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Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2)
Bastogne
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army farther... Read more >
Bastogne
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's second title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). When the attack in the north by 6th Panzer Army failed, Hitler switched the focus of the offensive to General Manteuffel’s 5th Panzer Army farther... Read more >
Also available as a
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Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1)
St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's first title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). The Ardennes fighting was Hitler’s last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two... Read more >
St Vith and the Northern Shoulder
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Osprey's first title examining the Battle of the Bulge, which was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II (1939-1945). The Ardennes fighting was Hitler’s last gamble on the Western Front, crippling the Wehrmacht for the remainder of the war. In the first of two... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Blackett's War
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines—revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won.
In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts...
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Blackett's War
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Written by Stephen Budiansky
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines—revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won.
In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts...
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hardcover.
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Bletchley Park
Code-Breaking
Written by Michael Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
Around 100 people arrived at Bletchley in August 1939, but by the beginning of 1944 there were around 10,000 people from a wide range of backgrounds. Young women who had left school at 15 worked alongside senior academics and service officers with everyone treated as equals. To quote an American who... Read more >
Code-Breaking
Written by Michael Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
Around 100 people arrived at Bletchley in August 1939, but by the beginning of 1944 there were around 10,000 people from a wide range of backgrounds. Young women who had left school at 15 worked alongside senior academics and service officers with everyone treated as equals. To quote an American who... Read more >
British Submarines 1939-45
Written by Innes McCartney
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
The submarine was as formidable a weapon for the Royal Navy in World War II as for the other main combatant nations. The first half of this book explores the conception, design, development and subesequent evolution of the three major classes: the "S", "T", and "U".
The "S" Class submarine was originally... Read more >
Written by Innes McCartney
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
The submarine was as formidable a weapon for the Royal Navy in World War II as for the other main combatant nations. The first half of this book explores the conception, design, development and subesequent evolution of the three major classes: the "S", "T", and "U".
The "S" Class submarine was originally... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50
Written by Glen Williford
Illustrated by Chris Taylor
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America's military power in the Pacific. The island was turned into a military fortress - and yet it also became the site of one of America's... Read more >
Written by Glen Williford
Illustrated by Chris Taylor
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America's military power in the Pacific. The island was turned into a military fortress - and yet it also became the site of one of America's... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Fall of Eben Emael - Belgium 1940
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. A ferro-concrete monster built in the 1930s on the Albert Canal, the fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Add... Read more >
Written by Chris McNab
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. A ferro-concrete monster built in the 1930s on the Albert Canal, the fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Add... Read more >
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eBook.
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Hawker Hurricane Mk I-V
Written by Martyn Chorlton
Illustrated by Adam Tooby
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
The Hurricane may not have been the prettiest or, the best performing aircraft, but it will always be seen as the aircraft we needed at the time, and thankfully, in high numbers. Its design had incorporated older, tried and tested technologies, but also took fighter design a little further forward as... Read more >
Written by Martyn Chorlton
Illustrated by Adam Tooby
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $18.95
The Hurricane may not have been the prettiest or, the best performing aircraft, but it will always be seen as the aircraft we needed at the time, and thankfully, in high numbers. Its design had incorporated older, tried and tested technologies, but also took fighter design a little further forward as... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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 German Fortress of Metz 1870-1944
Written by Clayton Donnell
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the absorption of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine into the newly formed German Empire, the German Army decided to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory and counter the great fortress system... Read more >
Written by Clayton Donnell
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.95
Following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the absorption of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine into the newly formed German Empire, the German Army decided to construct a fortress line from Strasbourg to Luxembourg to protect their new territory and counter the great fortress system... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2
Written by Osamu Tagaya
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was... Read more >
Written by Osamu Tagaya
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942-45
Written by Martin Bowman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: eBook, 100 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World War II (1939-1945). The first bomber variant to enter service was the B Mk IV, initial examples of which were... Read more >
Written by Martin Bowman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: eBook, 100 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World War II (1939-1945). The first bomber variant to enter service was the B Mk IV, initial examples of which were... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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.
Panzer Divisions: The Blitzkrieg Years 1939-40
Written by Pier Battistelli
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany's armored forces - the Panzerwaffe - were still in their infancy. The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tank development had to be conducted in secret. Initial armor campaigns in Poland were not completely successful and... Read more >
Written by Pier Battistelli
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany's armored forces - the Panzerwaffe - were still in their infancy. The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tank development had to be conducted in secret. Initial armor campaigns in Poland were not completely successful and... 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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Pe-2 Guards Units of World War 2
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $22.95
Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Written by Dmitriy Khazanov
Illustrated by Andrey Yurgenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $22.95
Petlyakov's Pe-2 was the most numerous Soviet twin-engined bomber of World War 2, the aircraft being used as a dive-bomber, ground attack platform and dedicated reconnaissance type. The first examples entered service in August 1940, and by the time production came to end in late 1945, no fewer than 10,547 examples... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Polish Aces of World War 2
Written by Robert Gretzyngier
Illustrated by Robert Gretzyngier
Format: eBook, 100 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors escaped... Read more >
Written by Robert Gretzyngier
Illustrated by Robert Gretzyngier
Format: eBook, 100 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors escaped... Read more >
Also available as a
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.
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Typhoon Wings of 2nd TAF 1943-45
Written by Chris Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Thomas
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The Typhoon was the RAF's chosen heavyweight fighter-bomber to support the British and Canadian Armies during the invasion of northwest Europe in World War II (1939-1945). A specialist in the aircraft (his father flew them in WWII), author Chris Thomas has done much research on the Typhoon's operations with 2nd TAF... Read more >
Written by Chris Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Thomas
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
The Typhoon was the RAF's chosen heavyweight fighter-bomber to support the British and Canadian Armies during the invasion of northwest Europe in World War II (1939-1945). A specialist in the aircraft (his father flew them in WWII), author Chris Thomas has done much research on the Typhoon's operations with 2nd TAF... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War
Written by Louis Dorny
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that World War II raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY was the scourge... Read more >
Written by Louis Dorny
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $15.95
Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that World War II raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY was the scourge... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The White Rose of Stalingrad
The Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time
Written by Bill Yenne
Format: Hardcover, 328 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
During World War II, most of the air forces of the nations engaged in combat had women in their ranks, but only in the Soviet Union did women fly regular, routine missions in live-fire combat. Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air... Read more >
The Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time
Written by Bill Yenne
Format: Hardcover, 328 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.95
During World War II, most of the air forces of the nations engaged in combat had women in their ranks, but only in the Soviet Union did women fly regular, routine missions in live-fire combat. Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
