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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
Elite

2-997001 001 THE PARAS:BRITISH AIRBORNE FORCES 1940-1984 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
V. GOOD-softcover ......$12.00

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2-997002 002 US MARINE CORPS SINCE 1945, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
GOOD-softcover ......$12.00

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1-997003 003 VIKINGS, THE Osprey 'Elite' series, (12) color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1985 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997004 004 US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES 1952-84 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
GOOD-softcover ......$8.00

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1-997006 006 FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION PARAS Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1999 LONDON, OPSREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997007 007 ANCIENT GREEKS, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997009 009 NORMANS, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997010 010 WARSAW PACT GROUND FORCES Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997011 011 ARDENNES 1944: PEIPER & SKORZENY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1988 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997013 013 US ARMY RANGERS & LRRO UNITS 1942-1987 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
V.GOOD-softcover O/P ......$18.00

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1-997014 014 BRITISH ARMY IN THE 1980'S, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997016 016 NATO ARMIES TODAY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
AS NEW-softcover O/P ......$8.00

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1-997017 017 KNIGHTS AT TOURNAMENT Osprey 'Elite' series, (12) color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1988 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997018 018 ISRAELI ELITE UNITS SINCE 1948 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997019 019 CRUSADES, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997020 020 INSIDE THE US ARMY TODAY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
GOOD-softcover ......$8.00

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1-997021 021 ZULUS, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997022 022 WORLD SPECIAL FORCES INSIGNIA Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
GOOD-softcover ......$8.00

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1-997025 025 SOLDIERS OF THE ECW (1):INFANTRY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1989 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997026 026 TANK WAR CENTRAL FRONT Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997027 027 SOLDIERS OF THE ECW (2):CAVALRY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1990 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997028 028 MEDIEVAL SIEGE WARFARE Osprey 'Elite' series, (12) color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1990 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997029 029 VIETNAM AIRBORNE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, o/p ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997030 030 ATTILA AND THE NOMAD HORDES Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, O/P ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997031 031 US ARMY AIRBORNE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997035 035 EARLY SAMURAI 200-1500 AD Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$18.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997037 037 PANAMA 1989-90 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, O/P ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997038 038 NVA AND VIET CONG, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, o/p ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997040 040 NEW KINGDOM EGYPT Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997041 041 ELITE FORCES INDIA & PAKISTAN Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997042 042 PERSIAN ARMY 560-300 BC Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1992 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997043 043 VIETNAM MARINES 1965-73 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997044 044 SECURITY FORCES IN NORTHERN ISLAND Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997045 045 ARMIES OF THE GULF WAR Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997046 046 US ARMY AIRFORCE(1) Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997048 048 NELSON'S NAVY Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997049 049 GURKAS, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
V.GOOD-softcover O/P ......$18.00

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1-997050 050 PRAETORIAN GUARD Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1993 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997051 051 US ARMY AIRFORCE(2) Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997052 052 WELLINGTON'S GUARD Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997053 053 INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES IN SPAIN, 1936-1939 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O/P ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997054 054 UN FORCES 1948-1994 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997055 055 MARINE FORCE RECON, 1940-1990 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1994 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997056 056 SCOTTISH INFANTRY UNIFORMS IN THE WORLD WARS Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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2-997057 057 THE ROYAL MARINES, 1939-1993 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 19?? LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
AS NEW-softcover, shopworn ......$18.00

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1-997059 059 U.S. MARINE CORPS, 1941-45 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997060 060 U-BOAT CREWS Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997061 061 GUARD DIVISIONS, 1914-18 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997062 062 ZOUAVES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997063 063 GERMAN MOUNTAIN & SKI TROOPS 1939-45 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997064 064 ARMY COMMANDOS 1940-1945 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O/P ......$18.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997066 066 THE SPARTAN ARMY Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997067 067 PIRATES 1660-1730 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997068 068 MILITARY SNIPER SINCE 1914 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$21.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997071 071 QUEEN VICTORIA'S COMMANDERS Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O/P ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997073 073 ACW COMMANDERS 1861-65:(1) Union Leaders East Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997074 074 PRIVATEERS AND PIRATES Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997075 075 THE INDIAN ARMY 1914-1947 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997076 076 GERMAN FREIKORPS 1918-1923 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997077 077 BRITISH COLORS & STANDARDS 1747-1881:Cavalry Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997078 078 WWI TRENCH WARFARE(1) 1914-16 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997079 079 ROYAL NAVY 1939-45 Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997080 080 US NAVY IN WORLD WAR II Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997081 081 BRITISH COLORS & STANDARDS 1747-1881:Infantry Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997083 083 NAPOLEON'S COMMANDERS (2) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O/P ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997084 084 WWI TRENCH WARFARE(2) 1916-18 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O/P ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997085 085 US COMMANDERS OF WWII(1) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997086 086 JAPANESE NAVAL AVIATION UNIFORMS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997087 087 US COMMANDERS OF WWII(2) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997088 088 ACW COMMANDERS 1861-65(2):CONFEDERATE LEADERS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997089 089 ACW COMMANDERS 1861-65:(3) Union Leaders West 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997091 091 US ARMY FONTIER SCOUTS 1840-1921 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997092 092 WWII MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS(1) NAVY & USMC 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997094 094 ACW COMMANDERS 1861-65:(4) Confed Leaders West 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997095 095 WWII MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS(2) ARMY & USAAF 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997096 096 AMERICAN FRONTIER LAWMEN 1850-1930 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997098 098 BRITISH COMMANDERS OF WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997100 100 WORLD WAR II AXIS BOOBY TRAPS & SABOTAGE TACTI 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997101 101 AUSTRIAN COMMANDERS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WAR 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997102 102 SANTA ANA'S MEXICAN ARMY 1821-48 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997103 103 VIETNAM ANZACS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997104 104 BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCES 1939-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997105 105 WWII INFANTRY TACTICS:(1) SQUAD/PLATOON 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997106 106 WEHRMACHT COMBAT HELMETS 1933-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997107 107 BUFFALO SOLDIERS 1866-91 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997108 108 SPANISH GUERRILLA IN THE PENINSULAR WAR 1808 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997109 109 BRITISH HOME FRONT SERVICE 1939-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997112 112 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MARINES 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997113 113 US NAVY SEALS 1983-2003 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997114 114 KNIGHTS CROSS & OAKLEAVES RECIPIENTS 1939-40 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997116 116 NAPOLEON'S IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS (2) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997117 117 US WWII AMPHIBIOUS TACTICS:Pacific Theater 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997118 118 GERMAN COMMANDERS OF WWII(1) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997120 120 MOUNTED ARCHERS OF THE STEPPE 600BC-AD1300 1 vol, 64 pgs 2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997121 121 ANCIENT SIEGE WARFARE 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997122 122 WWII INFANTRY TACTICS:(2) SQUAD/PLATOON 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997123 123 KNIGHTS CROSS, OAKLEAVES & SWORDS RECIPIENTS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997124 124 WWII INFANTRY ANTI-TANK TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997125 125 SAMURAI COMMANDERS(1)1060-1576 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997126 126 SIEGE WARFARE IN THE ROMAN WORLD 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997127 127 JAPANESE PARATROOPER FORCE OF WORLD WAR II 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997128 128 SAMURAI COMMANDERS (2) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997130 130 THE MYCANAEANS C.1650-1100 BC 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997131 131 THE CONDOR LEGION 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997132 132 GERMAN COMMANDERS OF WWII(2) 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, O.P ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997133 133 KNIGHT'S CROSS, OAK LEAVES/SWORDS RECIPIENTS(3 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997134 134 BUFFALO SOLDIERS 1892-1918 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997135 135 GERMAN AIR FORCES 1914-18 1 vol, 64 pgs 2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb ......$19.00 with a discount of 15%

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1-997136 136 WWII AIRBORNE TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997138 138 YUGOSLAV WARS (1):SLOVENIA & CROATIA 1991-95 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997139 139 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH DIAMONDS RECIPIENTS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997140 140 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IN INDIAN TERRITORY 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997141 141 FINLAND AT WAR 1939-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997142 142 NO 10 INTER-ALLIED COMMANDO 1940-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997143 143 CANADIAN AIRBORNE FORCES SINCE 1942 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997144 144 AMPHIBIOUS TACTICS:Mediterranenan & Europe 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997145 145 FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE 1942-44 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997146 146 YUGOSLAV WARS (2):BOSNIA, KOSOVO & MACEDONIA 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997147 147 IRISH REGIMENTS IN THE WORLD WARS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997148 148 THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION 1956 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997149 149 SCOTTISH JACOBITE ARMY 1745-46 1 vol, 64 pgs 2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997150 150 WORLD WAR I GAS WARFARE 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997151 151 WORLD WAR II JUNGLE WARFARE TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997152 152 BRITISH RECONNAISSANCE CORPS IN WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997153 153 AUSTRALIAN ARMY IN WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997155 155 ROMAN BATTLE TACTICS 109BC-AD313 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997156 156 WWII COMBAT RECON TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997157 157 GERMAN HOME FONT 1939-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997158 158 AFRICAN AMERICAN TROOPS IN WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997159 159 FRENCH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS 1792-1815 1 vol, 64 pgs 2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997160 160 WWII INFANTRY ASSAULT TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997161 161 THE US HOME FRONT 1941-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997162 162 WORLD WAR II DESERT TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997163 163 SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997164 164 BRITISH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997165 165 BRITISH FLEET AIR ARM IN WORLD WAR II 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997166 166 THE BAY OF PIGS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997167 167 SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE ARMIES 1513-1550 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997168 168 WORLD WAR II STREET FIGHTING TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997169 169 WORLD WAR II JAPANESE TANK TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997170 170 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN IRAQ 1 vol, 64 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997171 171 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RAILROAD TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997172 172 Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997173 173 OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES 1942-45 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997174 174 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GUERRILA TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997175 175 WORLD WAR II US CAVALRY UNITS:Pacific Theater 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997176 176 WORLD WAR II US ARMOURED INFANTRY TACTICS 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997177 177 GERMAN SPECIAL FORCES WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997178 178 HATAMOTO Samurai Horse & Foot Guards 1540-1724 Each great samurai warlord had a division oftroops known as the Hatamoto, these included thesenior generals, standard bearers along with apersonal bodyguard. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997179 179 PIKE AND SHOT TACTICS 1590-1660 Covers the Dutch-Spanish wars of independence,the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997180 180 US Coast Guard in WWII 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997191 Battistelli, Pier 191 Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-45 Assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla used frogmen, 'two-man torpedoes' and explosive ram-boats.

