Books at On Military Matters
Updated as of 12/05/2024
ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price
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1-996000
OSPREY CAMPAIGN SERIES
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1-996001
001 NORMANDY, 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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001 NORMANDY, 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996003
003 FRANCE 1940
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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003 FRANCE 1940
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996004
004 TET OFFENSIVE 1968
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996005
005 ARDENNES 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996007
007 ALEXANDER 334-323BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996008
008 GALLIPOLI 1915
1 vol, 96 pgs
1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996009
009 AGINCOURT 1415
1 vol, 96 pgs
1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996009
009 AGINCOURT 1415
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996010
010 FIRST BULL RUN 1861
At Bull Run, two inexperienced, ill-trained and poorly led armies clashed in the opening engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Culminating in a stalwart defensive fight by Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia Brigade, this is the story of the Confederacy's first victory. The author investigates the personalities of the principal commanders and examines the opposing armies, showing how the widely varying uniforms of different units caused mistakes of identity which affected the battle at crucial points. Weapons, intelligence and the almost universal inexperience of troops on both sides are all discussed, helping to explain the events of the battle itself. 1 vol, 96 pgs
1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996011
011 KAISERSCHLACHT 1918
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996013
013 HASTINGS, 1066
1 vol, 96 pgs
1992 LONDON, OPSREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996014
014 ZULU WAR, 1879
1 vol, 96 pgs
1992 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996015
015 WATERLOO 1815
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996016
016 KURSK 1943
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996016
016 KURSK 1943
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996017
017 CHICKAMAUGA 1863
1 vol, 96 pgs
1992 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996018
018 GUADALCANAL 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996019
019 HATTIN 1187, Saladin's Greatest Victory
Includes Siege of Jerusalem 1 vol, 96 pgs
1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996020
020 JENA 1806
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996021
021 GRAVELOTTE-ST. PRIVAT 1870
1 vol, 96 pgs
1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996022
022 QADESH 1300BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996024
024 ARNHEM 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996025
025 LEIPZIG 1813, THE BATTLE OF THE NATIONS
1 vol, 96 pgs
1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996026
026 VICKSBURG 1863, GRANT CLEARS THE MISSISSIPPI
The 1863 Vicksburg campaign was to prove decisive to the outcome of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known as the 'Gibraltar of the West', Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. In a masterly campaign Grant used riverboats and steamers to land his army south of the city. He then defeated the armies of Generals 'Joe' Johnston and John C. Pemberton. Pemberton allowed his force to become bottled up in Vicksburg and after an epic 47-day siege he was forced to surrender the remnants of his force to Grant on 4 July 1863, one day after Lee's defeat at Gettysburg. 1 vol, 96 pgs
1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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026 VICKSBURG 1863, GRANT CLEARS THE MISSISSIPPI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 US, PRAGER PUBLISHING |
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1-996028
028 NEW ORLEANS 1815
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996029
029 OMDURAN 1898
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996030
030 MIDWAY 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996031
031 YARMOUK, 636AD
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996033
033 ASPERN & WAGRAM, 1809
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996034
034 POLTAVA, 1709
1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996035
035 PLASSEY, 1757
After relatively lowly beginnings as a writer in the East India Company, Robert Clive rose to be perhaps the most important single figure in the history of British involvement in India. At Plassey on 23 June 1757 Clive's 3,500 native and East India Company troops faced an army of 50,000 under the French supported nawab Siraj-ud-daula. Having succeeded in keeping his powder dry in a torrential rainstorm, Clive's guns were able to open a murderous fire on the enemy. Siraj-ud-daula's attack was beaten off and the counter-attack which Clive launched swept the field; with only the French gunners fighting to the last. 1 vol, 96 pgs
1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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035 PLASSEY, 1757
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 US, PRAGER PUBLISHING |
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1-996036
036 CANNAE 216 B.C. - Hannibal smashes Rome's Army
Cannae is rightly regarded as one of the greatest battles of military history. Hannibal's stratagem has become a model of the perfectly fought battle and is studied in detail at military academies around the world. At Cannae the Romans confronted Hannibal with an army of 80,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Hannibal faced them with 40,000 foot and 10,000 horse. The engagement that followed was a masterpiece of battlefield control. By the end of the conflict the Romans had lost 47,500 infantry and 2,700 cavalry killed and a further 19,300 captured. Campaign 36 and Men-at-Arms 121 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'Hannibal's War with Rome'. |
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1-996038
038 COLENSO, 1899
In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 glittering years, and her domain touched upon every continent. Yet, even at this pinnacle of Imperial pomp and majesty, the British army, guardian of the Empire in countless wars across the globe, was destined to be humiliated by poorly-organised citizen militia consisting of men whom the British professionals despised as back-wood farmers. In one week in December 1899 the farmers of the South African Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal inflicted three serious reverses on British troops 1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996039
039 LITTLE BIG HORN, 1876
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996040
040 SEKIGAHARA, JAPAN 1600
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996040
040 SEKIGAHARA, JAPAN 1600
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996041
041 RORKES DRIFT
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996041
041 RORKES DRIFT
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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3-996041
041 RORKES DRIFT
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 US, PRAGER PUBLISHING |
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1-996042
042 OPERATION BAGRATION, 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996042
042 OPERATION BAGRATION, 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996043
043 FORNOVA 1495
1 vol, 96 pgs
1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996044
044 PAVIA 1525
1 vol, 96 pgs
1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996045
045 MUJABA 1881
In 1881 the tension between Britain and the Boer farmers of southern Africa that had existed for 75 years boiled over into open conflict. The British entered the war full of confidence, yet in a few short weeks they had suffered three separate reverses before suffering their final humiliating defeat on the isolated summit of Majuba. George Colley's force were swept off their 'unassailable' position and into headlong retreat. It was a defeat that sent shock waves reverberating around the Empire. Ian Castle examines not only the battle at Majuba, but also the previous engagements at Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte and Bronkhorstspruit 1 vol, 96 pgs
1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996047
047 YORKTOWN
1 vol, 96 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996047
047 YORKTOWN
1 vol, 96 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996048
048 SALAMANCA
1 vol, 96 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996049
049 MONS 1914
1 vol, 96 pgs
1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996050
050 MALTA 1565
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996051
051 INKERMAN 1854
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996052
052 GETTYSBURG 1863
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996052
052 GETTYSBURG 1863
1 vol, 96 pgs
19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996054
054 SHILOH 1862
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996055
055 CHANCELLORSVILLE 1863
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996056
056 EGGMUHL 1809
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996057
057 SAN JUAN 1898
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996058
058 FIRST YPRES
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996060
060 THE EBRO 1938(Spanish Civil War)
1 vol, 96 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996061
061 MEGIDDO 1918
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996062
062 PEARL HARBOUR
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996063
063 FREDERICKSBURG
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996065
065 BADAJOZ 1812
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996067
067 SARATOGA 1777
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISH'G |
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1-996068
068 LUTZEN 1632
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISH'G |
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1-996069
069 NAGASHINO 1575
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISH'G |
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1-996070
070 MARENGO 1800
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISH'G |
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2-996070
070 MARENGO 1800
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISH'G |
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1-996071
071 CRECY 1346
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996072
072 JUTLAND 1916
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996073
073 OPERATION COMPASS 1940 WESTERN DESERT
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996075
075 LORRAINE 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996077
077 TARAWA 1943
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996078
078 CONSTANTINOPLE 1453
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996079
079 LOUISBOURG 1758
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996080
080 TOBRUK 1941
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996081
081 IWO JIMA 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996082
082 EDGEHILL 1642
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996083
083 CORUNNA 1809
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996084
084 ADRIANOPLE 378 - The Goths crush Rome's legions
'Never, except in the battle of Cannae, had there been so destructive a slaughter recorded in our annals.' Thus the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus recorded the battle of Adrianople, which spelled the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Such a crushing Roman defeat by Gothic cavalry proved to the Empire, as well as to the Goths themselves, that the migratory barbarians were a force to be reckoned with. This book tells the story of the misguided Roman plans and the surprise attack of Gothic cavalry, and puts forward the most recent theories as to the true location of the battlefield. |
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1-996085
085 PEKING 1900
In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China - the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking. Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats, civilians and a small number of troops. They were all Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister in Peking, had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops. It would now be a race against time. Could the rag-tag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them? This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996086
086 ARMADA CAMPAIGN
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996087
087 LUTZEN & BAUTZEN 1813
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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2-996087
087 LUTZEN & BAUTZEN 1813
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 US, PRAGER PUBLISHING |
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1-996088
088 OPERATION COBRA 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996089
089 THE ALAMO 1836
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996090
090 VIMEIRO 1808
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996091
091 KOLIN 1757
In May of 1757 Frederick the Great invaded Bohemia, smashed an Austrian army outside Prague and bottled it up in the city. The Empress Maria Theresa dispatched Marshal Daun with 60,000 men to save the Empire's second city. Frederick had won a string of victories over the Austrians and was convinced his men would always triumph. |
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1-996092
092 ST. NAZAIRE 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996093
093 VERDUN 1916
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996094
094 ORLEANS 1429
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996095
095 SECOND MANASSAS 1862
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996096
096 OKINAWA 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996097
097 BUSSACO 1810
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996098
098 KALKA RIVER 1223:Mongol Invasion of Europe
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996099
099 FUENTES de ONORO 1811
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996100
100 D-DAY(1):Omaha Beach
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996101
101 AUSTERLITZ 1805(revised)
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996102
102 BANNOCKBURN 1314
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996103
103 HAMPTON ROADS 1862
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996104
104 D-DAY(2):Utah Beach
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996105
105 D-DAY(3):Sword Beach & British Airborne Landin
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996107
107 POLAND 1939
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996108
108 MARATHON 490BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996109
109 GUILFORD COURTHOUSE 1781
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996110
110 PELELIU 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996111
111 ISANDLWANA 1879
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996112
112 D-DAY(4):Gold & Juno Beachs
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996113
113 ROSSBACH & LEUTHEN 1757
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996114
114 LEPANTO 1571
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996115
115 BATTLE OF THE BULGE(1) - St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996116
116 FIRST NEWBURY 1643
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996117
117 STIRLING BRIDGE & FALKIRK 1297-98
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996118
118 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR 1973(1):The Golan Heights
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996119
119 MARTSON MOOR 1644
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996120
120 TOWTON 1471
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996122
122 TANNENBERG 1410
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996123
123 AULDEARN 1645
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1-996124
124 FAIR OAKS 1862
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996125
125 ZORNDORF 1758
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996126
126 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR 1973(2):The Sinai
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996127
127 DIEPPE 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996129
129 OPERATION BARBAROSSA 1941(1):Army Group South
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996130
130 KAWANAKAJME 1553-64
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996132
132 FIRST CRUSADE 1096-99
