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Entebbe: The Most Daring Raid of Israel’s Special Forces

Simon Dunstan

The Israeli Forces operation at Entebbe was one of the most daring counter-terrorist assaults of all time. This book explores this important piece of history with narration and illustrations and…

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Centurion Main Battle Tank Owners’ Workshop Manual: 1946 to present

Simon Dunstan

First trialled in Europe in the spring of 1945, but formally introduced into British Army service in December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks…

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Scorpion CVR(T): Scorpion FV101 Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) in British service 1972-2020

Simon Dunstan

The CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) family of reconnaissance vehicles was introduced into the British Army in 1972 and has seen extensive combat from the Falklands to Afghanistan. Simon Dunstan…

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Challenger Main Battle Tank 1982-97

Simon Dunstan

The author of this work has had access to de-classified material on the part the Challenger tank played in the Gulf War. Originally developed for the Iranian army in the…

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British Battle Tanks: Post-war Tanks 1946-2016

Simon Dunstan

This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of British tanks from the end of World War II through to the present day.

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Israel’s Lightning Strike: The raid on Entebbe 1976

Simon Dunstan

The Israeli Special Forces’ operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted. This book tells the story of how the Israeli…

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Chieftain Main Battle Tank 1965-2003

Simon Dunstan

The Chieftain Main Battle Tank was the heaviest armoured and armed tank used in modern flashpoint wars such as the Iran-Iraq War, Bosnia and the Gulf War. This manual explores…

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Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank 1987-2006

Simon Dunstan

The Challenger 2 is the current Main Battle Tank of the British Army and represents the culmination of 80 years of tank design. In 1987, its design was presented to…

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Fort Eben Emael: The key to Hitler’s victory in the West

Simon Dunstan

The defences of Belgium that had proved easy prey to the German siege artillery of World War I were augmented in the post-war years by a massive fortress, constructed between…

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Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973

Simon Dunstan

The Bar Lev Line along the Suez Canal was born out of the overwhelming victory of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in the Six Day War of 1967. Devastated by…

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The Six Day War 1967: Sinai

Simon Dunstan

Covers the background to the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the campaign against the Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula, including the initial devastating air assault that showed the world…

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The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria

Simon Dunstan

Following the lightening destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed…

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Centurion vs T-55: Yom Kippur War 1973

Simon Dunstan

Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. This book…

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French Armour in Vietnam 1945-54

Simon Dunstan

The story of how the French pioneered the use of tanks in colonial warfare, and the role they played in France’s effort to keep control of its Indochinese empire.

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The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1): The Golan Heights

Simon Dunstan

The October War or Yom Kippur War of 1973 was precipitated by the Arab states of the Middle East, primarily Egypt and Syria, in an attempt to force Israel to…

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The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai

Simon Dunstan

In the second of his two-volume analysis of the Yom Kippur War, Simon Dunstan details the fighting in the Sinai, culminating in Operation Gazelle, the Israeli attack on the Suez…

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Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003

Simon Dunstan

From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that was similar to the German Panther tank. In 1945 the design emerged as the Centurion, and this work details…

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South African Armour of the Border War 1975-89

Kyle Harmse,Simon Dunstan

The Border War saw the biggest armoured battles in Africa since World War II. Starting as a counter-insurgency operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against the South West…

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