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The First World War
The War to End All Wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: Hardcover, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $30.00
Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterized by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously... Read more >
The War to End All Wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: Hardcover, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $30.00
Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterized by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously... Read more >
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The First World War (video enhanced ebook)
The war to end all wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: eBook, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $11.95
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The war to end all wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: eBook, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $11.95
Read more >
The First World War
The war to end all wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: eBook, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously... Read more >
The war to end all wars
Written by Geoffrey Jukes
Format: eBook, 364 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously... Read more >
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trade paperback.
British Frigate vs French Frigate
1793-1814
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that... Read more >
1793-1814
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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British Frigate vs French Frigate
1793-1814
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that... Read more >
1793-1814
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
French Foreign Legion Paratroops
Written by Martin Windrow
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $14.95
The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in the First Indochina War (1946), and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry... Read more >
Written by Martin Windrow
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $14.95
The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in the First Indochina War (1946), and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Martini-Henry Rifle
Written by Stephen Manning
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service... Read more >
Written by Stephen Manning
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Martini-Henry Rifle
Written by Stephen Manning
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service... Read more >
Written by Stephen Manning
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun
Written by Martin Pegler
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the... Read more >
Written by Martin Pegler
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $18.95
The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the... Read more >
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eBook.
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German Automatic and Assault Rifles 1941-45
Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-40 convinced many observers that most infantry combat took place at closer ranges than the 750-1,000m for... Read more >
Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-40 convinced many observers that most infantry combat took place at closer ranges than the 750-1,000m for... Read more >
World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
This book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units – i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field positions, and movement by infantry riflemen and weapons crews, artillerymen, and vehicle crews. It covers all areas and seasons in the European and Mediterranean... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $14.95
This book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units – i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field positions, and movement by infantry riflemen and weapons crews, artillerymen, and vehicle crews. It covers all areas and seasons in the European and Mediterranean... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
World War II Soviet Armed Forces (3)
1944-45
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
This book presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it back into Germany itself. This final part of the series documents the Red Army's push through Germany to... Read more >
1944-45
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
This book presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it back into Germany itself. This final part of the series documents the Red Army's push through Germany to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
Camouflage at the tactical level - i.e. by individual soldiers and small units - was standard practice for all World War II armies, since battlefield camouflage was one of many tactical techniques and skills essential for survival, and for the success of both defensive and offensive operations. Nevertheless, it was often... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
Camouflage at the tactical level - i.e. by individual soldiers and small units - was standard practice for all World War II armies, since battlefield camouflage was one of many tactical techniques and skills essential for survival, and for the success of both defensive and offensive operations. Nevertheless, it was often... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Cumberland's Culloden Army 1745-46
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $17.95
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the Second Jacobite Rising. The Jacobite forces seized Perth, then Edinburgh, where they proclaimed the Young Pretender's father King James VIII; they trounced their Hanoverian opponents at Prestonpans and crossed into England, getting as far south as... Read more >
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $17.95
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the Second Jacobite Rising. The Jacobite forces seized Perth, then Edinburgh, where they proclaimed the Young Pretender's father King James VIII; they trounced their Hanoverian opponents at Prestonpans and crossed into England, getting as far south as... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Cumberland's Culloden Army 1745-46
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $13.95
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the Second Jacobite Rising. The Jacobite forces seized Perth, then Edinburgh, where they proclaimed the Young Pretender's father King James VIII; they trounced their Hanoverian opponents at Prestonpans and crossed into England, getting as far south as... Read more >
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $13.95
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the Second Jacobite Rising. The Jacobite forces seized Perth, then Edinburgh, where they proclaimed the Young Pretender's father King James VIII; they trounced their Hanoverian opponents at Prestonpans and crossed into England, getting as far south as... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
With the MG 34, the German Wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the general-purpose machine gun (GPMG). In itself the MG 34 was an excellent weapon: an air-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun that could run through belts of 7.92mm ammunition at a rate of 850rpm, delivering killing firepower... Read more >
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
With the MG 34, the German Wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the general-purpose machine gun (GPMG). In itself the MG 34 was an excellent weapon: an air-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun that could run through belts of 7.92mm ammunition at a rate of 850rpm, delivering killing firepower... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
With the MG 34, the German Wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the general-purpose machine gun (GPMG). In itself the MG 34 was an excellent weapon: an air-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun that could run through belts of 7.92mm ammunition at a rate of 850rpm, delivering killing firepower... Read more >
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
With the MG 34, the German Wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the general-purpose machine gun (GPMG). In itself the MG 34 was an excellent weapon: an air-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun that could run through belts of 7.92mm ammunition at a rate of 850rpm, delivering killing firepower... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Panzerjäger vs KV-1
Eastern Front 1941-43
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
As the Wehrmacht invaded the Soviet Union, it discovered that the Russians possessed heavy tanks that German anti-tank guns were ineffective against.