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996133
133 SEVEN DAYS BATTLES 1862
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996134
134 CASSINO 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996135
135 MONMOUTH COURTHOUSE 1778
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996136
136 MEIKTILA 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996137
137 SAIPAN & TINIAN 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996138
138 POITERS 1356
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996140
140 MONONGAHELA 1754-55
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996141
141 BLENHEIM 1704
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996142
142 DUNBAR 1650
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996143
143 CAEN 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996145
145 BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944(2):Bastogne
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996146
146 THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996147
147 CRETE 1941
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996148
148 OPERATION BARBASOSSA 1941(2)
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996149
149 FALAISE 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996150
150 KHE SANH 1967-68
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996151
151 VIMY RIDGE 1917
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996152
152 KASSERINE PASS 1943
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996153
153 TOULON 1793
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996154
154 ACRE 1291
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996155
155 ANZIO 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996156
156 THE DOOLITTLE RAID 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996157
157 TRAFALGAR 1805
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996158
158 EL ALAMEIN 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996159
159 BERLIN 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996160
160 BATTLE OF THE BOYNE 1690
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996161
161 THE THIRD CRUSADE 1191
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996162
162 INCH'ON 1950
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996163
163 LEYTE GULF 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996164
164 OTTERBURN 1388
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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165 IRAQ 1941
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996166
166 ASSAYE 1803
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996167
167 MOSCOW 1941
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996168
168 FLODDEN 1513
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996169
169 SOMME 1 JULY 1916
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996170
170 OSAKA 1614-15
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996172
172 GIBRALTER 1779-1783
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996174
174 PHARSALUS 48 BC CAESAR & POMPEY
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996175
175 REMAGEN 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996176
176 PHILADELPHIA 1777
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996177
177 CHATEAU THIERRY & BELLEAU WOOD 1918
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996178
178 THE RHINE CROSSINGS 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996179
179 SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA 1864
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996180
180 EASTER RISING 1916
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996181
181 SIEGFRIED LINE 1944-45
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996182
182 GRANICUS 334BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996183
183 DENMARK & NORWAY 1940:Hitler's Boldest Ops
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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183 DENMARK & NORWAY 1940:Hitler's Boldest Ops
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996184
184 STALINGRAD 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996185
185 NASEBY 1645
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996186
186 BARBAROSA 1941
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996187
187 CAMBRAI 1917
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996188
188 THERMOPYLAE 480 BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996189
189 SEVASTOPOL 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996190
190 POITIERS AD 732:Charles Martel vs Islam
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996191
191 VIENNA 1683:Europe repels the Ottomans
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996193
193 LONDON 1914-17 Zeppelin Menace
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996194
194 LIBERATION OF PARIS 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996195
195 SYRACUSE 415-413 BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996196
196 GAZALA 1942:Rommel's Greatest Victory
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996197
197 AMIENS 1918
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996198
198 SAMURAI INVASION OF KOREA 1592-98
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996199
199 PHILIPPI 42 BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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200 JAPAN 1945
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996201
201 BRANDY STATION 1863
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996202
202 THE ARAB REVOLT 1916-18
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996203
203 TRENTON AND PRINCETON 1776-77
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996205
205 WARSAW 1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996206
206 SPARTACUS AND THE SLAVE WAR 73-71 BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996207
207 SOLFERINO 1859
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996208
208 PETERSBURG 1864-65
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996209
209 NIAGARA 1814
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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210 OPERATION DRAGOON 1944-Southern France
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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211 ACTIUM 31 BC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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212 THE SIX DAY WAR 1967:Sinai
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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213 IRELAND 1649-52
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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214 THE CORAL SEA 1942
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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215 LENIGRAD 1941-1944
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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216 THE SIX DAY WAR 1967:Jordan and Syria
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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217 The Mongol Invasion of Japan 1274 and 1281
1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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218 Maginot Line 1940
1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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219 Dunkirk 1940
1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996304
Alford, Bob 304 DARWIN 1942: The Japanese Attack on Australia
Following the devastating raids on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, lightning advances by Japanese forces throughout the Pacific and the Far East, and a desperate battle by the Allied command in the Dutch East Indies, it became evident that an attack on Australia was more a matter of 'when' and not 'if.' |
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Bahmanyar, Mir 299 ZAMA 202 BC: Scipio Crushes Hannibal in North Africa
The battle of Zama, fought across North Africa around 202 BC, was the final large-scale clash of arms between the world's two greatest western powers of the time - Carthage and Rome. The engagement ended the Second Punic War, waged from 218 until 201 BC. The armies were led by two of the most famous commanders of all time - the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal, renowned for crossing the Alps with his army into Italy, and the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio, who along with his father was among the defeated at the battle of Cannae in 216 BC. |
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Bahmanyar, Mir 400 SECOND PUNIC WAR IN IBERIA 220-206: From Hannibal at the Tagus to the Battle of Ilipa
Studies the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launching pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome. Brings to life the key personalities and events of the war, and explains why the Roman victory at Baecula led to a strategic shift and Carthage's eventual defeat. Covers Scipio Africanus' victory at Ilipa in 206 BC, where he crushed the army of Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisco. Includes maps, tactical diagrams, battlescene artworks, and photographs. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996358
Battistelli, Pier 358 THE BALKANS 1940-41 (1): ): Mussolini's Fatal Blunder in the Greco-Italian War
In the wake of Italy's rapid annexation of Albania in April 1940, Mussolini's decision to attack Greece in October that year is widely acknowledged as a fatal mistake, leading to a domestic crisis and to the collapse of Italy's reputation as a military power (re-emphasized by the Italian defeat in North Africa in December 1940). The Italian assault on Greece came to a stalemate in less than a fortnight, and was followed a week later by a Greek counter-offensive that broke through the Italian defences before advancing into Albania, forcing the Italian forces to withdraw north before grinding to a half in January 1941 due to logistical issues. Eventually, the Italians took advantage of this brief hiatus to reorganize and prepare a counteroffensive, the failure of which marked the end of the first stage of the Axis Balkan campaign. |
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1-996365
Battistelli, Pier 365 THE BALKANS 1940-41 (2): Hitler's Blitzkrieg against Yugoslavia and Greece
Details the opposing forces that took part in this campaign, documents weapons, and analyzes the effectiveness of their tactics. It explores the initial Axis campaign against Yugoslavia, the breakthrough of the Metaxas Line and advance into Macedonia and the withdrawal of Allied troops south. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996387
Battistelli, Pier Pablo 387 ASSAULT ON THE GOTHIC LINE 1944: The Allied Attempted Breakthrough into Northern Italy
Describes the progress of the WWII phased battles in challenging Italian terrain. Documents the dual Allied offensive spearheaded by American and British units to smash through what was supposed to be the final Axis defensive line in Italy before the Alps. The overall strategic aims of both the Axis and Allied leaders are explored, together with the organization of the forces committed. |
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Battistelli, Pier Paolo 395 THE WINTER CAMPAIGN IN ITALY 1943: Orsogna, San Pietro and Ortona
Focuses on several little-known late 1943 battles fought in Italy following the German withdrawal from the Salerno bridgehead and from Taranto. Maps and diagrams present an easy to follow overview of the multiple operations of this complex campaign. The forces of the opposing sides (including American, German, Canadian, New Zealand and British troops). |
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Battistelli, Pier Paolo 410 EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN 1940-41: The Battle for the Horn of Africa
Provides a fresh account of this campaign, from the initial Italian attacks to the Allied counter-offensive into Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland. Addis Ababa, Amba Alagi, Gondar, Tug Argan, and Keren are covered among others. This work presents an assessment of the forces involved of both sides, including Orde Wingate's Gideon force, pro-Selassie Ethiopian irregulars, and Eritrean and Somalian troops; as well as Indian, South African, British, and Italian regular forces. Illustrated throughout, contains battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photos. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996238
Bonk, David 238 ST MIHIEL 1918: The American Expeditionary Forces' Trial by Fire
At 1:00 am on September 12, 1918, accompanied by rain and lightning, the American Army launched its first major offensive of World War I. Supported by French Colonial troops, the American IV and V Corps burst through the weakened German line at St. Mihiel and seized numerous objectives while taking over 16,000 prisoners and capturing over 400 guns. Although American tactics remain suspect, and the operation cost 7,000 US casualties, the battle was heralded as a huge Allied victory. More importantly, it demonstrated to the French and British that the Americans were capable of large-scale, combined-arms operations. Packed with photos, artwork and battle maps, this book explains the entire offensive in detail. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996235
Brooks, Richard 235 WALCHERAN 1944: Storming Hitler's Island Fortress
Although the Alllies captured Antwerp in September 1944, the port itself could not be opened due to the continued German presence on the island of Walcheren, which guarded the port entrance. In November, the Allies launched an assault on the island, using a number of Commando units. Supported by warships and assault vehicles, the Allies fought their way ashore and engaged in deadly streets battles with the Germans. |
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Brooks, Richard 285 LEWES AND EVESHAM 1264-65: Simon de Montfort and the Barons' War
At the crescendo of the Second Barons' War were the battles of Lewes and Evesham. At Lewes, Simon de Montfort, the powerful renegade leader of the Baronial faction, won a vital victory, smashing the Royalist forces and capturing Henry III and Prince Edward. Edward escaped, however, to lead the Royalist armies to a crushing victory just a year later at Evesham. |
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Campbell, Duncan 224 Mons Graupius AD 83: Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World
In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain in an attempt to pacify the Caledonian tribesman. For seven years, the Romans marched and battled across what is now Scotland. Finally, in AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius where 10,000 Caledonians were slaughtered with only 360 Roman dead. It proved the high-water mark of Roman power in Britain. Following unrest elsewhere in the empire, the north of Scotland was abandoned and Rome's forces began their long retreat. Never again would Roman arms stand on the edge of the known world. |
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Cansiere, Romain 323 BLANC MONT RIDGE 1918: America's Forgotten Victory
The dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defenses on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made even approaching the ridge virtually suicidal. |
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Castle, Ian 227 London 1917-18 The Bomber Blitz
On a sunny May afternoon in 1917, the peace of an English seaside town was shattered when a flight of German Gotha bombers appeared without warning. Twenty-three Gothas had set out to attack London in this first bomber raid, but heavy cloud forced them to target Folkestone and the Shorncliffe army camp instead. It was the start of a new phase of the war aimed at destroying the morale of the British people. London's defences were quickly overhauled to face this new threat, providing the basis for Britain's defence during World War II. This book tells the story of the Gotha and the massive Staaken 'Giant' bomber raids against London. |
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Castle, Ian 229 Kohima 1944 The battle that saved India
In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go, which was intended as a feint to draw British attention away from the Imphal area. But British forces employed new defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics. These tactics were again employed on a larger scale when Imphal and Kohima were surrounded during Operation U-Go. |
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Castle. Ian 260 FORT WILLIAM HENRY 1755-57: A Battle, Two Sieges and a Bloody Massacre
After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French commander Marquis de Montcalm in August 1757, it appeared that this particular episode of the French and Indian War was over. What happened next became the most infamous incident of the war - and one which forms an integral part of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel The Last of the Mohicans - the 'massacre' of Fort William Henry. |
