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Deceiving Hitler PB
Double Cross and Deception in World War II
Written by Terry Crowdy
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $12.95
In the war against Hitler, the Allies had to use every ounce of cunning and trickery that they possessed, and combining military deceptions with the double-agent network run by the intelligence services, they were able to send the enemy inaccurate and misleading information about Allied troops, plans and operations. From moving... Read more >
Double Cross and Deception in World War II
Written by Terry Crowdy
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $12.95
In the war against Hitler, the Allies had to use every ounce of cunning and trickery that they possessed, and combining military deceptions with the double-agent network run by the intelligence services, they were able to send the enemy inaccurate and misleading information about Allied troops, plans and operations. From moving... Read more >
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The Last Full Measure
How Soldiers Die in Battle
Written by Michael Stephenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $16.00
Behind every soldier’s death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies—and truths—convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers’ stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books... Read more >
How Soldiers Die in Battle
Written by Michael Stephenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $16.00
Behind every soldier’s death lies a story. What psychological and cultural pressures brought him to his fate? What lies—and truths—convinced him to march toward his death? Covering warfare from prehistory through the present day, The Last Full Measure tells these soldiers’ stories, ultimately capturing the experience of war as few books... Read more >
Defense of the Rhine 1944-45
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the fall of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defense lines in France, the final defense of the Reich was another matter. As a result, construction of a Rhine defense line... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the fall of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defense lines in France, the final defense of the Reich was another matter. As a result, construction of a Rhine defense line... Read more >
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Khartoum 1885
General Gordon's last stand
Written by Donald Featherstone
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for the Siege of Kartoum (1884-1885). Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallise around Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el-Sayyid Abdullah. Proclaiming himself the long-expected Madhi, the Guided One of the Prophet, he preached that the Sudan was to be purged of its Egyptian oppressors. Drawn in... Read more >
General Gordon's last stand
Written by Donald Featherstone
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for the Siege of Kartoum (1884-1885). Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallise around Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el-Sayyid Abdullah. Proclaiming himself the long-expected Madhi, the Guided One of the Prophet, he preached that the Sudan was to be purged of its Egyptian oppressors. Drawn in... Read more >
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Tel El-Kebir 1882
Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt
Written by Donald Featherstone
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for the battle of Tel El-Kebir of 1882. In 1881, the Egyptian army mutinied against the Khedive of Egypt and forced him to appoint Said Ahmed Arabi as Minister of War. In March 1882, Arabi was made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator... Read more >
Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt
Written by Donald Featherstone
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for the battle of Tel El-Kebir of 1882. In 1881, the Egyptian army mutinied against the Khedive of Egypt and forced him to appoint Said Ahmed Arabi as Minister of War. In March 1882, Arabi was made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator... Read more >
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Double Cross
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military accomplishment, it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies... Read more >
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military accomplishment, it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies... Read more >
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The Western Way of War
Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Written by Victor Hanson
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 1, 2013
Price: $19.99
The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks... Read more >
Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Written by Victor Hanson
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 1, 2013
Price: $19.99
The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks... Read more >
Bussaco 1810
Wellington defeats Napoleon's Marshals
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
This Osprey title details the gruelling Bussaco campaign of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), as French attempts to subdue Portugal reached their climax. By 1810, Napoleon reigned supreme over most of continental Europe. But the Iberian Peninsula remained unsubdued, particularly Portugal, which continued to resist. Napoleon ordered Marshal Masséna to crush this resistance... Read more >
Wellington defeats Napoleon's Marshals
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
This Osprey title details the gruelling Bussaco campaign of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), as French attempts to subdue Portugal reached their climax. By 1810, Napoleon reigned supreme over most of continental Europe. But the Iberian Peninsula remained unsubdued, particularly Portugal, which continued to resist. Napoleon ordered Marshal Masséna to crush this resistance... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
French Fortresses in North America 1535-1763
Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Donato Spedaliere
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $13.95
Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. French and British explorers came later to North America, and thus the establishment of their sizeable settlements only got under... Read more >
Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Donato Spedaliere
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $13.95
Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. French and British explorers came later to North America, and thus the establishment of their sizeable settlements only got under... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Fuentes de Oņoro 1811
Wellington's liberation of Portugal
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
This Osprey title examines the crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles... Read more >
Wellington's liberation of Portugal
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
This Osprey title examines the crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Louisbourg 1758
Wolfe's first siege
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of James Wolfe's siege of Louisbourg during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach... Read more >
Wolfe's first siege
