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The Australian Army in World War I
Written by Robert Fleming
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I is worthy of celebration. Some 400,000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population, a number so great that the Australian government was never forced to rely on conscription. Casualties were... Read more >
Written by Robert Fleming
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I is worthy of celebration. Some 400,000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population, a number so great that the Australian government was never forced to rely on conscription. Casualties were... Read more >
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First World War Britain
1914-1919
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $15.95
When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, most expected the war to be over by Christmas, and only a handful forecast the length of the conflict, or the impact it would have on a civilian population whose experience of war to date had been reading of the exploits of... Read more >
1914-1919
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $15.95
When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, most expected the war to be over by Christmas, and only a handful forecast the length of the conflict, or the impact it would have on a civilian population whose experience of war to date had been reading of the exploits of... Read more >
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eBook.
Mark V Tank
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
Although to the casual eye all British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won World War I for the Allies. In this title, renowned tank expert David Fletcher examines the technological developments... Read more >
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.95
Although to the casual eye all British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won World War I for the Allies. In this title, renowned tank expert David Fletcher examines the technological developments... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Armies in the Balkans 1914-18
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off World War I (1914-1918), with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian armies on 2 August 1914. Nevertheless, the subsequent four-year war in that... Read more >
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off World War I (1914-1918), with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian armies on 2 August 1914. Nevertheless, the subsequent four-year war in that... Read more >
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trade paperback.
British Artillery 1914-19
Heavy Artillery
Written by Dale Clarke
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 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 >
Heavy Artillery
Written by Dale Clarke
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 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 >
British Mark I Tank 1916
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1915 a machine christened Little Willie changed the way that wars were fought. Little Willie was a fully tracked armoured vehicle that could break a trench system. Its development was completed in December 1915, but by then it had already been superseded by an improved design, Mother. This was the... Read more >
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1915 a machine christened Little Willie changed the way that wars were fought. Little Willie was a fully tracked armoured vehicle that could break a trench system. Its development was completed in December 1915, but by then it had already been superseded by an improved design, Mother. This was the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
British Mark IV Tank
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
The formidable Mark IV tank was pitted against the German Army from 1917 until the end of World War I. This book reveals the important role the tank played in the historic battle of Cambrai in 1917 as well as the first ever tank-versus-tank actions against German A7Vs. In awe of... Read more >
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
The formidable Mark IV tank was pitted against the German Army from 1917 until the end of World War I. This book reveals the important role the tank played in the historic battle of Cambrai in 1917 as well as the first ever tank-versus-tank actions against German A7Vs. In awe of... Read more >
Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
A fire-breathing 'monster' on the battlefield, the Churchill Crocodile flamethrower was one of the most devastating and awe-inspiring weapons of the Second World War. Tank expert David Fletcher chronicles the development of the flamethrower tank, detailing the variants of the Crocodile and examining the dramatic effects of these tanks in battle... Read more >
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
A fire-breathing 'monster' on the battlefield, the Churchill Crocodile flamethrower was one of the most devastating and awe-inspiring weapons of the Second World War. Tank expert David Fletcher chronicles the development of the flamethrower tank, detailing the variants of the Crocodile and examining the dramatic effects of these tanks in battle... Read more >
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DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II
Western Front 1916
Written by James Miller
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $17.95
The advent and deployment of the Royal Flying Corps' Airco DH 2 in 1916 effectively eliminated the 'scourge' of aerial dominance enjoyed by the Fokker Eindecker monoplanes. Spearheaded by No 24 Sqn and led by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 - with its rotary engine... Read more >
Western Front 1916
Written by James Miller
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $17.95
The advent and deployment of the Royal Flying Corps' Airco DH 2 in 1916 effectively eliminated the 'scourge' of aerial dominance enjoyed by the Fokker Eindecker monoplanes. Spearheaded by No 24 Sqn and led by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 - with its rotary engine... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II
Western Front 1916
Written by James Miller
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $15.95
The advent and deployment of the Royal Flying Corps' Airco DH 2 in 1916 effectively eliminated the 'scourge' of aerial dominance enjoyed by the Fokker Eindecker monoplanes. Spearheaded by No 24 Sqn and led by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 - with its rotary engine... Read more >
Western Front 1916
Written by James Miller
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $15.95
The advent and deployment of the Royal Flying Corps' Airco DH 2 in 1916 effectively eliminated the 'scourge' of aerial dominance enjoyed by the Fokker Eindecker monoplanes. Spearheaded by No 24 Sqn and led by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 - with its rotary engine... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Naval Aces of World War 1 part 2
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $22.95
Part 2 of Naval Aces looks at the many flying Naval heroes who flew alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith scouts over the Flanders coast, the German navy countered with its own Land Feld... Read more >
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $22.95
Part 2 of Naval Aces looks at the many flying Naval heroes who flew alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith scouts over the Flanders coast, the German navy countered with its own Land Feld... Read more >
The US Army 1890-1920
Written by Philip Katcher
Illustrated by Jeffrey Burn
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the US Army from 1890 to 1920. The Spanish-American War, China, Mexico and World War I are all covered, and uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail. Read more >
Written by Philip Katcher
Illustrated by Jeffrey Burn
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $13.95
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the US Army from 1890 to 1920. The Spanish-American War, China, Mexico and World War I are all covered, and uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail. Read more >
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trade paperback.
