MMPbooks catalogue for 2015

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NEW & FORTHCOMING BOOKS 2014/2015

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The illustrated technical history of the most famous Japanese war-plane of World War Two. The different versions of the plane, from the 1940 prototypes to the final aircraft of 1945 are described and illus-trated; all the changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original technical manu-als, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving examples preserved in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out. Wartime photographs and many pages of color il-lustrations complete the book’s comprehensive coverage. More than 30 color profiles. Profusely illustrated with photos, including a com-prehensive walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the ZERO by its users. Second edition.

Mitsubishi A6M ZEROArtur Juszczak

BIG YELLOW SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-29-6A4, HB, Release Date: 2014

An illustrated technical history of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter su-personic interceptor and fighter-bomber. One of the Century Series of aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004. The different versions of the plane, from the pro-totypes to the final export and liscence built versions are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original technical manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving examples pre-served in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out. Contemporary photographs and many pages of color illus-trations complete the book’s comprehensive coverage. About 40 color profiles. Profusely illustrated with photos, including walk-around sec-tion showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the Starfighter by its users, including anniversary schemes.

Lockheed F-104 StarfighterJarosław Dobrzyński

YELLOW SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-39-5A4, pbk, Date 2015

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This book, Volume 2 in a series of two, completes the story of the uni-forms and equipment of British and Commonwealth tank and AFV crews. The evolution of uniforms, and the variations in actual use on all fronts, are described and illustrated, as is the personal equipment of AFV crews. The advantages and drawbacks of all the designs are discussed, in the context of actual front-line operational experience. Illustrated with many photos and drawings, covering all uniform vari-ations and equipment. Vol. 2 contains information on REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA.

The T-34 was possibly the best medium tank of WW2, and was a ma-jor influence on all subsequent tank designs. It served in huge num-bers with the Soviet Army and its allies, and was also used by their enemies! This book describes the colours and markings applied to the T-34-85 in service with all major users, including unit and tactical markings, individual names and insignia, and air recognition features. Profusely illustrated with photos and colour profiles, this is essential reading for armour enthusiasts and modellers.

The Men Inside the Metal vol. 2The British AFV Crewman i WW2Dick Taylor

T-34-85Camouflage & Markings 1944-1945Przemysław Skulski

GREEN SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-28-9A4, pbk, Release Date: 2014

GREEN SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-66-1A4, pbk, Release Date: 2015

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This book covers the technical aspects of all the artillery pieces used by the Italian Army during WWII. Included are details of the WWI guns and later designs of Italian origin, German and war booty guns, self-propelled guns and artillery tractors. Technical details and scale plans of every described piece.

Italian Artillery of WWIIEnrico Finazzer & Ralph Riccio

GREEN SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-61-6A4, pbk, Date 2015

This book is a history of Irish National Army coastal landings, many of which have been previously unreported in histories of the Irish Civil War, that were carried out against Republican forces from July through December 1922. It provides details on each of the landings to include specific landing sites, the ships used to transport the troops, number of troops, armoured cars and artillery involved, casualties, major person-alities who participated, and objectives achieved. In addition to period photos of the ships, equipment and troops involved, the text is also supported by both vintage and current comparative photographs of most of the landing sites. The book also includes, for the first time ever, superb scale drawings of all of the ships involved in the landings.

Irish Coastal Landings 1922Ralph Riccio

GREEN SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-60-9A4, pbk, Date 2015

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This book from the new series “INSIDE” shows detailed drawings of German WW2 aircraft instrument panels in great detail. Also every single instrument is shown in individual large scale drawings. Includes panels from the following aircraft:• Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4,• Messerschmitt Bf 110E• Fieseler Fi-156 Storch• Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3• Henschel Hs 123• Junkers Ju 88A-4

German Aircraft Instrument Panels vol. 1.Dariusz Karnas

INSIDEISBN 978-83-63678-55-5A4, HB, Release Date: 2014

A monograph dedicated to the story of the design, construction andservice of the three sister-ships – “Avrora”, ”Diana” and “Pallada”,commissioned into the Russian Navy at the beginning of the 20th cen-tury. All of them participated in the Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905, and the first two operated in the Baltic Sea during WWI (1914–1918). More than 300 photos, mostly unpublished, and many scale plans including original ones.

