BLUE STEEL BOOKS

New Jordan Stamps end of 2010 Cars Skydiving, House of Prayer

2010-12-29T09:32:00.003+02:00

30 Million Suns

2009-04-30T08:50:00.000+02:00

seconds and days upon the hours and weeks, they all pass by, sometimes even years too, might even be facing decades and ages, winds go by, rains, storms, hail and heat.
flowers and fruits will bloom and die again, only to regenerate in the following spring with everlasting determination and dedication. Trees will grow their leaves and the green will rule. Green always rule.

Army Naval Commandos

2009-04-30T08:45:00.002+02:00

Weathering and Rusting

2008-10-14T11:28:00.002+02:00

Thought you might want to see the new methods i am using for rusting and dusting.. I have a passion for derelict vehicles, left to rust..

My very own, private love story..

2008-08-21T09:13:00.002+02:00

In 1992 i started a mini G4 publication using an old photocopy, some black and white poorly reproduced photos, an old typwriter, and my own will to form what was called CIVIL WARS.

In 2008, i present Civil Wars on a new level. I hope you enjoy my work as much as i do.

White Thunder - Centauro Inside Out

2008-08-15T19:16:00.003+02:00

The new book was released 10 days ago, and i am jubilant to say that it is being met with great enthusiasm world wide.

Nun Nun Part II

2007-11-19T10:50:00.000+02:00

Here are some more photos of the kit's progress, i will prime it and have it ready for paint next.

Mig's Nun Nun Started

2007-10-29T10:56:00.000+02:00

Lebanon on Fire !!

2007-10-25T10:03:00.000+02:00

Sad but true, Lebanon is entirely on fire, all bushes, forests and pine trees are being consumed. The government confirmed yesterday the fact that some one is behind the mass wildfires..

We lack machines and manpower..

Syrian president threatened to turn Lebanon into rubble, and this could be a method of doing so..

Time and time again

2007-09-26T19:59:00.000+02:00

I am back from visiting Euro Militaire, yet another of my dreams has been fullfilled.. It seems that material things can be achieved easy enough, at least these days.

3 days before the departures to the UK i had 3 consecutive appearances, 3 dreams, and all 3 had meanings and a message.

Heading to Folkstone

2007-09-20T23:39:00.000+02:00

I will be leaving London tomorrow morning, been there for 5 days now, and all i can say is that i have - i tried - to walk it from end to end. Hence the term: I-ran London.

London is a very nice city, mixed with every race humanity can throw at. Different than any place i have been so far.

I am hoping the weather would be good this weekend.
Stay tuned for full show coverage.

Launching BLUE STEEL III during EURO MILITAIRE

2007-09-07T11:09:00.000+02:00

Hi all,

I will be launching my 5th book; Blue Steel III - M-113 in South Lebanon during Euro Militaire show held on the 22nd of September in the UK.

Hope to see you there.

for a while..

2007-08-21T11:20:00.000+02:00

for a while the world stopped,
my window view seemed to be going backwards
it hit me with a flash, but hey it was coming any way.
If not today, then when.

I will never be free, all my life, trapped in her memory
all my life.

'Phil Collins'

extreme Fufu

2007-08-17T09:37:00.000+02:00

JUST RELEASED !! The new M-50 Sherman Book

2007-08-14T12:15:00.000+02:00

Hi all,
Happy to inform that the new M-50 Sherman book has been released. I sure hope you would like its contents and photos, all never seen before.

Announcing Blue Steel III and IV

2007-07-11T10:39:00.000+02:00

I am putting the final touches on 2 new books. The M-50 Sherman book should be ready in 20 days, and can be released in August, while the other book; M-113 carriers will be done and released during September.

I am contemplating releasing the M-113 book at Euro Militaire. What do you think?

Also, do you like the covers??

Kikka !!

2007-07-03T13:16:00.000+02:00

Fufu !!

2007-07-03T13:09:00.000+02:00

The Killers

2007-06-28T06:55:00.000+02:00

On the corner of main street
Just tryin' to keep it in line
You say you wanna move on and
You say I'm falling behind

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town
I got the green light
I got a little fight
I'm gonna turn this thing around

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The good old days, the honest man;
The restless heart, the Promised Land
A subtle kiss that no one sees;
A broken wrist and a big trapeze

Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind
Cause I don't shine if you don't shine
Before you go, can you read my mind?

It’s funny how you just break down
Waitin' on some sign
I pull up to the front of your driveway
With magic soakin' my spine

Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?

