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Europe @ War: Hot Skies of the Cold War: The Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s

After the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agreement on the 'spheres of influence' division of Europe. The Bulgarian Air Force was radically reformed in the Soviet...

Europe @ War: Hunt for the U-2 Interceptions of Lockheed U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft over the USSR, Cuba and People’s Republic of China, 1959-1968

The Lockheed U-2 is probably the best known spy-aircraft ever, famous for the exploits of its pilots over or near hostile territories. Indeed, the bold and provocative operations flown by the CIA-operated Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the...

Europe @ War: OPERATION ALLIED FORCE VOLUME 1 Air War over Serbia 1999

On 24 March 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia. Lasting 78 days, this was an unusual conflict fought at several levels. The campaign was fought at the negotiation tables, in the media, and...

Europe @ War: Operation Deliberate Force Air War over Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995

During the early 1990s, a series of savage wars was fought in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Jugoslavia (SFRJ). The third of the conflicts in question, the war in Bosnia, was in its third year as of 1995. Already internationalized by multiple...

Europe @ War: Ripped Apart: Volume 1 — The Cyprus Crisis 1963-64

An even-handed and richly illustrated account of the military history of Cyprus between independence from Britain and the events of 1964.The Cyprus Problem also known as the Cyprus dispute, Cyprus issue, Cyprus question or Cyprus conflict is an ongoing...

Europe @ War: Tailships: The Hunt for Soviet Submarines in the Mediterranean, 1970-1973

"Both from the analytic description of the scientific background to that of the author’s firsthand human experience, to the historical development of the technology, to the political and strategic context of the time, this book contains a LOT – including...

Europe @ War: The Modern British Army The Path to Future Soldier, 2010s and Beyond

The Modern British Army: The Path to Future Soldier, 2010s and Beyond details the Army’s efforts to match ongoing reductions in strength with the organisation and equipment to meet the country’s defence challenges in today’s world. Emphasis is on the...

Europe @ War: The Yugoslav Air Force in the Battles for Slovenia Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina 1991-1992 Volume 2 - JRViPVO in the Yugoslav War, 1991-1992

Following a brief war in Slovenia, and months of skirmishes and minor fighting in Croatia, during the autumn of 1991 the crisis in Yugoslavia culminated in an all-out war. The task of the Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense (JRV i PVO) was to support...

Europe @ War: The Yugoslav Air Force in the Battles for Slovenia Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina 1991-1992: Volume 1 - JRViPVO in Yugoslav War, 1991-1992

During the late 1980s, the former Socialist Federal Republic of Jugoslavia (SFRJ) – a country dominating the Balkans – experienced a period of major crisis. Led by the Communist Party, the nation’s leadership failed to understand the depth of political...

Europe @ War: Tsar Bomba Live Testing of Soviet Nuclear Bombs, 1949-1962

On 30 October 1961, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR/Soviet Union) conducted a live test of the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created. Codenamed ‘Ivan’, and known in the West as the ‘Tsar Bomba’, the RDS-202 hydrogen bomb was detonated...

Europe @ War: Wagner Group Volume 1 Private Military Company: Establishment, Profile and Operations 2013-2023

The Wagner Group is symbolic of Russia’s deployment of private military companies (PMCs) to exercise influence in Africa, the Middle East and Europe since the mid-2010s. Nominally an independent commercial enterprise, but actually operating on behalf of...

Europe @ War: Wagner Group Volume 2 Private Military Company: Establishment, Profile and Operations 2013-2023

The Wagner Group is symbolic of Russia’s deployment of private military companies (PMCs) to exercise influence in Africa, the Middle East and Europe since the mid-2010s. Nominally an independent commercial enterprise, but actually operating on behalf of...

Europe @ War: War in Ukraine Volume 5: Main Battle Tanks of Russia and Ukraine, 2014-2023 — Post-Soviet Ukrainian MBTs and Combat Experience

Examines the development of Soviet legacy MBTs by Ukraine in the post-Soviet era into models including the Bulat and Oplot, and the refurbishment and modernization of T-64, T-72 and T-80 models. The two largest heirs to the massive Soviet tank force that...

Europe @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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...

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. - Dioramas

This is a complete guide for building dioramas, vignettes and environments. This book gives away all the secrets of the master modeler Rubén González. You will find detailed information on how to make any kind of terrain, weather effects such as snow,...

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

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OF THE MODERN AFV PAINTING TECHNIQUES

FAQ Dioramas 1.3 Extension: Storytelling, Composition and Planning - AK8150

The AK Interactive Dioramas FAQ 1.3 Extension is an essential guide for hobbyists and modelers looking to enhance their storytelling, composition, and planning skills in diorama creation. This comprehensive manual, available in English, delves into the...

Flightcraft : Boeing 747 - The Original Jumbo Jet

Boeing’s 747 ‘heavy’ has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airliner emerges. Yet the ultimate development of the 747, the -800 model, will ply the airways for many...

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: 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: Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane

When Sidney Camm’s masterpiece, the Hawker Hurricane, entered RAF service in late 1937 it quickly became one of the most important aircraft in Britain’s military arsenal, especially in the first three years of the Second World War. This title covers the...

Flightcraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was the most-produced American supersonic military jet with 5,195 aircraft being produced. By any standards the F-4 has been incredibly successful, used not only by the USAF and US Navy but many air forces around the...

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...

Focke Wulf Fw 190 & Ta 152 - EURO0020

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...

FOR014 - Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066

The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major military achievements of Early Medieval history. While the guerrilla warfare in the Somerset marshes and the battle of Edington are...

FOR017 - Troy c. 1700–1250 BC

Hisarlik is a small place, a sandy stone strewn hillock cut up into gullies and hummocks. Yet its historical significance is immense, for this is the site of Troy - the legendary city whose story sprawls across cultures, time and geography. The tale of...

FOR032 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192–1302

The debacle of the Second Crusade in 1148 caused the Crusader States to realise the necessity of developing a more cautious strategy. The original expansionist spirit largely disappeared, and the Crusader States made priorities of strengthening their...

FOR050 - The Forts of Celtic Britain

Half a millennium before the Romans first arrived in Britain an even more ferocious people arrived in what is now south-eastern England after migrating from the mainland of Europe. This civilisation, known as the Celts first arrived in Britain in the 6th...

FOR057 - The Great Wall of China 221 BC–AD 1644

The Great Wall of China is the most extensive and famous example of fortification in the world. Charting its development from construction in the 7th century BC through to the present day, this account reveals the true history of the wall, and explores...

FOR064 - The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277–1307

In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes who continued to raid and pillage English controlled areas of Wales, and even England itself. A key part of his strategy of subjugating and colonizing the...

FOR075 - The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763

"New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century. At its peak in the early 18th century its territory was huge, stretching from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico. This title reviews the...

FOR081 - Maori Fortifications

The Maori people of New Zealand were experienced field engineers even before they came into conflict with Europeans in the 19th Century. Warfare between rival groups was endemic in Maori society, and it was common practice to protect villages with...