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Chartrand, Rene 076 TICONDEROGA 1758
On 5 July 1758 General Abercromby's expedition against Fort Carillon set off from its camp. Within hours, tragedy struck. Some rangers ran into a French scouting party and in the fierce skirmish that followed Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot through the heart. The army was shattered at the loss, but Abercromby went to pieces. He decided to attack Montcalm's completed breastworks head-on. Battalion after battalion was sacrificed, the most famous of these hopeless assaults being that of the Black Watch. With the failure of his plan and the exhaustion of his army Abercromby retreated to the foot of Lake George - Montcalm had saved Canada, with Abercromby's help. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Chartrand, Rene 253 TALAVERA 1809 - Wellington's Lightning Strike into Spain
The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington. Although Wellesely's forces were outnumbered, and a sizable contingent of the Spanish ran away, he had chosen a superb defensive position and was able to beat off successive French attacks, though at a heavy cost in terms of casualties. |
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1-996243
Chun, Clayton 243 THE PHILIPPINES 1941-42
In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines to eliminate the United States' other major Pacific naval base. Catching the US forces completely by surprise, the Japanese bombed the major airfields and quickly gained air supremacy. They followed with a full-scale invasion that quickly rolled up US-Filipino opposition and captured Manila. Meanwhile US forces, under the leadership of the Douglas MacArthur, created a series of defensive lines to try and stop the Japanese advance. |
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Chun, Clayton 282 LEYTE 1944: Return to the Philippines
In August 1944, General Douglas MacArthur kept his word when he led what, at the time, was the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War on the island of Leyte. In the face of stubborn Japanese resistance, including the first systematic use of Kamikaze attacks, the US forces ground slowly forwards before another amphibious assault took the vital position of Ormoc in the last decisive battle of the campaign. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Chun, Clayton 306 LUZON 1945: The Final Liberation of the Philippines
Driven from the Philippines in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur returned three years later to force the Japanese off of its main island of Luzon. Containing the capital of Manila, vital natural resources, and thousands of Allied prisoners of war, the triumph at Luzon would be a vital step on the road to victory as the Americans continued to island-hop their way towards the Japanese home islands. |
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Chun, Clayton 346 YALU RIVER 1950-51: The Chinese Spring the Trap on MacArthur
Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would be over by Christmas, but some Washington diplomatic, military, and intelligence experts continued to raise dire warnings that the People's Republic of China might intervene. |
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Colby, Cameron 401 JAMESTOWN 1622: The Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Explores the infamous massacre of 1622 and the events of a pivotal conflict in colonial American history, and narrates the tumultuous events of Jamestown's early years. The first and second Anglo-Powhatan wars are brought to life using battlescene artworks and period images. Detailed maps and 3D diagrams illustrate Native American and English tactics from 1607-34, and chart the progress of Jamestown's expansion as English settlers sought to drive back the Powhatan tribes of the Chesapeake. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996296
Cowan, Ross 296 MILVIAN BRIDGE AD 312: Constantine's Battle for Empire and Faith
In AD 312, the Roman world was divided between four emperors. The most ambitious was Constantine, who sought to eliminate his rivals and reunite the Empire. |
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1-996336
D'Amato, Raffaele 336 STRASBOURG AD 357: The Victory That Saved Gaul
Civil war in the Western Roman Empire between AD 350-53 had left the frontiers weakly defended, and the major German confederations along the Rhine -- the Franks and Alemanni -- took advantage of the situation to cross the river, destroy the Roman fortifications along it and occupy parts of Roman Gaul. |
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1-996363
Dahm, Murray 363 LEUCTRA 371BC: The Destruction of Spartan Dominance
The Battle of Leuctra, fought in early July in 371 BC, saw the destruction of the Spartan dominance of Greece and introduced several tactical innovations which are still studied and emulated to this day. Sparta's hegemony of Greece (which had been in effect since the Persian wars of 480/79 and especially since the Peloponnesian War in 431-404 BC) was wiped away in a single day of destruction. Sparta would never recover from the losses in manpower which were suffered at Leuctra. |
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de Groot, Bouko 334 NIEUWPOORT 1600: The First Modern Battle
The Eighty Years' War began as a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious tolerance from their Spanish overlords, but it quickly escalated into one of the longest wars in European history. Spain's failed invasion of 1599 and the mutinies that followed convinced Dutch leaders that they now should go on the offensive. This campaign pitted two famous leaders' sons against each other: Maurice of Nassau and Archduke Albert VII. One led an unproven new model army, the other Spain's 'unbeatable' Tercios, each around 11,000-men strong. |
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DeVries, Kelly 324 CAMPALDINO 1289: The Battle That Made Dante
Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines - the major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occasions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's Wars. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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DeVries, Kelly 337 CASTAGNARO 1387: Hawkwood's Great Victory
The battle of Castagnaro, fought on 11 March 1387 between the Veronese and the Paduans, is one of the most famous Italian medieval conflicts in the English-speaking world. This is thanks in no small part to the exploits of the renowned English mercenary (or condottiero) captain, Sir John Hawkwood. Commanding the Paduan army, he led them to a stunning victory. |
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Diamnd, Jon 289 BURMA ROAD 1943-44: Stilwell's Assault on Myitkyina
Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943-44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains. The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio (south of Myitkyina) through the mountains to Kunming was closed as a supply route from Rangoon after the Japanese conquest. Without military assistance, China would be forced to surrender and Imperial Japanese Army forces could be diverted to other Pacific war zones. |
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Dildy, Doug 264 FALL GELB 1940 (1): Panzer Breakthrough in the West
Never in the history of warfare has the clash between such great and apparently equal forces been decided so swiftly and conclusively as the German conquest of France and the Low Countries in May and June of 1940. |
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1-996265
Dildy, Doug FALL GELB 1940 (2): Airborne Assault on the Low Countries
The great blitzkrieg campaign of May/June 1940 saw German forces pour through Holland and Belgium to confront the French and British. The assault was audacious; it relied on speed, feinting and maneuver as much as superior force, and in the end these qualities were to prove decisive to German success. |
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Donnell, Clayton and James Donnell 258 SHENANDOAH VALLEY 1862: Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvers the Union
Major General 'Stonewall' Jackson became a legend for his actions in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in 1862. Marching over 600 miles in 48 days, he, along with his army, won five major battles. His forces, never numbering more than 17,000 men, overcame a combined Union force of 50,000, demonstrating his ability to maneuver his troops and deceive his enemies into believing he possessed the advantage. |
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1-996290
Donnell, James 290 ATLANTA 1864: Sherman Marches South
On September 3, 1864, Union Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman telegraphed the War Department in Washington, DC, 'Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.' The capture of the heart of the south was the end of a fierce four-month campaign and caused jubilation throughout the North. More importantly for the Union cause, it propelled President Abraham Lincoln to reelection two months later. |
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Drohan, Brian 328 IMJIN RIVER 1951: Last Stand of the Glorious Glosters
After China's November 1950 intervention in the war and the subsequent battle of the Chosin Reservoir, UN forces faced a new onslaught in the spring of 1951 with over 350,000 veteran troops attacking along the Imjin River. |
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Esposito, Gabriele 342 THE PARAGUAYAN WAR 1864-70: The Triple Alliance at Stake in La Plata
The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four countries and lasted for more than five years, during which Paraguay fought alone against a powerful alliance formed by Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. This conflict was remarkable in its huge scale and its terrible cost in lives, with the catastrophic human price paid by Paraguay amounting to more than 300,000 men, a loss of some 70% of the country's total population. |
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1-996354
Esposito, Gabriele 354 King Philip's War 1675-76 America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict
A coalition of Native American tribes fought against a force of over 1,000 men raised by the New England Confederation of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven, and Massachusetts Bay, alongside their Indian allies the Mohegans and Mohawks. The resultant fighting in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire resulted in the destruction of 12 towns, the death of between 600-800 colonists and 3,000 Indians, making it the deadliest war in the history of American colonization. Although the war resulted in victory for the colonists, the scale of death and destruction led to significant economic hardship 1 vol, 96 pgs
2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-996279
Field, Ron 279 APPOMATTOX 1865
This highly illustrated title details the curtain-closing campaign of the American Civil War in the East. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced up to one another one last time, resulting in Lee conducting a desperate series of withdrawals and retreats down the line of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, hoping to join forces with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee. |
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1-996233
Fields, Nic 233 BOUDICCA'S REBELLION AD 60-61: The Britons Rise Up Against Rome
When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. Having paid tribute to Rome, they continued to be ruled by their own kings. But 17 years later when King Prasutagus of the Iceni died, the Romans decided to incorporate his kingdom into the new province. When his widow Boudicca protested, she 'was flogged and their daughters raped', sparking one of the most famous rebellions in history. This book tells how Boudicca raised her people and other tribes in revolt, overran the provincial towns of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London), and Verulamium (St Albans), destroyed the IX Legion, and nearly took control of the fledgling Roman province, before being finally brought to heel in a pitched battle at Mancetter. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Fields, Nic 269 ALESIA 52 BC: The Final Struggle for Gaul
In 52 BC Caesar's continued strategy of annihilation had engendered a spirit of desperation, which detonated into a revolt of Gallic tribes under the leadership of the charismatic young Arvernian noble Vercingetorix. Major engagements were fought at Noviodunum, Avaricum, and Gergovia, with the last action being the most serious reverse that Caesar faced in the whole of the Gallic War. |
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Fields, Nic 303 LAKE TRASIMENE 217 BC: Ambush and Annihilation of a Roman Army
Following Hannibal's crushing victory at the battle of the Trebbia, the reeling Roman Republic sent a new army under the overconfident consul Caius Flaminius to destroy the Carthaginian invaders - unbeknownst to him they were ready and waiting. The destruction of the Roman force at Lake Trasimene firmly established Hannibal as one of the Ancient World's greatest commanders thanks to his use of innovative tactics, including the first recorded use of a turning movement. The Romans would not send another major army to confront him until the battle of Cannae in 216 BC. |
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Fields, Nic 322 CAUDINE FORKS 321 BC: Rome's Humiliation in the Second Samnite War
No defeat was as humiliating as Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites - one of early Rome's most formidable foes - since 326 BC in what would turn out to be a long and bitter conflict now known as the Second Samnite War. The rising, rival Italic powers vied for supremacy in central and southern Italy, and their leaders were contemplating the conquest of the entire Italian peninsula. |
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Fields, Nic 329 MUTINA 43 BC: Mark Antony's Struggle for Survival
In the aftermath of the murder of Gaius Julius Caesar, his self-declared successor Mark Antony struggled to hold together his legacy. Following an abortive coup attempt by Caesar's adopted son Octavian, two of Antony's legions declared for him, leading to a renewed outbreak of civil war. Antony moved into northern Italy and invaded the city of Mutina, which was held by Decimus Brutus. There they were quickly sandwiched between the city walls on one side and the newly arrived Senate-backed forces of Octavian on the other. |
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Fields, Nic 382 CARRHAE 53 BC: Rome's Disaster in the Desert
The Battle of Carrhae offers a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats at the hands of the Parthians. Examines the crucial psychological and political factors (including Crassus' lust for military glory and popular acclaim) that played a key role in this brutal battle. |
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Fields, Nic 389 The HYDASPES 326 BC: The Limit of Alexander the Great's Conquests
In the years that followed Alexander the Great's victory at Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BC, his Macedonian and Greek army fought a truly 'Herculean' series of campaigns in what is today Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. But it was in the Indus Valley, on the banks of the Hydaspes River (known today as the Jhelum) in 326 BC that Alexander would fight his last major battle against King Poros. |
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Fields, Nic 393 THE CIMBRIAN WAR 113-101 BC: The Rise of Caius Marius
Illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War explores how, in the autumn of 105 BC, Caius Marius managed to contain the Germanic threat in the north, before crushing it in two successful battles, at Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) in Gallia Transalpina in 102 BC and at Vercellae (Vercelli) in Gallia Cisalpina in 101 BC. |
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Fields, Nick 353 Britannia AD 43 - The Claudian Invasion
For the Romans, Britannia lay beyond the comfortable confines of the Mediterranean world around which classical civilisation had flourished. Britannia was felt to be at the outermost edge of the world itself, lending the island an air of dangerous mystique. |
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Forczyk, Robert 245 DEMYANSK 1942-43: The Frozen Fortress
The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II, stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. Originally, the German 16. Armee occupied Demyansk in the autumn of 1941 because it was key terrain that would be used as a springboard for an eventual offensive into the Valdai Hills. Instead, the Soviet winter counteroffensive in February 1942 encircled the German II Armeekorps and other units, inside the Demyansk Pocket. |