The teenage queen, the loaded gun;
The drop dead dream, the Chosen One
A southern drawl, a world unseen;
A city wall and a trampoline

Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind
Cause I don't shine if you don't shine
Before you go
Tell me what you find when you read my mind

Slippin’ in my faith until I fall
You never returned that call
Woman, open the door, don't let it sting
I wanna breathe that fire again

She said
Oh well I don't mind, you don't mind
Cause I don't shine if you don't shine

Put your back on me
Put your back on me
Put your back on me

The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun
When you read my mind

BLUE STEEL IV M-50 Shermans and M-50 APCs in South Lebanon

2007-06-26T08:22:00.001+02:00

Work on this new titel has started, it will be a very nice book, rich with photos and a good companion to the series. Stay tuned for more.

How To Save A Life

2007-05-31T10:19:00.000+02:00

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Blue Steel I - Tiran Tanks in Lebanon

2007-05-18T13:21:00.000+02:00

My Store on EBAY !!

2007-05-18T13:19:00.000+02:00

Perhaps the best review so far !!

2007-05-17T11:04:00.000+02:00

This was posted 2 days ago about my newest book, Landing Zone Lebanon - Unifil 2006.

Perth LZL Review

May has set

2007-05-10T09:03:00.000+02:00

Its May again, i do not know how to cope with it this year, as in all years. Dates come and go and i am always back where i started; In my office working.

7 new books coming down the road..

the lights of light

Conversing with April

2007-04-19T12:33:00.000+02:00

It’s been 2 weeks since the release of my 3rd book, Landing Zone Lebanon. Sales have been good and I have been busy working things out. I am keeping my self busy with what’s at hand, so few time left for thinking or imagining. Guess I am back to where I started, burying myself in work and hoping for better times ahead.

The light of lights
on the 5th of the 5th.

BMR - Spanish legion

2007-03-22T12:37:00.000+02:00

Spanish Legion BMR

2007-02-19T10:47:00.000+02:00

A new Camera, 1350$

a new set of shock absorbers for my 4x4, 320$

petrol to make it from Saida to the main UNIFIL compound, 30$

a Patrol along the blue line inside a Spanish Army BMR armed with a 90mm mortar; PRICELESS !!

AAV-7 drills

2007-02-13T10:52:00.000+02:00

Last Saturday i was invaited by the Italian Army to cover a landing drill conducted by 6 AAV-7 vehicles on the shore of Tyre in South Lebanon. Took excellent photos of the Recovery, Command and transport variants.

LANDING ZONE LEBANON - Unifil 2006

2007-02-09T19:31:00.000+02:00

Announcing my newest book:

LANDING ZONE LEBANON - Unifil 2006

A full feature book about the various landings that occurred in South Lebanon after the July War. The book covers French Leclerc tanks as they deploy, Spanish BMR and other Marina vehicles, Italian Centauros, IDF Nakpadons, Lebanese Army T-55s and many many others..

Available starting March 1st 2007

DARDO shot

2007-02-05T13:23:00.000+02:00

3 new Books - ITALIAN ARMOR INSIDE OUT

2007-02-05T13:21:00.000+02:00

I am working on 3 new mini books, will be a small format, 40 pages or so, walkaround style of 3 Italian Vehicles: The Dardo, Centauro and the PUMA 4x4 and 6x6.

LANDING ZONE; Unifil in Lebanon 2006

2007-02-05T13:19:00.000+02:00

This book is now 99% done, putting the final touches before sending it to the printers..

LANDING ZONE; Unifil in Lebanon 2006

2007-01-29T12:13:00.000+02:00

I have just finsihed putting the final touches on the initial manuscript for the new book title. I assume it will be ready in 30 days or so.

m

C I V I L W A R S

2007-01-17T10:45:00.000+02:00

I started a new book project last night, i have been assembling photos for a project for weeks now and yesterday i started writing, so far i am loving the outcome. I feel that i am writing about a story so real and so close to me.

It will be about the war in Lebanon during the 1980s, and the various armies that participated. I stopped writing at 5 am. I will go back to my desk later today..

m

Blue Steel Books

2007-01-12T09:30:00.000+02:00

Hi all,
In 1989, and during the most bitter days of the civil war in Lebanon, a small publication was created, it was made of rough photocopied pages, stapeled together, forming a bi-monthly magazine. It featured anything that i could use focusing on tanks and afvs being used ina ction in Lebanon. I sent the first issue to Military Modelling magazine and i was astounded to see a small review of my creation inside their Reviews sections.. With the review came subscribers, so i added a special colored centerfold and i started beefing up the contents.. In the end 12 issues were published, and i had no less than 77 subscribers to this kid's project..

Oh, I was 16 years old then !!! and the magazine was titled CIVIL WARS

:)

Moustafa Assad
www.blue-steel.info