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Hat in the Ring
The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War
Written by Bert Frandsen
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $24.95
When Congress declared war in April 1917, the Europeans had already deployed their third generation of fighters, equipped with machine guns and capable of speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, while the American Air Service consisted of only a handful of aviators in unarmed trainers. In this first in-depth... Read more >
The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War
Written by Bert Frandsen
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $24.95
When Congress declared war in April 1917, the Europeans had already deployed their third generation of fighters, equipped with machine guns and capable of speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, while the American Air Service consisted of only a handful of aviators in unarmed trainers. In this first in-depth... Read more >
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Mark IV vs A7V
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $18.95
In March 1918 the Germans launched a series of massive assaults in a bid to break the deadlock on the Western Front and win the war. By this time the British armoured forces had seen extensive combat. The Germans, though, lagged behind in developing armoured fighting vehicles; the March offensive saw... Read more >
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $18.95
In March 1918 the Germans launched a series of massive assaults in a bid to break the deadlock on the Western Front and win the war. By this time the British armoured forces had seen extensive combat. The Germans, though, lagged behind in developing armoured fighting vehicles; the March offensive saw... Read more >
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Mark IV vs A7V
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The German A7V and the British Mark IV were similar in weight, size, and speed, but differed significantly in armour, armament and maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour, and had nearly double the horsepower per ton. The Mark IV’s pair of side-mounted 6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to present its side... Read more >
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
Written by David Higgins
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $15.95
The German A7V and the British Mark IV were similar in weight, size, and speed, but differed significantly in armour, armament and maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour, and had nearly double the horsepower per ton. The Mark IV’s pair of side-mounted 6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to present its side... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1
Written by Chris Chant
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own... Read more >
Written by Chris Chant
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own... Read more >
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The Canadian Corps in World War I
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter World War I (1914-1918). Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied cause. Ultimately the Canadian contribution was the most important non-British contingent within the vast Allied... Read more >
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter World War I (1914-1918). Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied cause. Ultimately the Canadian contribution was the most important non-British contingent within the vast Allied... Read more >
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The First World War
Written by John Keegan
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2012
Price: $12.99
The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of the Victorian era, unleashing such demons of the twentieth century as mechanized warfare and mass death. It also helped to usher in the ideas that have shaped our times--modernism... Read more >
Written by John Keegan
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2012
Price: $12.99
The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of the Victorian era, unleashing such demons of the twentieth century as mechanized warfare and mass death. It also helped to usher in the ideas that have shaped our times--modernism... Read more >
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British and Empire Aces of World War 1
Written by Christopher Shores
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine... Read more >
Written by Christopher Shores
Illustrated by Mark Rolfe
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1
Written by Norman Franks
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
This book focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War 1, the Dolphin and the Snipe, both of which were built on the strong scouting heritage of the Pup and Camel. The Dolphin featured the unique negative-staggered biplane wing arrangement... Read more >
Written by Norman Franks
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
This book focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War 1, the Dolphin and the Snipe, both of which were built on the strong scouting heritage of the Pup and Camel. The Dolphin featured the unique negative-staggered biplane wing arrangement... Read more >
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trade paperback.
