Index

Abrams M1 Tank 104

Airborne Division, 82nd (‘All American’) 59, 69, 77–80, 88, 97

101st (‘Screaming Eagles’) 69, 77–80,8, 89

airbrushes 15–16

ammunition belts 26

Anderson, Gen. Kenneth 42

antenna, making 94

anti-aircraft half-track 59–63

Ardennes 93 see also Bulge, Battle of the

Arlington National Cemetery 20

armband see brassard 43

armoured car, Greyhound 114–17

Arnhem 88

Arracourt, Battle of 93

atom bombs 39

Autocar Company 46, 64

Bangalore Torpedo 74, 76

bases & basing 16–17, 120–2

Bastogne 88

Bataan 18

bayonets 73

Betio 26, 27, 30

bocage, problems of 71–2

boots design 88, 112

Bradley, Gen. Omar 46, 72

brassard (armband) 43, 44

Browning anti-aircraft gun 25–6

Browning automatic Rifle (BAR) 43

Browning M1917 25–6

Bulge, Battle of the 88, 93

Caen 70

camouflage, painting 29

camouflage patterns 18, 26, 27

Carrickfergus 59

chipping 34, 36

clamps 12–13

Cologne 102, 104, 105

combat engineers 77

Creighton Abrams 81

Culin Prong 71, 72, 83–4

Culin, Sgt Curtis G. 72

Cunningham, Admiral Andrew 42

Cunningham, Cdr Winfield S. 19

cutting mat 12

cyanoacrylate (superglue) 13, 57, 59, 88

Darby, Col William Orlando 59

D-Day 69–84

decals, applying 33, 48, 62–3, 92

Desobry, Team 93

Devereux, Maj. James P.S. 19

Diamond T Company 46, 64

Driscoll, Staff Sgt Edward J. Jnr 27

dry brushing 15, 32, 94–5

Early, Sgt Robert 105

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 42

El Guettar 49

Elrod, Maj. Henry Talmage 20

eye protection 11

Falaise Pocket 85

Filkosky, Sgt Robert 19

fillers 13

filters, applying 32–3, 36, 108

flesh & features, painting 22, 24, 40, 44

Fox Green Beach 70

Fredendall, Maj. Gen. Lloyd 42

Garand rifle 18, 43

Gavin, Col 59

General Motors 93

Germany, GIs in 112–14

glues 13, 99

Grenadier Regiment 725 70

Greyhound Armoured Car 114–17

Grumman Wildcat Fighters 19

Guadalcanal 18

gun barrel, brass 56

half-tracks 46–8, 59–65

M2 64–5

M3, M3A1 46–8, 49

M15 anti-aircraft 59–63

Hayate (Japanese destroyer) 20

helmets

A1 18

Brodie 18, 21

infantry 113–14

insignia on 113–14

Kelly 18

M1 18, 19, 45

tank crews’ (M-1938) 66, 68

Hellcat (M18) 81, 86, 93–6

Higgins boats (LCVP) 26–7

Hiroshima 39

Howitzer, M1, M2, M7 (‘Priest’) 57

M2A1 57–8

Infantry 18, 39–41, 70, 73, 112–14

1st Division (‘Big Red One’) 70, 73

7th Division 39–41

29th Division 70, 73

Italy & Sicily 59–68

Iwo Jima, Battle of 19

Jackson Tank Destroyer 81, 104, 110–14

Jeep, Willys 97–9

Kasserine Pass 52

Kisaragi (Japanese destroyer) 20

knives, craft 12

landing vehicle, tracked (LVT) 18, 26–7, 30–4

Lee medium tank M3 52–4

Leiper, Lt Edwin 93

lighting 11

The Longest Day (film) 70

Ludendorff Bridge 102

Lunéville 93

M1 Abrams 104

M2 half-track 64–5, 120

M2A1 (Howitzer) 57–8

M3 GMC 49–51

M3 Gun Motor Carriage 49

M3 Lee medium tank 52–4

M3, M3A1 46–8

M4 18, 26, 27, 35–8, 57, 102

Thunderbolt IV 81–2

M5 59

M6 49

M8 Armoured Car ‘Greyhound’ 114–17

