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Shipbuilding in Britain
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
Humber Light Reconnaissance Car 1941-45
Written by Richard Doherty
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. The Humber LRC gave excellent service to the Reconnaissance Corps with its agility, speed and height proving to be invaluable assets... Read more >
Written by Richard Doherty
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $13.95
The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. The Humber LRC gave excellent service to the Reconnaissance Corps with its agility, speed and height proving to be invaluable assets... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War
Written by Peter Davies and Rolando Ugolini
Illustrated by David Menard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the F-100 Super Sabre Units' participation in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). While the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom flew the majority of the fighter-bomber missions over North Vietnam, the Thunderchief's service predecessor, the F-100 Super Sabre stayed on to fight the air war in South Vietnam until June... Read more >
Written by Peter Davies and Rolando Ugolini
Illustrated by David Menard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.95
Osprey's examination of the F-100 Super Sabre Units' participation in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). While the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom flew the majority of the fighter-bomber missions over North Vietnam, the Thunderchief's service predecessor, the F-100 Super Sabre stayed on to fight the air war in South Vietnam until June... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Fw 190 Defence of the Reich Aces
Written by John Weal
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
This title is the natural conclusion to the collection of titles chronicling the exploits of the fighter pilots of the German Luftwaffe of World War 2 that has been part of - and contributed in some small measure to the success of - Osprey's long running Aircraft of the Aces series... Read more >
Written by John Weal
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.95
This title is the natural conclusion to the collection of titles chronicling the exploits of the fighter pilots of the German Luftwaffe of World War 2 that has been part of - and contributed in some small measure to the success of - Osprey's long running Aircraft of the Aces series... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas
Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan
Written by Peter Harrison
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
Buddhism has been influential in the mountain kingdoms of the Himalayas since the 7th century AD, most notably in the kingdom of Tibet where it permeated all aspects and levels of society until the 20th century. From the 9th-century AD onwards, the secular rulers of Tibet sought to extend their influence... Read more >
Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan
Written by Peter Harrison
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
Buddhism has been influential in the mountain kingdoms of the Himalayas since the 7th century AD, most notably in the kingdom of Tibet where it permeated all aspects and levels of society until the 20th century. From the 9th-century AD onwards, the secular rulers of Tibet sought to extend their influence... 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 >
Ghost Towns
Lost Cities of the Old West
Written by Clint Thomsen
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City. These are some of the enduring legends of the Old West- ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and colour the history of the country. Literally thousands of ghost towns are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of these abandoned... Read more >
Lost Cities of the Old West
Written by Clint Thomsen
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City. These are some of the enduring legends of the Old West- ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and colour the history of the country. Literally thousands of ghost towns are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of these abandoned... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Orchards
Written by Claire Masset
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Whether in blossom and laden with fruit, orchards are places of great beauty. Throughout history, they have played an important role in country, and also city, life, providing not just food and drink, but also a haven for wildlife and a setting for age-old customs and social gatherings.
Some of Britain's... Read more >
Written by Claire Masset
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
Whether in blossom and laden with fruit, orchards are places of great beauty. Throughout history, they have played an important role in country, and also city, life, providing not just food and drink, but also a haven for wildlife and a setting for age-old customs and social gatherings.
Some of Britain's... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Traditional Building Materials
Written by Matthew Slocombe
Format: eBook, 104 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $10.95
Steel and glass now dominate modern British cities, but the country can still boast millions of older houses constructed of more traditional building materials. Many date from the period before easy nationwide transportation, when these materials were usually grown on or extracted from land in the locality. As a result, Britain... Read more >
Written by Matthew Slocombe
Format: eBook, 104 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $10.95
Steel and glass now dominate modern British cities, but the country can still boast millions of older houses constructed of more traditional building materials. Many date from the period before easy nationwide transportation, when these materials were usually grown on or extracted from land in the locality. As a result, Britain... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Orchards
Written by Claire Masset
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $12.95
Whether in blossom and laden with fruit, orchards are places of great beauty. Throughout history, they have played an important role in country, and also city, life, providing not just food and drink, but also a haven for wildlife and a setting for age-old customs and social gatherings.
