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Samurai Heraldry
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Angus McBride
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $14.95
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of... Read more >
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Angus McBride
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $14.95
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of... Read more >
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The US Army in World War II (3)
Northwest Europe
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date. It was in the NW Europe campaign of June 1944-May 1945 of World War II that the US Army was finally able... Read more >
Northwest Europe
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date. It was in the NW Europe campaign of June 1944-May 1945 of World War II that the US Army was finally able... Read more >
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War in Japan 1467-1615
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $15.95
In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Jidai. In this book Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly exposition of the Sengoku Jidai, detailing the factors that led to Japan's disintegration into... Read more >
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $15.95
In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Jidai. In this book Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly exposition of the Sengoku Jidai, detailing the factors that led to Japan's disintegration into... Read more >
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Wellington's Specialist Troops
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The specialist troops of Wellington's army played a crucial role in the success of the British Army. Though often understaffed and ineptly managed, the artillery, engineers, transport and commissariat, and medical services contributed to Wellington's ultimate victory in 1815. The Royal Artillery and Corps of Royal Engineers comprised a small number... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The specialist troops of Wellington's army played a crucial role in the success of the British Army. Though often understaffed and ineptly managed, the artillery, engineers, transport and commissariat, and medical services contributed to Wellington's ultimate victory in 1815. The Royal Artillery and Corps of Royal Engineers comprised a small number... Read more >
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British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of Britain's infantry tactics used during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The British Army's major campaigns against Napoleon were fought between 1808 and 1813 in the Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, and finally southern France), followed in 1815 by the brief but climactic Waterloo campaign. The British Army was small by continental... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of Britain's infantry tactics used during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The British Army's major campaigns against Napoleon were fought between 1808 and 1813 in the Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, and finally southern France), followed in 1815 by the brief but climactic Waterloo campaign. The British Army was small by continental... Read more >
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The Conquistador
1492-1550
Written by John Pohl
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $14.95
Many accounts portray the conquest of the New World as a remarkable military achievement, with Cortés' vastly outnumbered but better armed Spaniards defeating hordes of superstitious savages. However, the reality of these events is far more complex and no less significant. The first Conquistadors who had sailed in search of prosperity... Read more >
1492-1550
Written by John Pohl
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $14.95
Many accounts portray the conquest of the New World as a remarkable military achievement, with Cortés' vastly outnumbered but better armed Spaniards defeating hordes of superstitious savages. However, the reality of these events is far more complex and no less significant. The first Conquistadors who had sailed in search of prosperity... Read more >
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Border Reiver 1513-1603
Written by Keith Durham
Illustrated by Keith Durham
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of... Read more >
Written by Keith Durham
Illustrated by Keith Durham
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders. This Warrior title will detail how this narrow strip of... Read more >
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British Cavalryman 1792-1815
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
In the campaigns of the French Revolutionary (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the deserved reputation of the British infantry has tended to overshadow the contribution of the cavalry, but in fact they did form an integral part of the army, carrying out duties crucial to the success of other arms. British... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
In the campaigns of the French Revolutionary (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the deserved reputation of the British infantry has tended to overshadow the contribution of the cavalry, but in fact they did form an integral part of the army, carrying out duties crucial to the success of other arms. British... Read more >
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British Redcoat 1740-93
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda during the American Revolution (1763-1776), the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes... Read more >
Written by Stuart Reid
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda during the American Revolution (1763-1776), the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes... Read more >
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The Kaiser's Warlords
German Commanders of World War I
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of the German commanders of World War I (1914-1918). The turn of the 20th century saw Imperial Germany as essentially a militarist state, whose growing industrial resources and wealth were harnessed to the task of increasing German military power, at a time of aggressive expansionist diplomacy in competition with... Read more >
German Commanders of World War I
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's study of the German commanders of World War I (1914-1918). The turn of the 20th century saw Imperial Germany as essentially a militarist state, whose growing industrial resources and wealth were harnessed to the task of increasing German military power, at a time of aggressive expansionist diplomacy in competition with... Read more >
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Knights of Christ
Written by Terence Wise
Illustrated by Richard Scollins
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church... Read more >
Written by Terence Wise
Illustrated by Richard Scollins
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church... Read more >
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Napoleon#s Imperial Headquarters (1)
Organization and Personnel
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's detailed study of the entourage which enabled Napoleon to move hundreds of thousands of troops right across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The 'military machine' by which Napoleon and his indispensable chief of staff Marshal Berthier commanded and controlled his huge armies on campaign numbered some 1,500 officers and men... Read more >
Organization and Personnel
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's detailed study of the entourage which enabled Napoleon to move hundreds of thousands of troops right across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The 'military machine' by which Napoleon and his indispensable chief of staff Marshal Berthier commanded and controlled his huge armies on campaign numbered some 1,500 officers and men... Read more >
Napoleon#s Imperial Headquarters (2)
On campaign
