Kagero
Founded in 1995 and based in Central Europe, Kagero Publishing House is the biggest publisher and exporter of English-written publications about military history, publishing nearly 60 books a year. Kagero produces both books and magazines for a dedicated readership that can be found globally. It also draws on authors from around the world, from Poland, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and the US making this one of the most world renown and recognisable publishers on the market.
SMS Torpedoboot A-III Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9788366673120
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Super Drawings in 3D
Illustrations: 102 profiles, B2 drawing sheets
Description:
In the year 1894, Germany built the last small torpedo boat in the 19th century. Then there was an over 20-year hiatus. Only in 1915, due to the emergence of a new theater of military operations, the construction of a series of 25 small A I torpedo boats had begun.
The 38M Toldi Light Tank Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 120
ISBN: 9788366673045
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Photosniper
Illustrations: 290 Color photos, 8 painting schemes
Description:
The 38M Toldi light tank, contrary to its designation, went into service in 1940. At the time it was the state of art armoured weaponry of the Hungarian Army. Before that time the Army had its WW1 style armoured trains, armoured cars and the tiny Italian FIAT Ansaldo tankettes.
The Battleship USS California Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9788366673090
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawing sheets, color profiles
Description:
The American battleship USS “California” has almost thirty years of extraordinary history. Built in 1921, it was one of the most powerful battleships of the US Navy in the interwar period. It was characterised by an interesting and harmonious silhouette, which changed significantly several times.
RRP: £18.95
The German Night Fighter Heinkel He 219 Uhu Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366673106
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawing sheets, color profiles
Description:
At the end of the 1930s, the Luftwaffe command announced a need for a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft capable of performing bombing tasks. Heinkel introduced the P1055 concept designed by Rudolf Lusser. The plane was to have a range of 4,000 km and a maximum speed of 750 km/h.
The Soviet Fighter Yakovlev Yak-3 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366673038
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawing sheets, color profiles
Description:
Yakovlev Yak-3 is considered one of the best World War 2 fighters, invariably praised by those who flew it in combat for its remarkable performance. The Germans also treated it with respect, which is perhaps best illustrated by Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen’s remark: The Yak-3 was a tough nut to crack for our pilots. It outperformed our machines in speed, maneuverability and rate of climb.
RRP: £17.00
The Fletcher-Class Destroyer USS Stevens (DD-479) Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 94
ISBN: 9788366148994
Pub Date: 28 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Super Drawings in 3D
Illustrations: 150 profiles, B2 drawing sheets
Description:
The USS Stevens (DD-479) was one of the 175 Fletcher-class destroyers, and was considered one of the finest world War II warships of that type. What set it apart from most of the standard Fletcher-class destroyers was its aircraft-carrying capability. In May 1940 six of the Fletcher-class destroyers were selected for conversion into aircraft-carrying ships.
Dewoitine D.520 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148987
Pub Date: 28 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawing sheets, color profiles
Description:
In 1936 the D-513 fighter designed by Emil Dewoitine made its first flight. It was supposed to be the successor of the slightly outdated D-500 and D-510 models, and built according to modern trends: with a closed cabin and a retractable undercarriage. Unfortunately, the tests turned out to be very disappointing.
The fighter/bomber Horten Ho 229 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148970
Pub Date: 28 Jan 2021
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawing sheets, color profiles
Description:
Horten Ho 229 is the first ever “flying wing” jet. The machine was built at the very end of World War II in the German Gotha factory. Today, the best-known structure of this type is the American strategic bomber Northrop B-2 Spirit, but the two planes are separated by a difference of 44 years of technological development.
Fiat C.R. 42 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9788366148376
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawings sheets; colour profiles
Description:
The Fiat CR 42 designed by Ing. Celestino Rosatelli, has the undoubted characteristic of being the last single-seat fighter biplane to be manufactured during the Second World War. It represents the final evolution of the aircrafts serie since Fiat CR 30 – 32 – 33 – 40 - 41, made during the 1935-1938 years in Turin.
RRP: £17.00
German Medium Tank: Panzerkampfwagen III from Ausf. H to Ausf. N Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9788366148901
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: In Combat
Illustrations: drawings sheets; color profiles; archival photos
Description:
Hitler’s drive to modernize his armed forces gained a new momentum with the arrival on stage of Col. Heinz Guderian – the future spiritus movens of German armored warfare doctrine. Behind the scenes German design teams were busy working on prototypes of vehicles that would soon become the tools of the future war – light Pz.
RRP: £16.50
Grumman F6F Hellcat Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9788366148949
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Kit Build
Illustrations: 120 photos; 6 colour profiles
Description:
Grumman F6F Hellcat was one of the best fighter aircraft of the World War Two era and the most effective fighter of the US Navy. There is no doubt that Hellcats won complete air superiority for the Americans over the vast areas of the Pacific, largely contributing to the victory over Japan.
Junkers Ju 88 G Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148642
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawings sheets; color profiles
Description:
Junkers Ju 88 was an extremely versatile and universal bomber. Among its many variants, there were also night versions. Initially, all Ju 88 night fighter versions were based on Ju 88 A frames, in which various specialized equipment was assembled.
Lublin R-XIII. Army Cooperation Plane Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 132
ISBN: 9788366148314
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Monographs
Illustrations: 215 archival photos; 10 colour profiles; Drawings (1/72, 1/48, 1/32 scale)
Description:
The Lublin R-XIII was the Polish army cooperation plane, designed in the early-1930s in the Plage i Laśkiewicz factory in Lublin. Since 1927, they started working on their own prototypes. Those were designed by J.
M4 Sherman M4, M4A1, M4A4 Firefly Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148932
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawings sheets; color profiles
Description:
M4 Sherman was the most popular American tank of World War II. Between February, 1942, and June, 1945, a total of 49.000 units of all versions were produced.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 T Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148888
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawings sheets; color profiles
Description:
Messerschmitt Bf 109T was supposed to operate from German aircraft carrier “Graf Zeppelin”. The plane was equipped with arresting hook and had enlarged wing span up to 11,08 m. It did not have folding wings because “Graf Zeppelin’s” elevators were supposed to be enough big to fit planes with fixed wings.
RRP: £17.00
Nakajima B5N Kate. B5N1,B5N2 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 20
ISBN: 9788366148635
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020
Imprint: Kagero
Series: Top Drawings
Illustrations: drawings sheets; color profiles
Description:
The Nakajima B5N prototype, designated B5N1 (in Allied reported name: Kate), was flown in January 1937. The first serial aircraft carried the designation Model 98 Model 11. The machines were tested in combat in China.