"If you are a fan of late war Russian and German equipment and the offensives that destroyed the Reich, this is a great reference. The photos provided give a good glimpse at the power of the Russian army at the end of the war and the desperation of the German defense of the Homeland." – AMPS In early 1945, the Red Army marched into East Prussia. Having advanced across Poland, relentlessly pushing back German forces, the Red Army built up forces along the Oder River, preparing for the final...

"… features 200 illustrations showing how Germany deployed more motorcyclists than any other combatant nation during the war and perfected their use. This book should hold great appeal for motorcycle buffs, modellers and toy soldier collectors."– Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures The success of fast-moving Blitzkrieg tactics by the Nazi war machine depended on high mobility. With their on- and off-road capabilities, motorcycles became an important component of the Nazi war machine...

A fully illustrated account of the Soviet offensive in the Baltics and the desperate German attempts to hold back the Red Army.This is a compelling account of the German defense of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Against overwhelming Soviet forces the book shows how the German Army Group North was driven across the Baltics from Leningrad and fought a number isolated battles including the defense of Narva, Memel and the Kurland pocket. The book outlines in dramati...

A stunning photographic account of Hitler's last stand in the face of the Red Army's successful offensive of 1944.Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book provides an absorbing analysis of this traumatic period of the Second World War. It reveals in detail how the Battle of Kursk was the beginning of the end and how this massive operation led to the Red Army recapturing huge areas of the Soviet Union and blee...

This illustrated WII history provides a vivid account of the Red Army's devastating offensive against the invading German army.In the summer of 1944, the Soviet Army launched Operation Bagration. This massive offensive led to the destruction of the German Army Group Center and was the greatest military defeat ever experienced by the German Army during World War Two. With rare and previously unpublished photographs, this book provides an absorbing insight into one of...

A pictorial history of the Nazi German army expeditionary force deployed to North Africa during World War II between 1941 and 1943.Afrika-Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it pr...

"Fully illustrated, this book covers each of the phases of this operation." -Armorama In the spring of 1945, simultaneously with the battle of the Seelow Heights, powerful Red Army spearheads launched three sub-offensive operations to clear German resistance for the Berlin operation. Between April 13 and 17, 1945, elements of the 2nd Belorussian Front replaced parts of the 1st Belorussian Front and began to prepare their offensive operations. Bitter fighting ensued, as German units despera...

An illustrated history of Nazi Germany's Panzer units along the Eastern Front during World War II.Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, codename Operation Barbarossa, was arguably the pivotal moment of the Second World War. Initially the onslaught was staggeringly successful with, as the superb contemporary images in this book show, Waffen-SS armored divisions leading the charge. But the Nazis had underestimated the Russians' determination to defend their ...

From the beginning in 1935 this attractive book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions. It describes how the Germans carefully built up their assault forces utilizing all available reserves and resources into making an effective fighting machine. It depicts how these awesome formations grew to be used four years later in war, and provides much historical information and facts about the vehicles and its components that fought in all the campaigns of the war fro...

Graphic, contemporary images show the bitter fighting between Hitler's SS armored units and the Allies in harsh terrain and winter conditions during WWII.In late 1944 under extreme pressure on both the Eastern and Western fronts, Hitler realized he needed to force the Allies into negotiating a truce thereby saving Germany from total defeat. Using the Christmas period to enhance the vital element of surprise, he ordered a devastating attack through the rugged and mo...

"A photographic record of Operation Barbarossa . . . The conditions endured by the invaders, the defenders and civilians caught up in the conflict."—Stuart Asquith, author of Military ModellingGerman Army on the Eastern Front: The Advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the Nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet Union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow. It traces the campaign from t...

A pictorial history of the Nazi retreat from the Western and Eastern Fronts, back to Germany, as World War II came to an end.Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, this book in the popular Images of War Series provides insight into the last desperate year of the German Army. It analyzes, in dramatic detail, the German retreat from the wastelands of the Eastern and Western Fronts into a bombed and devastated Third Reich to the very gates ...