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Following Elite 115 – which described the composition of Napoleon's military and civil 'households', and Marshal Berthier's army general headquarters – this title offers an intimate glimpse of the Emperor's entourage in the field during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). Centred on the Waterloo campaign in 1815, it draws comparisons with his... Read more >
On campaign
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Following Elite 115 – which described the composition of Napoleon's military and civil 'households', and Marshal Berthier's army general headquarters – this title offers an intimate glimpse of the Emperor's entourage in the field during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). Centred on the Waterloo campaign in 1815, it draws comparisons with his... Read more >
Nelson's Navy
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bill Younghusband
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the role of the Royal Navy should never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the... Read more >
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite
Illustrated by Bill Younghusband
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $14.95
Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the role of the Royal Navy should never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the... Read more >
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War Elephants
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the 19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible history of these "living tanks," focusing on the design... Read more >
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the 19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible history of these "living tanks," focusing on the design... Read more >
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The Hanoverian Army of the Napoleonic Wars
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Of all the armies of the German States, that of Hanover remains of greatest interest to the British reader due to the close links between the crowns of the two states. Throughout the Napoleonic era Britain and Hanover had the same head of state, George III. Symbolic of their close relationship... Read more >
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Of all the armies of the German States, that of Hanover remains of greatest interest to the British reader due to the close links between the crowns of the two states. Throughout the Napoleonic era Britain and Hanover had the same head of state, George III. Symbolic of their close relationship... Read more >
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Leipzig 1813
The Battle of the Nations
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
The battle of Leipzig was, in terms of the number of combatants involved, the largest engagement of the entire Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). It was the only battle of the wars in which all Allied armies (including even the Swedes) fielded troops against Napoleon. Peter Hofschroer looks at the run-up to this... Read more >
The Battle of the Nations
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
The battle of Leipzig was, in terms of the number of combatants involved, the largest engagement of the entire Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). It was the only battle of the wars in which all Allied armies (including even the Swedes) fielded troops against Napoleon. Peter Hofschroer looks at the run-up to this... Read more >
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Lutzen & Bautzen 1813
The Turning Point
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies. With incredible speed he raised an army of 200,000 men and marched to join the remnants of the old Grande Armee in Germany. However, he no longer faced... Read more >
The Turning Point
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies. With incredible speed he raised an army of 200,000 men and marched to join the remnants of the old Grande Armee in Germany. However, he no longer faced... Read more >
Napoleon's Polish Troops
Written by Otto Pivka
Illustrated by Michael Roffe
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbors, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighboring powers. France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On October... Read more >
Written by Otto Pivka
Illustrated by Michael Roffe
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbors, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighboring powers. France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On October... Read more >
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Napoleon's Swiss Troops
Written by David Greentree
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies. Napoleon, therefore, was not the first to make full use of the martial qualities of the Swiss and obtained Swiss agreement to expand the recruitment of regiments for service in the French Army... Read more >
Written by David Greentree
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies. Napoleon, therefore, was not the first to make full use of the martial qualities of the Swiss and obtained Swiss agreement to expand the recruitment of regiments for service in the French Army... Read more >
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Napoleons Carabiniers
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The two privileged regiments of Carabiniers survived the Napoleonic Wars (1977-1815) with their elite status intact. They covered themselves with glory at Austerlitz, Friedland, Ratisbonne and Wagram - where their bloody losses shocked Napoleon into ordering them new helmets and cuirasses. Re-formed after near annihilation in Russia in 1812, they fought at Leipzig and... Read more >
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The two privileged regiments of Carabiniers survived the Napoleonic Wars (1977-1815) with their elite status intact. They covered themselves with glory at Austerlitz, Friedland, Ratisbonne and Wagram - where their bloody losses shocked Napoleon into ordering them new helmets and cuirasses. Re-formed after near annihilation in Russia in 1812, they fought at Leipzig and... Read more >
Napoleon's Guards of Honour
1813-14
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia. Recruited from the leading social classes, uniformed and equipped at their own expense, and accompanied by servants to take... Read more >
1813-14
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia. Recruited from the leading social classes, uniformed and equipped at their own expense, and accompanied by servants to take... Read more >
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Napoleon's Red Lancers
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers – the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard – were formed in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France. The former hussars of the Dutch Royal Guard got a handsome new uniform, a new weapon, and... Read more >
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers – the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard – were formed in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France. The former hussars of the Dutch Royal Guard got a handsome new uniform, a new weapon, and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Prussian Reserve, Militia & Irregular Troops 1806-15
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Irregular, semi-regular and reserve formations comprised a substantial part of the armed forces at the disposal of the Prussian Army throughout the Napoleonic Wars, particularly during the campaigns of the Wars of Liberation, 1813-15. The scale of the uprising of 1813 required the mobilization of all available forces and the utilization... Read more >
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
Irregular, semi-regular and reserve formations comprised a substantial part of the armed forces at the disposal of the Prussian Army throughout the Napoleonic Wars, particularly during the campaigns of the Wars of Liberation, 1813-15. The scale of the uprising of 1813 required the mobilization of all available forces and the utilization... Read more >
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Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). This concise study, concluding the author's series of... Read more >
Written by Peter Hofschroer
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). This concise study, concluding the author's series of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
