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The Coral Sea 1942
The first carrier battle
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes.
In May of 1942... Read more >
The first carrier battle
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes.
In May of 1942... Read more >
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German Special Forces of World War II
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
A long-overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out such audacious tasks as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent, Admiral Horthy. This book also... Read more >
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
A long-overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out such audacious tasks as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent, Admiral Horthy. This book also... Read more >
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The Atlantic Wall (2)
Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
Germany's Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The United States' entry into the war and the inevitability of an Anglo-American... Read more >
Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
Germany's Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The United States' entry into the war and the inevitability of an Anglo-American... Read more >
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Wahoo
The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Written by Richard O'Kane
Format: eBook, 372 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $19.00
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The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Written by Richard O'Kane
Format: eBook, 372 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2009
Price: $19.00
Read more >
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Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
Masters of War
Written by Terry Brighton
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $30.00
In Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders—three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II.
Beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal... Read more >
Masters of War
Written by Terry Brighton
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $30.00
In Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders—three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II.
Beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Patton, Montgomery, Rommel
Masters of War
Written by Terry Brighton
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $30.00
In Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders—three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II.
Beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal... Read more >
Masters of War
Written by Terry Brighton
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $30.00
In Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders—three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II.
Beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $18.95
Little has been published on US armored infantry units and tactics over the years despite their key role in World War II. There were a total of 57 armored infantry battalions and two regiments that served throughout the war and in all theaters. Equipped with halftracks, they fought as part of... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $18.95
Little has been published on US armored infantry units and tactics over the years despite their key role in World War II. There were a total of 57 armored infantry battalions and two regiments that served throughout the war and in all theaters. Equipped with halftracks, they fought as part of... Read more >
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World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $18.95
At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments that were mounted on horses. One, the 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were dismounted and fought as infantry. Despite this, the cavalry units maintained their own unique organization, traditions... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $18.95
At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments that were mounted on horses. One, the 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were dismounted and fought as infantry. Despite this, the cavalry units maintained their own unique organization, traditions... Read more >
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Blue Division Soldier 1941-45
Spanish Volunteer on the Eastern Front
Written by Carlos Caballero Jurado
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
The all-volunteer 'Blue Division' was a formation that allowed Franco's technically neutral Spain to support Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia. Following initial training in Germany, the Blue Division's units were sent to the Eastern Front in August 1941, where, after a 40-day march to the front, the Division fought in several... Read more >
Spanish Volunteer on the Eastern Front
Written by Carlos Caballero Jurado
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
The all-volunteer 'Blue Division' was a formation that allowed Franco's technically neutral Spain to support Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia. Following initial training in Germany, the Blue Division's units were sent to the Eastern Front in August 1941, where, after a 40-day march to the front, the Division fought in several... Read more >
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The British Soldier of the Second World War
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The story of the British soldier in the Second World War has so far not been adequately told. This small book will redress the balance, addressing these soldiers' endurance through six long years of conflict in theaters as diverse as Europe, the Western Desert, the Arctic and the Far East.
The book... Read more >
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The story of the British soldier in the Second World War has so far not been adequately told. This small book will redress the balance, addressing these soldiers' endurance through six long years of conflict in theaters as diverse as Europe, the Western Desert, the Arctic and the Far East.
The book... Read more >
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The Cabanatuan Prison Raid - The Philippines 1945
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Mariusz Kozik and Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
On January 27, 1945, the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan. This daring plan was fraught with difficulties - the... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Mariusz Kozik and Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
On January 27, 1945, the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan. This daring plan was fraught with difficulties - the... Read more >
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FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
Soldier Slang of World War II
Written by Gordon Rottman
Format: Trade Paperback, 300 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.00
Read more >
Soldier Slang of World War II
Written by Gordon Rottman
Format: Trade Paperback, 300 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.00
Read more >
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Merrill's Marauders
Written by Edward Young
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
Merrill's Marauders were the first American Army infantry unit to fight in the China-Burma-India theater, and one of the most renowned units to come out of World War II. The Marauders established a lasting reputation for hard fighting and tenacity in the face of adversity, combating a determined enemy, some of... Read more >
Written by Edward Young
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $18.95
Merrill's Marauders were the first American Army infantry unit to fight in the China-Burma-India theater, and one of the most renowned units to come out of World War II. The Marauders established a lasting reputation for hard fighting and tenacity in the face of adversity, combating a determined enemy, some of... Read more >
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USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser
Guadacanal 1942
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by Paul Wright and Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.95
Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting. This thrilling duel presents the cruiser clashes during the crucial battles for Guadacanal in 1942, highlighting the Battle of Savo Island on the August 9 and the Battle of Cape... Read more >
Guadacanal 1942
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by Paul Wright and Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.95
Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting. This thrilling duel presents the cruiser clashes during the crucial battles for Guadacanal in 1942, highlighting the Battle of Savo Island on the August 9 and the Battle of Cape... Read more >
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Modeling US Armor of World War 2
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $39.95
United States tanks and other armored fighting vehicles in World War II have always been some of the most popular subjects for scale modelers, and hundreds of kits have been and are currently manufactured. Now, renowned modeler and AFV expert, Steven J. Zaloga, presents the definitive guide to modeling these famous... Read more >
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $39.95
United States tanks and other armored fighting vehicles in World War II have always been some of the most popular subjects for scale modelers, and hundreds of kits have been and are currently manufactured. Now, renowned modeler and AFV expert, Steven J. Zaloga, presents the definitive guide to modeling these famous... Read more >
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British Battleships 1939-45 (2)
Nelson and King George V classes
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Tony Bryan and Paul Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $17.95
With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy was at the forefront of her defence with her fleet of battleships as her main striking force. However, ten battleships of this fleet were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of the first world conflict. As such, in the 1930s... Read more >
Nelson and King George V classes
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Tony Bryan and Paul Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $17.95
With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy was at the forefront of her defence with her fleet of battleships as her main striking force. However, ten battleships of this fleet were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of the first world conflict. As such, in the 1930s... Read more >
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Japanese Intelligence in World War II
Written by Ken Kotani
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $24.95
In the eyes of history, Japanese intelligence in World War II has fared very poorly. However, these historians have most often concentrated on the later years of the war, when Japan was fighting a multi-front war against numerous opponents. In this groundbreaking new study, Japanese scholar Ken Kotani re-examines the Japanese... Read more >
Written by Ken Kotani
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $24.95
In the eyes of history, Japanese intelligence in World War II has fared very poorly. However, these historians have most often concentrated on the later years of the war, when Japan was fighting a multi-front war against numerous opponents. In this groundbreaking new study, Japanese scholar Ken Kotani re-examines the Japanese... Read more >
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Leningrad 1941-44
The epic siege
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $19.95
Hitler's protracted siege of Leningrad resulted in one of the most brutal campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II. The German Army Group North was able to isolate the city and its garrison for a period of 900 days, during which an estimated 1.5 million Soviets died from combat... Read more >
The epic siege
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $19.95
Hitler's protracted siege of Leningrad resulted in one of the most brutal campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II. The German Army Group North was able to isolate the city and its garrison for a period of 900 days, during which an estimated 1.5 million Soviets died from combat... Read more >
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Rangers Lead the Way - Pointe-du-Hoc D-Day 1944
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.95
In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. Their mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc, which allied intelligence had identified... Read more >
Written by Steven J. Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.95
In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. Their mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc, which allied intelligence had identified... Read more >
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Office of Strategic Services 1942-45
The World War II Origins of the CIA
Written by Eugene Liptak
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $18.95
The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency, was founded in 1942 by William 'Wild Bill' Donovan under the direction of President Roosevelt, who realized the need to improve intelligence during wartime. A rigorous recruitment process enlisted agents from both the armed services and civilians to produce... Read more >
The World War II Origins of the CIA
Written by Eugene Liptak
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $18.95
The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency, was founded in 1942 by William 'Wild Bill' Donovan under the direction of President Roosevelt, who realized the need to improve intelligence during wartime. A rigorous recruitment process enlisted agents from both the armed services and civilians to produce... Read more >
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Staghound Armored Car 1942-62
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Staghound was a unique World War II armored vehicle - designed and manufactured in the US, but intended solely for the British army. This book examines the development of this category of armored cars and offers a detailed analysis of the extensive combat use of the Staghound in British service... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Staghound was a unique World War II armored vehicle - designed and manufactured in the US, but intended solely for the British army. This book examines the development of this category of armored cars and offers a detailed analysis of the extensive combat use of the Staghound in British service... Read more >
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Panzer Divisions 1944-45
Written by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $25.95
The period 1944-45 was one of change for the Panzer Divisions. In summer 1944 the new-type Panzer Division was introduced with a reduction in the number of tanks, a change that was mainly seen in North-West Europe. On the Eastern Front, where the bulk of the Panzer Divisions were still employed... Read more >
Written by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $25.95
The period 1944-45 was one of change for the Panzer Divisions. In summer 1944 the new-type Panzer Division was introduced with a reduction in the number of tanks, a change that was mainly seen in North-West Europe. On the Eastern Front, where the bulk of the Panzer Divisions were still employed... Read more >
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Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $17.95
Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI, or as it was... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Bull
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $17.95
Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI, or as it was... Read more >
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No Greater Ally
The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Koskodan
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $24.95
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk and Normandy. The story of millions of young men and women who gave everything... Read more >
The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Koskodan
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $24.95
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk and Normandy. The story of millions of young men and women who gave everything... Read more >
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Operation Dragoon 1944
France's other D-Day
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $19.95
Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, was one of the most controversial operations of 1944, leading to deep divides between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armies occupying France by a landing on the eastern... Read more >
France's other D-Day
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $19.95
Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, was one of the most controversial operations of 1944, leading to deep divides between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armies occupying France by a landing on the eastern... Read more >