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
The first Rolls-Royce armoured car was a privately owned vehicle fitted with a machine-gun and a limited amount of armour plate at a dockyard in France. It was used by a squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service in Flanders in 1914. Backed by First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill... Read more >
Written by David Fletcher
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $13.95
The first Rolls-Royce armoured car was a privately owned vehicle fitted with a machine-gun and a limited amount of armour plate at a dockyard in France. It was used by a squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service in Flanders in 1914. Backed by First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The German Army in World War I (1)
1914-15
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history. That German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually... Read more >
1914-15
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history. That German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The German Army in World War I (2)
1915-17
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The years 1915–17 of World War I saw the Imperial German Army forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, as well as... Read more >
1915-17
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
The years 1915–17 of World War I saw the Imperial German Army forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, as well as... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The German Army in World War I (3)
1917-18
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
This third volume of a mini-series covering the German forces in World War I (1914-1918) examines the troops that fought during the climax of the war on all fronts: the last great battles of attrition in the West (Arras, Messines, 3rd Ypres - Passchendaele/Langemarck - and Cambrai, 1917) and the collapse... Read more >
1917-18
Written by Nigel Thomas
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
This third volume of a mini-series covering the German forces in World War I (1914-1918) examines the troops that fought during the climax of the war on all fronts: the last great battles of attrition in the West (Arras, Messines, 3rd Ypres - Passchendaele/Langemarck - and Cambrai, 1917) and the collapse... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18
Written by Mark Barber
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's survey of the Royal Naval Air Service pilot during World War I (1914-1918). In 1914 the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was subsumed into the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). With the bulk of the Royal Flying Corps engaged in France, the aircraft and seaplane pilots of the... Read more >
Written by Mark Barber
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
Osprey's survey of the Royal Naval Air Service pilot during World War I (1914-1918). In 1914 the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was subsumed into the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). With the bulk of the Royal Flying Corps engaged in France, the aircraft and seaplane pilots of the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
U-boats of the Kaisers Navy
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to... Read more >
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to... Read more >
US Doughboy 1916-19
Written by Thomas Hoff
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
Dedicated to the life of the average US soldier during World War I, this book follows the doughboy during the course of the war: from conscription, arrival at a training facility, transportation to Europe, and finally into combat in the trenches. The evolution of the US Army is discussed, and its... Read more >
Written by Thomas Hoff
Illustrated by Adam Hook
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
Dedicated to the life of the average US soldier during World War I, this book follows the doughboy during the course of the war: from conscription, arrival at a training facility, transportation to Europe, and finally into combat in the trenches. The evolution of the US Army is discussed, and its... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Zeppelins: German Airships 1900-40
Written by Charles Stephenson
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst... Read more >
Written by Charles Stephenson
Illustrated by Ian Palmer
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Belgian Army in World War I
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War I (1939-1945) that is often overlooked. Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium, which led Britain to declare war in August 1914, should have been swift and fierce yet the unexpected heroic defense, against great odds, of Belgian fortresses, frustrated the... Read more >
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War I (1939-1945) that is often overlooked. Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium, which led Britain to declare war in August 1914, should have been swift and fierce yet the unexpected heroic defense, against great odds, of Belgian fortresses, frustrated the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
British Destroyers 1892-1918
Written by Jim Crossley
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
This book recounts the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionised this service and changed the way war was fought at sea. Moreover, between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918 destroyers evolved radically from 27 knot, 250-ton ships into 35 knot, 1,530-ton ships... Read more >
Written by Jim Crossley
Illustrated by Paul Wright
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
This book recounts the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionised this service and changed the way war was fought at sea. Moreover, between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918 destroyers evolved radically from 27 knot, 250-ton ships into 35 knot, 1,530-ton ships... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Czech Legion 1914-20
Written by David Bullock
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts in World War I (1914-1918). Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were... Read more >
Written by David Bullock
Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts in World War I (1914-1918). Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge - Operation Z-O 1918
Written by Stephen Prince
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $9.95
On the night of 22–23 April 1918 the Royal Navy carried out a raid on the German held ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend – Operation Z-O. Under the cover of clouds and smoke, over 70 ships and an assault force of 1,800 Royal Marines embarked on a daring mission which involved... Read more >
Written by Stephen Prince
Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $9.95
On the night of 22–23 April 1918 the Royal Navy carried out a raid on the German held ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend – Operation Z-O. Under the cover of clouds and smoke, over 70 ships and an assault force of 1,800 Royal Marines embarked on a daring mission which involved... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