M10, M10A1 Tank Destroyers 80–1, 103

M15 anti-aircraft 59–63

M18 Hellcat 81, 86, 93–6

M1897A4 gun 49

M26 Pershing Heavy 103–9

M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer 81, 104, 110–14

Makin Atoll 27

Manteuffel, Gen. Hasso von 93

Marines 18–29

1st Corps Tank battalion 18, 26

1st Defense Battalion 19

2nd Division 27

1st and 6th Divisions 39

Marvin, Lee 19

masks 11

mine detection 77

Moselle, river 93

Nagasaki 39

National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) 19

Normandy 69–84

North Africa, Torch Landings 42–58

Okinawa, Battle of 18, 39–41

Omaha Beach 69–70

Operation Cobra 72

Operation Galvanic 26–7

Operation Husky 59

Operation Iceberg 39

Operation Market Garden 9, 85–8, 97

Operation Neptune 69–84

Operation Shoestring 18

Operation Watchtower 18

optivisor 11

Orne Basin, Normandy 69

Pacific 18–41

paint 14–15

paintbrushes 15

painting tips 25, 28

larger figures 40

Panzer Brigade 113 93, 104

Panzerfaust 71

Parachute Regimental Combat Team, 505th 59

paratroopers 59, 69, 77–80, 88–90

Patton, Maj. Gen. George S. Jnr 42, 59, 85, 87, 93, 100–1

Pearl Harbor 18

Pershing M26 Heavy Tank 102–9

Philippines 49

pilots 23–5

pin washing 31–2, 35, 36, 108, 116

plasticard 12

Pointe du Hoc 70

polystyrene cement 13, 39, 99

power tools 12, 30, 64

preparation 11

Purple Heart 46

Putnam, Maj. Paul 19

putties 13

PVA 13, 78, 120

R35s (Vichy French) 46, 55

Ranger Battalions 59, 70

Remagen 102, 104

research 9

Ridgway, Maj. Gen. Matthew 59

Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum 19

Rudder, Lt Col James 70

Ryukyu Islands 39

safety 11

Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force 27

Satterlee, USS 70

Saving Private Ryan (film) 73, 74

scale 17

Sherman tanks

M4 18, 26, 27, 35–8, 57, 102

Cobra King 91–2

Jumbo (M4A3E2) 91–2

Thunderbolt IV 81–2

Shibazaki, Rear Admiral Kenji 27

shoulder flashes 73

Sicily & Italy 59–68

Smith, Maj. Julian C. 27

soft plastic, working with 118–120

Springfield rifle 18

Stuart (M3A1) light tank (‘Honey’) 55–6

Stuart, Gen. J.E.B. 55

superglue see cyanoacrylate

Talybont, HMS 70

tank crews 66–8

Tank Destroyer Battalions 601st 49

704th 93

tank destroyers 49–51, 80–1, 93, 103, 104, 110–14

tanks 18, 26, 27, 35–8, 46–8, 52–4, 55–6, 72, 81–2, 91–6, 102–9 and see under individual names

Tarawa, Battle of 18, 26–7, 28–38

Tenth Army 39

terrain 16

thinner 14, 15

Thunderbolt IV 81–2

Torch Landings, North Africa 42–58

tracks & running gear, assembling 105–6

tweezers 12

uniforms 18, 26

camouflage 18, 26, 27

differences 9

infantry 39, 42–3, 72–80

paratroopers 77, 88

Rangers 72, 74–6

tank crews 66–8

Utah Beach 69–70

vegetation 16–17

vehicle markings 9

ventilation 11

vices 12–13

Vichy French forces 42, 46, 55

Wake Island, Battle of 18, 19–26

wargames, fast painting for 88–90

weathering 15, 37–8, 96, 122

White Motor Company 46, 64

wire cutters 12

work area 11

Yarborough, Capt. William P. 77