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of James Wolfe's siege of Louisbourg during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Monongahela 1754#55
Washington's defeat, Braddock's disaster
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock’s army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia, was shattered, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. Braddock was killed and the remnants of his... Read more >
Washington's defeat, Braddock's disaster
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock’s army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia, was shattered, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. Braddock was killed and the remnants of his... Read more >
Peking 1900
The Boxer Rebellion
Written by Peter Harrington
Illustrated by Michael Perry
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of the violent Boxer Rebellion, which swept northern China in 1900. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to... Read more >
The Boxer Rebellion
Written by Peter Harrington
Illustrated by Michael Perry
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of the violent Boxer Rebellion, which swept northern China in 1900. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Petersburg 1864-65
The longest siege
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
In 1864, Petersburg, Virginia became the setting for one of the last great campaigns of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the longest siege in American History. After his failure to capture Richmond in the Spring, General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern... Read more >
The longest siege
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
In 1864, Petersburg, Virginia became the setting for one of the last great campaigns of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the longest siege in American History. After his failure to capture Richmond in the Spring, General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Vimeiro 1808
Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the first of Sir Arthur Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War (1807-1814). On 2 August 1808, a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's... Read more >
Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the first of Sir Arthur Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War (1807-1814). On 2 August 1808, a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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.
Operation Dragoon 1944
France's Other D-Day
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by John White
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, which was one of the most controversial operations of World War II (1939-1945), leading to deep divides between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armies occupying France... Read more >
France's Other D-Day
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by John White
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, which was one of the most controversial operations of World War II (1939-1945), leading to deep divides between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armies occupying France... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Panzer Divisions: The Eastern Front 1941-43
Written by Pier Battistelli
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
On June 22, 1941 when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle. At its peak, 19 out of the 21 existing Panzer Divisions were deployed against the Soviets. Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability of the... Read more >
Written by Pier Battistelli
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
On June 22, 1941 when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle. At its peak, 19 out of the 21 existing Panzer Divisions were deployed against the Soviets. Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability of the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Walther Model
The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $9.95
This volume details the military career and accomplishments of Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht in World War II and Hitler's favorite commander. His role on the Eastern Front saw him involved in most of the key battles of the second half of the warm, including the battles of... Read more >
The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $9.95
This volume details the military career and accomplishments of Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht in World War II and Hitler's favorite commander. His role on the Eastern Front saw him involved in most of the key battles of the second half of the warm, including the battles of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Anzio 1944
The Beleaguered Beachhead
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In January 1944, the Allies decided to land at Anzio in order to overcome the stalemate at Cassino.This amphibious landing has become one of the most controversial campaigns of World War II (1939-1945). Questionable decisions by the Allied leadership led to three months of World War I-style trench warfare, and the... Read more >
The Beleaguered Beachhead
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In January 1944, the Allies decided to land at Anzio in order to overcome the stalemate at Cassino.This amphibious landing has become one of the most controversial campaigns of World War II (1939-1945). Questionable decisions by the Allied leadership led to three months of World War I-style trench warfare, and the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2)
Bastogne
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army farther... Read more >
Bastogne
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army farther... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1)
St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's first title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). The Ardennes fighting was Hitler’s last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two... Read more >
St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's first title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). The Ardennes fighting was Hitler’s last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Blackett's War
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines—revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won.
In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts...
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Blackett's War
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines—revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won.
In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Japan 1945
From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Written by Clayton Chun
Illustrated by John White
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II (1939-1945) as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. Chun not only describes the actual events but also analyzes the possible operations to capture the Japanese mainland which were never implemented... Read more >
From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Written by Clayton Chun
Illustrated by John White
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II (1939-1945) as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. Chun not only describes the actual events but also analyzes the possible operations to capture the Japanese mainland which were never implemented... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