The Italian Air Force formed a special commando unit, ADRA, before the 1943 surrender; it was tasked with attacking Allied airfields and communications in North Africa. Men from ADRA and Army paratroopers formed the new 'Folgore' Regiment, which also continued to fight alongside German forces until 1945. In both cases, the pro-Allied Italian forces also formed 'mirror' units to fight alongside US and British forces, including the Recce Squadron 'F'.

Featuring rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the story of the little-known elite forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II, some of whose successors remain in service with today's Italian armed forces. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997099 Battistelli, Pier Paolo 099 Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-43 Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and special forces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers, assault engineers, sea-landing and swimmer units, long-range recon and ski units, and even hand-picked Fascist 'Mussolini' units. It also delves into the specialist tank and armored units that were created to emulate the German armored units. While the Italian units discussed enjoyed mixed success, the volume draws attention to the incredibly hard fighting done by some in the deserts of North Africa and the frozen wastelands of Russia. Illustrated with rare archival photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this is a fascinating insight into a little-studied aspect of Axis forces. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997207 Battoselli, Pier Paolo and Piero Crociani 207 WORLD WAR II PARTISAN WARFARE IN ITALY When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters.

Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the groups continued to grow until spring 1944 when a remarkable, unified partisan command structure was created. Working in close co-ordination with the Allies, they received British SOE and American OSS liaison teams as well as supplies of weapons.

The German response was ferocious, and in autumn 1944, as the Allied advance stalled, the SS and Italian RSI looked to eradicate the partisans once and for all. But when the Allies made their final breakthrough in the last weeks of the war the partisans rose again to exact their revenge on the retreating Wehrmacht. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997247 Bishop, M.C. 247 247 ROMAN PLATE ARMOUR First named by Renaissance historians studying the reliefs on Trajan's Column, lorica segmentata evaded successful attempts toThe collapse of the former Western Roman Empire during the so called 'Dark Ages' c. AD 410 was gradual and piecemeal. Out of this vacuum arose regional tribes and leaders determined to take back kingdoms that were theirs and oust any Roman presence for good. However, the Roman guard was tenacious and survived in small pockets that emerged in both Gaul and Britain. These areas of Romano-Celtic resistance held out against the Saxons until at least the mid 6th century in Britain and against the Visigoths and the Merovingian Franks until the late 8th century in France.

Drawing on archaeological finds, contemporary sculpture and manuscript illuminations, Dr Raffaele D'Amato presents contemporary evidence for 5th to 9th-century Gallic and British 'Dark Age' armies and reconstructs their way of life and the battles they fought. The text, accompanied by photographs and colour illustrations, paints an intricate picture of how these disparate groups of Roman soldiers survived and adapted on the fringes of the Roman Empire. reconstruct it until a series of important archaeological finds in the 20th century revealed how it worked and the truth of its extended chronology. The earliest finds date from the late 1st century BC, and its discovery at Kalkriese in Germany shows how rapidly it was adopted. At the same time, discoveries in Spain and Britain showed that, despite its apparent fragility, it continued in use into the 4th century AD.

The spectacular find of six halves of cuirasses in a chest at Corbridge in 1964 has now been matched by the rare discovery of a complete set of this armour at Kalkriese. The Corbridge find provided the context to interpret and reconstruct earlier finds. There is now years of experience gleaned from re-enactors over the practical strengths and weaknesses of this form of armour. At the same time, scientific analysis has provided insights into the technology behind this revolutionary form of armour so characteristic of the Roman Army. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon the latest findings, this study lifts the veil on the formidable plate armour used by the legionaries of Imperial Rome. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997252 Bishop, M.C. 252 ROMAN MAIL AND SCALE ARMOUR New discoveries in both mail and scale, as well as in hybrid forms that mixed the two, helps explain the development of these types of defense during the Roman period, their efficacy in battle and how they were manufactured and repaired.

Less glamorous than the Roman Army's instantly recognizable plate armor but much more versatile, mail and scale armor were used by both legionaries and auxiliaries throughout Rome's history. Developed by the Celts and quickly adopted by the Romans, mail armor was easy to make and required little maintenance. Scale was a much older form of armor, originating in the Near East during the second millennium BC. As with mail, it was used by both auxiliaries and legionaries, but like plate armor, it was much more fragile than mail. Both types of armour were also used by gladiators (principally as arm defenses). 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997234 Bishopm M. C. 234 Roman Shields The introduction of the scutum in the 4th century BC revolutionized the way the Romans fought. Instead of being purely defensive, the shield became a weapon in its own right. Using the top edge or boss to punch an opponent, or the lower rim to smash down on their feet, it served to unbalance an enemy and allow the sword to do its work.

Drawing together historical accounts, excavated artefacts and the results of the latest scientific analyses of the boards and fittings, reveals the development, technology, training and use of the scutum and other Roman shield types.

The versatility of the scutum was characterized by the testudo, a formation the Romans used offensively like a pedestrian tank. Meanwhile, other shield types equipped the auxiliaries who fought alongside the legionaries. The curved, rectangular scutum survived into the 3rd century AD, only to be replaced by an oval, slightly domed shield derived from the oval shields of Early Imperial auxiliaries.
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1-997193 Bull, Stephen 193 WORLD WAR II WINTER AND MOUNTAIN WARFARE TACTICS The 20th century saw an unprecedented emphasis on fighting in all terrain, seasons, and weather conditions. Such conditions made even basic survival difficult as subzero temperatures caused weapons to jam, engines to seize up and soldiers to suffer frostbite, snow blindness and hypothermia. The conditions often favored small groups of mobile, lightly armed soldiers, rather than the armored forces or air power that dominated other combat environments.

Some European armies developed small numbers of specialist alpine troops before and during World War I, but these proved to be insufficient as nearly all the major combatants of World War II found themselves fighting for extended periods in extremely hostile cold-weather and/or alpine environments. Drawing upon manuals, memoirs, and unit histories and illustrated with period tactical diagrams and specially commissioned full-color artwork, this study sheds new light on the winter-warfare tactics and techniques of the US, British, German, Soviet and Finnish armies of World War II. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997199 Calarke, Dale 199 WORLD WAR I BATTLEFIELD ARTILLERY TACTICS As the First World War bogged down across Europe resulting in the establishment of trench systems, artillery began to grow in military importance. Never before had the use of artillery been so vital, and to this day the ferocity, duration, and widespread use of artillery across the trenches of Europe has never been replicated.

Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this groundbreaking study explains and illustrates the enormous advances in the use of artillery that took place between 1914 and 1918, the central part artillery played in World War I and how it was used throughout the war, with particular emphasis on the Western Front.

Contents: Introduction; Artillery in 1914: France, Britain, Germany; The war of movement, 1914-15; Industrial war, 1915-17 (including entry of USA into war); New war, 1917-18: motorization - mobility - defense in depth - air defense; Artillery in 1918; Bibliography; and Index. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997224 Campbell, David 224 ISRAELI PARATROOPERS 1954-2016 From the creation of the first volunteer paratroop unit shortly after the birth of Israel and of the Israeli Defense Force, this arm of service has been recognized as elite. They have also been the first choice for daring special missions, and it is mainly from their ranks that Israel's Special Forces units have been recruited. A unique aspect of the Israeli military is the cross-posting of officers from the airborne, armored and other units, to ensure that all unit commanders share their aggressive qualities and thorough understanding of the capabilities of all arms. In this way the influence of the paratroop arm has been out of proportion to its size.

This fully-illustrated study is a complete history of Israeli paratroopers from its creation to the present day, including relevant developments in their role and organization, as well as their achievements and setbacks in conflicts such as the Six Days War and Yom Kippur War. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997231 Campbell, David 231 SOVIET AIRBORNE FORCES: 1930-91 Explores the development of the VDV from their conception in 1930 to their role in the Cold War and in the later invasion of Afghanistan. Supported by contemporary photography and specially commissioned artwork of uniforms and battlescenes, this title is a comprehensive and engaging guide to the history of airborne forces in the Soviet period.

