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The Polish Army 1939-45
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Spanish Civil War 1936-39
Written by Patrick Turnbull
Illustrated by Jeffrey Burn
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right. Viewed largely as a confrontation between democracy and fascism, the resulting civil war proved to be of enormous international significance. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy intervened to assist General Franco, while... Read more >
Written by Patrick Turnbull
Illustrated by Jeffrey Burn
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right. Viewed largely as a confrontation between democracy and fascism, the resulting civil war proved to be of enormous international significance. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy intervened to assist General Franco, while... Read more >
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City of Fortune
How Venice Ruled the Seas
Written by Roger Crowley
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.00
“The rise and fall of Venice’s empire is an irresistible story and [Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.”—The Financial Times
The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of... Read more >
How Venice Ruled the Seas
Written by Roger Crowley
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.00
“The rise and fall of Venice’s empire is an irresistible story and [Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.”—The Financial Times
The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of... Read more >
Conflict in the Balkans 1991-2000
Written by Tim Ripley
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of aircraft action in the Balkan region during the Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001) as well as during the conflicts that followed up until 2001. Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well... Read more >
Written by Tim Ripley
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of aircraft action in the Balkan region during the Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001) as well as during the conflicts that followed up until 2001. Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Black Count
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Written by Tom Reiss
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $16.00
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Written by Tom Reiss
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $16.00
SLAVE. SOLDIER. LIBERATOR. HERO.
General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more...
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The Enlightenment
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $32.00
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of... Read more >
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $32.00
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of... Read more >
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The Enlightenment
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.99
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of... Read more >
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.99
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Kharkov 1942
The Wehrmacht strikes back
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $21.95
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen... Read more >
The Wehrmacht strikes back
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $21.95
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Kharkov 1942
The Wehrmacht strikes back
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen... Read more >
The Wehrmacht strikes back
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941-45
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $13.95
The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $13.95
The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941-45
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $17.95
The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $17.95
The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Heinz Guderian
The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history
Written by Pier Battistelli
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $9.95
This book gives a focused, military biography of Heinz Guderian, perhaps the most highly respected German tank commander of World War II. Guderian was a typical product of the Prussian military elite; the son of a general in the army, there was little doubt that he would follow in his father's... Read more >
The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history
Written by Pier Battistelli
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $9.95
This book gives a focused, military biography of Heinz Guderian, perhaps the most highly respected German tank commander of World War II. Guderian was a typical product of the Prussian military elite; the son of a general in the army, there was little doubt that he would follow in his father's... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Pe-2 Guards Units of World War 2
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Petlyakov’s Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Petlyakov’s Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Yugoslav Wars (2)
Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992-2001
Written by Nigel Thomas and K. Mikulan
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
Osprey's examination of Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia's involvement in the Yugoslav Wars (1991-1995), as well as their involvement in the conflicts of the years that followed. Following the death of the Yugoslavian strongman President Tito in 1980, the several semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a nation in 1945 moved... Read more >
Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992-2001
Written by Nigel Thomas and K. Mikulan
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
Osprey's examination of Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia's involvement in the Yugoslav Wars (1991-1995), as well as their involvement in the conflicts of the years that followed. Following the death of the Yugoslavian strongman President Tito in 1980, the several semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a nation in 1945 moved... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Vera Gran-The Accused
Written by Agata Tuszynska
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $28.95
The extraordinary, controversial story of Vera Gran, beautiful, exotic prewar Polish singing star; legendary, sensual contralto, Dietrich-like in tone, favorite of the 1930s Warsaw nightclubs, celebrated before, and during, her year in the Warsaw Ghetto (spring 1941–summer 1942) . . . and her piano accompanist: W³adys³aw Szpilman, made famous by Roman... Read more >
Written by Agata Tuszynska
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $28.95
The extraordinary, controversial story of Vera Gran, beautiful, exotic prewar Polish singing star; legendary, sensual contralto, Dietrich-like in tone, favorite of the 1930s Warsaw nightclubs, celebrated before, and during, her year in the Warsaw Ghetto (spring 1941–summer 1942) . . . and her piano accompanist: W³adys³aw Szpilman, made famous by Roman... Read more >
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Vera Gran-The Accused
Written by Agata Tuszynska
