Publications

Africa at War: Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars: Volume 2 - Eritrean War of Independence, 1988-1991 & Badme War, 1998-2001

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, remains a military powerhouse of that continent until our days. Nowadays involved in the war in neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia was also involved in half a dozen of other armed conflicts over the...

Africa at War: For God and the CIA : Cuban Exile Forces in the Congo and Beyond, 1959-1967

As United Nations armed forces found themselves struggling to quell a series of armed rebellions, towards the end of 1962 the United States increased its military role in the Congo Crisis by providing the Congolese government with a small air force...

Africa at War: France in Centrafrique: From Bokassa and Operation Barracude to the Days of EUFOR

This military history of French Equatorial Africa examines the key players and operations from WWII to post-colonial conflicts. France in Centrafrique explores the history of French Equatorial Africa with a particular emphasis on the role of the Central...

Africa at War: Great Lakes Conflagration: Second Congo War, 1998–2003

Great Lakes Conflagration' is the second in two volumes covering military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the turn from the 21st century. This volume explores developments in the DRC that led to the outbreak of violence in August...

Africa at War: Great Lakes Holocaust: First Congo War, 1996–1997

Great Lakes Holocaust' is the first in two volumes covering military operations in Zaire - as the Congo was named from 1971 until 1997 - and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the turn of the 21st century. This volume explores the events of the 1980s...

Africa at War: Koevoet: Volume 1 - South West African Police Counter-Insurgency Operations During the South African Border War 1978-1984

Koevoet (Afrikaans for ‘Crowbar’) tells of the origination and deployment of the South West African Police’s elite counter-insurgency capability during the South African Border War of 1978–1989. Drawing upon previously unpublished sources and from...

Africa at War: Libyan Air Wars - Part 2: 1985–1986

While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbors, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year – between...

Africa at War: Libyan Air Wars: Part 1: 1973-1985

Between 1973 and 1989, various Western powers and Libya were entangled in a seemingly never-ending exchange of blows. Supposedly launched in retaliation for one action or the other, this confrontation resulted in a number of high-profile, even though...

Africa at War: Libyan Air Wars: Part 3: 1986–1989

Confrontations between Libya, and the USA and France reached their highest point in the period between April 1986 and early 1989. In response to a Libyan-instigated and supported series of terror attacks against US citizens and interests in Europe, in...

Africa at War: Mau Mau: The Kenyan Emergency 1952–60

“[An] informative and readable account of the growth of the politically motivated and extremely violent Mau Mau in Kenya.” —Military Historical Society  The Second World War forever altered the complexion of the British Empire. From Cyprus to Malaya,...

Africa at War: MINURSO - United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara: Peace Operation Stalled in the Desert, 1991-2021

In 1975 Spain relinquished control of its former colony of Spanish Sahara following a short conflict with the Polisario, the armed movement representing many of the native Sahrawi people. In the wake of Spains withdrawal, neighboring Morocco and...

Africa at War: Peacekeeping in Darfur: the AMIS The mission of the African Union in Sudan, Darfur 2004-2007

Africa at War: Rhodesian Fire Force 1966-80

On 11 November 1965, Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith unilaterally declared his country independent of Britain. International sanctions were immediately instituted against the minority white regime as Robert Mugabe's ZANLA and Joshua Nkomo's ZIPRA...

Africa at War: SAAF's Border War: The South African Air Force in Combat 1966-89

South African Mirages and Cuban MiG-21s dogfighting over Cuito Cuanavale, the largest tank battle on African soil since El Alamein; Puma troopships shot out of the skies by Strela missiles and RPG-7 rockets; Alouette III gunships hovering menacingly...

Africa at War: Sanctuary Lost Portugal's Air War for Guinea 1961-1974 : Volume 1 - Outbreak and Escalation (1961-1966)

"This is an informative and motivating book covering another little known Cold War/African Colonial War campaign that is a welcome addition to modelers and historian bookshelves." — IPMS/USA From 1963 to 1974, Portugal and its nationalist enemies fought...

Africa at War: Sanctuary Lost: Portugal’s Air War for Guinea, 1961–1974: Volume 2 - Debacle to Deadlock, 1966–1972

From 1963 to 1974, Portugal and its nationalist enemies fought an increasingly intense war for the independence of Portuguese Guinea, then a colony but now the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. For most of the conflict Portugal enjoyed virtually unchallenged...

Africa at War: Showdown in Western Sahara: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony: Volume 1 - 1945-1975

The former colony of Spanish Sahara saw frequent outbursts of tribal and ethnic rebellions already while ruled by colonial authorities, in the late 19th and through early 20th Century. Its vastness and distances de-facto dictated the application of air...

Africa at War: South African Armoured Fighting Vehicles : A History of Innovation and Excellence, 1960-2020

During the Cold War, Africa became a prime location for proxy wars between the East and the West. Against the backdrop of a steep rise in liberation movements backed by Eastern Bloc communist countries such as Cuba and the Soviet Union, southern Africa...

Africa at War: The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: Cold War Angolan Finale, 1987–1988

In the broad history of the Cold War, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the climax of a far-off, but nonetheless important African war. It was waged between the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) and the armed forces of the communist MPLA...

