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Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
In this title, Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776-1783. This was the first navy of the United States and much of the fleet was comprised of ships that had been modified from existing vessels, converted... Read more >
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
In this title, Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776-1783. This was the first navy of the United States and much of the fleet was comprised of ships that had been modified from existing vessels, converted... Read more >
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The Great Locomotive Chase - The Andrews Raid 1862
The Andrew's Raid 1862
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Mariusz Kozik
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as they went, in order to cut off vital rail supplies to the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta... Read more >
The Andrew's Raid 1862
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Mariusz Kozik
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as they went, in order to cut off vital rail supplies to the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta... Read more >
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American Rifle
A Biography
Written by Alexander Rose
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $20.00
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing... Read more >
A Biography
Written by Alexander Rose
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $20.00
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing... Read more >
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1898
The Birth of the American Century
Written by David Traxel
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $15.95
In this remarkable evocation of the American past, David Traxel chronicles the extraordinary events of 1898--a year without rival in United States history for its extravagant adventure and far-reaching significance. Displaying a rare combination of graceful writing and authoritative scholarship, 1898 examines the lives of politicians and homemakers, outlaws and reformers... Read more >
The Birth of the American Century
Written by David Traxel
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $15.95
In this remarkable evocation of the American past, David Traxel chronicles the extraordinary events of 1898--a year without rival in United States history for its extravagant adventure and far-reaching significance. Displaying a rare combination of graceful writing and authoritative scholarship, 1898 examines the lives of politicians and homemakers, outlaws and reformers... Read more >
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Intrepid
The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship
Written by Bill White and Robert Gandt
Foreword by John McCain
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.00
The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York City
The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. Since her launching in 1943, the 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier has... Read more >
The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship
Written by Bill White and Robert Gandt
Foreword by John McCain
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.00
The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York City
The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. Since her launching in 1943, the 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier has... Read more >
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American Civil War Railroad Tactics
Written by Robert Hodges
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $18.95
The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. The well-developed network in the North was of great importance in serving the Union army's logistic needs over long distances, and the sparser resources of the South were proportionately even more important. Both sides invested great efforts in raiding and... Read more >
Written by Robert Hodges
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $18.95
The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. The well-developed network in the North was of great importance in serving the Union army's logistic needs over long distances, and the sparser resources of the South were proportionately even more important. Both sides invested great efforts in raiding and... Read more >
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The Seminole Wars 1818-58
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
This volume details the crucial chapter in the history of the Indian Wars. The Seminole of Florida were one of the largest tribes of Native Americans living in peace with settlers. They traded with the Americans, the English and the Spanish, lived in cabins, planted crops and raised cattle. However, by... Read more >
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
This volume details the crucial chapter in the history of the Indian Wars. The Seminole of Florida were one of the largest tribes of Native Americans living in peace with settlers. They traded with the Americans, the English and the Spanish, lived in cabins, planted crops and raised cattle. However, by... Read more >
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Eagles and Empire
The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent
Written by David A. Clary
Format: Hardcover, 624 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $30.00
A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.
The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of... Read more >
The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent
Written by David A. Clary
Format: Hardcover, 624 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $30.00
A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.
The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of... Read more >
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eBook.
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Eagles and Empire
Written by David A. Clary
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $30.00
A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.
The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of... Read more >
Written by David A. Clary
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $30.00
A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.
The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Roosevelt's Rough Riders
Written by Alejandro de Quesada
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $18.95
This book examines the brief but colorful history of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, and details the rich experiences of the men who fought in its ranks. Founded in May 1898, the unit's actions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War have passed into military and national legend. The men who volunteered... Read more >
Written by Alejandro de Quesada
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $18.95
This book examines the brief but colorful history of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, and details the rich experiences of the men who fought in its ranks. Founded in May 1898, the unit's actions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War have passed into military and national legend. The men who volunteered... Read more >
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Six Silent Men, Book Two
Written by Kenn Miller
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
In the summer of 1967, the good old days were ending for the hard-core 1st Brigade LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, perhaps the finest maneuver element of its size in the history of the United States Army. It was a bitter pill. After working on their own in Vietnam for... Read more >
Written by Kenn Miller
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
In the summer of 1967, the good old days were ending for the hard-core 1st Brigade LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, perhaps the finest maneuver element of its size in the history of the United States Army. It was a bitter pill. After working on their own in Vietnam for... Read more >
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Six Silent Men...Book Three
Written by Gary Linderer
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."
By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols, and SIX SILENT MEN: Book Three describes some of the fiercest fighting Lurps saw during the war. Based on his own experience and extensive... Read more >
Written by Gary Linderer
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $7.99
"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."