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
The extraordinary, controversial story of Vera Gran, beautiful, exotic prewar Polish singing star; legendary, sensual contralto, Dietrich-like in tone, favorite of the 1930s Warsaw nightclubs, celebrated before, and during, her year in the Warsaw Ghetto (spring 1941–summer 1942) . . . and her piano accompanist: W³adys³aw Szpilman, made famous by Roman... Read more >
Written by Agata Tuszynska
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
The extraordinary, controversial story of Vera Gran, beautiful, exotic prewar Polish singing star; legendary, sensual contralto, Dietrich-like in tone, favorite of the 1930s Warsaw nightclubs, celebrated before, and during, her year in the Warsaw Ghetto (spring 1941–summer 1942) . . . and her piano accompanist: W³adys³aw Szpilman, made famous by Roman... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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An Armenian Sketchbook
Written by Vasily Grossman
Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler
Introduction by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
An NYRB Classics Original
Few writers had to confront as many of the last century’s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman, notable for his... Read more >
Written by Vasily Grossman
Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler
Introduction by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
An NYRB Classics Original
Few writers had to confront as many of the last century’s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman, notable for his... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
An Armenian Sketchbook
Written by Vasily Grossman
Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler
Introduction by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
An NYRB Classics Original
Few writers had to confront as many of the last century’s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman, notable for his... Read more >
Written by Vasily Grossman
Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler
Introduction by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
An NYRB Classics Original
Few writers had to confront as many of the last century’s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman, notable for his... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Pe-2 Guards Units of World War 2
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $22.95
Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $22.95
Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Madness and Civilization
A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Written by Michel Foucault
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2013
Price: $9.99
Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to be mad? Read more >
A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Written by Michel Foucault
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2013
Price: $9.99
Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to be mad? Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide (Abridged Version)
Written by George Bradshaw
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.99
*This electronic edition is an abridged version of the original 1548pp book. All the original text is included, along with a wealth of carefully selected examples from the several hundred pages of timetables and advertisements.*
Following its bestselling edition of Bradshaw’s Handbook 1863, Old House brings you this fascinating guide... Read more >
Written by George Bradshaw
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.99
*This electronic edition is an abridged version of the original 1548pp book. All the original text is included, along with a wealth of carefully selected examples from the several hundred pages of timetables and advertisements.*
Following its bestselling edition of Bradshaw’s Handbook 1863, Old House brings you this fascinating guide... Read more >
Croatian Aces of World War 2
Written by Boris Ciglic
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
Initially flying Italian-supplied Fiat G.50s, the Croat forces suffered heavy losses during 1942 whilst flying alongside JG 52 in the southern sector of the Russian front. Despite this, a significant number of kills fell to future aces such as Cvitan Galic and Mato Dubovak during this time, and when the units... Read more >
Written by Boris Ciglic
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
Initially flying Italian-supplied Fiat G.50s, the Croat forces suffered heavy losses during 1942 whilst flying alongside JG 52 in the southern sector of the Russian front. Despite this, a significant number of kills fell to future aces such as Cvitan Galic and Mato Dubovak during this time, and when the units... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Mark IV vs A7V
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $18.95
In March 1918 the Germans launched a series of massive assaults in a bid to break the deadlock on the Western Front and win the war. By this time the British armoured forces had seen extensive combat. The Germans, though, lagged behind in developing armoured fighting vehicles; the March offensive saw... Read more >
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $18.95
In March 1918 the Germans launched a series of massive assaults in a bid to break the deadlock on the Western Front and win the war. By this time the British armoured forces had seen extensive combat. The Germans, though, lagged behind in developing armoured fighting vehicles; the March offensive saw... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Mark IV vs A7V
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The German A7V and the British Mark IV were similar in weight, size, and speed, but differed significantly in armour, armament and maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour, and had nearly double the horsepower per ton. The Mark IV’s pair of side-mounted 6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to present its side... Read more >
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The German A7V and the British Mark IV were similar in weight, size, and speed, but differed significantly in armour, armament and maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour, and had nearly double the horsepower per ton. The Mark IV’s pair of side-mounted 6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to present its side... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Polish Armies of the Partitions 1771-94
Written by Vincent Rospond
Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $17.95
The tragic national epic of Polish history - its repeated foreign occupations, and its heroic but doomed rebellions - began in these late 18th-century wars. Under Poland's Saxon monarchy, Russia and Prussia constantly meddled in the affairs of the Kingdom, both exerting pressure, and subverting Polish parties to work in their... Read more >
Written by Vincent Rospond
Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $17.95
The tragic national epic of Polish history - its repeated foreign occupations, and its heroic but doomed rebellions - began in these late 18th-century wars. Under Poland's Saxon monarchy, Russia and Prussia constantly meddled in the affairs of the Kingdom, both exerting pressure, and subverting Polish parties to work in their... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
