War in Ukraine Volume 11 The Battle of Chernihiv, February-March 2022

In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, gambling on a swift capture and occupation of Kyiv. One crucial element of this plan was a rapid advance along the E95 highway that passed through Chernihiv to the north of Ukraine’s...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine Volume 4: Main Battle Tanks of Russia and Ukraine, 2014-2023 — Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Russian MBTs

“The War in Ukraine series continues to be an excellent source of information on events from 2014 leading up to the current conflict between Russia and the Ukraine.” — AMPS The two largest heirs to the massive Soviet tank force that faced NATO during the...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine Volume 6 Air War, February-December 2022

On 24 February 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation initiated an invasion of Ukraine. Thus began the biggest and longest air war fought in Europe since 1945, and a conflict that saw the deployment of full spectrum of the Russian air power:...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine Volume 7 Air War, January-December 2023

Volume 7 of War in Ukraine provides a detailed account of the air war as it developed during 2023, a period in which Russia made extensive use of Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers and their missiles to bring about the collapse of the power supply system in Ukraine...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine: Volume 1: Armed Formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic, 2014-2022

"These volumes have provided greater clarity about the war, since the media’s reporting on the war has been, by necessity, lacking in important details. If one is interested in the background to the war and, especially, who has been fighting it, then...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine: Volume 2: Russian Invasion, February 2022

Helion continues its excellent record on relevant and concise reference material on current events and military operations. AMPSOn 24 February 2022, eight years after invading the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine and organizing an illegal referendum in...

Europe at War: War in Ukraine: Volume 3: Armed formations of the Luhansk People’s Republic 2014–2022

Presents a wealth of unique visual material including unit patches, photographs, and diagrams and maps that depict Luhansk Peoples Republic military forces.War in Ukraine, Volume 3 Armed formations of the Luhansk Peoples Republic 20142022 focuses on the...

Europe at War: We Were Never There - Volume 1: CIA U-2 Operations over Europe, USSR, and the Middle East, 1956-1960

Devised by Kelly Johnson and initially operated by the CIA, the U-2 is the world’s most famous ‘spyplane.’ It flew at unprecedented altitudes and carried the most sophisticated sensors available, all in the greatest secrecy. Operating from remote...

Europe at War: We Were Never There - Volume 2: CIA U-2 Asia and Worldwide Operations 1957-1974

Devised by Kelly Johnson and operated by the CIA from 1956-74, the U-2 is the world’s most famous ‘spyplane.’ It flew at unprecedented altitudes and carried the most sophisticated sensors available, all in the greatest secrecy.The second volume of We...

F.A.Q. - CIVIL VEHICLES SCALE MODELLING

360 Pages. Soft Cover. More than 1.900 images.   The most exhaustive guide for civil modellers ever published, containing all the modern techniques that the modeler needs, raise your modelling to the very highest level. This title is suited for beginners...

F.A.Q. 2 - Limited New 5th Edition

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OF THE MODERN AFV PAINTING TECHNIQUES

FGA006 - Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago: Destiny's Call

Samir is a thief, a street-urchin from Yad Sha'Rib, greatest city in the Empire. Like the city itself, he carries a secret; Samir is descended from the Heritors, powerful warriors who once drank from the fabled Crystal Pool. Though he dreams of one day...

FGA008 - Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago: Cities of Bronze

A supplement for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, focusing on the Dricheans, the Lost Isles' most powerful faction, and featuring new scenarios, creatures, crew options, and treasure.This supplement for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago examines the scattered...

Flight Craft Series: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A to G BMW-engined Series

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was arguably the Luftwaffe’s most outstanding piston-engine fighter of the Second World War, virtually dominating the skies over Europe for more than a year after its initial introduction into service in the summer of 1941...

Flight Craft Series: Messerschmitt Bf109

The famous Messerschmitt Bf 109 single-seat fighter was one of the most important warplanes of the Second World War. Originally designed during the 1930s, and a contemporary of the equally-legendary Supermarine Spitfire, it was vitally important to...

Flight Craft Series: North American Aviation P-51 Mustang

Features lots of illustrations and model-making content, for both general fans of the type and modelers. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most successful and effective fighter aircraft of all time. It was initially produced in response to a...

Flightcraft 10: Mil' Mi-6/-26 Heavy Lift Helicopters

Developed in the early 1950s to meet a Soviet Army requirement and first flown in June 1957, the Mi-6 was the largest-yet helicopter created in the Soviet Union. Its notable features included a power-plant consisting of two turbo-shaft engines (for the...

Flightcraft 22: Mitsubishi A6M Zero

The quality of Japanese aircraft came as an unpleasant surprise to the Allies at the outbreak of the Pacific War, and it was personified in one type, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. One of the finest aircraft of all time, the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero...

