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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 >
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Kasserine Pass 1943
Rommel's last victory
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Michael Welply
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 of World War II (1939-1945), which was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an... Read more >
Rommel's last victory
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Michael Welply
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 of World War II (1939-1945), which was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Marshall Islands 1944
Operation Flintlock, the Capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943 during World War II (1939-1945), American eyes turned to the Marshall Islands. These were the next vital stepping-stone across the Pacific towards Japan, and would bring the islands of Guam and Saipan within the reach of US forces. In their first amphibious attack... Read more >
Operation Flintlock, the Capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943 during World War II (1939-1945), American eyes turned to the Marshall Islands. These were the next vital stepping-stone across the Pacific towards Japan, and would bring the islands of Guam and Saipan within the reach of US forces. In their first amphibious attack... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries. It pitted the samurai of Japan against the fierce warriors of the steppes who had conquered half the known world.
The Mongol conquest of Korea... Read more >
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries. It pitted the samurai of Japan against the fierce warriors of the steppes who had conquered half the known world.
The Mongol conquest of Korea... Read more >
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Operation Cobra 1944
Breakout from Normandy
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
One of the most decisive months of World War II (1939-1945) was the 30 days between 25 July and 25 August 1944. After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces found themselves bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy. On 25 July General Bradley launched Operation Cobra to... Read more >
Breakout from Normandy
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
One of the most decisive months of World War II (1939-1945) was the 30 days between 25 July and 25 August 1944. After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces found themselves bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy. On 25 July General Bradley launched Operation Cobra to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Liberation of Paris 1944
Patton's Race for the Seine
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In July 1944 of World War II (1939-1945), Operation Cobra broke the stalemate in Normandy and sent the Allies racing across France. The Allied commanders ignored Paris in their planning for this campaign, considering that the risk of intense street fighting and heavy casualties outweighed the city's strategic importance. However, Charles... Read more >
Patton's Race for the Seine
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
In July 1944 of World War II (1939-1945), Operation Cobra broke the stalemate in Normandy and sent the Allies racing across France. The Allied commanders ignored Paris in their planning for this campaign, considering that the risk of intense street fighting and heavy casualties outweighed the city's strategic importance. However, Charles... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Remagen 1945
Endgame Against the Third Reich
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Following the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes, the Allies began steps for the final assault into Germany. The long-delayed US Army thrust over the Roer River, Operation Lumberjack, finally took place in February, placing the US Army along the Rhine. The Rhine represented the last major geographical barrier to... Read more >
Endgame Against the Third Reich
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Following the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes, the Allies began steps for the final assault into Germany. The long-delayed US Army thrust over the Roer River, Operation Lumberjack, finally took place in February, placing the US Army along the Rhine. The Rhine represented the last major geographical barrier to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Sekigahara 1600
The Final Struggle for Power
Written by Anthony Bryant
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for Sekigahara (1600), which was the most decisive battle in Japanese history. Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life, it was the culmination of a long-standing power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi, two of the most powerful men in Japan. Armies of the... Read more >
The Final Struggle for Power
Written by Anthony Bryant
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's Campaign title for Sekigahara (1600), which was the most decisive battle in Japanese history. Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life, it was the culmination of a long-standing power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi, two of the most powerful men in Japan. Armies of the... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Shiloh 1862
The Death of Innocence
Written by James Arnold
Illustrated by Alan Perry
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The first major battle in the Western theatre of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Shiloh came as a horrifying shock to both the American public and those in arms. For the first time they had some idea of the terrible price that would be paid for the preservation of the Union... Read more >
The Death of Innocence
Written by James Arnold
Illustrated by Alan Perry
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The first major battle in the Western theatre of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Shiloh came as a horrifying shock to both the American public and those in arms. For the first time they had some idea of the terrible price that would be paid for the preservation of the Union... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Siegfried Line 1944-45
Battles on the German Frontier
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The Siegfried Line campaign was one of the most frustrating and bloody series of battles fought by the US Army in Northwest Europe during World War II (1939-1945).
In order to break through the German-Belgian border north of the Ardennes and eventually reach the Rhine, the First and Ninth divisions of the... Read more >
Battles on the German Frontier
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The Siegfried Line campaign was one of the most frustrating and bloody series of battles fought by the US Army in Northwest Europe during World War II (1939-1945).