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Forczyk, Robert 254 KHARKOV 1942: The Wehrmacht Strikes Back
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen was Kharkov. Under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko, the Stavka's remaining reserves were assembled and prepared to conduct a breakthrough attack intended to encircle the German Sixth Army near Kharkov. |
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Forczyk, Robert 272 Kursk 1943 - The Northern Front
In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack of the kind that succeeded during the 1942 Kharkov campaign he hoped that the resulting heavy losses inflicted on the Red Army would give the Wehrmacht time to recover its strength. However, the Soviet anticipation of the attack led to extensive losses on both sides as Soviet anti-tank mines and fierce fighting pushed the Germans back, liberating the German-held Orel in the process. Focusing on the northern front of the battle with Generaloberst Walter Model's forces pitted against General Rokossovsky's Central Front between 5 July and 18 August, this volume will explore both the German offensive and the Soviet counteroffensive. Using documents from both sides, extensive photographs - both contemporary and modern, maps and bird's-eye-views this title will shed new light on this often ignored part of the battle. |
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Forczyk, Robert 281 THE CAUCUSES 1942-43: Kleist's Race for Oil
Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad, but this volume tells the other, equally important half of the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). Learning from their experiences during the sweeping advances of Operation Barbarossa a year before, Wehrmacht commanders knew that Nazi Germany's lack of oil was a huge strategic problem. |
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Forczyk, Robert 291 THE DNEPR 1943: Hitler's Eastern Rampart Crumbles
Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The weakened force only had one possible refuge, behind the wide Dnepr River. The race to the natural defensive line was on, with the Soviets launching one of their largest offensives of the war - with over two million men on the move. Expert Eastern Front historian Robert Forczyk describes the dramatic four-month campaign that saw the Red Army not only succeed in crossing the Dnepr at multiple points, but also liberate Kiev, capital of the Ukraine. |
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Forczyk, Robert 305 KURSK 1943: The Southern Front
Mauled at Stalingrad, the German army looked to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with a huge offensive launched near the city of Kursk, 280 miles Southwest of Moscow. Armed with the new Panther tank, Hitler and Field Marshal von Manstein were confident that they could inflict another crushing defeat on the Soviet Union. What they did not know is that the Soviets knew about the coming attack, and they were ready. |
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Forczyk, Robert 318 THE KUBAN 1943: The Wehrmacht's Last Stand in the Caucasus
In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. |
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Forczyk, Robert 331 SMOLENSK 1943: The Red Army's Relentless Advance
With the German defeat at Kursk, the Soviet Stavka (high command) ordered the Western and Kalinin Fronts to launch Operation Suvorov in order to liberate the city of Smolensk. The Germans had held this city for two years and Heeresgruppe Mitte's (Army Group Center) 4th Armee had heavily fortified the region. The Soviet offensive began in August 1943 and they quickly realized that the German defenses were exceedingly tough and that the Western Front had not prepared adequately for an extended offensive. Consequently, the Soviets were forced to pause their offensive after only two weeks, in order to replenish their combat forces and then begin again. |
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Forczyk, Robert 351 Velikiye Luki 1942-43 The Doomed Fortress
Velikiye Luki had been an important Russian fortress city since the 13th century and had become an important rail-hub by the 19th century. In August 1941, the Germans occupied the city of 30,000 during Operation Barbarossa and made it a bulwark on the boundary between Heeresgruppe Nord and Heeresgruppe Mitte. In the winter of 1942-43, while Soviet forces were encircling Stalingrad, the Stavka (High Command) conducted a simultaneous offensive to isolate and destroy the 7,500-man German garrison in Velikiye Luki. After surrounding the city on 27 November 1942, the Soviet 3rd Shock Army gradually reduced the city to rubble, while the German garrison, sustained by Luftwaffe air lifts, hunkered down in the medieval city and awaited rescue. |
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Forczyk, Robert 359 STALINGRAD 1942-43 (1): The German Advance to the Volga
After failing to defeat the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Adolf Hitler planned a new campaign for the summer of 1942 that was intended to achieve a decisive victory: Operation Blue (Case Blau). In this new campaign, Hitler directed that one army group (Heeresgruppe A) would advance to seize the Soviet oilfields in the Caucasus, while the other (Heeresgruppe B) pushed on to the Volga River. |
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Forczyk, Robert 368 STALINGRAD 1942-43 (2)
The second in a three-part series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II, that set the stage for the ultimate defeat of the Third Reich. |
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Forczyk, Robert 385 STALINGRAD 1942-43 (3): Catastrophe - The Death of the 6th Army
The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6th Armee. Begins just after the German 6th Armee has been isolated at Stalingrad, and covers the period from 24 November 1942 to 2 February 1943. The specially commissioned maps and 3D diagrams offer step-by-step action through the German relief operation (Wintergewitter), the fighting on the Chir River, and the Soviet operations Koltso and Little Saturn. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Forczyk, Robert 398 PORT ARTHUR 1904-05: The First Modern Siege
Growing rivalry between Imperial Russia and Imperial Japan over territorial control in China and Korea led to the outbreak of war in February 1904. Japan struck the first blow with a surprise naval attack against the anchored Russian Pacific Fleet at its base in Port Arthur. Once the fleet had been neutralized, the Japanese landed their Second Army on the Liaotung Peninsula in May 1904, in order to besiege Port Arthur. Describes the Russian relief operation towards Port Arthur (the Battle of Telissu), and the lengthy siege of the Russian-held town and harbor. The initial Japanese attempts to capture the port by assault are documented in detail, together with the Japanese progress through the heavily fortified lines protecting Port Arthur. Over 60 period photographs reveal the appearance and weaponry of the opposing forces and the terrain around Port Arthur. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Forczyk, Robert illust by Peter Dennis 231 Nez Perce 1877 - The last fight
With the wars between the US and the Native Americans drawing to a close, one tribe in Eastern Oregon continued to resist. The Nez Perce, led by the 'Red Napoleon' Chief Joseph, refused to surrender and accept resettlement. Instead, Chief Joseph organized a band of 750 warriors and set off for the Canadian border, pursued by 2,000 US Army troops under Major-General Oliver Howard. The army chased the natives for three months, fighting 13 actions. Finally, just 40 miles from the Canadian border, the Army ran Chief Joseph to the ground, and forced him to surrender after a five-day battle near Bear Paw Mountain. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Ford, Ken 220 Operation Crusader 1941 - Rommel in Retreat
On 18 November 1941, the British launched Operation Crusader against the Axis positions in Africa. The plan was to bring the armor of the German Afrika Korps to battle and to beat it in open warfare with the now superior strength of Eighth Army, and to relieve the isolated British garrison at Tobruk. Initially meeting with disaster, the British redoubled their efforts, fought through to Tobruk, and pushed back Rommel's Afrika Korps. Written by popular Osprey author, Ken Ford, Operation Crusader tells the story of the British victory that demonstrated their ability to fight head-to-head against the Germans in Africa. |
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Ford, Ken 250 THE MARETH LINE 1943: The End in Africa
The battle of El Alamein shattered Germany's hopes for victory in North Africa. The German and Italian armies, under an increasingly ailing Rommel, fled from the encroaching Eighth Army to settle into the pre-war French defensive position called the Mareth Line. Here was fought one of the last great battles of the Desert War as the veteran formations of the British Eighth Army took on their foes in the Afrikakorps. It was also one of Rommel's last acts in the Desert War as his health problems forced his return to Germany shortly afterwards. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Ford, Ken 268 OPERATION NEPTUNE 1944: D-Day's Seaborne Armada
The story of Operation Neptune was, of course, more than just a tale of planning, building, and logistics. It had action and the emotive tales of bravery, ingenuity, and determination by the crews of the ships involved brought credit to the naval traditions of the Allied nations. |
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Ford, Ken 301 OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 (2): The British Airborne Missions
With Germany being pushed back across Europe, the Allied forces lsought to press their advantage with Operation Market-Garden, a massive airborne assault that, if successful, could have shortened the war in the west considerably. |
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Ford, Ken 317 OPERATION MARKET GARDEN 1944 (3): The British XXX Corps Missions
Field Marshal Montgomery's plan to get Second British Army behind the fortifications of the German Siegfried Line in 1944 led to the hugely ambitions Operation Market-Garden. Part of this plan called for a rapid advance from Belgium through Holland up to and across the lower Rhine by the British XXX Corps along a single road already dominated by airborne troops. |
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Franklin, John 276 WATERLOO 1815 (1) Quatre Bras
To commemorate the 2015 bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the defining campaigns in European History, Osprey is replacing its single volume Campaign title covering the whole of the battle with three highly detailed volumes. Based on new research drawn from unpublished first-hand accounts these volumes will provide a comprehensive resource for every aspect of the battle. |
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Franklin, John 277 WATERLOO 1815 (2) Ligny
Second installment of the captivating study of the Waterloo campaign focuses on the desperate struggle for Ligny, which saw the Prussians pushed back by the French Army after heavy fighting in what was to be Napoleon's last battlefield victory. With Wellington unable to assist his Prussian allies in time, the Prussian center was overwhelmed as night began to fall, although the flanks were able to retreat in some semblance of order. |
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Franklin, John 280 WATERLOO 1815 (3) - Mont St Jean and Wavre
Waterloo is one of the defining campaigns of European history. The name conjures up images of the terrible scale and grandeur of the Napoleonic Wars and the incredible combined effort that finally ended Napoleon's aspirations of power in Europe. |
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Fremont-Barnes, Gregory 244 THE FALKLANDS 1982: Ground Operations in the South Atlantic
On 3 April 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory; had captured the men of Royal Marine detachment NP8901; had run up the Argentine flag; and had declared the islands and their population to be Argentine. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to retake the islands. |
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Fremont-Barnes, Gregory illust by Howard Gerrard 230 NILE 1798: Nelson's First Great Victory
On the night of 1 August 1798 a British fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson met a French fleet under the command of Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers. By morning the British had won a near-complete victory: only two of the 13 French ships-of-the-line escaped and the rest were either captured or destroyed. It was the first major independent victory of Nelson's career but more importantly it crippled the French effort in Africa by denying them access to the supplies and support from the sea. This book uses the latest research, new maps and specially commissioned artwork to tell the story of one of the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era. |
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Galeotti, Mark 332 KULIKOVO 1380: The Battle That Made Russia
The 14th-century Mongol conquest of the Rus' -- the principalities of Russia -- was devastating and decisive. Cities were lain waste, new dynasties rose, and for a hundred years the Russians were under unquestioned foreign rule. However, the Mongols were conquerors rather than administrators and they chose to rule through subject princes. This allowed the Rurikid dynastic princes of Moscow to rise with unprecedented speed. |
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Galeotti, Mark 369 THE PANJSHIR VALLEY 1980-86: The Lion Tames the Bear in Afghanistan
An in-depth look at the struggle between the charismatic rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, 'The Lion of Panjshir', and the Soviet forces who fought to control the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. |
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Gilbert, Ed & Catherine 283 COWPENS 1781: Turning point of the American Revolution
This is a blistering account of the battle of Cowpens, a short, sharp conflict which marked a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. With Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and the British troops in hot pursuit, Daniel Morgan, leading a small force of 700 Continentals and militia, chose the Cowpens as the battlefield in which to make a stand. The two forces clashed for barely more than 45 minutes, yet this brief battle shaped the outcome of the War in the South and decisively influenced the conflict as a whole. |
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Gravett, Christopher 360 BOSWORTH 1485: The Downfall of Richard III
The battle of Bosworth was the culmination of the War of the Roses, the dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster that dominated England in the second half of the 15th century. Edward IV had secured the throne for the house of York, but his early death in 1483, followed by the death of his sons and the taking of the throne by his brother, Richard of York, saw a renewed outbreak of fighting. His reign began with a major rebellion and was dogged by rumours of his involvement in murder, with Richard facing threats not only from the lords he alienated but also the Lancastrian faction waiting in the wings. Henry Tudor eventually decided to take the huge risk of attempting to seize the throne and Richard's army marched to meet him, finally clashing near Market Bosworth. |
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Greentree, David 343 PETSAMO AND KIRKENES 1944: The Soviet offensive in the Northern Arctic
Examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. On the one side were the invading Soviet troops, hoping to liberate an area full of rich resources and littered with bases that that would enable the arrival of Arctic convoys from Britain. They employed naval infantry in abundance, not only to make amphibious landings to capture strategically significant port facilities, but also on deep outflanking maneuvers inland. |
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Greentree, David 380 NARVIK 1940: The Battle for Northern Norway
Covers the naval battles and the individual Norwegian, British, Polish, French, and German units that fought the land campaign in northern Norway. Offers tactical detail, even down to company command, amidst strategic confusion surrounding the whole Allied expedition to the north too. Land battles include amphibious landings, sabotage, commando raids, ski missions, and a rare parachute insertion. Among the naval clashes covered in this action-packed story are the destroyer battles in the fjords, the sinking of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and the roles the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau played in the fighting. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Hampshire, Edward 361 THE FALKLANDS NAVAL CAMPAIGN 1982
