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1) Origami Book for Beginners 6: A Step-By-Step Introduction to the Japanese Art of Paper Folding for K
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Make traditional, simple, and fun paper craft models with this easy origami book! Discover your love for origami with this new version that includes sixteen new models: Pelican, Mask, Sea dog, Ostrich, Blowfish, Shooting star, Platypus, Windmill, Pumpkin, Chick, Plane, Gibbon, Glove, Sparrow, Dragon, and Box! The ancient art of origami originated in Japan, and it embodies traditional values as well as playful creativity. The stylized paper sumo wrestler...
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The Second World War is a favorite for modelers, and this comprehensive guide to techniques suitable for 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scale tank models will be invaluable to modelers wanting to recreate the iconic tanks of this conflict. From the Russian T-34 at the time of the battle of Kursk, and Su-152 in winter camoflague, to the German Panzer I in North Africa, and the gigantic Maus, as it might have appeared just after the war ended, this book offers...
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The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment was part of the Totenkopf Division-one of the thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions active during World War II. Notorious for its brutality, most notably a mass execution of British prisoners in the Battle of France, Totenkopf had a fearsome reputation. The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment was formed in France in late 1942, and transferred to the Eastern Front in early 1943, where it fought for the rest of the war.
The regiment participated...
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Military and aviation history enthusiasts have always been interested in the fighter pilots of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Around five hundred Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knight's Cross, accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. A similar number achieved more than forty victories-more than the two leading USAF and RAF fighter pilots. Indeed, some of their stories are extraordinary. Fighting from the Arctic Circle to the North African deserts,...
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The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and easy to maintain, thousands were distributed to the British Commonwealth and the Soviet Union by the Lend-Lease program. It first saw combat in North Africa, where it outclassed lighter German and Italian tanks. By 1944, the M4 was outgunned by the...
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The second volume of this "excellent" overview of Germany's World War II fighter pilots, filled with photos, maps, and aircraft profiles (Air Power History).
This volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe's day fighter arm from 1942 through to the end of the war in Europe, covering missions over Russia in 1943, over the West and the Reich, the Eastern Front and the Mediterranean. Organized campaign by campaign,...
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A "cool compendium" of photos and information about the vehicles that helped save American troops' lives (Cybermodeler).
Of all the armies involved in World War II, the U.S. Army developed the most sophisticated system for the transport and treatment of injured and sick soldiers, pushing the boundaries of available technology to give their men the best chance of not only survival but a full recovery.
Each infantry regiment had a medical detachment...
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