Established as PROGRES in 2001 and absorbed by Model Centrum in 2004, Model Centrum PROGRES is the publishing house located in Warsaw, Poland. Run by an aerospace engineer who loves military vehicles and scale modeling, Model Centrum PROGRES had collected a truly international spectrum of authors and contributors, ranging from New Zealand to the UK and from Canada to South Africa, each of them experts in their respective fields. Backed by an experienced technical and graphics staff and the outstanding abilities of the modern local printing industry, Model Centrum PROGRES has been publishing the four series of books: Armor PhotoGallery, Armor PhotoHistory, Armor Color Gallery and Specials.
Following his stand-alone history of the Sixth Air Force and Antilles Air Command in 1995, the author has now completed the study of WWII U.S. Army Air Forces colors and markings history with Volume 1 of this multi-volume series, dedicated to the single-engine fighters that saw wartime service in the far reaches of the Latin American tropics.
From Anzio Landing to the Alps, January 1944 - May 1945
by Jeffrey Plowman
Price: $48.95
ISBN: 9788360672358
Publisher: Model Centrum Progres
Pub Date: 2022-04-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Model Centrum Progres
80 Pages
This book is an authoritative account of the armor deployed by the Germans in the latter stages of the war in Italy. The book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos. It includes PzKpfw IVs, StuG IIIs, Panthers, Tigers, Elefants, captured T34/76s and Italian P40s.
After the conclusion of the East African Campaign, the participating SAAF fighter squadrons moved north to Egypt and Palestine for the Desert War, where they were joined by new and reformed squadrons. The squadrons eventually operated Hurricanes, Spitfire Mk. Vs, Tomahawks and Kittyhawks in this successfully completed campaign.
The Sherman Firefly was fitted with the powerful 17-pdr anti-tank gun to counter German Tigers and Panthers. They saw extensive and successful service with British, Commonwealth and Polish forces from mid 1944. This book covers their development and use with 148 period black and white photos, original documents, 1/35th scale plans and colour plates
This book covers the use of armor by Axis forces during their annexation and occupation of the Balkans between 1940 and 1941. While German armor features prominently in the book, many of which have not been published before, there are also some remarkable images of Hungarian and Italian armor.
In the early stages of World War Two, the Italian Forces in Abyssinia, East Africa, consisting of 200,000 troops and nearly 400 aircraft constituted a grave threat to Kenya and the Sudan. To meet this threat three South African Air Force (SAAF) fighter squadrons were deployed to East Africa to counter the attacking Italian Air Force.
A9 and A10 were the first British Cruiser tanks and played an important part in the battles in 1940 and 1941. This book covers their development, production and service, filling a long-neglected gap in the story of British armoured vehicles. Includes over 120 period photos from archives and private collections, 1/35th scale plans and 30 colour plat
Technical/historical background by the Dutch expert, illustrated with 31 b/w period photos and a selection of 224 detailed walk-around photographs highlighting in color all exterior and interior details of the World's only two preserved K5(E) railway guns: Ausf. C from the US Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, USA and Ausf. D from the Musee du Mur de l'Atl
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Established as PROGRES in 2001 and absorbed by Model Centrum in 2004, Model Centrum PROGRES is the publishing house located in Warsaw, Poland. Run by an aerospace engineer who loves military vehicles and scale modeling, Model Centrum PROGRES had collected a truly international spectrum of authors and contributors, ranging from New Zealand to the UK and from Canada to South Africa, each of them experts in their respective fields. Backed by an experienced technical and graphics staff and the outstanding abilities of the modern local printing industry, Model Centrum PROGRES has been publishing the four series of books: Armor PhotoGallery, Armor PhotoHistory, Armor Color Gallery and Specials. 