The Falklands Conflict was remarkable for many reasons: it was a hard fought, bloody ,and short conflict between a leading NATO power and one of the most capable armed forces in South America; it demonstrated the capabilities of a range of cutting-edge technologies including nuclear-powered attack submarines, Exocet missiles and Sea Harrier VSTOL aircraft; and it was fought many thousands of miles away from the Royal Navy's home bases. |
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Harris, J. P. 345 IA DRANG 1965: The Struggle for Vietnam's Pleiku Province
The Pleiku campaign of October-November 1965 was a major event in the Vietnam War, and it is usually regarded as the first substantial battle between the US Army and the People's Army of Vietnam. The brigade-sized actions involving elements of the US 1st Cavalry Division at Landing Zones X-Ray and Albany in the valley of the river Drang have become iconic episodes in the military history of the United States. |
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Hart, Stephen 294 OPERATION TOTALIZE 1944: The Allied Drive South from Caen
In Operation Totalize, LtGen Guy Simonds' II Canadian Corps launched an attack from its positions along the Bourguebus Ridge south of Caen, striking south-southeast astride the main Caen-Falaise road toward the high ground that dominated the town of Falaise and the key west-east lateral road that ran through this town. Using sophisticated operational art the initial break-in achieved rapid success; indeed, more tactical success than any previous Allied break-in attack in Normandy. |
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Haythornethwaite, Philip 246 BORODINO 1812 - Napoleon's Great Gamble
The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the breakdown of relations between Russia and France, Napoleon assembled a vast Grande Armee drawn from the many states within the French sphere of influence. They crossed the river Neimen and entered Russian territory in June 1812 with the aim of inflicting a sharp defeat on the Tsar's forces and bringing the Russians back into line. |
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Herder, Brian 348 The Naval Siege of Japan 1945 - War Plan Orange Triumphant
The final months of Allied naval bombardments on the Home Islands during World War II have, for whatever reason, frequently been overlooked by historians. Yet the Allies' final naval campaign against Japan involved the largest and arguably most successful wartime naval fleet ever assembled, and was the climax to the greatest naval war in history. |
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Herder, Brian 375 EAST CHINA SEA 1945: Climax of the Kamikaze
Explores the air-sea aspects of the pivotal battles that took place, and includes the death ride of the Japanese battleship Yamato (the largest ever built), and the mass kamikaze attacks off Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as well as the Iwo Jima and Okinawa amphibious invasions and the naval and air bombardments of the two islands. It also considers the contribution of the USAAF and the British Pacific Fleet to the eventual victory of US air and ground forces. |
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Herder, Brian 392 EARLY PACIFIC RAIDS 1942: The American Carriers Strike Back
Documents the US Navy's high-speed, hit-and-run carrier attacks starting on Feb 1, 1942 against Japanese bases. With most of the Japanese carrier fleet in the Indian Ocean, Vice Admiral Bill Halsey started raiding the Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Rabaul, Wake Island, Marcus Island, and Lae and Salamaua in northern New Guinea. Includes usual plethora of artwork and photos. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Herder, Brian Lane 312 OPERATION TORCH 1942: The Invasion of French North Africa
Following US entry into WWII, the US adopted a Europe First strategy. The first joint US-British operation was an amphibious invasion of French North Africa, designed to relieve pressure on their new Soviet allies, eliminate the threat of the French navy joining the Germans, and to shore up the vulnerability of British imperial possessions and trade routes through the Mediterranean. |
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Herder, Brian Lane 357 THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE 1918: The American Expeditionary Forces' Crowning Victory
Troops, weapons, and tactics of both the inexperienced American Expeditionary Force and the fading German Fifth Army. The US offensive began Sep 26, 1918. By early November, 1.2 million Americans and several hundred thousand French were engaged at the Meuse-Argonne and the Hindenburg Line had been decisively broken. The German withdrawal from Sedan approached a rout and the Americans finally had the Germans on the run until the Armistice ended the offensive on 11 November, 1918. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Herdfer, Brian Lane 333 The ALEUTIANS 1942-43: Struggle for the North Pacific
It is often forgotten that during World War II, the Japanese managed to successfully invade and conquer a part of American home soil - the first time this had happened since 1815. Capturing the Aleutian Islands, located in Alaska territory, was seen by the Japanese as vital in order to shore up their northern defensive perimeter. |
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Katochm Hemant Singh 319 IMPHAL 1944: The Japanese Invasion of India
In March 1944, the Japanese Fifteenth Army launched an offensive into India from Burma. Named 'U Go', its main objective was the capture of the town of Imphal, which provided the easiest route between India and Burma. Whoever controlled it, controlled access between the two countries. Facing off against the Japanese was the British 14th Army and its Imphal-based 4 Corps. For the next four months, over 200,000 men clashed in the hills and valley of Manipur in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of World War II. |
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Knight, Ian 402 BLOOD RIVER 1838: The Zulu-Boer War and the Great Trek
Examines the first clash between the Zulu kingdom and European interlopers and its dramatic effects on Boer and Zulu alike. Explores what has long been a controversial and partisan topic in South African history by considering the immense impact the Zulus had on this history. Includes the 1836 Boer/Ndebele conflict, the imbalance in tactics and weaponry, the reasons why the British settlers allied themselves with the Boer Trekkers, and why the war was a key turning point in the use of traditional Zulu military techniques. Also reveals that a Boer victory at Blood River was by no means a foregone conclusion. Contains color illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3d diagrams, and photographs. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Komstan, Angus 257 SALERNO 1943: The Allies Invade Southern Italy
In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Salerno, only a few dozen miles to the south of Naples. Italy had just surrendered, and the soldiers in the landing craft prayed that the invasion would be unopposed. |
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Konstam, Angus 171 RIVER PLATE 1939: The Sinking of the Graf Spee
Days before the outbreak of World War II, a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Amongst them was the Panzerschiff ('armored ship') Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship but the size, speed and range of a cruiser. When World War II commenced, under the command of Captain Langsdorff the Graf Spee began a hunting spree across the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean that eventual took her to the River Plate in search of her next victim - an Allied convoy. Instead she found three Royal Navy cruisers under the command of Commodore Harwood, eager to put an end to the 'pocket battleship' that had been terrorizing Allied merchant ships. |
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Konstam, Angus 288 TARANTO 1940: The Fleet Air Arm's Precursor to Pearl Harbor
UK Royal Navy's attack on Taranto in 1940 heralded a new age of warfare. It was the decisive moment in a struggle for dominance of the Mediterranean that had gone on for months, as the British and Italian navies both looked to secure maritime supply routes for their colonies. |
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Konstam, Angus 356 NORTH CAPE 1943: The Sinking of the Scharnhorst
The German battleship Scharnhorst had a reputation for being a lucky ship. Early in the war she fought off a British battlecruiser and sunk a carrier, before carrying out two successful forays into the Atlantic. In the spring of 1943, the Scharnhorst was redeployed to Norway. There, working in concert with other German warships such as the battleship Tirpitz, she posed a major threat to the Arctic convoys -- the Allied sea lifeline to Russia. Her presence, along side Tirpitz, forced the British to tie down ships in Arctic waters. |
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Konstam, Angus 376 BARENTS SEA 1942: The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline
Analyzes the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all. Documents the fate of the Allied Convoy JW 51B as it came under attack from some of the Kriegsmarine's most powerful surface warships -- a pocket battleship, a heavy cruiser and six destroyers. Illustrated with stunning battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs. |
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Konstam, Angus 388 NAVAL BATTLE OF CRETE 1941: The Royal Navy at Breaking Point
Examines the 1941 naval battles around Crete as the British Royal Navy helped evacuate troops from Greece and then Crete, all the while under aerial attacks by the Italian and German air forces. Offers a fresh insight into this strategically important battle that 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 butcher's bill of dozens of Royal Navy ships lost and damaged, and hundreds Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed, the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet would live to fight another day. Usual graphical excellence of maps, photos, and artworks expected in a Campaign series volume. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Konstam, Angus 394 OPERATION PEDESTAL 1942: The Battle for Malta's Lifeline
Campaign series. A protected convoy to resupply Malta in 1942 was named Operation Pedastal. It was repeatedly pummeled by Axis air and submarine attacks as it ground its way towards Malta, with most of the merchant ships sunk during the passage, along with an aircraft carrier and two cruisers. It also explores how despite this grim toll, the sacrifice was worth it. Heavily illustrated. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Konstam, Angus 397 CAPE MATAPAN 1941: Cunningham's Mediterranean Triumph
Examines the 1941 clash between the UK and Italian fleets, including the cruiser clashes early on 28 March off Gavdos, the Fleet Air Arm attacks on the Italian fleet, and the 28/29 March night action that resulted in the destruction of Admiral Carlo Cattaneo's ships - Italy's worst naval defeat. Includes the usual abundant Campaign-series maps, photos, and illustrations. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Konstam, Angus 406 BORNEO 1945: The Last Major Allied Campaign in the South-West Pacific
Explores the planning and execution of Operation Oboe, which was spearheaded by Australian troops but involved naval and special forces from the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands. Detailed maps explore the six separate stages, each of which involved amphibious landings. Battlescene artworks and photographs bring to life notable events such as the capture of Tarakan, Labuan, Brunei, and Sarawak. Also covered are the Allied special forces guerrilla campaigns and Australian 7th Infantry Division's landing at Balikapan, which proved to be the turning point of this campaign. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Konstam, Angus illust by Paul Wright 232 THE BISMARCK 1941: Hunting Germany's Greatest Battleship
The break of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II. It began with a battle between the Bismarck and the British battleship Prince of Wales and the heavy cruiser Hood. The Hood was blown to pieces, while the battered Prince of Wales managed to escape. The British then focused all of their resources on hunting the mighty German battleship and eventually brought her down. |
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Lai, Benjamin 263 HONG KONG 1941-45: First Strike in the Pacific War
On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combined attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade, were overwhelmed by a superior force of two battle-hardened IJA divisions. |
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Lai, Benjamin 309 SHANGHAI AND NANJING 1937: Massacre on the Yangtze
From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and the start of a de facto state of war between the two countries. This force then moved south, landing an expeditionary force to take Shanghai and from there drive west to capture Nanjing. |
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Lai, Benjamin 341 THE LONG MARCH 1934-35: The Rise of Mao and the Beginning of Modern China
Every nation has its founding myth, and for modern China it is the Long March. In the autumn of 1934, the Chinese Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek routed the Chinese Communists and some 80,000 men, women and children left their homes to walk with Mao Zedong into the unknown. Mao's force had to endure starvation, harsh climates, and challenging terrain whilst under constant aerial bombardment and threatened by daily skirmishes. |
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Lardas, Mark 274 SHENANDOAH 1864: Sheridan's Valley Campaign
For three years of war the Union and the Confederacy had battled over the picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the west, the valley served as the granary for the Army of Northern Virginia. It provided bread and beef to feed this shield of the Confederacy and remounts for its cavalry. This beautifully illustrated study explores one of the major campaigns of the Civil War in 1864, which saw a decisive victory for the Union forces under Sheridan and featured some of the most famous commanders of the war, including Philip Sheridan, Jubal Early, George Armstrong Custer, John B. Gordon and George Crook. |
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Lardas, Mark 295 CHATTANOOGA 1863: Grant and Bragg in Central Tennessee
Following the disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces were in disarray and the tactically vital Chattanooga was under siege and on the brink of falling. In this dire situation, President Abraham Lincoln decided Grant was the man for the occasion. In early October, Grant was promoted to command of the Military District of Mississippi and told to clean up the mess created by Chickamauga. |
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Lardas, Mark 314 NASHVILLE 1866: From the Tennessee to the Cumberland
In September 1864, the Confederate army abandoned Atlanta and were on the verge of being driven out of the critical state of Tennessee. In an attempt to regain the initiative, John Bell Hood launched an attack on Union General Sherman's supply lines, before pushing north in an attempt to retake Tennessee's capital Nashville. |
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Lardas, Mark 325 CORREGIDOR 1945: Repossessing the Rock
Examines the ambitious US assault on Corregidor, which witnessed the most dangerous and risky parachute drop in airborne history, and vicious, desperate fighting by the defenders as they sought to prevent American troops from taking the island. Also covers the recapture of other islands defending Manila Bay: El Fraile/Fort Drum, Caballo, and Carabao. |
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Lardas, Mark 330 TSUSHIMA 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet
Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology then was literally medieval. Great Britain, France, and Russia divided the globe in the 19th century, but Japan was catching up. Its army and navy were retrained by Western powers and equipped with the latest weapons and ships. Japan wanted to further emulate its European mentors and establish a protectorate over Korea, yet Japanese efforts were blocked by Imperial Russia who had their own designs on the peninsula. |
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Lardas, Mark 340 THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1794
As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on a knife's edge of failure. Its army and navy had been shaken by the revolution, with civil war and famine taking its toll on their resources. Seeking to bring a revitalizing supply of food from its Caribbean colonies and the United States, the French government decided to organize a massive convoy to bring the New World's bounty to France. However, in order to succeed in their mission, the French Navy would have to make a deadly crossing over the North Atlantic, an ocean patrolled by the Royal Navy, the most powerful navy force in the world, whose sailors were eager to inflict a damaging defeat on Revolutionary France and win their fortune in prize money. |