Established in 1932, the Vozdushno-desantnye voyska ('air-landing forces', or VDV) of the Red Army led the way in airborne doctrine and practice. Though they were initially handicapped by a lack of infrastructure, due in part to a turbulent political climate in the 1930s, they still conducted major drops during World War II, including at the Dnepr River in September 1943.

After the war ended, the VDV became independent of the Air Force and were elevated to the role of strategic asset. The newly rebuilt divisions were now organized and trained to conduct deep insertions behind enemy lines, attacking command-and-control facilities, lines of communication, and key infrastructure targets such as nuclear power plants. This training came into play in numerous Cold War confrontations, including Soviet operations in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968). During the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89), the VDV proved to be the most formidable of the Mujahideen's opponents, with the development of the air assault concept - the transport, insertion and support of air-landed troops by helicopter rather than parachute. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997245 Castelein, Klaas 245 THE DUTCH RESISTANCE 1940-45: World War Resistance and Collaboration in the Netherlands Comprehensive account of one of the lesser-known struggles of World War II. From spring 1943 onwards, three Dutch Resistance organizations gained momentum: the Order Service (OD), the Resistance Council (RVV), and the National Assault Teams (LKP). In response, the Germans raised collaborationist forces to counter the Resistance, including the much-feared Landwacht. In September 1944 the OD, RVV and LKP amalgamated into the Netherlands Interior Forces (NBS), while Allied troops began to liberate the southern provinces. This allowed NBS forces in the south to form Stoottroepen, uniformed and armed by both the British and US armies. These assisted the Allied advance, while a bloody underground struggle continued in the occupied north until final liberation in April-May 1945. Illustrated with rare photos and new colour plates, 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997229 Chartrand, Rene 229 RAIDERS FROM NEW FRANCE: North American Forest Warfare Tactics, 17th-18th Centuries Though the French and British colonies in North America began on a 'level playing field', French political conservatism and limited investment allowed the British colonies to forge ahead, pushing into territories that the French had explored deeply but failed to exploit. The subsequent survival of 'New France' can largely be attributed to an intelligent doctrine of raiding warfare developed by imaginative French officers through close contact with Indian tribes and Canadian settlers.

Far from the ad hoc opportunism these raids seemed to represent, they were in fact the result of a deliberate plan to overcome numerical weakness by exploiting the potential of mixed parties of French soldiers, Canadian backwoodsmen and allied Indian warriors.

Supported by contemporary accounts from period documents and newly explored historical records, this study explores the 'hit-and-run' raids which kept New Englanders tied to a defensive position and ensured the continued existence of the French colonies until their eventual cession in 1763. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997201 D'Amato, Raffaele 201 THE CARTHAGINIANS: 6th-2nd Century BC Carthage, the port-city in Tunisia first settled by Phoenicians from Tyre, grew to extend a competitive maritime trading empire all over the Western Mediterranean and beyond, increasingly defended by the best navy of the period. In the 6th century BC this came into confrontation with Greek colonists in Sicily, starting major wars that lasted through the 5th and 4th centuries, and involved much interaction with different Greek forces.

During the 3rd century Carthage first clashed with Roman armies, and in the course of three wars that raged over Spain, Sicily and Italy the Romans suffered the greatest defeats in their early history at the hands of Hamilcar, Hannibal and Hasdrubal Barca, leading multinational armies of North Africans and Europeans. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997225 D'Amato, Raffaele 225 ROMAN HEAVY CAVALRY (1): Cataphractarii & Clibanarii, 1st Century BC-5th Century AD From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired heavy armored cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions. These troops, both from the northern steppes and the Persian frontiers, continued an ancient tradition of using heavy armour and long lances, and fought in a compact formation for maximum shock effect. They were quite distinct from conventional Roman light cavalry, and they served across the Empire, including in Britain. They became ever more important during the 3rd century wars against Parthia, both to counter their cavalry and to form a mobile strategic reserve.

Displaying these impressive and imposing cavalry units using vivid specially commissioned artwork, this first book in a two part series on Roman Heavy Cavalry examines their use over the Imperial period up to the fall of Western Empire in the 5th century A.D. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997230 D'Amato, Raffaele 230 ROMAN STANDARDS and STANDARD BEARERS (2): AD 192-500 The Late Roman Empire was a period of significant change in the designs of standards and in the costumes of standard-bearers. During the middle decades of the chaotic 3rd century, evidence confirms the continued use of the old legionary eagle and the signa of the old cohorts and centuries, alongside flags and Imperial images.

The two major trends over the later generations were the adoption of Christian symbols on standards (e.g. Constantine the Great's Chi-Rho), and the proliferation of different types of flags. This had begun in the late 2nd century with the adoption of the 'barbarian' dragon standard, the windsock-shaped draco, which continued to be displayed alongside various other flags in the Greek-speaking Eastern Empire, whose influence increased greatly. Meanwhile, the growing employment of foreign units was such that by the 5th century we have evidence of the use of Hunnic symbolism among a Roman general's suite of standards. The costumes of standard-bearers also evolved as 'Persian' styles spread from Constantinople.

This title explores all these changes in depth, charting the development of various costumes and designs and the waxing and waning influence of various cultures and religious considerations. The text is supported by specially commissioned illustrations and artist's reconstructions of the standards and their bearers. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997235 D'Amato, Raffaele 235 ROMAN HEAVY CAVALRY (2): AD500-1450 In the twilight of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th-6th centuries, the elite of the field armies was the cataphracts, heavy armoured cavalry clad in lamellar, scale, mail, and padded fabric armour. After the fall of the West, the Greek-speaking Eastern or Byzantine Empire survived for nearly a thousand years, and cavalry remained predominant in its armies, with the heaviest armoured regiments continuing to provide the ultimate shock-force in battle. This new study, replete with full-colour illustrations of the various units, offers insight into heavy cavalry units that battled against the enemies of Rome's Eastern Empire. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997248 D'Amato, Raffaele 248 POST-ROMAN KINGDOMS: Dark Ages Gaul & Britain, AD 450-800 Drawing on archaeological finds, contemporary sculpture, and manuscript illuminations, presents contemporary evidence for 5th to 9th-century Gallic and British Dark Age armies and reconstructs their way of life and the battles they fought. The text, accompanied by photographs and colour illustrations, paints an intricate picture of how these disparate groups of Roman soldiers survived and adapted on the fringes of the Roman Empire.

The collapse of the former Western Roman Empire during the so called 'Dark Ages' c. AD 410 was gradual and piecemeal. Out of this vacuum arose regional tribes and leaders determined to take back kingdoms that were theirs and oust any Roman presence for good. However, the Roman guard was tenacious and survived in small pockets that emerged in both Gaul and Britain. These areas of Romano-Celtic resistance held out against the Saxons until at least the mid 6th century in Britain and against the Visigoths and the Merovingian Franks until the late 8th century in France. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997253 D'Amato, Raffaele 253 ANGLO-SAXON KINGS AND WARLORDS: AD 400-1070 Elite series. Profiles of the kings and warlords from the withdrawal of the Romans to the Battle of Hastings. The Anglo-Saxon warrior elite were equipped with magnificent armour, influenced by the cultures of the late Romans, the Scandinavian Vendel people, the Frankish Merovingians, Carolingians and Ottonians, and also the Vikings. Includes color illustrations, rare photos, and the latest archaeological research. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997204 D'Amato, Raffaele 204 SEA PEOPLES OF THE BRONZE AGE Mediterranean c.1400 BC-1000 BC Features the latest historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze Age, including the so-called Shardana, Shekelesh, Danuna, Lukka, Peleset, and other peoples.

However, it is known that they both provided the Egyptian pharaohs with mercenaries, and were listed among Egypt's enemies and invaders. They contributed to the collapse of several civilizations through their dreaded piracy and raids, and their waves of attacks were followed by major migrations that changed the face of this region, from modern Libya and Cyprus to the Aegean, mainland Greece, Lebanon, and Anatolian Turkey.

Drawing on carved inscriptions and papyrus documents - mainly from Egypt - dating from the 15th-11th centuries BC, as well as carved reliefs of the Medinet Habu, this title reconstructs the formidable appearance and tactics of the famous 'Sea Peoples.' 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997223 D'Amato, Raffaele 223 THE ETRUSCANS: 9th-2nd Centuries BC Ancient Rome had deep roots in the 'Villanovan' culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their long-lived civilization can be traced to 900-750 BC in northwest Italy. They were a seafaring people trading with and competing against Greek and Phoenician peoples, including the Carthaginians. They were also a great land-based power, especially in the 'Classical' period, where they expanded their power north into the Po Valley and south to Latium. In the 6th century BC an Etruscan dynasty ruled Rome, and their power extended southwards to the Amalfi coast. In 509 BC the Romans rose up to expel their kings, which began the long 'Etruscan twilight' when their power was squeezed by the Samnites and, most especially, the Romans.