The German Army developed the 37-mm Pak 36 in 1936 to provide the primary weapon for its panzerjagers, who were responsible for anti-tank defense in infantry divisions. Realizing that... Read more >
Eastern Front 1941-43
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
As the Wehrmacht invaded the Soviet Union, it discovered that the Russians possessed heavy tanks that German anti-tank guns were ineffective against.
The German Army developed the 37-mm Pak 36 in 1936 to provide the primary weapon for its panzerjagers, who were responsible for anti-tank defense in infantry divisions. Realizing that... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Panzerjäger vs KV-1
Eastern Front 1941-43
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
As the Wehrmacht invaded the Soviet Union, it discovered that the Russians possessed heavy tanks that German anti-tank guns were ineffective against.
The German Army developed the 37-mm Pak 36 in 1936 to provide the primary weapon for its panzerjagers, who were responsible for anti-tank defense in infantry divisions. Realizing that... Read more >
Eastern Front 1941-43
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
As the Wehrmacht invaded the Soviet Union, it discovered that the Russians possessed heavy tanks that German anti-tank guns were ineffective against.
The German Army developed the 37-mm Pak 36 in 1936 to provide the primary weapon for its panzerjagers, who were responsible for anti-tank defense in infantry divisions. Realizing that... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis
Flamborough Head 1779
Written by Mark Lardas
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $15.95
The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous single-ship duel in history. This epic battle between two very similar ships - and crews - off the coast of Britain in September 1779 created two naval heroes: in... Read more >
Flamborough Head 1779
Written by Mark Lardas
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $15.95
The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American Revolutionary War is perhaps the most famous single-ship duel in history. This epic battle between two very similar ships - and crews - off the coast of Britain in September 1779 created two naval heroes: in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Argentine Forces in the Falklands
Written by Nick Bijl
Illustrated by Paul Hannon
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The announcement of the imminent withdrawal of the British Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance in early 1982 prompted the Argentinian Junta in Buenos Aires to plan a military grab of the Falklands -- a siege they assumed would succeed with little resistance. Such an adventure was attractive as a... Read more >
Written by Nick Bijl
Illustrated by Paul Hannon
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The announcement of the imminent withdrawal of the British Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance in early 1982 prompted the Argentinian Junta in Buenos Aires to plan a military grab of the Falklands -- a siege they assumed would succeed with little resistance. Such an adventure was attractive as a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Knight's Move-The Hunt for Marshal Tito 1944
Written by David Greentree
Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $9.95
On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. Their aim was to kill or capture Tito, the leader of the partisan movement in the region. The plan was to land the battalion by glider and parachute... Read more >
Written by David Greentree
Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $9.95
On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. Their aim was to kill or capture Tito, the leader of the partisan movement in the region. The plan was to land the battalion by glider and parachute... Read more >
Napoleon's Specialist Troops
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
Though less celebrated than the infantry and cavalry, Napoleon's 'specialist' troops – artillery, engineers and supporting services – were indispensable elements without which no army could have operated, and frequently assumed greater significance than the line regiments. Indeed, having suffered least from the emigration of Royalist officers, the artillery was the... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
Though less celebrated than the infantry and cavalry, Napoleon's 'specialist' troops – artillery, engineers and supporting services – were indispensable elements without which no army could have operated, and frequently assumed greater significance than the line regiments. Indeed, having suffered least from the emigration of Royalist officers, the artillery was the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
This title looks at Napoleon's Middle and Young Guard infantry. The seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly-raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use about 1811. From... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
This title looks at Napoleon's Middle and Young Guard infantry. The seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly-raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use about 1811. From... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)
Infantry 1799-1814
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Paul Hannon
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1795 the Russian army was as vast as the territory from which it was drawn. The College of War calculated that the regular army amounted to 541,741 men, plus 46,601 enrolled cossacks, and at least a further 100,000 irregular cavalry which could be mobilised in time of war. Inspired by... Read more >
Infantry 1799-1814
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Paul Hannon
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1795 the Russian army was as vast as the territory from which it was drawn. The College of War calculated that the regular army amounted to 541,741 men, plus 46,601 enrolled cossacks, and at least a further 100,000 irregular cavalry which could be mobilised in time of war. Inspired by... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
