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A Doctor at War
The Story of Colonel Martin Herford: the Most Decorated Doctor of World War II
Written by Matthew Hall
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
The Story of Colonel Martin Herford: the Most Decorated Doctor of World War II
Written by Matthew Hall
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
Doctor at War charts the fascinating account of one man's wartime experiences. Born in Geneva in 1909, Colonel Martin Herford served in the Spanish Civil War, then, on the outbreak of World War II, he saw service in Finland and across Europe as the Allies drove the Germans back to their homeland...
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Vietnam Infantry Tactics
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theater of war, author Gordon Rottman, a Vietnam veteran himself, goes on to explain how unit... Read more >
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theater of war, author Gordon Rottman, a Vietnam veteran himself, goes on to explain how unit... Read more >
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Vietnam: A View From the Frontlines
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: Hardcover, 312 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $25.95
Vietnam: A View from the Frontline traces the American experience of Vietnam from the war's popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion. Vietnam features a grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the Central Highlands... Read more >
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: Hardcover, 312 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $25.95
Vietnam: A View from the Frontline traces the American experience of Vietnam from the war's popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion. Vietnam features a grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the Central Highlands... Read more >
Vietnam: A View from the Front Lines
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $9.99
Tracing the American experience of the Vietnam War from its popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion, Vietnam: A View from the Frontlines is a grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the Central Highlands... Read more >
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $9.99
Tracing the American experience of the Vietnam War from its popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion, Vietnam: A View from the Frontlines is a grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the Central Highlands... Read more >
The Boys of '67
Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: eBook, 376 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $9.95
Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: eBook, 376 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $9.95
‘compelling… a fine blend of military and social history, sympathetic, well-written but analytically rigorous’
(Professor Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine Best Books of the Year 2012)
When the 160 men of Charlie Company (4th Battalion/47th Infantry/9th ID) were drafted by the US Army in May 1966, they were part of the wave...
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The Boys of '67
Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: Hardcover, 376 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $25.95
Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
Written by Andrew Wiest
Format: Hardcover, 376 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $25.95
When the 160 men of Charlie Company (4th Battalion/47th Infantry/9th ID) were drafted by the US Army in May 1966, they were part of the wave of conscription that would swell the American military to 80,000 combat troops in theater by the height of the war in 1968. In the spring...
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The Daring Dozen: Special Forces Legends of World War II
Written by Gavin Mortimer
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $24.95
In this new book by journalist Gavin Mortimer, The Daring Dozen reveals the 12 legendary special forces commanders of World War II. Prior to World War II the concept of 'special forces' simply didn't exist. But thanks to visionary leaders like David Stirling and Charles Hunter, our very concept of how... Read more >
Written by Gavin Mortimer
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $24.95
In this new book by journalist Gavin Mortimer, The Daring Dozen reveals the 12 legendary special forces commanders of World War II. Prior to World War II the concept of 'special forces' simply didn't exist. But thanks to visionary leaders like David Stirling and Charles Hunter, our very concept of how... Read more >
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El Alamein
The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War
Written by Bryn Hammond
Format: Hardcover, 344 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $24.95
The battle of El Alamein in 1942 was one of the most crucial events in the entire Second World War. Before it, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else, even the Russians. At Alamein the British Eighth Army first thwarted... Read more >
The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War
Written by Bryn Hammond
Format: Hardcover, 344 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $24.95
The battle of El Alamein in 1942 was one of the most crucial events in the entire Second World War. Before it, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else, even the Russians. At Alamein the British Eighth Army first thwarted... Read more >
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eBook.
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Counting the Days
POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Written by Craig B. Smith
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $27.95
POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Written by Craig B. Smith
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $27.95
Counting the Days is the story of six prisoners of war imprisoned by both sides during the conflict the Japanese called the "Pacific War." As in all wars, the prisoners were civilians as well as military personnel. Two of the prisoners were captured on the second day of the war and...
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eBook.
Counting the Days
POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Written by Craig B. Smith
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $27.95
POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Written by Craig B. Smith
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $27.95
Counting the Days is the story of six prisoners of war imprisoned by both sides during the conflict the Japanese called the "Pacific War." As in all wars, the prisoners were civilians as well as military personnel. Two of the prisoners were captured on the second day of the war and...
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Deliver Us From Darkness
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment During Market Garden
Written by Ian Gardner, Ed Shames and Mario Dicarlo
Format: Hardcover, 344 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment During Market Garden
Written by Ian Gardner, Ed Shames and Mario Dicarlo
Format: Hardcover, 344 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
Ian Gardner, co-author of Tonight We Die as Men, is back with the second installment of the exploits of the 3/506 in WWII. Drawing on years of research and more than seventy extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting, Deliver Us from Darkness begins where the earlier...
