Best Bloomsbury products in the Scale modelling category
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best Bloomsbury products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. Bloomsbury B-29 Superfortress Vs Japanese Nightfighter
The kit "B-29 Superfortress Vs Japanese Nightfighter" offers a detailed and illustrated analysis of the air battles between American B-29 bombers and Japanese night fighters during World War II, particularly from 1944 to 1945. This study by Mark Lardas highlights the strategic changes in the USAAF, transitioning from high-precision daylight raids to nighttime bombings. The B-29 Superfortress, known for its impressive range and bomb load, often operated without escort fighters, putting it in a dangerous position. Despite the challenges posed by this tactic, the Japanese night fighters were unable to effectively stop the B-29 bombers. The investigation includes technical analyses of the aircraft involved, the conditions of air combat, and the impact of the technologies used on the outcomes of the engagements. Supported by maps, tactical diagrams, photographs, and specially commissioned illustrations, the dramatic air battle is vividly portrayed.
- Detailed analysis of air battles between B-29 bombers and Japanese night fighters
- Examination of strategic changes in the USAAF during World War II
- Technical assessments of the aircraft involved and their technologies
- In-depth consideration of the combat conditions and tactics of both sides
- Illustrated content, including maps and specially commissioned artwork that illustrate the confrontations.
2. Bloomsbury Naval Battle of Crete 1941
A fascinating account of an often overlooked naval action of World War II, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Royal Navy.
In April 1941, following the Axis invasion of Greece, the British Mediterranean Fleet was ordered to evacuate Allied survivors, many of whom were taken to Crete. The Luftwaffe established itself in airfields on the Greek mainland and formed plans to invade Crete by air and sea, under the cover of 500 fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe's Fliegerkorps VIII. Facing them was a small and scattered garrison on the island, a handful of under-strength RAF squadrons, and the hard-pressed warships of the Mediterranean Fleet. What happened next was a costly, but ultimately inspiring, naval battle, in which Royal Navy crews were placed under intense strain.
Using period photographs, stunning battle scene artworks, detailed maps, and an authoritative narrative, world-leading maritime historian Angus Konstam tells the fascinating story of how Allied ships failed to repulse the Axis invasion convoys bound for Crete, before successfully evacuating troops from the island, all the while under relentless Luftwaffe attack. Offering a fresh insight into this strategically important battle, this work shows how it marked a turning point in the naval war for the Mediterranean and also witnessed the first use of new elements in naval warfare: the mass use of aircraft to contest control of the sea and the use of Ultra intelligence to forestall the Axis invasion of Crete. Despite a heavy toll of dozens of Royal Navy ships lost and damaged, and hundreds of Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed, the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet would live to fight another day.
3. Bloomsbury Cape Matapan 1941
4. Bloomsbury Warship 2024
The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
For over 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which Warship has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the hallmark of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and stunning photographs.
This year's Warship includes features on Imperial Japan's Matsu and Tachibana destroyer classes, the Italian CRDA midget submarines, France's 1960s missile frigates Suffren and Duquesne, and Germany's sailing raider of World War I, Seeadler.
