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Commando
Special Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Macksey
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
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Special Forces in World War II
Written by Kenneth Macksey
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 18, 2013
Price: $9.95
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An Afghanistan Picture Show
Or, How I Saved the World
Written by William T. Vollmann
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $16.95
Never before available in paperback and all but invisible for twenty years, a personal account of the origins of America's longest war.
In 1982, the young William Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he'd saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he wanted... Read more >
Or, How I Saved the World
Written by William T. Vollmann
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $16.95
Never before available in paperback and all but invisible for twenty years, a personal account of the origins of America's longest war.
In 1982, the young William Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he'd saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he wanted... Read more >
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Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
Written by Arthur Herman
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $18.00
SELECTED BY THE ECONOMIST AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Remarkable as it may seem today, there once was a time when the president of the United States could pick up the phone and ask the president of General Motors to resign his position and take the reins of... Read more >
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
Written by Arthur Herman
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $18.00
SELECTED BY THE ECONOMIST AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Remarkable as it may seem today, there once was a time when the president of the United States could pick up the phone and ask the president of General Motors to resign his position and take the reins of... Read more >
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Six Months in 1945
FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War
Written by Michael Dobbs
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $16.95
FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War
Written by Michael Dobbs
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: July 2, 2013
Price: $16.95
When Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Yalta in February 1945, Hitler’s armies were on the run, and victory was imminent. The Big Three wanted to draft a blueprint for a lasting peace—but instead they set the stage for a forty-four year division of Europe into Soviet and Western spheres of...
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Blackbeard's Last Fight - Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2013
Price: $18.95
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach -... Read more >
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2013
Price: $18.95
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach -... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Inside the Crosshairs
Snipers in Vietnam
Written by Col. Michael Lee Lanning
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2013
Price: $7.99
"The American sniper could be regarded as the greatest all-around rifleman the world has ever known. . . ."
At the start of the war in Vietnam, the United States had no snipers; by the end of the war, Marine and army precision marksmen had killed more than 10,000 NVA and VC... Read more >
Snipers in Vietnam
Written by Col. Michael Lee Lanning
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2013
Price: $7.99
"The American sniper could be regarded as the greatest all-around rifleman the world has ever known. . . ."
At the start of the war in Vietnam, the United States had no snipers; by the end of the war, Marine and army precision marksmen had killed more than 10,000 NVA and VC... Read more >
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paperback.
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A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $22.95
In the early 1970s, the USAF, still fresh in the mire of the Vietnam War, began the search for a more effective aircraft to conduct the CAS mission. With aircraft losses climbing, the need for an aircraft that could withstand punishment as well as deliver it was unmistakable. Looking at past... Read more >
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $22.95
In the early 1970s, the USAF, still fresh in the mire of the Vietnam War, began the search for a more effective aircraft to conduct the CAS mission. With aircraft losses climbing, the need for an aircraft that could withstand punishment as well as deliver it was unmistakable. Looking at past... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
In the early 1970s, the USAF, still fresh in the mire of the Vietnam War, began the search for a more effective aircraft to conduct the CAS mission. With aircraft losses climbing, the need for an aircraft that could withstand punishment as well as deliver it was unmistakable. Looking at past... Read more >
Written by Gary Wetzel
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
In the early 1970s, the USAF, still fresh in the mire of the Vietnam War, began the search for a more effective aircraft to conduct the CAS mission. With aircraft losses climbing, the need for an aircraft that could withstand punishment as well as deliver it was unmistakable. Looking at past... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Algerian War 1954-62
Written by Martin Windrow
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria; yet in the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe's media to almost the same extent as would Vietnam ten years later. It brought France to the very verge of military coup d'etat... Read more >
Written by Martin Windrow
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria; yet in the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe's media to almost the same extent as would Vietnam ten years later. It brought France to the very verge of military coup d'etat... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
American Civil War Armies (4)
State Troops
Written by Philip Katcher
Illustrated by Ronald Volstad
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
"The War between the States" is the term used for the American Civil War (1861-1865)throughout much of the South even today. Many on both sides – not just the South – felt that they were serving their states as much, if not more, than their central governments. Many of the states... Read more >
State Troops
Written by Philip Katcher
Illustrated by Ronald Volstad
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
"The War between the States" is the term used for the American Civil War (1861-1865)throughout much of the South even today. Many on both sides – not just the South – felt that they were serving their states as much, if not more, than their central governments. Many of the states... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Bf 110 vs Lancaster
1942-45
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
Unable to conduct ground operations on the European continent until Allied strength was marshalled for a full-scale invasion, the British government based its grand strategy in World War II on a protracted campaign of aerial bombardment of Nazi Germany's cities in order to bring the Third Reich to its knees. At... Read more >
1942-45
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
Unable to conduct ground operations on the European continent until Allied strength was marshalled for a full-scale invasion, the British government based its grand strategy in World War II on a protracted campaign of aerial bombardment of Nazi Germany's cities in order to bring the Third Reich to its knees. At... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Bf 110 vs Lancaster