Drawing on archaeological evidence including warrior tombs, paintings, sculptures, and fully illustrated throughout, this study examines one of the early rivals to Ancient Rome. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997241 D'Amato, Raffaele 241 ARMIES OF JULIUS CAESAR 58-44 BC Gaius Julius Caesar's army was as varied and cosmopolitan as those of later centuries, and it is only recently that a wider study of a whole range of evidence has allowed a more precise picture of it to emerge. Examines the armies of Julius Caesar in detail, creating a detailed picture of how they lived and fought.

Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time. Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' - after all, no other name in history has been synonymous with a title of imperial rule. Caesar was a towering personality who, for better or worse, changed the history of Rome forever. His unscrupulous ambition was matched only by his genius as a commander and his conquest of Gaul brought Rome its first great territorial expansion outside the Mediterranean world. His charismatic leadership bonded his soldiers to him not only for expeditions 'beyond the edge of the world' - to Britain - but in the subsequent civil war that raised him to ultimate power. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997243 Drabik, Douglas 243 Soviet State Security Services 1917-46 Elite series. Examines the history and organizations of the security apparatus of USSR. The Bolsheviks' seizure of power in Russia in late 1917 was swiftly followed by the establishment of the Cheka, the secret police of the new Soviet state, to eliminate political dissent. In 1922 the Soviet state-security organs became the GPU and then the OGPU (1923-34) before coalescing into the NKVD. By 1946, the power of the NKVD was so great that even Stalin saw it as a threat and it was broken up into multiple organizations, notably the MVD and the MGB - the forerunners of the KGB. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997190 Edward, Kenneth 190 US MARINE INFANTRY Combat Uniforms and Equipment 2000-10 The US Marine Corps has been a key part of the US presence in a host of combat zones. While sharing some weapons systems with the other US Forces, the Marine Corps has developed its own distinctive approach to matters of dress, personal equipment and armament. The most important trends are a new generation of camouflage clothing, body armor, and night-vision equipment, which have transformed the appearance and capability of the individual rifleman.

The men and women of the USMC have been at the forefront of these developments, utilizing innovative items of dress and equipment during their extensive service in a range of challenging environments across the world. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork and detailed photographs, this book explores the USMC's key contribution to the development of the combat infantry soldier's clothing and personal equipment in the 21st century. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997208 Edward, Kenneth 208 US MARINE CORPS RECON AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS Uniforms & Equipment 2000-15 In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat environments, an enormous array of specialist uniforms, protective armour and battlefield electronic devices have been developed to facilitate missions in the most extreme conditions.

A special forces operator may now have available to him a dozen distinct types of body armour and two dozen different weapons; never before in American military history has so much been given to so few. Authored by J. Kenneth Eward, professor at the American Military University, and illustrated throughout with photographs and meticulous color plates, this volume offers the first detailed, authoritative study of the characteristics, and performance in the field, of the most modern combat gear and weapons provided for USMC specialist operators to date. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997251 Field, Ron 251 THE US MARINE CORPS 1775-1859: Continental and United States Marines Describes and illustrates US Marine Corps' uniforms, personal equipment, insignia, and weaponry, complemented by a succinct history of the Marines' military record from their beginnings to the eve of the American Civil War, by which time the US Marine Corps had established itself as a small but vitally important part of the United States' armed forces.

Organized in 1775, the first American Marines distinguished themselves throughout the American Revolutionary War, and even raided mainland Britain before being disbanded in 1783. Reestablished in 1798, the US Marine Corps fought in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, both at sea and on land. The years after 1815 saw the Corps involved in a wide variety of conflicts, from the Seminole Wars to the Mexican-American War; Marines even reached China and Japan. As the prospect of civil war began to threaten the United States, a small battalion of Marines was responsible for the capture of abolitionist John Brown at Harper's Ferry on October 18, 1859. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997197 Galeotti, Mark 197 Russian Security and Paramilitary Forces since 1991 While the size of Russia's regular forces has shrunk recently, its security and paramilitary elements have become increasingly powerful. Under the Putin regime they have proliferated and importantly seem set to remain Russia's most active armed agencies for the immediate future. In parallel, within the murky world where government and private interests intersect, a number of paramilitary 'private armies' operate almost as vigilantes, with government toleration or approval.

This book offers a succinct overview of the official, semi-official and unofficial agencies that pursue Russian government and quasi-government objectives by armed means, from the 200,000-strong Interior Troops, through Police and other independent departmental forces, down to private security firms. Featuring rare photographs, and detailed color plates of uniforms, insignia and equipment, this study by a renowned authority explores the Putin regime's shadowy special-forces apparatus, active in an array of counter-terrorist and counter-mafia wars since 1991. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997206 Galeotti, Mark 206 SPETSNAZ: Russia's Special Forces When the shadowy, notorious Spetsnaz were first formed, they drew on a long Soviet tradition of elite, behind-the-lines commando forces from World War II and even earlier. Throughout the 1960s-70s they were instrumental both in projecting Soviet power in the Third World and in suppressing resistance within the Warsaw pact.

As a powerful, but mysterious tool of a world superpower, the Spetsnaz have inevitably become the focus of many 'tall tales' in the West. In this book, a peerless authority on Russia's military Special Forces debunks several of these myths, uncovering truths that are often even more remarkable.

Now, since the chaotic dissolution of the USSR and the two Chechen Wars, Russian forces have seen increasing modernization, involving them ever more in power-projection, counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism and the Spetsnaz have been deployed as a spearhead in virtually all of these operations. This book offers a unique, absorbing guide to the secrets of the Spetsnaz, their most noteworthy missions and personalities, but is also packed with details such as orders-of-battle, equipment and operational doctrine. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997217 Galeotti, Mark 217 THE MODERN RUSSIAN ARMY 1992-2016 Offers rare photographs and full-color images of the army in action, profiles of army leaders and defense ministers, and orders of battle and details of their equipment and dress. Includes a vivid account of the army's troubled history and of its current character, capabilities, and status. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997228 Galeotti, Mark 228 ARMIES OF RUSSIA'S WAR IN UKRAINE Using his extensive contacts in both Russia and Ukraine, and access to a mass of official and unofficial sources, this primer covers all the forces involved in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Analyzes the progress of the war and what it teaches us about Russia's current military capabilities. Includes specially commissioned artwork.

In February 2014, street protests in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities led to the ousting of the Russian-backed President Yanukovych. The so-called Euromaidan Revolution saw many changes to Ukraine's constitution, but the violent reaction in the east and south of the country led to armed counter-revolution, unofficially backed by Russia.

This conflict is the essential example of Russia's new policy of 'hybrid warfare', which blends propaganda, misinformation, and the deployment of 'deniable' Special Forces and regular troops alongside proxies and mercenaries to achieve its strategic ends. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997250 Galeotti, Mark 250 RUSSIA'S FIVE-DAY WAR: The Invasion of Georgia, August 2008 Analyzes the Russian, Georgian, Abkhazian, and South Ossetian forces and gives an in-depth analysis of the conflict as separatist groups in Georgia's border provinces rebelled which led to fighting in South Ossetia during August 2008. The Russian Army invaded Georgia alongside these forces, stripped the new country of these rebellious provinces, and garrisoned them to maintain a threat over Georgia.

But despite the inevitable outcome of this hugely unbalanced conflict, it revealed serious Russian military weaknesses and incompetence, and the NATO-trained and partly Western-equipped Georgian Army put up a much more successful local resistance than Russia had expected. The conflict also demonstrated the first use of Russian cyber-warfare, and its so-called 'hybrid warfare' doctrine.

Includes meticulous color artwork for uniforms, insignia, and equipment, rare photographs and detailed 'fact-boxes' for significant units and individuals. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997246 Gilbert, Francois 246 GLADIATORS: 4th - 1st Centuries BC Despite the wealth of literary and archaeological evidence, many misconceptions about the gladiators and their violent world remain. Originating in funeral rites during the Punic Wars, the Roman gladiator games have come to symbolize the spectacle and savagery of Republican and Imperial Rome. Increasingly elaborate rules and rituals governed the conduct of gladiator combat, with an array of specially armed and armored gladiator types pitted against one another, either singly or in groups. While many gladiators met a grisly end, some survived to achieve celebrity and make huge fortunes.

Featuring photographs and drawings of key items of visual evidence and drawing upon the author's wealth of experience and research, this fully illustrated account recreates the little-known and under-represented gladiators of the centuries leading up to the dawn of the Principate, correcting myths and casting new light on the roles, lives and legacy of these legendary arena fighters. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997258 Gilbert, Francois 258 GLADIATORS: 1st-5th Centuries AD Examines gladiators, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of ancient Rome and its vast empire. While prominent citizens sponsored games to enhance their own reputations and reward their clients, the emperors soon assumed a near-monopoly on the provision of games. Several emperors, most notoriously Commodus, even entered the arena themselves. In the quest for novelty, contests included prisoners, criminals, and women. Only after the adoption of Christianity as the state religion in AD 380 did armed combat between gladiators enter a decline, and even then beast hunts persisted into the 6th century. Contains eight color artwork plates, as well as black and white color photographs and illustrations. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997249 Greentree, David 249 SOVIET NAVAL INFANTRY: 1917-91 Charts the history and appearance of the Soviet Union's naval infantry, from the October Revolution to the end of the Soviet era. Although Russian naval infantry achieved fame during the October Revolution, they were quickly disbanded and only re-established in 1939. Following the Axis invasion of 1941 some 500,000 Soviet Navy personnel served on land, fighting in the defence of Leningrad, Odessa, and Sevastopol and the recapture of the Crimea in 1943-44; Soviet naval troops also participated in the invasion of Manchuria in 1945.