Cruisers of the 1st rank. Avrora, Diana, PalladaAleksiey V. Skvorcov

MARITIME SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-56-2A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

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This book from the new series “Spotlight On” shows detailed drawings (pro-files) of F-104 Starfighters in special colour schemes and markings. Contains very detailed colour profiles showing the variety of the F-104 family special schemes, with comprehensive captions.

Panzer Colours of the III Reich:1933–1945. A fascinating study of the evo-lution of German panzer colors and camouflage from pre-war through to the end of the Second World War. This book will focus on colourful panzer profiles. Subjects include Pre-war period (1927–1937), Polish campaign, Low Countries and France, North Africa, Eastern front, Campaign in Italy, Western Front and Battle for Germany.

F-104 Starfighter Special SchemesLieuwe de Vries

Panzer Colours of III ReichThierry Vallet

SPOTLIGHT ONISBN 978-83-63678-58-6A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

SPOTLIGHT ONA4, HB, Release Date: 2015

This book from the new series “Spotlight On” shows detailed drawingsof the famous German WWI fighter family – Albatros. The book contains very detailed colour profiles showing the variety of the Albatrosfamily camouflage, with very comprehensive captions.

Albatros Fighter Aircraft of WW1Dave Douglass

SPOTLIGHT ONISBN 978-83-63678-57-9A4, HB, Release Date: 2014

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History of this successful Polish bomber squadron during WW2. No. 305 ‘Weilkopolski’ Squadron RAF was a Polish bomber squadron than originally served as a night bomber squadron, but later converted to daylight operations in 1943 and ended the war as a low-level bomb-er squadron. The book covers the history of the squadron and the history of the aircraft used – Fairey Battle, Vickers Welligton, B-25 Mitchell and de Havilland Mosquito. Also details of the markings and camouflage changes are described with many unpublished photos and color profiles.

Bomber Aircraft of 305 SquadronLechosław Musiałkowski

WHITE SERIESISBN 978-83-61421-80-1A4, HB, Release Date: 2014

From the very beginning of aviation in South America, French aircraft and aviators played a major part in the development of military flying in Peru. This exciting new book covers the use of French aircraft and the involvement of French designers, instructors and military thinking in the development of the Peruvian air force. From “stick and string” biplanes through to supersonic jets, many of the most significant French types saw service in Peru and were involved in local conflicts, as detailed in this book. Profusely illustrated with many rare photos and color profiles of selected aircraft in Peruvian markings.

From the Voisin to the Mirage100 years of French Aeronautic Presence in PeruAmaru Tincopa Gallegos

WHITE SERIESISBN 978-83-61421-93-1A4, pbk, Release Date: 2015

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Second volume covers Finnish Fighters used during WWII. Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from France, USA, Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many unpublished photos, and color profiles. Vol. 2 covers:• Hawker Hurricane I & II• Caudron CR 714• Curtiss Hawk 75A• Messerschmitt Bf 109 G• VL Myrsky• I-153• I-15bis• I-16• LaGG-3• Curtiss P-40M Warhawk

Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945 vol. 2Kari Stenman, Karolina Hołda

WHITE SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-44-9A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

The newest volume in MMP’s “Rainbow Series” covers the colors and markings of all the piston-engine fighters that served with the Por-tuguese military from the end of WW1 to the 1960s. A small nation with modest-sized air arms, Portugal nonetheless used a wide variety of iconic fighter aircraft over this period, from the SPAD S.VII of WW1 to the F-47 Thunderbolt after WW2. French, British and American air-craft were used, including such famous types as the Hawker Fury and Hurricane, the Spitfire and the Bell P-39 Airacobra. This profusely il-lustrated book covers all these aircraft, with brief details of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and markings they carried. Besides the many photos, full color profiles illustrate the markings used. Detailed color notes and precise description and illustration of national markings over the period complete a book that will be invaluable to aircraft enthusiasts, historians and modelers.