1942-45
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
Unable to conduct ground operations on the European continent until Allied strength was marshalled for a full-scale invasion, the British government based its grand strategy in World War II on a protracted campaign of aerial bombardment of Nazi Germany's cities in order to bring the Third Reich to its knees. At... Read more >
1942-45
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
Unable to conduct ground operations on the European continent until Allied strength was marshalled for a full-scale invasion, the British government based its grand strategy in World War II on a protracted campaign of aerial bombardment of Nazi Germany's cities in order to bring the Third Reich to its knees. At... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Blackbeard's Last Fight - Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach -... Read more >
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Mark Stacey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach -... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
BMP Infantry Fighting Vehicle 1967-94
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Sarson
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was one of the most significant innovations in infantry tactics in the latter half of the 20th century. Built in response to the threat of nuclear warfare, it was the world's first IFV, providing the infantry squad with unprecedented firepower, mobility and protection. With... Read more >
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Sarson
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was one of the most significant innovations in infantry tactics in the latter half of the 20th century. Built in response to the threat of nuclear warfare, it was the world's first IFV, providing the infantry squad with unprecedented firepower, mobility and protection. With... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2
Written by Kari Stenman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
Entering service with the US Navy as a carrier-borne fighter, the Brewster F2A, later named Buffalo by the British and simply the Brewster by the Finns, saw relatively little service with its own nation. Indeed, it was to see action on just one occasion in US colors: the engagement off Midway... Read more >
Written by Kari Stenman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
Entering service with the US Navy as a carrier-borne fighter, the Brewster F2A, later named Buffalo by the British and simply the Brewster by the Finns, saw relatively little service with its own nation. Indeed, it was to see action on just one occasion in US colors: the engagement off Midway... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The British Army 1939-45 (1)
North-West Europe
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Second World War was Britain's last as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it cost the sacrifice of the entire national wealth. This first book of three describes the uniforms developed for European service. It traces the appearance of the... Read more >
North-West Europe
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The Second World War was Britain's last as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it cost the sacrifice of the entire national wealth. This first book of three describes the uniforms developed for European service. It traces the appearance of the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The British Army 1939-45 (3)
The Far East
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that... Read more >
The Far East
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
British Territorial Units 1914-18
Written by Ray Westlake
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force - the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia - and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force. This new 'Citizen's Army' was formed by the transfer of... Read more >
Written by Ray Westlake
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $13.95
In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force - the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia - and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force. This new 'Citizen's Army' was formed by the transfer of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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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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Early Aegean Warrior 5000-1450 BC
Written by Raffaele DiAmato
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
The civilisations of the Greece in the Ancient World have inspired and fascinated throughout European history. The stories of Homer, later reinforced by the pioneering archaeological work carried out by men such as Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae and Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, have enabled modern researchers and historians to piece... Read more >
Written by Raffaele DiAmato
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.95
The civilisations of the Greece in the Ancient World have inspired and fascinated throughout European history. The stories of Homer, later reinforced by the pioneering archaeological work carried out by men such as Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae and Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, have enabled modern researchers and historians to piece... Read more >
Early Aegean Warrior 5000-1450 BC
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $14.95
The civilisations of the Greece in the Ancient World have inspired and fascinated throughout European history. The stories of Homer, later reinforced by the pioneering archaeological work carried out by men such as Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae and Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, have enabled modern researchers and historians to piece... Read more >
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $14.95
The civilisations of the Greece in the Ancient World have inspired and fascinated throughout European history. The stories of Homer, later reinforced by the pioneering archaeological work carried out by men such as Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae and Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, have enabled modern researchers and historians to piece... Read more >
First Bull Run 1861
The South's first victory
Written by Alan Hankinson
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
At Bull Run, two inexperienced, ill-trained and poorly led armies clashed in the opening engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Culminating in a stalwart defensive fight by Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia Brigade, this is the story of the Confederacy's first victory. The author investigates the personalities of the principal commanders... Read more >
The South's first victory
Written by Alan Hankinson
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $15.95
At Bull Run, two inexperienced, ill-trained and poorly led armies clashed in the opening engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Culminating in a stalwart defensive fight by Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia Brigade, this is the story of the Confederacy's first victory. The author investigates the personalities of the principal commanders... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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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 >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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 >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