During the Cold War era the Soviet Union developed an amphibious assault capability that had a vital strategic role - to capture an aggressor's geographical exits to the oceans and thereby forestall threats to Soviet submarine bases. Naval infantry forces could deploy a wealth of firepower assets, while the use of amphibious ships, hovercraft and helicopters aided their rapid deployment, even amid ice-bound terrain in the Arctic. All of these developments are described and illustrated in absorbing detail in this study. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997215 Haythornthwaite 215 BRITISH LIGHT INFANTRY & RIFLE TACTICS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS In an age when infantry units maneuvered and fought in rigid blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to 'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favor in the years following the French-Indian and American Revolutionary wars. It was revived by far-sighted British and foreign-mercenary officers, who observed the way in which French Revolutionary armies deployed skirmishers to prepare the way for their assault columns.

Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eyewitness accounts, creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles units of Wellington's Light Division. As the result of the first tentative experiments in skirmishing the units achieved an unsurpassed peak of efficiency -- they marched faster, were versatile in any sort of tactical situation and could shoot more accurately than either friend or foe. No other national army, either allied or enemy, achieved these standards. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997188 Haythornthwaite, Phillip 188 NAPOLEONIC HEAVY CAVALRY & DRAGOON TACTICS During the Napoleonic Wars, the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry -- the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a meter long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with smashing a hole in the enemy's line of battle, with exploiting a weakness, or with turning a flank.

Their classic maneuver was the charge; arrayed in close-order lines or columns, the heavy cavalry would begin their attack at the walk, building up to a gallop for the final 50 meters before impact. Illustrated with diagrams, relevant paintings and prints, and specially prepared color plates, this is the first volume of a two-part study of the cavalry tactics of the armies of Napoleon and those of his allies and opponents. Written by a leading authority on the period, it draws upon drill manuals and later writings to offer a vivid assessment of how heavy cavalry actually fought on the Napoleonic battlefield. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997196 Haythornthwaite, Phillip 196 NAPOLEONIC LIGHT CAVALRY TACTICS During the Napoleonic Wars all the major combatants fielded large numbers of light cavalry. These nimble, fast-moving regiments performed a variety of vital roles, from reconnaissance and keeping contact with the enemy during the movement of armies, to raiding, skirmishing, and the pursuit to destruction of beaten enemies.

In practice, light cavalry were often also employed for battlefield charges alongside the heavy cavalry. Featuring period illustrations and specially commissioned color artwork, this is the second volume of a two-part study of the cavalry tactics of the armies of Napoleon and those of his allies and opponents. Written by a leading authority on the period, it draws upon drill manuals and later writings to offer a vivid assessment of how light cavalry actually fought on the Napoleonic battlefield. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997039 Healy, Mark Illust. by Angus McBride 039 ANCIENT ASSYRIANS, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1991 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997232 Herder, Brian Lane 232 WORLD WAR II US FAST CARRIER TASK FORCE TACTICS: 1943-45 Drawing on difficult-to-access wartime documents and other contemporary sources, this is the first compact, illustrated study of the tactics and techniques of the US fast carriers of Task Forces 50, 58, and 38 during the naval war against Japan in 1943-45.

This title concentrates on exactly how these highly successful forces actually operated: their composition in ships, aircraft and men; the essential technology at their disposal; the evolving doctrine for their employment; the opposition and dangers they faced; and how they overcame them at the tactical level. It explains in straightforward terms the intricate details of topics such as how ships maneuvered, how aircraft were deployed and recovered, the formations and approaches used by fighters, dive-bombers and torpedo-bombers against naval and land targets, and how Task Forces defended themselves.

The text is supported by a wide range of wartime photos and full-color illustrations, showing, for example, the formations employed by ships and aircraft, with altitudes and ranges throughout the course of attacks. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997182 Hofschroder, Peter 182 PRUSSIAN NAPOLEONIC TACTICS: 1792-1815 Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories, and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian tactics from 1792 until 1815.

It includes studies of the professional Prussian army during the Revolutionary Wars and the mass mobilization of a conscript army that fought during the Wars of Liberation and Waterloo. Following on from the success of Osprey's other Elite Tactics volumes, this is a must-have for serious students of Napoleonic warfare, armchair generals, and wargamers alike. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997256 Jones, Simon 256 THE WAR UNDERGROUND 1914-18: Tactics and Equipment Reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914-18. Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theaters, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels, and dugouts. The ingenuity, claustrophobia and tactical importance of the underground war are discussed and depicted. The artwork plates include depictions of the specialized uniforms, weapons, and equipment used underground, as well as vignettes that vividly convey the many aspects of subterranean warfare during World War I. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997240 Jowett, Philip 240 THE JAPANESE HOME FRONT: 1937-45 From the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 until the Japanese surrender in August 1945, a multitude of military and civil-defense forces strove to support the Japanese war effort and prepared to defend the Home Islands against invasion.

During World War II, Japan was the world's most militarized society and by 1945 nearly every Japanese male over the age of 10 wore some kind of military attire, as did the majority of women and girls. This volume reveals the many military and civil-defense organizations active in wartime Japan, while specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen archive photographs depict the appearance of the men, women, and children involved in the Japanese war effort in the Home Islands throughout World War II. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997257 Jowett, Philip and Martin Windrow 257 THE RIF WAR 1921-26: Morocco's Berber Uprising Analyzes how Abd el Krim, a Berber leader in the Rif highlands of Morocco, marshaled a pan-tribal uprising that killed some 13,000 Spanish troops, which led to a Franco-Spanish response. Takes a close look at the most deadly colonial conflict of the interwar period. Rare photographs and newly commissioned artwork plates complement detailed examinations of the weapons, equipment, and uniforms of all sides, enhancing the story of the challenge posed to two European armies by a tribal leader who would inspire North African nationalists for years to come. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997213 Konstam, Angus 213 THE BARBARY PIRATES: 15th-17th Centuries For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean. They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa and the British Isles.

In the absence of organized European navies they seldom faced serious opposition, and the scope of their raiding was remarkable. As well as piracy and slave-raiding they fought as privateers, sharing their spoils with the rulers of the port-cities that provided them with ships, men, and a ready market. This book examines their development and their style of fighting, chronicles their achievements and failures, and illustrates their appearance and that of their ships, explaining why they were so feared and effective. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997069 Konstam, Angus and Illust by Angus McBride 069 BUCCANEERS 1620-1700 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997070 Konstam, Angus and Illust. by Angus McBride 070 ELIZABETHAN SEA DOGS 1560-1605 Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997194 Lai, Benjamin 194 THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY SINCE 1949: Ground Forces Includes: Chronology; Component forces: the PLA regular and reserve forces, the People's Armed Police, and the People's Militia; Organization: command levels, educational institutions, defense industries, military regions, local commands, tactical organization (from squad to army group), airborne forces, border security, commissar system; Personnel: conscription and training, NCOs, officer corps, reserves, militia; People's Armed Police; Force reduction; Tactical doctrine; Uniforms: Types 50, 55, 58, 65, 66, 72, 83, 89, 97, 07; Key equipment: small arms, light weapons, armored fighting vehicles; and more. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997203 Liptak, Eugene 203 WORLD WAR II US NAVY Special Warfare Units With the need for large-scale amphibious landings to decide the outcome of World War II the US Navy developed several types of specialized unit to recon potential landing areas, degrade the enemy's ability to resist, and assist the landing forces on to the beaches. The Scouts and Raiders were the forerunners of the SEALs, Beach Jumpers made elaborate simulated landings to distract the enemy, the Naval Combat Demolition Units and Underwater Demolition Teams cleared obstacles to amphibious landings and Naval Group China fought alongside Chinese guerrillas behind Japanese lines.

Contents: Introduction, Scouts and Raiders: tasks - organization - special equipment - operational history, Beach jumpers: tasks - organization - special equipment - operational history, Naval combat demolition teams: tasks - organization - special equipment - operational history, Naval Group China: tasks - organization - special equipment - operational history, Bibliography, Plate commentaries, and Index.
1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997242 Liptak, Eugene 242 US NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE UNITS IN KOREA AND VIETNAM: UDTS and Seals 1950-73 Covers US Navy Special Warfare units during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In Korea, underwater demolition teams (UDTs) surveyed beaches for amphibious operations, cleared sea mines from harbors, conducted seaborne raids against inshore targets, and served as scouts for the infiltration of Korean guerrillas and British Royal Marine Commando raids along the North Korean coast. In South Vietnam, UDTs surveyed beaches and demolished Viet Cong bunkers, supply caches, and river obstacles in the Mekong Delta. The SEALs (Sea Air Land teams) deployed entire platoons into the Mekong Delta and the Rung Sat Special Zone to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Viet Cong that included ambushes, reconnaissance, and capturing leaders and supply caches. In addition, the SEALs also played important roles in the Phoenix Program and in rescuing prisoners of war. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997237 MacNiven , Robbie 237 BRITISH LIGHT INFANTRY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION During the Seven Years' War (1755-63), a number of independent light-infantry outfits served under British command and dedicated light companies were added to the British Army's regular infantry battalions. The light companies were disbanded after the war but the prominent role played by light infantry was not forgotten, and in 1771-72 light-infantry companies were reinstated in every regiment in the British Isles.

