{"title":"WORLD WAR II BOOKS","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"german-submarine-u-1105-black-panther-the-naval-archaeology-of-a-u-boat","title":"German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'  : THE NAVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF A U-BOAT","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGerman submarine U-1105 'Black Panther'\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"product-subtitle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE NAVAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF A U-BOAT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"product-code\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGENERAL MILITARY \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"product-code\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"data-label\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron Stephan Hamilton\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines. 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Each chapter is illustrated with a range of models covering the whole spectrum of armour modelling, including World War II armour as well as more modern subjects. The authors also cover techniques and subject areas in which they individually excel, highlighting the different tools and approaches required for each individual discipline. Lavishly illustrated with over 250 images, this book contains all the detailed, step-by-step information you need to become an expert armour modeller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGary Edmundson was born in Sunderland, England in 1956. At the age of ten he emigrated with his family to Canada. He is currently settled in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta working in the chemical industry. Gary has authored a number of titles for the Osprey Modelling Series, and also provides technical advice to a popular model kit manufacturer. Jim Carswell was born in 1965, and has a BSc from the University of Alberta. 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Zaloga\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"data-label\"\u003eIllustrator :\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Laurier\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean in 1943. In their most famous use, the Italian battleship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was sunk by a Fritz-X attack in September 1943 when Italy attempted to switch sides. 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