SCHIFFER PUBLISHING New Books: 4 Aviation: 32 Naval: 58 Ground Forces: 60 American Civil War: 77 Militaria: 78 Modeling & Collectible Figures: 96 Pin-ups: 98 Transportation: 100 Index: 102 Fall/Winter 2016–2017 Fall/Winter 2 2016 NEW BOOKS Tupolev Tu–160: Kampfpanzer Maus: Soviet Strike Force The Porsche Type 205 Spearhead Super-Heavy Tank contents 2016 new books 8 13 Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History Guerrilla Nightmare: The 7th Waffen-SS of America's Would- Stukas at War Against Volunteer Gebirgs Be Intercontinental Tito's Partisans in (Mountain) Division Bomber Yugoslavia, 1943-1945 "Prinz Eugen": An Illustrated History 4 9 14 The 8th Army Air The Imperial German French Units in the Force in Color: Navy of WW I, Waffen-SS As Seen Through The Vol.1: Warships: Eyes of Kodak Film A Comprehensive Photographic Study of 5 the Kaiser’s Naval Forces 14 10 The 54th Fighter- Soviet Combat Divers Globocnik’s Men in Italy, 1943-45: Interceptor Squadron in World War II Abteilung R and the SS-Wachmannschaften of the Operationszone 11 Adriatisches 5 Küstenland 15 Twin Cessna: For Want of A Gun: Waffen-SS Knights The Cessna 300 and 400 The Sherman Tank and their Battles: Series of Light Twins Scandal of WWII The Waffen-SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol. 4: 6 12 January-May 1944 15 The Raptors: With a Weapon and Ruhetag, The Day All F-15 and F-16 a Grin: Postcard to Day Life of the Aerial Combat Images of France's German Soldier in Victories Black African WWII: Colonial Troops in Volume II: Morale and 6 WWI Welfare 12 16 America in Space Series Heinrich Himmler: Insignia of the Project Apollo: A Detailed History Waffen-SS: The Early Years, 1961- of his Offices, Cuff Titles • Collar 1967 Commands, and Tabs • Shoulder Organizations in Nazi Boards • Badges 7 Germany 13 17 2016 NEW BOOKS 3 Black and Field Gray Uniforms of Himmler's SS: Allgemeine-SS • SS Verfügungstruppe • SS-Totenkopfverbände • Waffen SS, Vol. 1 18 Black and Field Gray Artifacts of the Battle Italian Partisan Uniforms of Himmler’s of Little Big Horn: Weapons in WWII SS: Allgemeine-SS • SS Custer, the 7th -Verfügungstruppe • Cavalry & the Lakota SS-Totenkopfverbände and Cheyenne • Waffen- SS, Vol. 2 Warriors 28 18 23 Women For Victory, Japanese Military Alvarado's All- Vol.2: The Women’s and Civilian Award American Girls Army Auxiliary Corps Documents, 1868-1945 (WAAC) 19 24 29 US Army Special World War II Posters Celeste Giuliano's Forces Team History Pin-ups in 3-D and Insignia 1975 to the Present 25 29 20 Desert Uniforms, The Neutron's Long Chocolate Patches, and Insignia Shadow: Cheesecake 2: of the US Armed Legacies of Nuclear A Second Serving Forces Explosives Production of Modern Black in the Manhattan Pin-ups Project 21 26 30 Contractor Gear: Liner Lock Knives Retro Glamour A Collectors' Photography of Guide to Weapons... Mark Anthony Lacy as used by Civilian Contractors in Iraq 27 and Afghanistan 30 21 Sitting Bull, Crazy SOG Knives and More Smoke Over Horse, Gold and from America's War in Steamtown Guns: The 1874 Southeast Asia Yellowstone Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition and the 31 Battle of Lodge Grass 28 Creek 22 4 2016 NEW BOOKS DOUGLAS XB-19: An Illustrated History of America’s Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber William Wolf • Never before published photos and diagrams • Color profi les of the Douglas XB-19 • Includes Erection and Maintenance Manual entries from Douglas Company In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a “Guardian of the Hemisphere”; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world’s largest bomber. Over the past 75 years, there have only been a few magazine articles on the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber, usually showing it in photos dwarfi ng the aircraft around it. Since the XB-19 project was top secret and there was only one example, there is litt le information remaining for researchers. William Wolf presents this enigmatic bomber, a “Flying Laboratory” that was the precursor to America’s fi rst intercontinental bomber, the Continental B-36 Peacemaker. Wolf has used original Douglas and Army Air Force documents and very rare (as few were needed for one bomber) Erection & Maintenance Manuals in this history, which also includes never-seen-before photos and color profi les. Th is volume is a must for the aviation historian, enthusiast, and modeler. William Wolf is a retired dentist whose consuming 45-year passion is WWII air combat and aircraft , having over 25,000 books and magazines, 1,000s of downloaded CDs, and three miles of microfi lm on WWII in his library. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 251 color and b/w photos • 176 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5232-4 • hard cover • $45.00 FOR RELATED BOOKS SEE PAGE 34 • AVAILABLE IN JANUARY 2017 OTHER BOOKS YOU MAY ENJOY! The Douglas A-20 Havoc: The Ulti- Martin B-26 Marauder: The Ulti- The Famous B-24 “Witchcraft”: mate Look: From Drawing Board mate Look: From Drawing Board The Enchanted Liberator—a to Peerless Allied Light Bomber to Widow Maker Vindicated Unique U.S. Bomber’s William Wolf William Wolf Experience During WWII ISBN: 978-0-7643-4833-4 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4741-2 Perry Watts $79.99 $79.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4888-4 $39.99 2016 NEW BOOKS 5 THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE IN COLOR: As Seen Th rough Th e Eyes of Kodak Film Nathan Howland • Re-mastered Kodachrome images of the Eighth Army Air Force in WWII. • A comprehensive pictorial restoration of all the units of the 8thAF in WWII. • A vibrant colour catalog of revived WWII aviation Kodachromes, some seen for the fi rst time. Th is book showcases a comprehensive catalog of restored WWII color Kodachrome slides. Many were taken during the heat of batt le by individuals trying their hand at capturing moments of wartime service with litt le or no previous photographic experience. Th ese images age with time, and vast numbers were stored in conditions not always conducive to long-term preservation. Th e restoration and preservation of these images is vital so that future generations can not only experience the paradox of beauty in wartime, but get a vibrant feeling and sense of the 8th AF’s involvement in the confl ict with clarity, as the photographers intended. Nathan Howland is a graphic designer that has worked closely with aviation museum archives, fi ghter and bomber group associations, along with various photographic collections around the world, to restore and help document vintage aviation images for future generations. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 500 color and b/w photos • 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5177-8 • hard cover • $49.99 FOR RELATED BOOKS SEE PAGE 37 • AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER THE 54TH FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON Lieutenant Colonel George A. Larson, USAF (Ret) • Traces the Cold War defense of North America • First history of the unit that protected SAC’s facilities at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota • Unit chronology and historical and present-day photos During the height of the Cold War, the United States started to develop and expand its air defense capabilities to knock down Russian Air Force nuclear-armed bombers fl ying over the North Pole, across Canada, and into the northern United States to att ack US military targets and major cities. Th e Air Defense Command created air command centers, radar stations, ground observer corps, and fi ghter-interceptor squadrons. Th e 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (54th FIS), based at Ellswortjh AFB, South Dakota, protected the Strategic Air Command’s assets at Ellsworth AFB (nuclear alert bombers and tankers and intercontinental ballistic missiles). From 1951 to 1960, the men of the 54th FIS protected North America from possible air att ack by long-range Russian Air Force bombers. Th e threat was deemed real at the time, only later shown to be less serious as the CIA overfl ew the Soviet Union with high-fl ying Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft . Lt. Col. George A. Larson graduated from Iowa State University and commissioned in the United States Air force in May 1969, retiring in 1992. He has writt en three books with Schiff er Publishing. Size: 6" x 9" • 111 color and b/w photos • 192 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5239-3 • hard cover • $29.99 FOR RELATED BOOKS SEE PAGE 42 • AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY 2017 6 2016 NEW BOOKS TWIN CESSNA: Th e Cessna 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins Ron Smith • The fi ghter-like Cessna 310 set a new standard for high performance light twin engine aircraft • Cessna models from the C310 to the C441 Conquest II are discussed in detail • The Riley 65 was advertised “as fast on one engine as the Piper Apache is on two” Th e Cessna 310 broke new ground in general aviation when it appeared in 1953. It remained in production for nearly thirty years and nearly 6,000 were built. Th is book reviews the type’s origins, competitors and development, including the many variants produced. Detail includes comments on ownership and operation, visual diff erences between individual models and aft er-market upgrades. Th e book continues with the closely-related Cessna 320 and the later “cabin class” twins, the Cessna 340, 335, and 303. A second section examines the larger cabin twins in the Cessna 400 series from the Cessna 411 to the turboprop Cessna 425, 441 Conquest II, and Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II. Th is family includes nine distinct types of aircraft and the section also includes some amusing tales about fl ying the Cessna 404 Titan.