The Italian Army of World War I
Written by David Nicolle
Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in World War I (1914-1918) were unique among the combatant nations. Late to enter the war against the Central Powers, she faced a massively defended Austro-Hungarian front in the north, including strong mountain features, as well as distractions... Read more >
Written by David Nicolle
Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in World War I (1914-1918) were unique among the combatant nations. Late to enter the war against the Central Powers, she faced a massively defended Austro-Hungarian front in the north, including strong mountain features, as well as distractions... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Sopwith Pup Aces of World War 1
Written by Norman Franks
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
The Sopwith Pup was the forerunner of the hugely successful Sopwith Camel, which duly became the most successful fighter of World War 1. The first proper British fighting scout, the first Pups – the Royal Naval Air Service – arrived on the Western Front in 1916. Although regarded as a ‘nice’... Read more >
Written by Norman Franks
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
The Sopwith Pup was the forerunner of the hugely successful Sopwith Camel, which duly became the most successful fighter of World War 1. The first proper British fighting scout, the first Pups – the Royal Naval Air Service – arrived on the Western Front in 1916. Although regarded as a ‘nice’... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Coronel and Falklands 1914
Duel in the South Atlantic
Written by Michael McNally
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $21.95
Admiral von Spee's German East Asia Cruiser Squadron of World War I stand out amidst the annals of 20th century surface naval warfare. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst aside from a small number of local vessels, the Imperial German Navy... Read more >
Duel in the South Atlantic
Written by Michael McNally
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $21.95
Admiral von Spee's German East Asia Cruiser Squadron of World War I stand out amidst the annals of 20th century surface naval warfare. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst aside from a small number of local vessels, the Imperial German Navy... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Coronel and Falklands 1914
Duel in the South Atlantic
Written by Michael McNally
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
Admiral von Spee's German East Asia Cruiser Squadron of World War I stand out amidst the annals of 20th century surface naval warfare. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst aside from a small number of local vessels, the Imperial German Navy... Read more >
Duel in the South Atlantic
Written by Michael McNally
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
Admiral von Spee's German East Asia Cruiser Squadron of World War I stand out amidst the annals of 20th century surface naval warfare. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst aside from a small number of local vessels, the Imperial German Navy... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Sopwith Camel
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Simon Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
A British icon of World War I aerial combat, just as the Supermarine Spitfire is for World War II, the Sopwith Camel might more aptly be compared to the equally iconic (if one is Japanese) Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. A superb dogfighter in the hands of pilots who mastered its vicious idiosyncrasies... Read more >
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Simon Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.95
A British icon of World War I aerial combat, just as the Supermarine Spitfire is for World War II, the Sopwith Camel might more aptly be compared to the equally iconic (if one is Japanese) Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. A superb dogfighter in the hands of pilots who mastered its vicious idiosyncrasies... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Sopwith Camel
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Simon Smith
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
A British icon of World War I aerial combat, just as the Supermarine Spitfire is for World War II, the Sopwith Camel might more aptly be compared to the equally iconic (if one is Japanese) Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. A superb dogfighter in the hands of pilots who mastered its vicious idiosyncrasies... Read more >
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Simon Smith
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
A British icon of World War I aerial combat, just as the Supermarine Spitfire is for World War II, the Sopwith Camel might more aptly be compared to the equally iconic (if one is Japanese) Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero. A superb dogfighter in the hands of pilots who mastered its vicious idiosyncrasies... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
US Marine Corps in World War I 1917-18
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 50 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $13.95
Though the US Marines initially struggled to maintain their distinctive identity within the huge American Expeditionary Force in France, their unforgettable performance at Belleau Wood, Soissons, St Mihiel, Blanc Mont and the Meuse-Argonne established their reputation as 'the most aggressive body of diehards on the Western Front'. This book describes the... Read more >
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 50 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $13.95
Though the US Marines initially struggled to maintain their distinctive identity within the huge American Expeditionary Force in France, their unforgettable performance at Belleau Wood, Soissons, St Mihiel, Blanc Mont and the Meuse-Argonne established their reputation as 'the most aggressive body of diehards on the Western Front'. This book describes the... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Austro-Hungarian Battleships 1914-18
Written by Ryan Noppen
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $17.95
Despite imperial politics, a modern Austro-Hungarian battleship fleet was built and contested Italian dominance of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean through a series of daring naval raids that netted greater success than anything the German High Seas Fleet accomplished in the North Sea.
The nineteenth century saw the assertion of Habsburg sea... Read more >
Written by Ryan Noppen
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $17.95
Despite imperial politics, a modern Austro-Hungarian battleship fleet was built and contested Italian dominance of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean through a series of daring naval raids that netted greater success than anything the German High Seas Fleet accomplished in the North Sea.
The nineteenth century saw the assertion of Habsburg sea... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Austro-Hungarian Battleships 1914-18
Written by Ryan Noppen
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
Despite imperial politics, a modern Austro-Hungarian battleship fleet was built and contested Italian dominance of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean through a series of daring naval raids that netted greater success than anything the German High Seas Fleet accomplished in the North Sea.
