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Böhm, Walter: Abrams Squad References. Issue 7: Iron Horse Brigade in Germany. 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 1st (US) Cavalry Division 12,00 €

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:40:03 +0200

Dies ist der siebente Band der Reihe "Abrams Squad References". Dabei handelt es sich um einen nützlichen Leitfaden für Modellbauer und militärische Fahrzeugenthusiasten, die sich für die aktuelle Fahrzeugausstattung der amerikanischen "Iron Horse"-Brigade (1. Brigade-Kampfteam der 1. Kavalleriedivision) während ihrer Stationierung in Deutschland interessieren. Das Heft präsentiert eine große Zahl von ausschließlich farbigen Fotos, welche sowohl bei Manövern und Übungen als auch im alltäglichen Einsatz von den verschiedenen Fahrzeugen der Brigade gemacht worden sind, darunter M1 "Abrams, M1 "Assault Breacher", M2/M3 "Bradley", die Panzerhaubitze "Paladin" und das Pionier- bzw. Bergungsfahrzeug "Hercules".

Grau, Lester W./Gress, Michael A.: The Soviet-Afghan War. How a Superpower fought and lost 20,00 €

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:40:03 +0200

The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) was labelled the "Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict in which Soviet soldiers fought against a relentless, elusive and ultimately invincible Afghan guerrilla force (the Mujahideen). The bloody outcome of the ten-year war, in which the Soviets repeatedly fled, resulted in more than 25,000 dead Soviet soldiers and a large number of other victims, further demoralising the USSR, which was on the verge of collapse.

In "The Soviet-Afghan War", the Russian General Staff takes a critical look at the disappointing performance of the Soviet military in this war to better understand what happened and why, and what lessons should be learnt. This expert English translation of the General Staff's study by Lester Grau and Michael Gress is the first-ever publication of this important and insightful work in any language.

Surprisingly, this was a study that the General Staff never intended to write, initially viewing the war in Afghanistan as a dismal aberration in Russian military history. The history of the 1990s, of course, completely shattered this conviction, as evidenced by the subsequent operations of the Russian army against guerrilla forces in Chechnya, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and elsewhere. As a result, Russian officers decided to take a closer look at the experiences of the Red Army in the war in Afghanistan.

Their study presents the Russian view of the beginning, course and end of the war; shows how a modern mechanised army organised and fought a guerrilla war; charts the key battles and operations; and offers valuable insights into Soviet tactics, strategies, doctrines and organisations in a variety of military branches. The concise preface and editors' commentary help to contextualise the Russian view and alert the reader to blind spots in the General Staff's thinking about the war.
This unique document provides a powerful case study of how another modern mechanised army unwisely relied on the false promise of technology to defeat a determined guerrilla enemy. In the process, it vividly demonstrates the growing disillusionment of Soviet soldiers, how this disillusionment seeped back into Soviet society and how it contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Red Army had fought its war to a military draw, but that was not enough to avert political defeat at home. The Soviet-Afghan War helps to understand how such a surprising defeat could occur in the backyard of the other great superpower of the Cold War.

Baxter, Peter: Selous Scouts. Rhodesian Counter-Insurgency Specialists 15,00 €

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:40:03 +0200

Volume 38 of the series "Africa @ War". Formed in 1973, the Rhodesian Army's Selous Scouts were among the world's best counter-insurgency units in their time. They successfully utilised pseudo-guerrilla tactics, undertook brilliant reconnaissance missions into Zambia and Botswana and repeatedly penetrated deep into Mozambique.

Hated and feared by the liberation movements ZIPRA and ZANLA, the "Sealous Scouts" were responsible for about 68% of enemy casualties during the bush wars in Rhodesia in the 1970s.

R 063/8/001 25,00 €