Africa at War: The Biafran Army 1967-70 : Build-Up and Downfall of the Secessionist Military

Synonymous with the starvation that killed almost two million people, Biafra was a parastate that voted to secede from Nigeria in May 1967. Formally recognized by Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia, and supported by France, Israel, Portugal, Spain,...

Africa at War: The Flechas: Insurgent Hunting in Eastern Angola, 1965–1974

In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its empire. It was almost completely unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in its ability to project power and to control the...

Africa at War: THE RIF WAR VOLUME 2 From Xauén to the Alhucemas Landing and Beyond 1922-1927

The Rif War in rugged northern Morocco is remembered for romantic films and novels about the French Foreign Legion, such as Beau Geste. In reality, the French intervention, although very important, was late and secondary in importance to that of the...

Africa at War: The Rif War: Volume 1 - From Taxdirt to the Disaster of Annual 1909-1921

The Rif War in rugged northern Morocco is remembered for romantic films and novels about the French Foreign Legion, such as Beau Geste. In reality, the French intervention, although very important, was late and secondary in importance to that of the...

Africa at War: War of Intervention in Angola : Volume 2 - Angolan and Cuban Forces, 1976-1983

As of mid-1976, the civil war in Angola was seemingly decided: supported by a large contingent of Cuban forces, the MPLA established itself in power in Luanda. Its native competitors, the US-French-Zaire-supported FNLA, and UNITA, supported by China and...

Africa at War: War of Intervention in Angola : Volume 3 - Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975-1989

War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3 covers the air warfare during the II Angolan War – fought 1975-1992 – through narrating the emergence and operational history of the Angolan Air Force and Air Defence Force (FAPA/DAA) as told by Angolan and Cuban...

Africa at War: WAR OF INTERVENTION IN ANGOLA VOLUME 5: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces 1987-1992

Through late 1987 and early 1988, the battlefields of southern Angola moved ever further away from the border with South West Africa/Namibia, until the showdown between the Soviet and Cuban-supported government in Luanda and South African-supported...

Africa at War: War of Intervention in Angola: Volume 4 - Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1985-1988

War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 4 continues the coverage of the operational history of the Angolan Air Force and Air Defense Force (FAPA/DAA) as told by Angolan and Cuban sources, in the period 1985-1988.Many accounts of this conflict – better...

Africa at War: Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971-1994

In 1971, Idi Amin Dada, a former officer of the King’s African Rifles and commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in a military coup in Uganda. Characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extra judicial killings,...

Aircraft in Detail 002: Lockheed & Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

A close up of all the Lockheed-Martin F-16 variants in service today, from the MLU to the Lockheed-Martin F-16 E/F block 60, in service with 23 different countries! This book contains with over 330 photographs in 108 pages.

Aircraft in Detail 018: Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet

A close-up of the Alpha Jet, a widely used trainer and close-support aircraft in use with many countries. This is the first time an extensive and complete close-up of the jet has been made.

Aircraft in Detail 019: Atlas A400M

The first close-up look of the new European military transport in detail and action. Aircraft of all current operators are included.

Aircraft in Detail 020: Sukhoi Su-35s Flanker E

The first close-up look at the newest version of the Flanker, recently taken into service by the Russian Air Force. Including spectacular, never before seen details such as cockpit, thrust-vectoring engine exhausts and more.

Aircraft in Detail 022: C-160 Transall

The first close up look at a true workhorse in European Military aviation. The Transall, a two-engine transport aircraft is seen in every detail, inside and out as well in spectacular action with the Luftwaffe, Armée de l'Air and Turkish AF. Includes a...

Aircraft in Detail 023: Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter

A complete photographical portrait of the SU-22 Fitter, the export version of the Russian Su-17; Russia's first swing-wing fighter.

Aircraft Pictorial #06 - F-4BPhantom II

Pete Clayton, CDR USN (Ret) is one of the leading authorities on this topic of US Navy aircraft and a major contributor to the US Navy Tailhook Association Newsletter.  He has put together a photo history of the F-4B & N variants from their initial...

Aircraft Pictorials 9: Aircraft Painting Guide Volume 1

Airframe & Miniature No .23 The Junkers Ju-88 Part 1: V1 to A-17

A Complete Guide to the Luftwaffe's Legendary Twin by Richard A. Franks.The Junkers Ju 88 has become a very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and this latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choice of variants and...

Airframe & Miniature No .24 The Junkers Ju-88 Part 2: Ju88C to Ju88T

The Junkers Ju 88 has become very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This twenty-fourth book in our...

Airframe Detail No. 04 - Supermarine Swift, A Technical Guide

-A wealth of historical photographs-Walkaround detail period pictures-A mass of period diagrams from original flight manuals-Detailed study of structure, equipment and armament-Colour profiles and camouflage and marking detail by Richard J Caruana-Lists...

Airmark Modellers Airguide 23: Douglas SBD Dauntless

The Airmark series is a smaller, one stop, full colour book of a specific aircraft, with background details, walk arounds, colour side profiles and model builds, ideal for the enthusiast and modeller alike