Flightcraft 23: Airbus A380

On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this...

Flightcraft Avro Lancaster 1945-1964 - In British, Canadian and French Military Service

The Avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skies during the Second World War, also enjoyed a colorful and exciting postwar career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to focus on here, profiling the aircraft type across its many variants.Split...

Flightcraft Special 03: RAF Fighters Before the Storm

When the First World War ended the then recently established Royal Air Force was awash with aircraft of all descriptions. More surprising, perhaps, was the fact that despite an ongoing cull of obsolescing types, on the last day of 1919, the RAF still...

Flightcraft: Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The B-29 was ahead of its time that helped usher in a new age of military aviation and provided a tangible bridge between new and old ways. The B-29 Superfortress was the definitive expression in piston-powered offensive air power. It was designed for an...

Flightcraft: Douglas DC-3 - The Airliner that Revolutionised Air Transport

No airliner in the history of commercial aviation has had a more profound effect than the Douglas DC-3. It was reliable, easy to maintain and carried passengers in greater comfort than ever before.Its origins stem from a design by the Douglas Aircraft...

FLT002 - German High Seas Fleet 1914–18: The Kaiser’s challenge to the Royal Navy

A superbly illustrated new account of how Germany's High Seas Fleet was built, operated and fought, as it challenged the world's most powerful navy in World War I. Seven years before the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial German Navy rebranded its...

FLT003 - British Pacific Fleet 1944–45: The Royal Navy in the downfall of Japan

An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War. The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy's primary contribution to the direct defeat of Japan in 1945,...

FLT004 - US Seventh Fleet, Vietnam 1964–75: American naval power in Southeast Asia

"This is a terrific history of the Seventh Fleet's vital service to the United States in the Vietnam War... remarkably researched and interpreted"- Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, 2011–2015 and Commander Seventh Fleet,...

FLT008 - Japanese Combined Fleet 1942–43: Guadalcanal to the Solomons Campaign

A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did. Contrary to myth, the Imperial Japanese Navy was not a shattered force after its defeat at Midway...

FLT009 - D-Day Fleet 1944, American Sector: The US Navy's Western Task Force

A fully illustrated study of how the US-led half of the Normandy invasion fleet was composed, commanded, and how it fought, from D-Day until the fall of Cherbourg. The D-Day landings and their aftermath were among the most complex and important naval...

FLT011 - Kriegsmarine Atlantic Command 1939–42: Naval Group West's surface menace

Germany's legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought. Having spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began...

FLT013 - Kriegsmarine North Sea Command 1939–42: Germany's coastal naval campaign

An authoritative, illustrated history of how Germany fought to dominate the North Sea in early World War II, and take the naval war to Britain's coasts. Britain's war economy relied not only on the Atlantic Convoys, but also on superiority in coastal...

FLT014 - Royal Navy Force H 1940–42: Britain's strike force at Gibraltar

Formed to project British naval power from Gibraltar, Force H was the Royal Navy's unique strategic task force. This fully illustrated study explains its roles, organization and history. In June 1940, the fall of France and its powerful fleet completely...

FLT015 - Italian Adriatic Fleet 1915–18: The fierce naval war with Austria-Hungary

Fiercely fought with all the latest weaponry of World War I, Italy's Adriatic campaign is the forgotten war of the dreadnought era. Fully illustrated, this is its first history in English. Fought across the narrowest naval frontline of World War I, with...

FLT016 - French Navy 1939–42: The Marine Nationale in World War II

An authoritative, illustrated analysis of the official French Navy in World War II, under the command of the Third Republic and of Vichy. At the outbreak of World War II, the Marine nationale was the most powerful navy in continental Europe, unified in...

FLT017 - D-Day Fleet 1944, British Sector: The Royal Navy's Eastern Task Force

This illustrated study explores the detail of the Royal Navy's huge operation on D-Day and in the weeks after, as the fleet went into action to support history's biggest amphibious landings. Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in...

FLT10 - Royal Navy Grand Fleet 1914–18: Britain’s last supreme naval fleet

World War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen. Fully illustrated, this explores its fighting power. At the start of World War I, the Royal Navy's forces were amalgamated...

Focke Wulf Fw 190 & Ta 152 - EURO0020

FOR003 - U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France. This title takes a close look at the formidable edifices on the French coast (Brest, Lorient, St...

FOR004 - American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945

The Philippines were declared an American Territory on January 4, 1899, and fortification construction soon began on the islands in the mouth of Manila Bay. Among the sites built were Fort Mills (Corregidor), Fort Frank, and the formidable "concrete...

FOR008 - Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50

At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America's military power in the Pacific. The island was turned into a military fortress - and yet it...

FOR010 - The Maginot Line 1928–45

The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most...