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eBook and a
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Deliver Us From Darkness
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market Garden
Written by Ian Gardner
Format: eBook, 344 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.99
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market Garden
Written by Ian Gardner
Format: eBook, 344 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.99
Ian Gardner, co-author of Tonight We Die as Men, is back with the second installment of the exploits of the 3/506 in WWII. Drawing on years of research and more than seventy extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting, Deliver Us from Darkness begins where the earlier...
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Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
D-Day to Victory
With the men and machines that won the war
Written by Stephen Bull
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.99
An eye-popping, innovative approach to one of the most-popular topics in all of history: the European Theater of World War II. The myth-busting designers of this unique book will provide readers with a full account of the campaign to liberate Europe sprinkled throughout with more than 200 unequalled visual assets. Based-on... Read more >
With the men and machines that won the war
Written by Stephen Bull
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $12.99
An eye-popping, innovative approach to one of the most-popular topics in all of history: the European Theater of World War II. The myth-busting designers of this unique book will provide readers with a full account of the campaign to liberate Europe sprinkled throughout with more than 200 unequalled visual assets. Based-on... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Pass in Review
An Illustrated History of West Point Cadets: 1794-Present
Written by Clyde Cocke
Illustrated by Eilene Moore
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $29.95
Established in 1802, the United States Military Academy at West Point is the oldest of the United States's service academies. Since the nearly 210 years of its existence, literally thousands of cadets have graced its halls. West Point has long been a leader in establishing traditions that have crept not only... Read more >
An Illustrated History of West Point Cadets: 1794-Present
Written by Clyde Cocke
Illustrated by Eilene Moore
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $29.95
Established in 1802, the United States Military Academy at West Point is the oldest of the United States's service academies. Since the nearly 210 years of its existence, literally thousands of cadets have graced its halls. West Point has long been a leader in establishing traditions that have crept not only... Read more >
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Red Eagles
America's Secret MiGs
Written by Steve Davies
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $25.95
When two Navy F-14 Tomcats engaged and shot down two Sukhoi Su-22 jet fighters in 1981, they drew on experience and tactics that they had learned from a previous encounter with MiG jet fighters. The difference between the two encounters was that in the first, the enemy fighters were flown by... Read more >
America's Secret MiGs
Written by Steve Davies
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $25.95
When two Navy F-14 Tomcats engaged and shot down two Sukhoi Su-22 jet fighters in 1981, they drew on experience and tactics that they had learned from a previous encounter with MiG jet fighters. The difference between the two encounters was that in the first, the enemy fighters were flown by... Read more >
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eBook.
No Greater Ally
The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Koskodan
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $8.95
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk and Normandy. The story of millions of young men and women who gave everything... Read more >
The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Koskodan
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $8.95
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk and Normandy. The story of millions of young men and women who gave everything... Read more >
I am Soldier
War stories, from the Ancient World to the 20th Century
Written by Robert O'Neill
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $9.95
I am Soldier brings together the profiles of sixty soldiers who have fought over the past 2,500. These vivid accounts graphically depict the role of the soldier in battle often using the soldiers’ own words to reveal what they felt during the chaos of war and its aftermath. From the Spartans... Read more >
War stories, from the Ancient World to the 20th Century
Written by Robert O'Neill
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $9.95
I am Soldier brings together the profiles of sixty soldiers who have fought over the past 2,500. These vivid accounts graphically depict the role of the soldier in battle often using the soldiers’ own words to reveal what they felt during the chaos of war and its aftermath. From the Spartans... Read more >
SAS Heroes
Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men
Written by Pete Scholey
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $8.95
From WWII to Iraq the SAS has been at the forefront of armed conflict, though most people wouldn't realise it was even there. Universally acknowledged as the best special forces in the world, every member of the Regiment is a hero in his own right. However, even amongst these remarkable soldiers... Read more >
Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men
Written by Pete Scholey
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 20, 2011
Price: $8.95
From WWII to Iraq the SAS has been at the forefront of armed conflict, though most people wouldn't realise it was even there. Universally acknowledged as the best special forces in the world, every member of the Regiment is a hero in his own right. However, even amongst these remarkable soldiers... Read more >
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Always Faithful
US Marines in World War II Combat
Written by Eric Hammel
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $40.00
A picture is worth a thousand words. In his latest book, Marine Corps historian and author of over 40 books, Eric Hammel, has assembled one hundred combat photos from the Pacific Theater of Operations of the Second World War. Together these tell the story of the Marines’ costly victory over the... Read more >