Although William Howe formed a training camp at Salisbury in 1774 specifically to practise light-infantry doctrine, the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775 found the British Army wanting, and the light companies were no different. After evacuating Boston in March 1776, Howe began to remodel and drill his army at Halifax, standardizing lighter uniform and emphasizing more open-order tactics. He also brigaded his light companies together into composite battalions, which went on to fight in almost every major engagement during the American Revolution. They spearheaded British assaults, using night-time surprise and relying upon the bayonet in engagements such as Paoli and Old Tappan. They also matched their regular and irregular opponents in bush-fighting, and at times fought in far-flung detachments alongside Native American and Loyalist allies on the frontier. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the formation, uniform, equipment, doctrines and tactics of these elite light infantry companies and battalions, and considers how, over the course of the war they developed a fearsome reputation, and exemplified the psychological characteristics exhibited by crack military units across history. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997238 MacNiven , Robbie 238 BATTLE TACTICS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Investigates the various participants' battlefield tactics, casting light on how tactical theory and battlefield experience shaped the conduct of battle in the American Revolution.

For Britain, the Army would be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years' War. After the debacle of Concord and Bunker Hill, the British implemented a range of changes throughout the Army, including the modification of accepted tactical doctrine. Additionally, the British used trrops from independent German states, which used different tactics.

The Continental Army was founded in 1775 and was initially heavily styled on its British opponents. That began to change in 1778 thanks to the efforts of Prussian officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Following their formal alliance with the colonies in 1778, France deployed military assets to North America. French officers also provided tactical advice to the Continental Army, and vice versa, particularly when they worked together successfully during the siege of Yorktown in 1781.
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1-997239 McNab, Chris 239 ARMIES OF THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR 1980-88 Investigates the organization, appearance, and equipment of the ground forces of both sides in the Iran-Iraq War, including Iraq's Republican Guards and Iran's Pasdaran or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The war resulted in stalemate with some half a million dead and at least as many wounded. The financial costs incurred in waging such a long and debilitating war were one of the spurs that led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait barely two years later.

Driven by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the insecurities it provoked in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi dictatorship, the Iran-Iraq War would become the largest conventional conflict of the period. Curiously little-known considering its scale and longevity, the struggle between Iran and Iraq was primarily fought along the 1,458km border in a series of battles which, despite both sides being armed with modern small arms, armor and aircraft, often degenerated into attritional struggles reminiscent of World War I. Such a comparison was underlined by frequent periods of deadlock, the extensive use of trenches by both sides, and the deployment of chemical weapons by Iraq. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997205 Neville, Leigh 205 THE BRITISH ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN 2006-14: Task Force Helmand Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan has been involved in asymmetric warfare for the best part of a decade. The eight-year series of deployments jointly known as Operation Herrick, alongside US and other NATO contingents within the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, have been the longest continuous combat commitment of the British Army since World War II.

Together with Operation 'Telic' in Iraq, which immediately preceded and overlapped with it, this conflict has shaped the British Army for a generation. Enemy threats have diversified and evolved, with a consequent evolution of British doctrine, tactics and equipment. This book provides a detailed analysis of those specifics within a clear, connected account of the course of the war in Helmand, operation by operation. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997211 Neville, Leigh 211 The SAS 1983-2014 Highly-trained and immensely skilled, the SAS are widely regarded as one of the best Special Forces units in the world. Their missions are uniquely diverse, ranging from counter-terrorist responses at home and abroad; counter-insurgency in collaboration with US Delta Force and other foreign Special Forces; mobile operations in support of conventional forces; targeting terrorist leaders and man-hunting war criminals, to 'direct action' raids.

This book charts the changing organization and operational emphases of the Regiment over the past 25 years; its individual deployments and operations, including those planned but aborted, joint missions with other British and foreign units. It sheds light on the SAS's involvement in the Troubles of Northern Ireland, their operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the widespread use of the SAS in counter terrorism and counterinsurgency operations since 9/11.
1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997212 Neville, Leigh 212 US ARMY RANGERS 1989-2015: Panama to Afghanistan Written by an expert on modern Special Forces units and the operations they undertake, this book explains the evolution of the Rangers' missions in Panama, the first Gulf War, Somalia and the post 9/11 invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. It reveals the training and organizational changes that the unit has undergone and investigates in particular how their doctrine and tactics have changed during the 14-year war in Afghanistan.

At the beginning of the war the Rangers were an elite light infantry unit of picked men tasked with short duration recon raids and securing ground behind enemy lines in support of Special Forces; they have since evolved into a special-mission unit themselves -- on the cusp of being assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997185 Nicolle, David 185 EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL TACTICS (1): The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450-1260 After the fall of the Western Roman Empire there was a decline in 'professional' cavalry forces, and infantry dominated in the Germanic successor 'barbarian' kingdoms. In the Carolingian and Norman periods from the 9th to the 11th centuries, the cavalry arm gradually expanded from the small remaining aristocratic elite. Even so, the supposedly complete dominance of the 'knight' in the 12th and 13th centuries is grossly exaggerated, as integrated cavalry and infantry tactics were nearly always the key to success. This is a two-part treatment of medieval tactics. Throughout the period there was a steady evolution of training in both individual and unit skills, of armour and weapons, and thus of tactics on the battlefield. This book covers Hastings in 1066 to Legnano in 1176. It also details the two key set piece battles of Bouvines in 1214 and Pelagonia in 1259, the former an example of abject failure of cavalry tactics and the latter a stunning success 1 vol, 64 pgs 2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997189 Nicolle, David 189 EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL TACTICS (2): New Infantry, New Weapons 1260-1500 With the development in the 13th century of co-operative tactics using crossbowmen and heavy spearmen, circumstance began to arise in which the charge by Muslim horse-archers, and then by European armored knights, could be defied. Infantry were far cheaper and easier to train than knights, and potentially there were far more of them. Tactics emerged by which more numerous and more varied infantry played an increasing part in battles.

This book traces these and other examples of this 'jerky' and uneven process through its regional differences, which were invariably entwined with parallel cavalry developments - the balanced army of 'mixed arms' was always the key to success. By the time serious hand-held firearms appeared on battlefields in large numbers in about 1500, the face of medieval warfare had been transformed. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997058 Nicolle, David and Illust by Christa Hook 058 JANISSARIES, THE Osprey 'Elite' series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997226 Robinsom, Merlin 226 DIVISION LECLERC: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division 1940-1946 'General Leclerc' was the nom de guerre adopted by the Gaullist officer Philippe de Hautcloque, to protect his family in occupied France. He became France's foremost fighting commander, and his armored division (the '2e DB') its most famous formation.

Starting as a small scratch force of mostly African troops organized and led by Leclerc in French Equatorial Africa, it achieved early success raiding Italian and German positions in co-operation with Britain's Long Range Desert Group. Following the Allied victory in North Africa it was expanded and reorganized as a US Army-style armored division, with American tanks and other armored vehicles.

Shipped to the UK, in spring 1944, it was assigned to Patton's US Third Army, landing in time for the Normandy breakout and being given the honor of liberating Paris in August 1944. Combining a thorough analysis of their combat and organization with detailed color plates of their uniforms and equipment, this is the story of Free France's most effective fighting force. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997244 Rogers, Anthony 244 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE: Mercenaries and Military Adventurers 1960-2020 This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s-90s to today's state-employed corporate military contractors.

The phenomenon of mercenary soldiering has constantly recurred in the news since the 1960s and has always attracted lively interest. The concept of 'mercenaries' began in the former Belgian Congo during the 1960s when men such as Mike Hoare and Bob Denard assembled hundreds of military veterans to 'do the fighting' for a particular leader or faction. This idea soon evolved into small teams of individuals training and leading local forces with varying success; wars in Rhodesia and on South Africa's borders attracted foreign volunteers into national armed forces, and veterans of these conflicts later sought employment elsewhere as mercenaries. The wars in the former Yugoslavia also attracted foreign fighters inspired as much by political and religious motives as by pay. This picture then evolved again, as former officers with recent experience set up sophisticated commercial companies to identify and fill the needs of governments whose own militaries were inadequate.

Most recently, the aftermath of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has seen such contractors taking on some of the burden of long-term security off major national armies, while the subsequent rise of ISIS/Daesh has added a parallel strain of ideological volunteers. The author is well placed to describe how the face of mercenary soldiering has evolved and changed over 60 years. Using first-hand accounts, photos and detailed illustrations, this book presents a compelling snapshot of the life, campaigns and kit used by mercenary operatives engaged in fighting within both larger and more specific conflicts around the world. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997214 Rottman 214 WORLD WAR II INFANTRY FIRE SUPPORT TACTICS As infantry units advanced across Europe the only support they could rely on from day to day was that provided by the heavy weapons of their own units. While thundering tanks struck fear into the hearts of their enemies it was the machine guns, mortars, and light cannon that proved to be most important, causing the majority of casualties suffered during World War II. Common principles were shared across units but the wide variety of weapons available to the different armies altered the way they were used in battle.