The nineteenth century saw the assertion of Habsburg sea... Read more >
Written by Ryan Noppen
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
Despite imperial politics, a modern Austro-Hungarian battleship fleet was built and contested Italian dominance of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean through a series of daring naval raids that netted greater success than anything the German High Seas Fleet accomplished in the North Sea.
The nineteenth century saw the assertion of Habsburg sea... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
British Artillery 1914-19
Field Army Artillery
Written by Dale Clarke
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1914 the artillery of Britain's 'Field Army' encompassed those weapons judged to have sufficient mobility to keep up with troops in the field. This book describes all major variants, from the 60-pdr guns of the heavy field batteries, perched somewhat uncomfortably on the cusp between field artillery and siege artillery... Read more >
Field Army Artillery
Written by Dale Clarke
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1914 the artillery of Britain's 'Field Army' encompassed those weapons judged to have sufficient mobility to keep up with troops in the field. This book describes all major variants, from the 60-pdr guns of the heavy field batteries, perched somewhat uncomfortably on the cusp between field artillery and siege artillery... Read more >
Château Thierry & Belleau Wood 1918
America's baptism of fire on the Marne
Written by David Bonk
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
In May and June 1918 the newly arrived American Expeditionary Force fought two actions that helped defeat the last German offensive of World War I. At Château Thierry a combined French and American force stopped the Germans from crossing the Marne River. Building on this success the US 2nd Division stopped... Read more >
America's baptism of fire on the Marne
Written by David Bonk
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
In May and June 1918 the newly arrived American Expeditionary Force fought two actions that helped defeat the last German offensive of World War I. At Château Thierry a combined French and American force stopped the Germans from crossing the Marne River. Building on this success the US 2nd Division stopped... Read more >
First Ypres 1914
The graveyard of the Old Contemptibles
Written by David Lomas
Illustrated by Ed Dovey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's overview of the First Battle of Ypres of World War I (1914-1918). In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders... Read more >
The graveyard of the Old Contemptibles
Written by David Lomas
Illustrated by Ed Dovey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's overview of the First Battle of Ypres of World War I (1914-1918). In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders... Read more >
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trade paperback.
Mons 1914
The BEF's Tactical Triumph
Written by David Lomas
Illustrated by Ed Dovey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the Battle of Mons of World War I (1914-1918). When the First World War broke out in August 1914 the Imperial German Army mistakenly assumed that the BEF – 'that contemptible little army' – would be easily defeated. They were stopped in their tracks by the numerically inferior... Read more >
The BEF's Tactical Triumph
Written by David Lomas
Illustrated by Ed Dovey
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the Battle of Mons of World War I (1914-1918). When the First World War broke out in August 1914 the Imperial German Army mistakenly assumed that the BEF – 'that contemptible little army' – would be easily defeated. They were stopped in their tracks by the numerically inferior... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Beauty and the Sorrow
An Intimate History of the First World War
Written by Peter Englund and Peter Graves
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $17.00
An Intimate History of the First World War
Written by Peter Englund and Peter Graves
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $17.00
An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, heart-rending picture of what the war was really like.
In this masterful book, renowned historian Peter Englund describes this epoch-defining event by weaving together accounts of the average...
The First Battle of the Marne 1914
The French miracle halts the Germans
Written by Ian Sumner
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of the Battle of the Marne, which was one of the decisive encounters of World War I (1914-1918), saving France from a catastrophic defeat that would almost certainly have knocked her out of the war. Germany's failure to defeat the French committed her to a war on two fronts, which... Read more >
The French miracle halts the Germans
Written by Ian Sumner
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's study of the Battle of the Marne, which was one of the decisive encounters of World War I (1914-1918), saving France from a catastrophic defeat that would almost certainly have knocked her out of the war. Germany's failure to defeat the French committed her to a war on two fronts, which... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Fortifications of Verdun 1874-1917
Written by Clayton Donnell
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some of the fiercest fighting during the battle. Read more >
Written by Clayton Donnell
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some of the fiercest fighting during the battle. Read more >
The US Army of World War I
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare. By the Armistice of November 1918, General John J.Pershing's American Expeditionary Force in France had more than 2 million men and was... Read more >
Written by Mark Henry
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare. By the Armistice of November 1918, General John J.Pershing's American Expeditionary Force in France had more than 2 million men and was... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
