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Armour in Profile-Armoured Fighting Vehicles USA 1945-2018 By MP Robinson, David Grunnitt, Leif Robinson Armour in Profile: Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the United States Army, 1945-2018 contains profiles of five armoured fighting vehicles that have shaped the strategy and tactics of the United States Army since the end of World War II. From the battlefields of the Korean Peninsula and the jungles of Vietnam, to the plains of Central Europe and deserts of Iraq and Kuwait, these vehicles are iconic of American military might. Beginning with the M47 and M48 Patton tanks, replacements for the M4 Sherman, it goes on to examine the M60 tank and the mighty M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, a vehicle that is expected to serve as the principal weapon of the U.S. Army for at least another two decades. As well as these main battle tanks, it profiles the 'King of Battle', the M109 self-propelled howitzer, another relic of the Cold War continuously updated to meet the challenges of warfare in the twenty-first century. Finally, the book looks at the 'REFORGER' exercises held in the 1970s and 80s, at the height of the Cold War, and which moved thousands of U.S personnel and vehicles to Germany on an annual basis.

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Heer im Focus is a series of publications compiled by a team of renowned experts on the German Army. The aim of this series is to focus on those battles, vehicles, equipment and soldiers neglected by the literature until now. As with the Luftwaffe im Focus and U-Boot im Focus series, thorough research will take precedence over speed of publication. You will read accounts from us that are described in a completely different way elsewhere. Trust our articles, we get to the bottom of the issues. This is exactly what we are about, researching the history of the German Army in a way that you will not find elsewhere. It should also be noted that we will cover all the forces that saw action on land. This includes Luftwaffe units such as paratroopers, Luftwaffe field divisions and anti-aircraft units. For the illustrations, we will make use of unique original Agfa Colour slides from private collections as well as photographs which have never been shown before and which illustrate the events in a completely different light. But this publication is not intended just for historians and army enthusiasts. Modelers will get their money's worth too, as the series will be excellent reference source for the construction of accurate models (profile drawings and B/W + colour photos). Diorama makers will also find it a useful reference. The new series thus differs from other publications that also deal with this subject. The editions will vary in size depending on the articles they contain. This means that there will be no uniform price. Price will be based on the size of each issue. However, no issue will exceed the price of 28.80 euros. Heer im Focus will be published at irregular intervals. In each edition you will find about 60 to 80 unpublished photographs from private collections with detailed captions in German and English as well as articles on special Army topics. Each volume will contain articles drawn from the following list of topics: - Tanks in Focus - Holders of the Knight's Cross - Wehrmacht Vehicles - Photos with a Story - Documents - Unknown Emblems - Camouflage Schemes - Emblems - Sign Jungles - Fates - Background - Motorcycles - Camouflage - Scenery - Propaganda Companies - Parachute Troops - Weaponry - Combat Reports The illustrations will be printed in the highest quality on glossy paper. A publication for those interested in history and for modelers. 68 pages, 66 photos - thereof 11 in colour, 1 colourprofile, 1 coloured embleme, 11 coloured maps - Photos with a story: 12th SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" Ardennes Offensive-Approach and Deployment Rare photographs from the winter of 1944/1945 - Captured vehicles: Captured Sd.Kfz. 251 in U.S. Service - Background: 1812-1941 Crossing of the Berezina at Studenka" River Crossing at a Historic Site The Site of the fateful Berezina Crossing of Napoleon's Grande Armee - Captured tanks: Captured KV-1 in Action at Velikiye Luki Rare Colour photo of a KV-1 in German Service - Photos with a story: 2./(Jagdpanzerkompanie) Sturm-Panzerjager-Abteilung 178 Employment of a "Hetzer" Company in the Spring of 1945 - Colour photos: The Hochgebirgsschule of the Waffen-SS - Camouflage: Perfect Aerial Camouflage at the Anzio"Nettuno Bridgehead How the Tigers of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 508 protected themselves from Low-lewel-Attacks - Tank commanders: Commander of II Battalion Panzer-Regiment 23 at "Kampfgruppe Bake"

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