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Lieb, Peter 249 VERCORS 1944 - Resistance in the French Alps
Fighting insurgents has always been one of the greatest challenges for regular armed forces during the 20th century. The war between the Germans and the French resistance, also called FFI (Forces Francaises d'Interieur), during World War II has remained a near-forgotten chapter in the history of these 'Small Wars'. This is all the more astonishing as agencies like the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) and the American OSS (Office of Strategic Services) pumped a good amount of their resources into the support of the French resistance movement. |
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Lipscombe, Nick 266 BAYONNE AND TOULOUSE 1813-14: Wellington Invades France
The news of Wellington's momentous victory at Vitoria on 21 June 1813 reached London in early July. Celebration spawned an expectation of a rapid conclusion to events in the Peninsula. His Majesty's Government gave authority for Wellington to invade France and made noises and plans for the redeployment of the Peninsular Army in support of Russia and Prussia. |
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Lonstein, Marc 364 THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES CAMPAIGN 1941-42: Japan's Quest for Oil
Describes the operational plans and conduct of the fighting by the major parties involved and assesses the performance of the opposing forces on the battlefield. |
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Lyman, Robert 390 THE RECONQUEST OF BURMA 1944-45: From Operation Capital to the Sittang Bend
The Allied reconquest of Burma was not part of Allied Grand Strategy in 1944 and 1945. It happened despite it - in particular, because of the dramatic failure of the Japanese invasion of India (Operation U-Go), which ended ignominiously for the Japanese Empire in August 1944. The reconquest was one of the longest campaigns of World War II. It comprised 11 distinct battles and offensives that were part of the overall continuum of operations that resulted in the Allied victory. |
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MacDowall, Simon 355 Malplaquet 1709 - Marlborough's Bloodiest Battle
Examines the campaign of 1709, culminating in the battle of Malplaquet. Led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy, the allied armies achieved a tactical victory -- but it was a hollow one. The allies suffered 23,000 casualties to the French 11,000 in what was the bloodiest battle of the 18th century. The scale of casualties shocked Europe and led to a reversal of fortunes, with the dismissal of Marlborough and a newly confident King Louis resolving to fight on. When the war finally ended, it did so on terms favourable to France. Although it is generally accepted that Marlborough was never defeated, the Battle of Malplaquet was ultimately a French strategic victory. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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MacDowell, Simon 286 CATALUNIAN FIELDS AD 451: Rome's Last Great Battle
The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict that was to shape the course of Eurasian history forever. For despite the Roman victory, the Roman Empire would not survive for more than 15 years following the battle, whilst the Huns, shattered and demoralized, would meet their downfall against a coalition of German tribes soon after. |
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MacDowell, Simon 287 Tippecanoe 1811 - The Prophet's battle
This is the gripping story of the Tippecanoe campaign of 1811: 'The prophet's battle'. It was a conflict born out of festering tensions inscribed by the 1795 Treaty of Greeneville, which had concluded the Northwestern Indian War and attempted to prevent white settlers' encroaching onto newly defined Indian territories. For 16 years there had been peace, but in 1811 the number of settlers in the Ohio territory had swollen from 3,000 to 250,000. War was again coming to the North West. |
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Macrpry, Richard 298 THE FIRST AFGHAN WAR 1839-42: Invasion, Catastrophe and Retreat
In 1839 forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king Shah Soojah to his rightful throne. The reality was that this was another step in Britain's Great Game - Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian expansion towards India. |
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Martin, Scott 311 SAVANNAH 1779: The British Turn South
In 1778, Great Britain launched a second invasion of the southern colonies as part of the 'southern strategy' for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, capital of the State of Georgia. The city fell in December 1778, and became a base for British operations in the southern colonies. Desperate to regain one of the most important southern cities, Continental troops under General Benjamin Lincoln joined forces with a French naval expedition under the Admiral Charles-Henri d'Estaing in an an all-out assault on the British fortified positions protecting Savannah. |
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McCluskey, Allstair 315 THE HINDENBURG LINE 1918: Haig's Forgotten Triumph
From 26 September until 8 October 1918, the Allied armies in France launched their largest ever combined offensive on the Western Front of World War I. The British, French, American and Belgian armies launched four attacks in rapid succession across a 250km front between the Argonne and Flanders. |
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McNally Michael 228 Teutoburg Forest AD 9 - The destruction of Varus and his legions
When Augustus Caesar received the news of the disaster in the Teutoburg Forest in 9AD, he supposedly yelled, 'Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!' One of the greatest military disasters of the Roman Empire, Teutoburg Forest witnessed the near-total annihilation of three Roman legions at the hands of the German barbarians led by their Roman-educated chief Arminius. Michael McNally tells the complete story of the disaster, supported by the incredible artwork of Peter Dennis. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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McNally, McNally 307 FONTENOY 1745: Cumberland's Bloody Defeat
A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across the globe, the bloodiest battles were fought on the European continent, with none more costly than the battle of Fontenoy in 1745. |
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McNally, Michael 248 CORONEL AND THE FALKLANDS 1914: Duel in the South Atlantic
Upon the outbreak of WWI, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst the Imperial German Navy was concentrated in two areas - Home Waters and Tsingtao, the home port of the Admiral von Spee's crack East Asia Cruiser Squadron. As Spee made his way to the Chilean port of Valparaiso, he met the British 4th Cruiser Squadron in the Battle of Coronel. The antiquated British warships proved no match for Spee's modern cruisers. It was the first naval defeat suffered by the Royal Navy in over 100 years. |
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McNally, Michael 352 Dettingen 1743 - Miracle on the Main
The death of the Emperor Charles VI in 1741 was the catalyst for a conflict ostensibly about the female inheritance of the Hapsburg patrimony but, in reality, about the succession to the Imperial Throne. The great European powers were divided between those, such as Britain, who supported the Pragmatic Sanction and the rights of the Archduchess Maria-Theresia, daughter of Charles VI, and those who challenged it, including Bavaria which were supported by France. |
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McNally, Michael 386 TANNENBERG 1914: Destruction of the Russian Second Army
Guides you through the initial border engagements and the battles of Gumbinnen and Stalluponen, before moving on to explore the massive, often confused running battle of Tannenberg. This work helps you understand how the Germans managed to maul Samsonov's Second Army and all but destroyed the Russians as a fighting force. The Russian war plan of using overwhelming numbers to gain a quick victory before conducting further operations would soon lie in pieces on the ground. It also assesses the contribution modern technology - such as railways, aerial reconnaissance, radio and telegraphy - made to the emphatic German victory. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Melson, Charles D 362 VIETNAM 1972: QUANG TRI The Easter Offensive Strikes the South
When North Vietnam launched its massive Easter Offensive against the South in late March 1972 (the first invasion effort since the Tet Offensive of 1968), its scale and ferocity caught the US high command off balance. The inexperienced South Vietnamese soldiers manning the area south of Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone in former US bases, plus the US Army and Marines Corps advisors and forces present, had to counter a massive conventional combined-arms invasion. |
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Mihalyi, Balazs 377 SIEGE OF BUDAPEST 1944-45: The Brutal Battle for the Pearl of the Danube
Analyzes the background, chronology and consequences of the 52-day-long siege of Budapest in WWII from both a military and political perspective, and documents the huge losses in military and civilian casualties and material damage. |
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Mikaberidze, Alexander 383 BEREZINA 1812: Napoleon's Hollow Victory
Offers maps, battlescene artworks, and period illustrations to help describe the events of late November 1812, as Napoleon's retreating, desperate Grand Armee extricated itself from the clutches of the Russian armies under Kutuzov, Wittgenstein, and Chichagov in an epic feat of heroism and masterful tactics. Although the core of Napoleon's army escaped, tens of thousands were killed in the battle -- trampled in the rush for the bridge, drowned in the icy waters of the Berezina River, or captured. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Moran, Jim 144 WAKE ISLAND 1941: A Battle to Make the Gods Weep
On the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an American marine and naval base in the Pacific. Three days later, a Japanese invasion force stormed the island, but were bloodily repulsed by the scratch force of marines, sailors and even service personnel who defended it. Despite US attempts to relieve the island, the Japanese launched a much greater invasion a few weeks later and, despite gallant resistance, eventually caused the US Forces to surrender. This book tells the complete story of the vicious fighting on Wake Island, one of the near-legendary 'last stands' made by US military forces. |
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Moreman, Tim 384 JAPANESE CONQUEST OF BURMA 1942: The Advance to the Gates of India
Narrates Burma Corps' epic 1942 fighting retreat northwards, carried out mostly in contact with the Japanese and across hundreds of miles of highly malarial and extremely difficult terrain, to safety in India. Among the battles covered are the disaster at the Sittang Bridge on 22 February 1942 (where 17th Indian Division was all but destroyed), the fall of Rangoon in March 1942, and the clashes at Yenangyaung, Monywa, and Shwegyin. The performance of the opposing commanders and forces is also examined, highlighting the success of Japan's aggressive light infantry tactics, which ruthlessly exploited the cover and concealment provided by the jungle to outflank, bypass, and encircle their bewildered enemy. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Murphy, David 367 THE FINNISH-SOVIET WINTER WAR 1939-40: Stalin's Hollow Victory
Explores the events of the war of November 1939 to March 1940. Set against the background of the developing global conflict, the conflict saw the Finnish Army thwart the plans of the sizable Soviet forces assembled against it, before finally being forced to concede. Covers the major battles of the war, which took place in harsh winter conditions, including the Mannerheim Line, the fighting in Ladoga, Karelia, and Kollaa, and the clashes in Finnish Lapland. |
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Nicolle, David 204 THE SECOND CRUSADE 1148
Despite minor setbacks, Christian Europe had enjoyed success on previous Crusader campaigns. Pursuing an ambitious but politically flawed strategy against an Islamic state friendly to their Crusader neighbors, the knights of the Second Crusade suffered a crushing defeat at Damascus in 1148. This battle shook the Crusaders' belief in their military supremacy, and revived the Islamic states, marking a crucial turning point in the history of the Crusades. |
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Nicolle, David 237 THE FOURTH CRUSADE 1202-04: The Betrayal of Byzantium
The Fourth Crusade was the first, and most famous of the 'diverted' Crusades, which saw the Crusade diverted from its original target, Ayyubi Egypt, to attack the Christian city of Zadar in modern Croatia. This attack was little more than a mercenary action to repay the Venetians for their provision of a fleet to the Crusaders. This book examines the combined action and sacking of the city of Zara, which saw the Crusaders temporarily excommunicated by the Pope. It goes on to evaluate how the influence of the Venetians prompted an attack on Constantinople, analyses the siege that followed, and describes the naval assault and sacking of the city which saw the Crusaders place Count Baldwin of Flanders on the Byzantine throne. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Nicolle, David 241 THE FALL OF ENGLISH FRANCE 1449-53
Despite the great English victories at Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, the French eventually triumphed in the Hundred Years War. This book examines the last campaign of the war, covering the great battles at Formigny in 1450 and Castillon in 1453, both of which hold an interesting place in military history. |
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Nicolle, David 262 MANZIKERT 1071: The Breaking of Byzantium
On 26 August 1071 a large Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV met the Saljuq Turk forces of Sultan Alp Arslan near the town of Manzikert. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for the Byzantine forces, with the Byzantine emperor captured and much of his fabled Varangian guard killed. This battle is seen as the primary trigger of the Crusades, and as the moment when the power of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire was irreparably broken. |
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Nicolle, David 271 THE CONQUEST OF SAXONY AD 782-785: Charlemagne's Defeat of Widukind of Westphalia
Charlemagne's conquest of the Saxons was the hardest fought and most protracted of his wars; it involved 18 campaigns spread across 33 years, a great deal of lower-level fighting and the harshest final peace settlement that Charlemagne ever imposed upon a defeated foe. Rapidly taking on the character of a religious conquest from its outset, it also became the most important of all Charlemagne's wars for the future direction and character of European history and began the long process of uniting the German-speaking peoples. |
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Noppen, Ryan 405 MERS EL-KEBIR 1940: Operation Catapult
Analyses the Royal Navy Operation Catapult at Mers el-Kebir, the follow-up Operation Lever, and the French retaliatory actions in the subsequent days. Examines the rapid deterioration of Anglo-French relations and how the two former allies quickly fell into armed conflict. Fully illustrated with detailed maps, photographs, and artwork that bring to life the British and French forces involved, it presents an engaging treatment of an often-forgotten episode early in World War II. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Nunez, Andy 267 WILDERNESS AND SPOTSYLVANIA 1864: Grant versus Lee in the East
In May 1864 the Union Army of the Potomac under General George Meade had been in a leisurely pursuit of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia for nearly a year after the defeat of the Rebels at Gettysburg. Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee still retained his awe-inspiring reputation for wrecking Union armies that got too close to Richmond and Meade was still cautious. His tactics at Gettysburg were defensive and he was unsure that he was able to take the offensive against Lee. |
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Orr, Timothy 374 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 1863 (1) : The First Day