Portugese Fighter Colours 1919–1956Luis ArmandoTavares, Armando Jorge Soares

WHITE SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-45-6A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

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This book describes in detail the camouflage and markings of the day fighters used by the Polish Air Force in 1939-47. Aircraft of Polish, French, British, American, Soviet and German origin are shown. Writ-ten by a well-known quartet of distinguished Polish aviation historians: Kopański, Belcarz, Gretzyngier and Matusiak. Many historical photos and colour profiles.

Polish Fighter Colours 1939-1947Bartłomiej Belcarz, Robert Gretzyngier, Tomasz J. Kopański, Wojtek Matusiak, Wojciech Zmyślony

WHITE SERIESA4, HB, Date 2015

An illustrated technical history of the Fouga Magister – 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The different versions of the plane are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification, equipment and per-formance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original techni-cal manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving examples preserved in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out. Brief operational history of all export users including Israel, Finland, Belgium, Katanga, Ireland, Brazil and others. Color photographs and many pages of color illustrations complete the book’s comprehensive coverage. About 40 color profiles. Profusely illus-trated with photos, including walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd and 1/48th scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the Fouga Magister by its users, including anniver-sary schemes.

Fouga MagisterTine Soetaert

WHITE SERIESISBN 978-83-63678-38-8A4, pba, Release Date: 2014

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Whilst French fighter aircraft of the early war period are well known and the subject of many books, the bomber aircraft used by the French Air Force in this period are not well documented in English. This book describes and illustrates all such aircraft in use in 1940, from the obsolescent to the elegant and up-to-date modern bombers. Fully illustrated with many wartime photos, and scale plans of the major types. Full color profiles of many representative aircraft.

French Bombers of WWIIJosé Fernandez, Patrick Loureau

WHITE SERIESA4, HB, Release Date: 2015

This book describes, in previously untold detail, the story of the devel-opment and service of the Caudron CR.714 C1 “Cyclone” in the French and Finnish Air Forces. Whilst the concept of “lightweight” fighters was examined in many countries before and during WW2, the little Caudron was one of the very few to see production and service. On operations its limitations were cruelly exposed, but this did not stop its pilots (French, Polish and Finnish) from doing their very best, and this book is dedicated to their bravery. Comprehensively illustrated with photos, scale plans, detail drawings and color profiles, this book is es-sential reading for enthusiasts and historians of air combat in WW2.

Caudron CR.714 C1 CycloneThe Ultimate StoryBartłomiej Belcarz, Marek Ryś, Kari Stenman

OTHERSISBN 978-83-61421-26-9A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

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A detailed and comprehensive illustrated technical history of the I.A.R.80 and I.A.R.81 – Romanian World War II fighter and ground-attack aircraft. This elegant but little-known aircraft was the mainstay of the Romanian air force’s fighter arm throughout WW2, involved in fighting against both the Allies and then against the Axis. It was heavily involved in aerial battles against USAAF heavy bombers attacking Ro-manian oil fields. The different versions of the plane are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original technical manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of the few surviving relics preserved in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, in-side and out. Color photographs and many pages of color illustrations complete the book’s comprehensive coverage. 60 color profiles. Profuse-ly illustrated with photos, including walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes accurate 1/48th scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the aircraft.

Vânător Romanian Hunter The I.A.R.80 and I.A.R.81 in Ultimate DetailRadu Brînzan

OTHERSISBN 978-83-63678-40-1A4, HB, Date 2014

An illustrated technical history of the most famous Soviet warplane of World War Two, the Il-2 Shturmovik. Built in larger numbers than any other aircraft, the Il-2 ground-attack and close-support aircraft was perhaps the most important aircraft on the Eastern Front in WW2. The different versions of the plane, from the prototypes to the final aircraft of 1945 are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original technical manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving examples preserved in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out. Wartime photographs and many pages of color illustrations complete the book’s comprehensive coverage. About 100 color profiles. Profusely illustrated with photos, including walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd scale plans, and color profiles showing camouflage and markings applied to the Shturmovik by its users.