In order to break through the German-Belgian border north of the Ardennes and eventually reach the Rhine, the First and Ninth divisions of the... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Tannenberg 1410
Disaster for the Teutonic Knights
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order’s meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order’s territory with a powerful... Read more >
Disaster for the Teutonic Knights
Written by Stephen Turnbull
Illustrated by Richard Hook
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order’s meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order’s territory with a powerful... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Caen 1944
Montgomery's Break-Out Attempt
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day during World War II (1939-1945)was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen. General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did not fall... Read more >
Montgomery's Break-Out Attempt
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day during World War II (1939-1945)was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen. General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did not fall... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Guam 1941 & 1944
Loss and Reconquest
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 December 5,000 Japanese troops landed on Guam, defended by less than 500 US and Guamanian troops, the outcome was beyond doubt. On 21 July 1944 America returned. In a risky operation, the two... Read more >
Loss and Reconquest
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 December 5,000 Japanese troops landed on Guam, defended by less than 500 US and Guamanian troops, the outcome was beyond doubt. On 21 July 1944 America returned. In a risky operation, the two... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Saipan & Tinian 1944
Piercing the Japanese Empire
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II (1939-1945). Saipan and Tinian had been under Japanese control since 1914 and, heavily colonized, they were considered virtually part of the Empire. The struggle for Saipan and Tinian was characterized by the... Read more >
Piercing the Japanese Empire
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II (1939-1945). Saipan and Tinian had been under Japanese control since 1914 and, heavily colonized, they were considered virtually part of the Empire. The struggle for Saipan and Tinian was characterized by the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Bismarck 1941
Hunting Germany's greatest battleship
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
The breakout of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic naval episodes of World War II (1939-1945). It took place at a time when the resources of the Royal Navy were stretched thinly, and the British Home Fleet were hard pressed... Read more >
Hunting Germany's greatest battleship
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
The breakout of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic naval episodes of World War II (1939-1945). It took place at a time when the resources of the Royal Navy were stretched thinly, and the British Home Fleet were hard pressed... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national interests, and patrolled Chinese rivers in search of pirates. It was a wild, lawless time in China as ruthless warlords... Read more >
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national interests, and patrolled Chinese rivers in search of pirates. It was a wild, lawless time in China as ruthless warlords... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq
Written by Louis Dimarco
Format: eBook, 232 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
Throughout history cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the... Read more >
Written by Louis Dimarco
Format: eBook, 232 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
Throughout history cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the... Read more >
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hardcover.
Balaclava 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Written by John Sweetman
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of one of the most important battles of the Crimean War (1853-1856). The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book... Read more >
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Written by John Sweetman
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of one of the most important battles of the Crimean War (1853-1856). The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Mareth Line 1943
The end in Africa
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $21.95
The battle of El Alamein in World War II saw the shattering of Germany's hopes for victory in North Africa. From this point on the end was inevitable, as Rommel's forces began the long retreat that was to end in Tunisia in May 1943 when, hemmed in by British and American... Read more >
The end in Africa
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $21.95
The battle of El Alamein in World War II saw the shattering of Germany's hopes for victory in North Africa. From this point on the end was inevitable, as Rommel's forces began the long retreat that was to end in Tunisia in May 1943 when, hemmed in by British and American... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Mareth Line 1943
The end in Africa
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
The battle of El Alamein in World War II saw the shattering of Germany's hopes for victory in North Africa. From this point on the end was inevitable, as Rommel's forces began the long retreat that was to end in Tunisia in May 1943 when, hemmed in by British and American... Read more >
The end in Africa
Written by Ken Ford
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
The battle of El Alamein in World War II saw the shattering of Germany's hopes for victory in North Africa. From this point on the end was inevitable, as Rommel's forces began the long retreat that was to end in Tunisia in May 1943 when, hemmed in by British and American... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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El arte de la guerra (The Art of War)
Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $14.95
Recopilado más de dos mil años atrás por un misterioso guerrero filósofo, El arte de la guerra sigue siendo, quizás, hoy en día, el libro de estrategia más prestigioso e influyente del mundo, estudiado en Asia por políticos modernos y ejecutivos con el mismo entusiasmo con el que fuera consultado en... Read more >
Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $14.95
Recopilado más de dos mil años atrás por un misterioso guerrero filósofo, El arte de la guerra sigue siendo, quizás, hoy en día, el libro de estrategia más prestigioso e influyente del mundo, estudiado en Asia por políticos modernos y ejecutivos con el mismo entusiasmo con el que fuera consultado en... Read more >
French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815
Written by Paddy Griffith
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's examination of French infantry tactics during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). For over 20 years France was the dominating, controlling and conquering power of the western world, a result not only of Napoleon's inspired leadership, but of the efforts of almost an entire generation of Frenchmen under arms. The French Revolution... Read more >
Written by Paddy Griffith
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's examination of French infantry tactics during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). For over 20 years France was the dominating, controlling and conquering power of the western world, a result not only of Napoleon's inspired leadership, but of the efforts of almost an entire generation of Frenchmen under arms. The French Revolution... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Double Cross
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $26.00
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $26.00
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
Double Cross
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $11.99
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $11.99
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
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Double Cross
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $26.00
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $26.00
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
