Laurier jim illustrators (5 risultati)

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Light shelfwear, mild toning, price sticker on rear cover, some small creases; b/w photos; 48 pages. Culver, Bruce; Laurier, Jim (illustratore).

Paperbound. Condizione: New. No Dust Jacket. First Impression. Royal octavo [25cm/10 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 80, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. . The publisher's blurb notes: "Robert A. Forczyk provides a riveting and intense description of the design and development of these two deadly opponents, the Panther and the T-34, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses and describing their tactics, weaponry and training. Moreover he gives an insight into the lives of the tank crews themselves, who were caught up in the largest land conflict of World War II, in some of the most important engagements in the history of warfare. . Innovative digital artwork and first-person perspectives place the reader in the midst of a duel between the titans of the Soviet and German armed forces in a ruthless and relentless death match that would determine the war on the Eastern Front and, indeed, the fate of Nazi Germany.".…

Paperbound. Condizione: New. No Dust Jacket. First Impression. Royal octavo [25cm/10 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 80, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. . The publisher's blurb notes: "The German Tiger heavy tank was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe. One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was only shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly during the summer of 1944. Designed by the British to combat the Tiger, the Sherman Firefly was based on the American M4A4 Sherman, but was fitted with a powerful 17-pounder gun which made it a deadly opponent. This book describes the design and development of these two opponents, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, assessing their tactics, weaponry and training. Gunsight artwork puts the reader 'inside' the tanks during famous battle scenarios, in a victory of superior Allied numbers, tactics and engineering.".…

Paperbound. Condizione: NEW. No Dust Jacket. 7th Impression. Royal octavo [25cm/10 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 48, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. . The publisher's blurb notes: "From the moment that the M4 Sherman had been matched against German Panther and Tiger tanks, the American tank crews had known that their vehicles were outclassed by the opposition. What was needed was a more powerful tank, more heavily armed and armored, that could take-on the powerful German panzers on a more equal footing. Although it took time to develop by the latter months of the war numbers of M26 Pershing tanks were reaching the frontline US armored units. Well armored and with a powerful 90mm gun the Pershing was a match for any tank in the German order of battle.".…

Condizione: Fine. 5th impression. Large format paperback, F. 80pp, colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps, index, a nice fine copy. Osprey Duel Series vol 13. An assessment of the role played by the Sherman tank & its rival the Panzer in the crucial battle of the Bulge. 300 grams. Gerrard, Howard; Laurier, Jim (illustratore). …