US Marines in World War II Combat
Written by Eric Hammel
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $40.00
A picture is worth a thousand words. In his latest book, Marine Corps historian and author of over 40 books, Eric Hammel, has assembled one hundred combat photos from the Pacific Theater of Operations of the Second World War. Together these tell the story of the Marines’ costly victory over the... Read more >
SEALs
The US Navy#s Elite Fighting Force
Written by Mir Bahmanyar
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $9.95
Since the US Navy SEALs came into existence in 1983, they have become famous for their daring missions, advanced and unconventional tactics, hard training and hard-fought successes. SEALs have taken part in numerous conflicts ranging from Grenada in 1983, the invasion of Panama and operations in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and Liberia... Read more >
The US Navy#s Elite Fighting Force
Written by Mir Bahmanyar
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $9.95
Since the US Navy SEALs came into existence in 1983, they have become famous for their daring missions, advanced and unconventional tactics, hard training and hard-fought successes. SEALs have taken part in numerous conflicts ranging from Grenada in 1983, the invasion of Panama and operations in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and Liberia... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Out of Nowhere
A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
Written by Martin Pegler
Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $14.95
The sniper is probably the most feared specialist warrior and the most efficient killer on the battlefield. Endlessly patient and highly skilled, once he has you in his crosshairs, your chances of survival are slim. This revised edition of Out of Nowhere provides a comprehensive history of the sniper, giving insights... Read more >
A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
Written by Martin Pegler
Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $14.95
The sniper is probably the most feared specialist warrior and the most efficient killer on the battlefield. Endlessly patient and highly skilled, once he has you in his crosshairs, your chances of survival are slim. This revised edition of Out of Nowhere provides a comprehensive history of the sniper, giving insights... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Out of Nowhere
A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
Written by Martin Pegler
Format: eBook, 328 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $7.95
From the American War of Independence to World War II, the history of the military combat marksman is one of indifference and cost cutting. Despite the proven effectiveness of the rifleman in battle, for most of the 20th century snipers were regarded as little more than paid assassins. It was not... Read more >
A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
Written by Martin Pegler
Format: eBook, 328 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $7.95
From the American War of Independence to World War II, the history of the military combat marksman is one of indifference and cost cutting. Despite the proven effectiveness of the rifleman in battle, for most of the 20th century snipers were regarded as little more than paid assassins. It was not... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Leading the Way
How Vietnam Veterans Rebuilt the U.S. Military: An Oral History
Written by Al Santoli
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2011
Price: $11.99
"Required reading for anyone seeking a valid perspective on America's military over the past three decades." Kirkus Reviews
Fifty-six combat veterans, from senior sergeants to generals, reveal in their own words how a small group of courageous, determined men and women brought the U.S. military from the wounds of Vietnam back to... Read more >
How Vietnam Veterans Rebuilt the U.S. Military: An Oral History
Written by Al Santoli
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2011
Price: $11.99
"Required reading for anyone seeking a valid perspective on America's military over the past three decades." Kirkus Reviews
Fifty-six combat veterans, from senior sergeants to generals, reveal in their own words how a small group of courageous, determined men and women brought the U.S. military from the wounds of Vietnam back to... Read more >
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US Small Arms in World War II
A photographic history of the weapons in action
Written by Tom Laemlein and Dale Dye
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2011
Price: $35.00
From the humorous to the poignant, this incredible collection of wartime images reveals ordinary GIs on the frontline. From the deserts of North Africa to Normandy and from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, every theater of war is covered and each image details the small arms that the average GI carried with... Read more >
A photographic history of the weapons in action
Written by Tom Laemlein and Dale Dye
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2011
Price: $35.00
From the humorous to the poignant, this incredible collection of wartime images reveals ordinary GIs on the frontline. From the deserts of North Africa to Normandy and from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, every theater of war is covered and each image details the small arms that the average GI carried with... Read more >
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Overlord
The Illustrated History of the D-Day Landings
Written by Ken Ford and Steven J. Zaloga
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $18.95
Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious military operation ever launched: the greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion force of over 150,000 soldiers across the Channel to Normandy and open the long-awaited second front against Hitler's Third Reich.
Just after dawn on June 6... Read more >
The Illustrated History of the D-Day Landings
Written by Ken Ford and Steven J. Zaloga
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $18.95
Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious military operation ever launched: the greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion force of over 150,000 soldiers across the Channel to Normandy and open the long-awaited second front against Hitler's Third Reich.
Just after dawn on June 6... Read more >
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