Focusing on the US, British, German and Soviet troops, this title offers a comprehensive guide to infantry fire support tactics used through World War II. Combat reports are complemented by specially commissioned artwork to show the way in which tactics varied, and highlight how developments obliged opposing armies to review their own methods. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997129 Rottman, Gordon 129 WWII US CAVALRY GROUPS: European Theater The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed to the Pacific to fight the Japanese were turned into infantry units, those sent to Europe were employed as light armor in the cavalry's traditional spearhead roles - reconnaissance, the screening of advances and flanks, and the pursuit of beaten enemy forces.

Equipped with M8 Greyhound armored cars, M5 Stuart and M24 Chaffee light tanks, and halftracks, these units were designated cavalry groups (mechanized), each c. 1,700 strong and divided into two heavily armed squadrons. They were seldom attached to divisions, but to higher-level corps commands, meaning they could be shifted around quickly and independently and be formed at need into flexible battle groups with armored, infantry, and other units, depending on the mission. Featuring specially drawn full-color illustrations depicting uniforms, insignia, armored vehicles, and tactical scenarios, this is the story of the US cavalry units that led the advance to victory in Europe during World War II. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997181 Rottman, Gordon 181 WORLD WAR II BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS Perhaps the biggest difference in the fighting between the two world wars lay in the invention of the man-portable radio that allowed for a greater degree of tactical coordination than ever before. Gordon L. Rottman provides an informative study of the use of small radios, field telephones, signal flares and ground-to-air signaling that revolutionized the battlefield. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997184 Rottman, Gordon 184 ALLIED WORLD WAR II SABOTAGE DEVICES AND BOOBY TRAPS Following Churchill's directive to 'set occupied Europe ablaze,' the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded, and in great peril, these brave agents were armed with a wide variety of devices to help them achieve their objectives, including numerous pieces of sabotage equipment and cunning booby traps.

This book examines these different pieces of equipment and the technicalities involved in deploying them effectively, as well as discussing the specialist equipment developed by Special Forces units, including the SAS Lewes Bomb. Touching on some of the stranger developments, such as explosives disguised as lumps of coal, the author goes on to describe the German clearance techniques that were developed to avoid these dangers. Complete with specially commissioned artwork and period diagrams together with detailed descriptions of the dangerous missions of Allied agents, this book is a fascinating insight into the secret war behind enemy lines. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997186 Rottman, Gordon 186 VIETNAM INFANTRY TACTICS This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theater of war, the author, a Vietnam veteran himself, goes on to explain how unit organization was broken down by combatant forces and the impact this had on the kind of tactics they employed. In particular, the author highlights how units were organized in reality on the battlefield as opposed to their theoretical tables of organization. US tactics included the standard US tactical doctrine as prescribed by several field manuals and in which leaders and troops were rigorously trained. But it also reveals how many American units developed innovative small unit tactics specifically tailored to the terrain and enemy practices. In contrast, this book also reveals the tactics employed by Viet Cong and NVA units including their own Offensive Operations, Reconnaissance, Movement Formations and Security, and Ambushes.
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1-997187 Rottman, Gordon 187 Byzantine Imperial Guardsmen 925-1025 - The Taghmata and Imperial Guard The hundred-year period ending in 1025, from the reign of the Emperor Constantine VII to that of Basil II 'the Bulgar-Slayer', encompassed the last great era of Byzantine aggression and dominance in the Near East and Balkans. During that time, a succession of soldier-emperors hallenged and defeated an array of opponents on land and at sea and reconquered vast swathes of territory. At the heart of the Emperors' forces were the professional, highly mobile Tagmata or Imperial Guard regiments, originally formed to guard the Emperor's person in the capital but invariably deployed as elite combat troops.

Joining these heavy cavalry units were a variety of exotic mercenary units recruited from foreigners, notably the legendary Varangians. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this lively study sheds new light on the colorful regiments of the Byzantine Imperial Guard, the formidable warriors who provided the Byzantine emperors with an insurance policy in the capital, and the elite of their field armies when on campaign. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997195 Rottman, Gordon 195 WORLD WAR II RIVER ASSAULT TACTICS On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse at Sedan in May 1940 cut the French Army in two. The Wehrmacht's ability to cross the great rivers of the western USSR was vital to the lightning advances of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, and in 1943-45 the Red Army had to drive the Germans back from a succession of river lines during their advance to the Reich, culminating in the Vistula and Oder lines. With World War II armies dependent on heavy mechanized equipment, the function which rivers played became essential for soldiers in all sides of the war.

This book details the methods, means and analysis of specific successes and failures. Featuring a wealth of wartime photos, particularly from German sources, and full-color plates illustrating tactical scenarios, the subject is brought to life. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997198 Rottman, Gordon 198 US WORLD WAR II PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENTS The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the world. The elite nature of these units led to them being committed to action not only in the way that had been intended; their quality tempted commanders to keep them in the line longer than their light armament justified, and they were tested to the limit.

This engaging study traces the story of each of the 17 regiments, from their creation and training in the USA, through their deployments overseas, to their combat jumps, and all their battles. The book is illustrated with wartime photographs, many previously unpublished, and eight full-color plates detailing the specifics of their uniforms, insignia, and equipment practices, which often differed from unit to unit. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997200 Rottman, Gordon 200 WORLD WAR II GLIDER ASSAULT TACTICS Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider assault infantry were the forerunners of today's helicopter-delivered airmobile troops. From the light pre-war sports and training machines, several nations developed troop-carrying gliders capable of getting a whole squad or more of infantry, with heavy weapons, onto the ground quickly, with the equipment that paratroopers simply could not carry. They made up at least one-third of the strength of US, British, and German airborne divisions in major battles, and they also carried out several daring coup de main raids and spearhead operations.

However, the dangers were extreme, the techniques were difficult, the losses were heavy (particularly during night operations), and the day of the glider assault was relatively brief. This book explains the development and organization of glider troops, their mounts, and the air squadrons formed to tow them, the steep and costly learning-curve and the tactics that such troops learned to employ once they arrived on the battlefield. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997209 Rottman, Gordon 209 VICTORY 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany's interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and blood-stained. The Wehrmacht's stubborn resistance and the shocking losses suffered by US, British, Canadian and 'Free European' troops meant that the Allies had to adapt and refine small-unit tactics, battle-drills, and their use of weapons and munitions. The troops who finally met up with the Red Army in Germany were a very different fighting force to the one that struggled up the beaches of northern France.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the late-war Allied troops, exploring their uniforms, equipment, organization and tactics. Detailed description and accurate color pictures illustrate the means by which the Allied troops on the ground evolved to the point of winning the war on the Western Front. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997210 Rottman, Gordon 210 WORLD WAR II US ARMY COMBAT EQUIPMENTS During World War II American soldiers, or 'GIs' as they were more commonly known, headed into Europe laden with the provisions needed to survive and function in hostile territory. As they marched towards Berlin it was the equipment that they had strapped to their body that they relied on most of all.

Offers a comprehensive treatment of US World War II gear, covering not only basic belts, pouches and packs, but also mess gear, first aid gear, tools, bivouac/camping gear - essentially everything that a GI had to keep him alive and operational on the battlefield. Illustrated with wartime photos, new photos of kit from private collections, and color plates showing both laid-out kit and half-figures that were used by US forces from D-Day to Berlin. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997216 Rottman, Gordon 216 VIETNAM WAR - US & ALLIED COMBAT EQUIPMENTS Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipment was also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997219 Rottman, Gordon 219 D-Day Beach Assault Troops In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the first of over 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance. They were specially trained and task-organized in a range of different landing teams depending on their means of transport, their tasks, and the resistance they anticipated. The first assault infantry were accompanied by tankers, combat engineers, and other specialist personnel, to breach German obstacles, knock out defensive positions, and to defend and prepare the beaches for the follow-on waves.

On some beaches the plans worked, on others they were disrupted by bad weather, faulty timing, or enemy fire, with consequences that varied from survivable confusion to absolute carnage. This is an in-depth study of the uniforms, equipment, weapons, passage, landings, and tactics of US, British, and Canadian assault units during the period from before H-Hour on June 6 to dawn on June 7. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997220 Rottman, Gordon 220 EUROPEAN COUNTER-TERRORIST UNITS 1972-2017 The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 was a shock awakening to the public. In the decades since, European countries have faced a wide range of threats from Palestinian and home-grown terrorists, to the more recent world-wide jihadists. The threats they pose are widespread from aircraft hijacking and political assassinations to urban warfare against security forces, and murderous attacks on civilian crowd targets, forcing governments have had to invest ever-greater efforts in countering these threats.

This book traces the evolution of police (and associated military) counter-terrorist forces across Europe over the past 45 years. Using specially commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, it details their organization, missions, specialist equipment, and their growing cross-border co-operation. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997221 Rottman, Gordon 221 Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1): 112 BC-AD 192 Roman unit standards played a important role, both ceremonially and on the battlefield. With the armies of the late Roman Republic and early Empire continually engaged on the frontiers, the soldiers selected for the dangerous honor of carrying them were figures of particular renown and splendor.