First of three volumes covers the tactical decisions made at Gettysburg on day one and the ensuing combat, while also including a brief summary of the grand strategy in the Eastern Theater of the war, the conduct of the Pennsylvania Campaign from June 6 to 30, 1863, and the plight of civilians caught up in the conflict. Includes the morning cavalry skirmish, the morning clash at the Herbst's Woodlot and at the railroad cut, the afternoon clash at Oak Ridge, the afternoon fight at the Edward McPherson farm, the afternoon rout of the 11th Corps, the last stand of the 1st Corps at Seminary Ridge, the Union retreat through town, and the positions of the armies at nightfall. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Orr, Timothy 391 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 1863 (2): The Second Day
Assisted by superb maps and 3D diagrams, this second booklet in the Gettysburg series describes the tactical actions, including Hunterstown and Benner's Hill, Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Rose Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, and Culp's and Cemetery hills. The critical decisions taken on the second day are examined in detail, and why the commanders committed to them. |
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Orr, Timothy 403 THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 1863 (3): The Third Day
This final volume in its trilogy emphasizes the tactical decisions of Day Three of the American Civil War and documents the ensuing combat in detailed 2D maps, 3D diagrams, and historic photographs. It also includes a brief summary of the strategic and human consequences of the campaign, carrying the story to November 19, 1863, the day of Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address. Primary accounts from common soldiers infuse this study, reminding readers that Gettysburg was -- among other things -- a tale of suffering and endurance. The experiences and equipment of these men are brought to life in dramatic battlescenes. Contains color illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photographs. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Orr, Timothy 404 ROMANIA 1944: The Turning of Arms Against Nazi Germany
Examines Romania's switching of sides from Axis to Allies. Explores the strategic struggle within German-Romanian relations and the tactical development of the Battle of Romania. The detailed 2D maps and 3D diagrams guide you step-by-step through the Axis defense of Romania in March-May 1944 during the first Iasi-Chisinau offensive, the Allied campaign in April-August to assist the Soviets, the Axis collapse in August during the second Iasi-Chisinau offensive, the Romanian defeat of the attempted German counter-coup, and the final Soviet occupation of Romania. Contains period photographs, color illustrations, maps, 3D diagrams, and battlescene artworks. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Powell, Lindsay 310 THE BAR KOKHBA WAR AD 132-136: The Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome
In AD 132, Shim'on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Shim'on Bar Kokhba ('Son of a Star'), led the people of Judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own independent Jewish state and to liberate Jerusalem from the Romans. During the ensuing 'Bar Kokhba War' (AKA the Second Jewish War), the insurgents held their own against the crack Roman troops sent by Emperor Hadrian for three-and-a-half years. The cost of this rebellion was catastrophic: hundreds of thousands of casualties, the destruction and enslavement of Jewish communities and a ban on Jews entering Jerusalem. Bar Kokhba remains important in Israel today because he was the last leader of a Jewish state before the rise of Zionism in modern times. |
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Reid, Stuart 121 QUEBEC 1759
'What a scene!' wrote Horace Walpole. 'An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stumps of trees to assault a town and attack an enemy strongly entrenched and double in numbers!' In one short sharp exchange of fire Major-General James Wolfe's men tumbled the Marquis de Montcalm's French army into bloody ruin. Sir John Fortescue famously described it as the 'most perfect volley ever fired on a battlefield'. In this book Stuart Reid details how one of the British Army's consummate professionals literally beat the King's enemies before breakfast and in so doing decided the fate of a continent. |
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Rodgers, Russ 350 Nierstein and Oppenheim 1945 - Patton Bounces the Rhine
In January 1945, the collapse of the German front along the Siegfried Line led to a large-scale dissolution of German combat forces and capability. Pressed hard by Allied forces advancing eastward, German units often found themselves trapped west of the Rhine River. With his eye on history, US Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. was determined to be the first leader since Napoleon to make an assault crossing of the Rhine. The most logical crossing-place was at Mainz, as it served as a major railroad logistical link from west to east. However, Patton was aware that this would be obvious to the Germans, and therefore he and his staff made rapid plans for another site at Nierstein and Oppenheim, about 12 miles south of Mainz. |
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Rogers, Anthony 339 KOS AND LEROS 1943: The German Conquest of the Dodecanese
This title is an illustrated account of the autumn 1943 battle for the Dodecanese, as Winston Churchill attempted to secure the Aegean islands in the wake of the Italian armistice. |
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Rogers, Anthony 381 BATTLE OF MALTA: June 1940-November 1942
On 11 June 1940, the British crown colony of Malta - which dominated the central Mediterranean and all-important sea routes to and from North Africa - was bombed for the first time by aircraft of the Italian Regia Aeronautica. The Italians were joined in their efforts by the German Luftwaffe in January 1941. Malta was effectively beleaguered for nearly two and a half years, dependent for survival on naval supply convoys and reliant for defense on often-outnumbered fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft guns. |
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Sheads, Scott 259 THE CHESAPEAKE CAMPAIGNS 1813-15: Middle Ground of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was never the most popular of conflicts on both sides of the Atlantic. Bogged down by their involvement in the Napoleonic conflict in Europe, the British largely relied on the power of the Royal Navy in the early years of the war. Part of this naval strategy was to blockade the American coastline in order to strangle American commerce and bring the new nation to its knees. Nowhere was this blockade more important than in the Chesapeake. |
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Sheperd, William 239 PLATAEA 479 BC: The Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen
Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light-armed Greeks took on an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry, and troops from as far away as India, with thousands of Greek hoplites and cavalry also fighting on the Persian side. At points in the several days of combat, the Persians with their greater mobility and more fluid, missile tactics came close to breaking the Greek defensive line and succeeded in cutting off their supplies. |
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Shepherd, William 261 PYLOS AND SPHACTERIA 425 BC: Sparta's Island of Disaster
During the Peloponnesian War the Athenians occupied the promontory of Pylos to counter Sparta's repeated invasions of Attica. Over two days of fighting the small garrison beat off the Spartan army and the returning Athenian fleet won a crushing victory in the nearby waters, stranding a contingent of elite Spartan hoplites on the island of Sphacteria. |
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Sheppard, Si 252 THE JEWISH REVOLT AD 66-74
In AD 66, a local disturbance in Caesarea caused by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue exploded into a pan-Jewish revolt against their Roman overlords. Gaining momentum, the rebels successfully occupied Jerusalem and drove off an attack by the Roman legate of Syria, Cestus Gallius, who was defeated at the battle of Beth Horon. The emperor Nero dispatched the Roman general Vespasian along with reinforcements and, having crushed the revolt in Galilee he became embroiled in the events of the Year of the Four Emperors that would lead to his assumption of the Imperial throne. |
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Sheppard, Si 321 TENOCHTITLAN 1519-21: Clash of Civilizations
In 1519, the Conquistador Hernan Cortes landed on the mainland of the Americas. His quest to serve God, win gold, and achieve glory drove him into the heartland of what is now Mexico, where no European had ever set foot before. He marched towards to the majestic city of Tenochtitlan, floating like a jewel in the midst of Lake Texcoco. |
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Sheppard, Si 347 CONSTANTINOPLE AD 717-18: The Crucible of History
Comprehensive study of the clash between the ascendant Caliphate and the fading Byzantine Empire. It details the forces available to each side, with their respective advantages and vulnerabilities, evaluating the leadership qualities of the rival commanders and assessing their strategic and tactical initiatives. It also accounts for the trajectory and outcome of the campaign and emphasizes the fundamental significance of the struggle. By holding the line, the Byzantines gave Europe enough time to develop at its own pace and emerge strong enough to face down its Islamic counterpart on equal terms. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Sheppard, Si 372 CUZCO 1536-37: Battle for the Heart of the Inca Empire
In April 1532 a bloody civil war between two brothers ended with one of them, Atahualpa, as master of the mighty Inca Empire. Now the most powerful man in South America, his word was law for millions of subjects spread across thousands of square miles, from the parched deserts of the coast to the lush rainforest of the Amazon and along the spine of the soaring Andes Mountains. But the time of the Incas was coming to an end. |
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Shepperd, William 222 SALAMIS 480 BC: The Naval Campaign That Saved Greece
In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a crushing victory that ended the Persian threat to Greece. This book draws on the findings of archaeological, technological, and naval research, as well as on original historical sources to vividly recreate one of the most important naval campaigns in world history. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Smith, David 292 CAMDEN 1780: The Annihilation of Gates' Grand Army
As the American Revolution continued, the British refocused their fight on the southern colonies in the hopes of triggering an outbreak of loyalism that would sweep the rebels aside. Under Sir Henry Clinton they captured Savannah at the end of 1778, and Charleston in May 1780, with Lord Cornwallis being left in command with just 8,500 men under him. Too thinly spread to guard the 15,000 square miles he was assigned to control, Cornwallis went on the offensive, invading North Carolina and using Camden as a launch pad. |
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Smith, David 338 THE FIRST ANGLO-SIKH WAR 1845-46: The Betrayal of the Khalsa
The First Anglo-Sikh War broke out due to escalating tensions between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in the Punjab region of India in the mid-19th century. Political machinations were at the heart of the conflict, with Sikh rulers fearing the growing power of their own army, while several prominent Sikh generals actively collaborated with the East India Company. |
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Smith, David 379 THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN 1914-18: Von Lettow-Vorbeck's Masterpiece
Examines how a wide array of British, Indian, South African, Belgian, Portuguese, and local native forces invaded German East Africa in WWI and slowly ousted the German forces -- a process made tortuous by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Lettow-Vorbeck's masterful management of the campaign. Among the events covered in this work are the Battle of Tanga, the scuttling of the Konigsberg, the German railway campaign, and the battles at Salaita Hill, Kondoa-Irangi, Mahenge, Mahiwa, and Namacurra. Includes colorful period and specially commissioned illustrations. |
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Stille, Mark 226 Midway 1942: Turning Point in the Pacific
In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the latest research and detailed combat maps, this book tells the dramatic story of the Japanese assault on Midway Island and the American ambush that changed the face of the Pacific war. With sections on commanders, opposing forces, and a blow-by-blow account of the action, this volume gives a complete understanding of the strategy, the tactics, and the human drama that made up the Midway campaign, and its place as the turning point in the Pacific war. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Stille, Mark 255 THE NAVAL BATTLES FOR GUADALCANAL 1942: Clash for Supremacy in the Pacific
The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat on the Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal and leaving the just-landed marines in a perilously exposed position. This was the start of a series of night battles that culminated in the First and Second battles of Guadalcanal, fought on the nights of 13 and 15 November. |
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Stille, Mark 284 GUADALCANAL 1942-43: America's First Victory on the Road to Tokyo
The Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 - the US's first attempt to take the fight to the Japanese. It escalated into a desperate battle of attrition on land, air, and sea, and by the time the Japanese had evacuated the last of their forces from the island in 1943, it was clear that the tide of the war had turned. The inexorable Japanese advance and the myth of Japanese invincibility shattered. |
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Stille, Mark 300 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE 1941-42: The Fall of Britain's Empire in the East
For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Giving birth to the myth of the Imperial Japanese Army's invincibility, the victory left both Burma and India open to invasion. Although heavily outnumbered, the Japanese Army fought fiercely to overcome the inept defense offered by the British and Commonwealth forces. |
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Stille, Mark 313 THE PHILIPPINE SEA 1944: The Last Great Carrier Battle
After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands. Involving the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet, the battle of the Philippine Sea took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War. |
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Stille, Mark 326 THE SOLOMONS 1943-44: The Struggle for New Georgia and Bougainville
Victory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain, and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of Rabaul on New Britain. In order to do this they had to advance up the island chain in a combined air, naval, and ground campaign. |
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Stille, Mark 344 JAVA SEA 1942: Japan's Conquest of the Netherlands East Indies
The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was the culminating point of the Japanese drive to occupy the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) and, to defend the territory, the Allies assembled a striking force comprised of Dutch, American, British and even an Australian ship, all under the command of a resolute Dutch admiral. |
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Stille, MArk 370 LEYTE GULF 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar
This is the First in a two-part study of the October 23-26, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese. Covers the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea and later action off Samar. Examines why the Imperial Japanese Navy commander of the First Diversion Strike Force (Takeo Kurita) chose to ignore orders and break off the attack into Leyte Gulf-one of the two most controversial decisions of the entire battle. It also covers the Japanese planning for Leyte Gulf, and the strengths and weaknesses of the Imperial Japanese Navy in this phase of the war alongside the US Navy's planning and command arrangements. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Stille, Mark 378 LEYTE GULF 1944 (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano
Second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese, focuses on the forces supporting the main Japanese thrust. Reveals how the Japanese Main Body succeeded in its mission of luring the US Third Fleet to the north, but at a tremendous cost in the ensuing Battle off Cape Engano. Also explored in full visual detail is the fate of the small detachment of seven IJN ships ordered to attack into Leyte Gulf through Surigao Strait in the south. The resulting Battle of Surigao Strait on October 25, 1944 would prove to be the last battleship duel in history. |
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Stille, Mark 396 JAPAN'S INDIAN OCEAN RAID 1942: The Allies' Lowest Ebb
Detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 - one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war as its carriers struck Ceylon - the heart of British naval power in the East - sinking several Allied ships. Details the weaponry, equipment, personnel, and the events of both sides' air efforts. |
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Stille, Mark 399 PHILIPPINES NAVAL CAMPAIGN 1944-45: The Battles After Leyte Gulf
Examines an array of naval operations in the Pacific after Leyte Gulf, which included (on the Japanese side) the largest convoys to a contested island during the war, the first kamikaze campaign, and the second largest Imperial Japanese Navy surface operation during the last nine months of the conflict. On the American side, US forces were involved in efforts to cut off Leyte from enemy reinforcement, a massive amphibious invasion off Luzon, and large-scale operations by the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38). Among the actions covered are the battles for Ormoc Bay, the invasion of Mindoro, Japanese kamikaze attacks, and the US Third Fleet's rampage through the South China Sea between January 10 and 20, 1945. Fully illustrated. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Stille, Mark 408 BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC (1): The U-Boat Campaign Against Britain, 1939-41
The first in a series of books examining the struggle between Allied naval and air forces and the German U-boats in the first 15 months of the war. The Germans attempted to win a tonnage war against Allied shipping. However, torpedo problems and the lack of U-boats prevented the Germans from inflicting crippling losses, even though the British found it impossible to protect all shipping, primarily because of lack of convoy escorts. Contains maps, diagrams, photographs, and battlescene artworks. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Stille. Mark 247 SANTA CRUZ 1942: Carrier Duel in the South Pacific
Despite myth, the Japanese carrier force was not destroyed at Midway but survived to still prove a threat in the Pacific Theater. Nowhere was this clearer than in the battle of Santa Cruz of October 1942. The stalemate on the ground in the Guadalcanal campaign led to the major naval forces of both belligerents becoming inexorably more and more involved in the fighting, each seeking to win the major victory that would open the way for a breakthrough on land as well. |
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Sumner, Ian illust by Graham Turner 221 The First Battle of the Marne 1914
In 1914 the Germans launched an offensive that swept through Belgium and into France, threatening to crush French resistance in one fell swoop. However, through careful maneuvering and stubborn resistance, the French Army, aided by the BEF, blunted the assault, winning an important strategic victory that kept France in the war. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Sutton, David 373 SYRIA AND LEBANON 1941: The Allied Fight against the Vichy French
Campaign series. Examines the high military and political strategy that lay behind the June 1941 campaign when Australian, British, Indian and Free French forces invaded the Vichy French-controlled mandate of Syria and Lebanon. The Allies fought in rocky, mountainous terrain, through barren valleys and across swollen rivers, and soon after the initial advance faced a powerful Vichy French counter-attack on key strategic positions. |
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Turnbull, Stephen 297 THE GEMPEI WAR 1180-85: The Great Samurai Civil War
Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. |
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Turner, Alexander 225 Messines 1917 - The zenith of siege warfare
At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the 'pillars of fire' - the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tons of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a 'masterstroke', the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as 'missing'. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating artillery barrage, the British took the strategic objective of Messines Ridge within hours. A rare example of innovation and success in the First World War, this book is a fresh and timely examination of a fascinating campaign. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Whitewood, Dickon 316 SHREWSBURY 1403: Struggle for a Fragile Crown
The battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 is one of the most important battles in English history. King Henry IV faced his erstwhile ally Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland in a bloody contest on a field outside the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury where two English armies, well-matched, and fighting with similar equipment and tactics, struggled in an archery duel in which the arrows 'fell like leaves in Autumn', before the battle was ultimately decided in close quarter hand-to-hand combat. With his victory, Henry IV secured the Lancastrian hold on the kingdom and demonstrated the right of his bloodline to the throne. |
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Willbanks, James 371 THE BATTLE FOR HUE
In late January 1968, some 84,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a country-wide general offensive in South Vietnam, mounting simultaneous assaults on 36 of 44 provincial capitals, and five of the six autonomous cities (including the capital city of Saigon). The longest and bloodiest battle occurred in Hue, the most venerated place in Vietnam. The bitter fighting that raged there for more than three weeks drew the attention of the world. |
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Willbanks, James 409 HAMBURGER HILL 1969: Operation Apache Snow in the A Shau Valley
Documents the planning and execution of Operation Apache Snow during the Vietnam War. The progress of the operation is carefully presented using maps and diagrams, and the forces and weaponry of both sides are brought to life in photos and color battlescenes. Explores why, despite the Allied success in taking Hamburger Hill, the battle came to symbolize the frustration of winning costly encounters without ever consummating a strategic victory. Illustrated throughout, contains battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams, and photos. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Windrow, Martin 366 DIEN BIEN PHU 1954: The French Defeat That Lured America into Vietnam
In late 1953, the seventh year of France's war against the Viet Minh insurgency in its colony of Vietnam, the C-in-C, General Navarre, was encouraged to plant an 'air-ground base' in the Thai Highlands at Dien Bien Phu, to distract General Giap's Vietnamese People's Army from both Annam and the French northern heartland in the Red River Delta, and to protect the Laotian border. Elite French paratroopers captured Dien Bien Phu, which was reinforced between December 1953 and February 1954 with infantry and artillery, a squadron of tanks and one of fighter-bombers, to a strength of 10,000 men. |
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Winkler, John 302 THE THAMES 1813: The War of 1812 on the Northwest Frontier
The battle of the Thames was the culmination of a bloody campaign that saw American forces clash with the British and their Native American allies on multiple occasions. In a battle that included the future US president William Henry Harrison, American naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry, and the legendary Shawnee leader Tecumseh, the Americans prevailed, due in part to their imaginative use of Kentucky mounted riflemen to charge British regular infantry and artillery. |
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Winkler, John 327 PECKUWE 1780: The Revolutionary War on the Ohio River Frontier
As the Revolutionary War raged on fields near the Atlantic, Native Americans and British rangers fought American settlers on the Ohio River frontier in warfare of unsurpassed ferocity. When their attacks threatened to drive the Americans from their settlements in Kentucky, Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, and other frontiersmen guided an army of 970 Kentuckians into what is now Ohio to attack the principal Native American bases from which the raids emanated. |
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Winkler, John F 256 FALLEN TIMBERS 1794 - The US Army's First Victory
Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed. The man chosen to lead it was the famous Major-General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne. Having trained his new force, Wayne set out in 1793 to subdue the Ohio Indians. Wayne faced many of the same problems as St Clair including the logistical and intelligence problems of campaigning in the wilderness, not to mention the formidable Ohio Indians. |
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Winkler, John F. 240 Wabash 1791 - St Clair's defeat
The battle of the Wabash, or St Clair's Defeat, was the greatest ever victory of American Indians over US Army forces. In 1791, Revolutionary War commander Arthur St Clair led a hastily recruited American army into Ohio in an attempt to wrest control of the area from its Indian inhabitants. Hindered by geographical ignorance, difficult terrain, bad weather, and a lack of supplies, the Americans advanced slowly through the wilderness. After a month, they reached the Wabash River, where an Indian army awaited them. On a cold November morning, the Indians attacked at dawn and three hours later the Americans fled, having suffered more than 60 percent casualties. In this book, author John F. Winkler re-examines the US Army's frontier disaster, analyzing what they did wrong and how the Indians achieved their crushing victory. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Winkler, John F. 273 Point Pleasant 1774 - Prelude to the American Revolution
The only major conflict of Lord Dunmore's War, the battle of Point Pleasant was fought between Virginian militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Following increased tensions and a series of incidents between the American settlers and the natives, Dunmore, the last colonial governor of Virginia, and Colonel Andrew Lewis led two armies against the tribes. On October 10, 1774 Lewis and his men resisted a fierce attack, led by Shawnee chief Keigh-tugh-qua, or Cornstalk, at Point Pleasant, near the mouth of the Kanawha river. Despite significant losses on both sides, Lewis succeeded in forcing the Shawnee to retreat back to their settlements in the Scioto Valley. In the aftermath of the battle the Treaty of Camp Charlotte was signed in attempt to secure peace in the region and ultimately opened up Kentucky for American settlement. Illustrated with photographs, detailed maps and bird's-eye-views, this title brings to life one of the most significant pre-Revolutionary conflicts between American settlers and the native tribes. |
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Zalaoga, Steven 236 OPERATION POINTBLANK 1944: Defeating the Luftwaffe
Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang, the United States was able to equip the fighters to fly on long-range-bomber escort missions and take the fight to the Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany. This book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives, covering all the main decisions and technological innovations made by both sides in this epic struggle. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Zaloga, Steven 223 Operation Nordwind 1945 - Hitler's last offensive in the West
In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a crushing victory that ended the Persian threat to Greece. This book draws on the findings of archaeological, technological and naval research, as well as on original historical sources to vividly recreate one of the most important naval campaigns in world history 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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Zaloga, Steven 242 METZ 1944: Patton's Fortified Nemesis
General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 battles along the German frontier which centered on the fortified city of Metz. In part, the problem was logistics. As was the case with the rest of the Allied forces in the European Theatre, supplies were limited until the port of Antwerp could finally be cleared. Also problematic was the weather. The autumn of 1944 was one of the wettest on record, and hardly conducive to the type of mechanized warfare for which Patton was so famous. |
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Zaloga, Steven 251 SICILY 1943: The Debut of Allied Joint Operations
Not only did the Sicily operation represent a watershed in tactical development of combined arms tactics, it was also an important test for future Allied joint operations. Senior British commanders left the North African theater with a jaundiced and dismissive view of the combat capabilities of the inexperienced US Army after the debacle at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia in February 1943. Sicily was a demonstration that the US Army had rapidly learned its lessons and was now capable of fighting as a co-equal of the British Army. |
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Zaloga, Steven 270 OPERATION MARKET-GARDEN 1944 (1) - The American Airborne Missions
the summer of 1944, plans began for a complex operation to seize a Rhine river bridge at Arnhem in the Netherlands. The American portion of the airborne mission was to employ two divisions of the US XVIII Airborne Corps to seize key terrain features that otherwise might delay the advance of British tanks towards the bridge. |
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Zaloga, Steven 278 CHERBOURG 1944
A study of the first major Allied operation in Normandy after the D-Day landings -- the capture of Cherbourg. Cherbourg was recognized by both the German and Allied High commands as crucial to the Allied foothold in Normandy -- it was the nearest major port and was desperately needed by the Allies for major logistical operations to support their forces on long stretches of open beach. Hitler, on the other hand, declared Cherbourg to be a 'Festung' (fortress), a designation everyone knew to mean that its defenders were to fight to the last man. |
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Zaloga, Steven 293 DOWNFALL 1945: The Fall of Hitler's Third Reich
As the final month of fighting in Europe in 1945 dawned the Allies embarked upon a series of mopping up operations, destroying the last centers of German resistance as the essentially defeated Wehrmacht fought on in increasingly desperate conditions, driven on by the explicit no surrender order issued by Hitler. |
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Zaloga, Steven 308 ST LO 1944: The Battle of the Hedgerows
Following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, the First US Army engaged in a six-week struggle to break out of the Normandy beachhead. The hedgerow country of lower Normandy, called the bocage, presented unanticipated tactical problems since it proved to be ideal for German infantry defense. |
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Zaloga, Steven 320 BRITTANY: Hitler's Final Defenses in France
One of the prime objectives for the Allies following the D-Day landings was the capture of sufficient ports to supply their armies. The original Overlord plans assumed that ports along the Breton coast would be essential to expansion of the Normandy beachhead. This included the major ports at Brest and on Quiberon Bay. |
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Zaloga, Steven 335 MORTAIN 1944: Hitler's Normandy Panzer Offensive
Following the successful Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day and consolidation during Operation Cobra, the Wehrmacht was ordered to begin a counter-offensive named Operation Luttich. |
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Zaloga, Steven 349 Warsaw 1920 - The War for the Eastern Borderlands
The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920 has been described as one of the decisive battles of European history. At the start of the battle, the Red Army appeared to be on the verge of advancing through Poland into Germany to expand the Soviet revolution. Had the war spread into Germany, another great European war would have ensued, dragging in France and Britain. However, the Red Army was defeated by 'the miracle on the Vistula'. |
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