By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols, and SIX SILENT MEN: Book Three describes some of the fiercest fighting Lurps saw during the war. Based on his own experience and extensive... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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This Republic of Suffering
Death and the American Civil War
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
More than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be six million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation, describing... Read more >
Death and the American Civil War
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
More than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be six million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation, describing... Read more >
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Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad
Hampton Roads 1862
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard and Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $17.95
The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industrial revolution... Read more >
Hampton Roads 1862
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard and Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $17.95
The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industrial revolution... Read more >
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American Rifle
A Biography
Written by Alexander Rose
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $30.00
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
Now, in this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the... Read more >
A Biography
Written by Alexander Rose
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $30.00
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
Now, in this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Brandy Station 1863
First step towards Gettysburg
Written by Daniel Beattie
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $19.95
The road to Gettysburg began at Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. However, the cavalry clash in Culpeper County, Virginia, counts for more than just the opening round of Lee's second invasion of the North. The battle showed both sides that the Federal cavalry had now come of age, that Blue... Read more >
First step towards Gettysburg
Written by Daniel Beattie
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $19.95
The road to Gettysburg began at Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. However, the cavalry clash in Culpeper County, Virginia, counts for more than just the opening round of Lee's second invasion of the North. The battle showed both sides that the Federal cavalry had now come of age, that Blue... Read more >
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American Loyalist Troops 1775-84
Written by René Chartrand
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton and Samuel Embleton
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.95
To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago. Author of 27 other Men-at-Arms titles René Chartrand uses newly discovered material to offer a more modern analysis of the American Provincial... Read more >
Written by René Chartrand
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton and Samuel Embleton
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.95
To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago. Author of 27 other Men-at-Arms titles René Chartrand uses newly discovered material to offer a more modern analysis of the American Provincial... Read more >
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Irish-American Units in the Civil War
Written by Thomas Rodgers
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $17.95
Some 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army, most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army. The best known unit was the Irish Brigade of the Union Army of the Potomac, which distinguished itself at Antietam and, particularly, at Fredericksburg, where... Read more >
Written by Thomas Rodgers
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $17.95
Some 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army, most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army. The best known unit was the Irish Brigade of the Union Army of the Potomac, which distinguished itself at Antietam and, particularly, at Fredericksburg, where... Read more >
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Infantry Tactics of the Second World War
Written by Stephen Bull and Gordon L. Rottman
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $24.95
Regardless of technological and doctrinal advances, final mastery of any battlefield ultimately depends upon the tight-knit group of soldiers trained to direct fire, move, take ground and hold it. This book examines the infantry combat methods of World War II. It draws on the training manuals of the time and first-hand... Read more >
Written by Stephen Bull and Gordon L. Rottman
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $24.95
Regardless of technological and doctrinal advances, final mastery of any battlefield ultimately depends upon the tight-knit group of soldiers trained to direct fire, move, take ground and hold it. This book examines the infantry combat methods of World War II. It draws on the training manuals of the time and first-hand... Read more >
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The Pentagon
A History
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $18.00
The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White... Read more >
A History
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $18.00
The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White... Read more >
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The Pentagon
A History
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $18.00
The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White... Read more >
A History
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $18.00
The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Confederate Army 1861-65 (6)
Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $17.95
Despite the overwhelming image of Confederate soldiers dressed in their drab butternut and gray, the Southern states which formed the Confederacy in 1861 fielded many units of volunteer troops wearing a remarkably wide variety of uniforms, often reflecting foreign influences. In a spirit of independence many states issued their own uniform... Read more >
Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $17.95
Despite the overwhelming image of Confederate soldiers dressed in their drab butternut and gray, the Southern states which formed the Confederacy in 1861 fielded many units of volunteer troops wearing a remarkably wide variety of uniforms, often reflecting foreign influences. In a spirit of independence many states issued their own uniform... Read more >
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The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $18.95
"New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century. At its peak in the early 18th century its territory was huge, stretching from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico. This title reviews the lengthy chain of forts built to... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $18.95
"New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century. At its peak in the early 18th century its territory was huge, stretching from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico. This title reviews the lengthy chain of forts built to... Read more >
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This Republic of Suffering
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $15.95
Read more >
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $15.95
Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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This Republic of Suffering
Death and the American Civil War
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $27.95
An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War.
During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. An equivalent proportion of today’s population would be six million. This Republic of Suffering explores the impact... Read more >
Death and the American Civil War
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $27.95
An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War.
During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. An equivalent proportion of today’s population would be six million. This Republic of Suffering explores the impact... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