Standard-bearers wore special armor, with the heads and pelts of animals such as bears, wolves, or even lions draped over their helmets and shoulders. The standards themselves varied greatly, from the legion's Eagle and imperial portrait image to various cohort signa, flags (vexilla) and even dragon 'windsocks' (dracones) copied from barbarian enemies and allies.

This first volume of a two-part series by Roman army expert, Rafaele D'Amato uses detailed color plates and the latest research to examine these vital cogs in the Roman army machine that drove its soldiers to conquer the known world. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997222 Rottman, Gordon 222 WORLD WAR II US MARINE INFANTRY REGIMENTS The USMC came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces sought to push the Japanese back to their Home Islands.

This fascinating study tracks the deployments of the various Marine divisions throughout the war and explains their composition, but also goes deeper, to detail the individual regiments - the focus of the marines' identity and pride. It explains the organization of the Marine infantry regiment and its equipment, and how they evolved during the war. The marine infantryman's evolving uniforms, field equipment and weapons are illustrated throughout using specially commissioned artwork and detailed descriptions to produce a fitting portrait of the US military's elite fighting force in the Pacific. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997236 Rottman, Gordon 236 Vietnam War Booby Traps Explores not only the wide variety of booby traps employed by the Viet Cong, their various uses in halting, stalling, or locating an enemy, and the many evolutions these traps underwent in order to retain the element of surprise. Written by a Vietnam veteran with first-hand experience of such traps.

Booby traps could be made in large numbers in village workshops and jungle camps using locally available materials as well as modern munitions. The VC were adept at making booby traps 'invisible' in the varied terrain of Vietnam, often emplacing them in locations and surroundings totally unexpected by their enemies. Booby traps could be incredibly simple or startlingly complex and ingenious, ranging from pointed sticks to command-detonated submerged floating river mines. Besides a wide variety of booby traps, they also used land and water mines, both contact/pressure-detonated and command-detonated. Between January 1965 and June 1970 11% of US troop deaths in action and 17% of injuries were by caused booby traps and mines. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997192 Rottman. Gordon L 192 WORLD WAR II TACTICAL CAMOUFLAGE TECHNIQUES This book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units - i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field positions, and movement by infantry riflemen and weapons crews, artillerymen, and vehicle crews. It covers all areas and seasons in the European and Mediterranean theaters of operations, for the US, British, German, and Soviet armies.

It includes camouflage of the person, personal equipment, and weapons; natural materials and 'expedient' techniques; issued camouflage materials such as nets, ponchos, etc; the principles of camouflaging equipment and vehicles, of positioning and terrain integration, the effects of light and shadow, and the use of decoy and dummy positions.

Featuring meticulous full-color artwork and specially selected period photographs, this absorbing study casts new light on the camouflaging techniques developed by the major armies of World War II on a host of European battlefields. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997255 Slaughter, James 255 THE 'GROSSDEUTSCHLAND' DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II: The German Army's Premier Combat Unit Starting as an elite guard detachment, Grossdeutschland expanded to regimental size in 1939, and saw action in France in 1940, Yugoslavia in 1941, and invasion of Soviet Union. Reinforced to divisional status, it fought on the Eastern Front in 1942-44, notably at Rzhev in late 1942 and Kharkov in early 1943. Refitted and redesignated a Panzergrenadier-Division, it was part of the battle of Kursk in July 1943 before acting as the Wehrmacht's fire brigade in 1943-44. Expanded to Panzerkorps status in late 1944 for the Bulge offensive. Contains eight color artwork plates plus black & white and color photographs and illustrations. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997202 Tanner, James 202 The British Army since 2000 In the past decade and a half the unique requirements of dual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have radically altered the appearance and capabilities of the British Army's infantry soldiers. Gone are the tactics uniforms and equipment of the Cold War, replaced by an elite fighting force, skilled in counterinsurgency operations and warfare in both urban and rural environments. Fully illustrated and written by an insider, this engaging book traces the major transformations in British Army doctrine, organisation, structures, units, uniforms and equipment, from the end of the Cold War in the 1990s up to today, revealing how despite being a small force in global terms, the British Army continues to be able to punch above its weight.

Contents
Introduction - the Army in the 1990s: overview - deployments in Germany - Northern Ireland - the Balkans - the Gulf
The Army today: doctrine since the end of the Cold War - responses to 'Options for Change' and 'Future Army Structure'
Organisation: Regular and Territorial forces - changes in senior command structure - remaining overseas garrisons - changes to regiments and corps (combat, supporting and services) - the battle group system
The Army at War: the Balkans - African deployments - Iraq - Afghanistan
Uniforms and distinctions: orders of dress - universal service dress - Combat 95 - Multi-Terrain Pattern - regimental and corps distinctions
Weapons and equipment: major items and systems - personal weapons and equipment
Bibliography
Index
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1-997218 Thomas, Nigel 218 WORLD WAR II GERMAN MOTORIZED INFANTRY AND PANZERGRENADIERS This study traces the development of the different types of unit that came together in the Panzergrenadier branch from the inter-war years through World War II. Using color plates to display the changes in uniform, equipment and insignia in all theaters of operations throughout the conflict, this is a complete account of Hitler's elite armored infantry. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997227 Thomas, Nigel 227 ARMIES OF THE BALTIC INDEPENDENCE WARS: 1918-20 Immediately following the end of World War I, amid the collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian Empires, bitter fighting broke out in the Baltic region as Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania struggled for their independence, as Red and White Russian armies began their civil war -- along with German forces still active in what had been the northern end of Germany's Eastern Front.

Offers a concise but detailed introduction to this whole theater of war, focusing on the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and relevant German and Russian forces, plus Finnish, Danish and Swedish contingents. For each region there is a detailed map as well as meticulous orders-of-battle and insignia charts. Detailed for the first time in the English language, this fascinating book concisely tells the story of the birth of these Baltic nation states.

* Russian Red Army: Command; organization; Estonian and Latvian Rifles units; campaign against Russian White Army and German forces; uniforms and insignia.
* Estonian Forces: Command; organization; foreign volunteers; campaign against Russian Red Army and German forces; uniforms and insignia.
* Latvian Forces: Command; organization; campaign against Russian Red Army and German forces; uniforms and insignia.
* Lithuanian Forces: Command; organization; campaigns against Russian Red Army, German and Polish forces; uniforms and insignia.
* German Forces (ex-Eighth Army, Iron Division, Baltic Defence Force, German Legion ): Command; organization; campaigns against Russian Red Army, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian forces; uniforms and insignia.
* White Russian Forces (Northern Corps NW Army, Western Volunteer Army): Command; organization; campaign against Russian Red Army; uniforms and insignia.
* Battle orders: Russian Red Army, Estonian People's Army, Latvian Army, Lithuanian Army, German forces in Baltic, White Russian Army.
* Rank insignia charts: Estonian, Latvian & Lithuanian armies, and German Baltic Defense Force 1 vol, 64 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997233 Thomas, Nigel 233 Hitler's Eastern Legions 1942-45 Between 1941-45, the Germans recruited around 175,000 men from a number of minorities in the USSR, distinguishing between 'Turkomans' (predominantly Muslims) and 'Caucasians' (predominantly Orthodox Christians). Of these, many formed rear-area auxiliary units, but at least 55,000 were combat troops.

The first recruits formed two battalions in the 444th Security Division raised as early as November 1941; during 1942-1943 seven legions were formed, each of several battalions, eventually totalling some 53 battalions (equivalent to about 6 full divisions). However, with one exception (162nd Turkoman Division), they were not deployed as whole formations; after training in Poland, individual battalions were posted to fill out German regiments in the front lines, at first in Army Group South but later in all three Army Groups fighting on the Eastern Front. Units were also sent to Yugoslavia, Italy and the Western Front.

Details the organization, battle orders, combat history, uniforms and insignia of these unique units and includes contemporary photographs and full-colour illustrations. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997015 Tincey, John and Illust. by Richard Hook 015 ARMADA CAMPAIGN 1588, THE Osprey Elite series, 12 color plates, text. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1988 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997119 Watt, Robert 119 APACHE TACTICS 1830-86 The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin, and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skillful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger and better-equipped US government forces. Drawing on primary research conducted in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, this book reveals the small-unit warfare of the Apache tribes as they attempted to preserve their freedom, and in particular the actions of the most famous member of the Apache tribes - Geronimo. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-997183 Williamson, Gordon 183 U-BOAT TACTICS IN WORLD WAR II At the start of the war, German U-boat technology vastly out performed that possessed by the Allies, and under the pressure of the war continual development helped keep pace with wartime needs and improvements in anti-submarine weaponry. But it was not just the technology that had to change. German U-boat tactics evolved over time. Used in a variety of roles, from coastal patrolling through to the combined actions of convey-hunting 'wolf packs', the tactics used by U-Boats were diverse. This book analyses how the U-boats dominated the seas thanks to their innovative and daring tactical deployment, and how the cracking of the Enigma code effectively hamstrung them, greatly reducing their impact, a problem that even their advanced tactics failed to solve.
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