Il-2 ShturmovikViktor Povinsky

OTHERSISBN 978-83-63678-37-1A4, HB, Release Date: 2014

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Kolejny tom poświęcony historii polskich konstrukcji. Tym razem jest to zbiór w większości niepublikowanych fotografii (blisko 600) przed-stawiajacych losy samolotów polskich po kampanii wrześniowej oraz produkowanych w Rumunii na licencji polskiej. Autor jest uznanym autorytetem w tej dziedzinie w Europie, zaś powyższa książka jest jego polskim debiutem.

Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze w Rumunii 1933 – 1946 tom IV cz. 3Dan Antoniu

POLISH TEXTISBN 978-83-63678-67-8A4, HB, Date 2014

This book describes the history of the little-known emblems and dis-tinctive markings of Russian military aviation from the early origins of domestic military aviation up to the Russian exit from WW1. The authors have managed to collect, and in some cases partially recon-struct, the majority of emblems and signs used in Russia during this period by military aviation units. The book catalogues the differences aviation motifs from the beginning of the formation of Russian military aviation. The collected material is presented in a clear and attractive form - color plates, reconstructed logos, and original photographs from public and private archives. This book is intended for a wide audience and at the same time will be a great help to researchers and historians seriously engaged in the history of Russian military aviation. This pro-fusely illustrated book covers all the aircraft used, with brief details of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and markings they carried. Besides the many photos, full color profiles illustrate the markings applied. Detailed color notes and precise descriptions and il-lustration of national markings over the period complete a book that will be invaluable to aircraft enthusiasts, historians and modelers.

Russian Aviation Colours 1909–1922Camouflage and Markings Vol. 1 Early YearsMarat Khairulin, Boris Stepanov

OTHERSISBN 978-83-63678-48-7A4, HB, Release Date: 2015

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This new book in the Polish Wings series tells the story of three be-tweenthe-wars French aircraft – the Breguet 19, the F 68 Farman Go-liath and the Amiot 123. The Polish Breguet 19 was made famous by the epic Bolesław Orliński flight from Warsaw to Tokyo and back. The Farman F 68 Goliath was a giant bomber for its time. Many previously unpublished photos, and colour profiles.

Polish Wings No. 18Breguet 19 / Farman F68 Goliath / Amiot 123Bartłomiej Belcarz

POLISH WINGSISBN 978-83-63678-14-2A4, pbk, Date 2015

This new title in the established and popular “Polish Wings” series tells the story of the MiG-17 aircraft and Polish built versions in the Polish Air Force. The acquisition and operations of these aircraft in Poland is told in detail, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos. Color schemes and markings are described and illustrated.

Polish Wings No. 19Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17 and Polish VersionsLechosław Musiałkowski

POLISH WINGSISBN 978-83-63678-27-2A4, pbk, Date 2015

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The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the famo-us MiG-29 in the Polish Air Force, specifically on the “Kościuszko Squadron” Commemorative Schemes. Written by the designers of the original schemes. Polish legendary pilots have been honoured; Ferić, Pisarek, Krasnodębski, Urbanowicz, Zumbach, and Merian Cooper. More than 200 colour photos, mostly unpublished, and many colour profiles.

Polish Wings No. 21MiG-29 “Kościuszko Squadron” Commemorative SchemeWojtek Matusiak, Robert Gretzyngier

POLISH WINGSISBN 978-83-63678-64-7A4, pbk, Date 2015

The next book in the popular Polish Wings series cover he most famous Soviet fighter family, the Yakovlevs. Covers the Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7 and Yak-9 in Polish Air Force service during WWII and into the late ‘40s.More than 200 photos, mostly unpublished, and many colour profiles.

Polish Wings No. 20Yakovlev Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7, Yak-9Wojciech Zmyślony, Wojciech Sankowski

POLISH WINGSISBN 978-83-63678-63-0A4, pbk, Date 2015

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