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The Marne, 1914
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Marne, 1914
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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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 Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839-1919
Written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
During the 19th Century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one an imperial struggle for power that saw the British forces trying, and failing, to gain control of an inhospitable and impenetrable region. The first two wars (1839 - 42, 1878 - 81) were attempts to expunge pro-Russian... Read more >
Written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
During the 19th Century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one an imperial struggle for power that saw the British forces trying, and failing, to gain control of an inhospitable and impenetrable region. The first two wars (1839 - 42, 1878 - 81) were attempts to expunge pro-Russian... Read more >
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The Army of Herod the Great
Written by Samuel Rocca
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents... Read more >
Written by Samuel Rocca
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents... Read more >
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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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Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
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Fw 190 Sturmbocke vs B-17 Flying Fortress
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... Read more >
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... 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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Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500-130 BC
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for... Read more >
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for... Read more >
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Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'.
In this latest addition to the Osprey... Read more >
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'.
In this latest addition to the Osprey... Read more >
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Imperial Roman Naval Forces 31 BC-AD 500
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Graham Sumner
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Roman navy, although somewhat overshadowed by the Legions, played an important role for the Roman Empire. For the army to conquer and rule its vast territories, control of the sea lanes was essential. The navy fleets needed to be structured and powerful in order to dominate the trade routes, transport... Read more >
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Graham Sumner
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Roman navy, although somewhat overshadowed by the Legions, played an important role for the Roman Empire. For the army to conquer and rule its vast territories, control of the sea lanes was essential. The navy fleets needed to be structured and powerful in order to dominate the trade routes, transport... Read more >
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Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
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The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
Following the lightning destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and who had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while Syria... Read more >
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
Following the lightning destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and who had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while Syria... 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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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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Blood and Gold
The Americas at War
Written by Richard Bodley Scott, Graham Briggs and Rudy Scott Nelson
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Far from the influence of the powers of Europe and Asia, the jungles, plains and mountains of the Americas saw the rise and fall of many mighty empires constructed of Blood and Gold, from the bloodthirsty Aztecs and the bronze-armed Inca to the enigmatic Maya. This new companion volume for the... Read more >
The Americas at War
Written by Richard Bodley Scott, Graham Briggs and Rudy Scott Nelson
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Far from the influence of the powers of Europe and Asia, the jungles, plains and mountains of the Americas saw the rise and fall of many mighty empires constructed of Blood and Gold, from the bloodthirsty Aztecs and the bronze-armed Inca to the enigmatic Maya. This new companion volume for the... Read more >
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Centurion vs T-55
Yom Kippur War 1973
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Griff Wason
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. But as the Cold War unfolded, these machines prepared instead for the coming struggle between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Though they never... Read more >
Yom Kippur War 1973
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Griff Wason
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. But as the Cold War unfolded, these machines prepared instead for the coming struggle between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Though they never... Read more >
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The Czech Legion 1914-20
Written by David Bullock
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts in World War I. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were amongst... Read more >
Written by David Bullock
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts in World War I. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were amongst... Read more >
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Displaying your model
Written by Richard Windrow
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Even after the paint dries, there is still one important decision left to the modeler: how to display the finished work? In this new instructional guide, expert modeler Richard Windrow covers all the common and many less common display techniques including dioramas, simple display cases, mirror stands, domes for individual figures... Read more >
Written by Richard Windrow
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Even after the paint dries, there is still one important decision left to the modeler: how to display the finished work? In this new instructional guide, expert modeler Richard Windrow covers all the common and many less common display techniques including dioramas, simple display cases, mirror stands, domes for individual figures... Read more >
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USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17
Vietnam 1965-72
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and... Read more >
Vietnam 1965-72
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and... Read more >
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Gladiator
Rome's Bloody Spectacle
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $27.95
From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons (Lyons Press), Konstantin Nossov, comes this eye-opening new study of one of the most popular pastimes of ancient Rome. This detailed, highly readable guide introduces readers to every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon: from the types of equipment the different classes of... Read more >
Rome's Bloody Spectacle
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $27.95
From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons (Lyons Press), Konstantin Nossov, comes this eye-opening new study of one of the most popular pastimes of ancient Rome. This detailed, highly readable guide introduces readers to every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon: from the types of equipment the different classes of... Read more >
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I am Soldier
War stories, from the Ancient World to the 20th Century
Foreword by Richard Holmes
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Beginning with Julius Caesar, who is still considered to be the best solider-writer of all time, history has witnessed a strong tradition of warriors mixing the pen with the sword. In I Am Soldier John Keegan has compiled over 50 stories of soldiers on campaign, from Biblical times through the war... Read more >
War stories, from the Ancient World to the 20th Century
Foreword by Richard Holmes
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
Beginning with Julius Caesar, who is still considered to be the best solider-writer of all time, history has witnessed a strong tradition of warriors mixing the pen with the sword. In I Am Soldier John Keegan has compiled over 50 stories of soldiers on campaign, from Biblical times through the war... Read more >
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The Samurai Capture a King - Okinawa 1609
The samurai capture a king
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook and Donato Spedaliere
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their... Read more >
The samurai capture a king
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook and Donato Spedaliere
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.95
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their... Read more >
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Vanished Armies
A Record of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914
Written by AE Haswell Miller
Edited by John Mollo
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
In the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller, a young artist, traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the... Read more >
A Record of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914
Written by AE Haswell Miller
Edited by John Mollo
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
In the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller, a young artist, traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the... Read more >
