Historex Agents are agents for many varied products for the military modeller. They also act as sole distributor for many products within the U.K. and Europe. A new product line has come to my attention, which should be of equal interest to both WWII and Modern vehicle modellers... This series (of currently 7 titles) is published under the title of Model Armada Concept

The books are published in a soft-cover format and each covers a particular campaign in multiple parts. Each volume contains details on a specific group of vehicles along with an introductory chapter on the campaign covered.The currently available titles are as follows:

MOD1 - Allied Tanks in the Battle of Normandy Pt.1 The vehicles covered in this volume are:

Bren Carrier 2 - M5a1 3 - Churchill Mk VII 4 - Churchill A.V.R.E. 5 - Sherman M4 A4 6 - Sherman Firefly 7 - Centaur CS Mk IV 8 - Cromwell 9 - M 10 Tank destroyer

MOD2 - Campaigns of North Africa 1940 -1942 Pt.1 The vehicles covered in this volume are:

Marmon Herrington Mk III 2 - Marmon Herrington Mk III 3 - M3 Stuart 4 - Humber FWD 5 - Semovente Italiano 6 - Matilda MkII 7 - Crusader 8 - Scammel 9 - M13/40 10 - Fordson WOT 2H

MOD3 - The Battle of France 1940 Pt.1 The vehicles covered in this volume are:

Renault FT-17 2 / B1 bis 3 / Somua S-35 4 / Hotchkiss H-35 5 / Canon 75 mm - 1897 6 / Somua MCG4 7 / Hotchkiss H-39 (1/72th scale) 8 / Tank transporter Bernard

MOD4 - Iraqi Freedom 2003 1st Part The vehicles covered are:

1 / Abrams M1A1(destroyed) 2 / Abrams M1A1 3 / Scud B 4 / T 55 5 / Challenger II 6 / Gvozdika 122 mm ( 1/72th scale) 7 / 82 Airborne (120 mm fig.) In Action : In addition, a gallery section covers the following themes:Battle of Coblenz, 1945 (diorama) Focus : Neubafahrzeug1/35th

MOD5 - Operation Herbstnebel Winter 1944 Vehicles covered in this are:
Operation Herbstnebel Winter 1944 (history) Tiger II, The White Season, Panzer IV ausf J Late, Goal Almost achieved Harley Davidson, MG Gunner Renault VAB

MOD6 - Battle of Normandy Part 2 Vehicles covered in this are:

Danger from the Skies 2 / Canon FLAK 36/37 3 / Master of the sky 4 / Scammel pioneer R100S 5 / Wespe 6 / The King Porsche

MOD7 - Battle of Normandy Part 3 Hobart's Shermans Sadly I have no further details of this volume... However, logically, the vehicles covered will include such types as the Sherman BARV, or CRAB

In conclusion - a series of monographs well worth checking out - the price of each one is 9.25 Pounds (plus postage and packing. The books are in French AND English... The superb website of Historex Agents can be seen HERE

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