Some of Britain's... Read more >
Written by Claire Masset
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $12.95
Whether in blossom and laden with fruit, orchards are places of great beauty. Throughout history, they have played an important role in country, and also city, life, providing not just food and drink, but also a haven for wildlife and a setting for age-old customs and social gatherings.
Some of Britain's... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Spanish Republican Aces
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $22.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Written by Rafael Lopez
Illustrated by Julio Caeiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $22.95
At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained loyal to the government. The obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s and the three rare Hawker Furies were soon outpaced by... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Roman Army
The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World
Written by Chris McNab
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $18.95
The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the... Read more >
The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World
Written by Chris McNab
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $18.95
The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Browning Automatic Rifle
Written by Robert Hodges
Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $18.95
For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic "base of fire" weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated fire. It was developed in response to the central dilemma of infantry combat in World War I - the need... Read more >
Written by Robert Hodges
Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $18.95
For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic "base of fire" weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated fire. It was developed in response to the central dilemma of infantry combat in World War I - the need... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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D-Day to Victory
With the Men and Machines that Won the War
Written by Stephen Bull
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $25.95
An eye-popping, innovative approach to one of the most-popular topics in all of history: the European Theater of World War II. The myth-busting designers of this unique book will provide readers with a full account of the campaign to liberate Europe sprinkled throughout with more than 200 unequalled visual assets. Based-on... Read more >
With the Men and Machines that Won the War
Written by Stephen Bull
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $25.95
An eye-popping, innovative approach to one of the most-popular topics in all of history: the European Theater of World War II. The myth-busting designers of this unique book will provide readers with a full account of the campaign to liberate Europe sprinkled throughout with more than 200 unequalled visual assets. Based-on... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Ghost Towns
Lost Cities of the Old West
Written by Clint Thomsen
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $9.95
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City. These are some of the enduring legends of the Old West- ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and colour the history of the country. Literally thousands of ghost towns are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of these abandoned... Read more >
Lost Cities of the Old West
Written by Clint Thomsen
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $9.95
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City. These are some of the enduring legends of the Old West- ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and colour the history of the country. Literally thousands of ghost towns are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of these abandoned... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Modelling Scale Aircraft
Written by Brett Green
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
Brett Green, one of the hobby's leading names, provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the basic techniques and materials needed to build scale aircraft, from first opening the kit box to displaying the finished model - all in one clear and easy-to-follow expert guide. The many detailed photographs with step-by-step... Read more >
Written by Brett Green
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
Brett Green, one of the hobby's leading names, provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the basic techniques and materials needed to build scale aircraft, from first opening the kit box to displaying the finished model - all in one clear and easy-to-follow expert guide. The many detailed photographs with step-by-step... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Fall of the Philippines 1941-42
Written by Clayton Chun
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
The Philippine Islands were one of two major US bases in the Pacific, the other being Pearl Harbor. The Japanese considered the capture of the Philippines crucial for its efforts to control resource-laden Southeast Asia. As opposed to its attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese intention was to invade and occupy... Read more >
Written by Clayton Chun
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
The Philippine Islands were one of two major US bases in the Pacific, the other being Pearl Harbor. The Japanese considered the capture of the Philippines crucial for its efforts to control resource-laden Southeast Asia. As opposed to its attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese intention was to invade and occupy... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Roman Republican Legionary 298-105 BC
Written by Nic Fields
Illustrated by Sean O' Brogain
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $18.95
Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change. Introduced as part of the Servian reforms, the legion had... Read more >
Written by Nic Fields
Illustrated by Sean O' Brogain
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $18.95
Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change. Introduced as part of the Servian reforms, the legion had... Read more >
Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13
The priming charge for the Great War
Written by Philip Jowett
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they took on a force of 400,000 Turkish soldiers. Both sides were equipped with the latest weapons technology. This... Read more >
The priming charge for the Great War
Written by Philip Jowett
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95
In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they took on a force of 400,000 Turkish soldiers. Both sides were equipped with the latest weapons technology. This... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Garibaldi
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
This book looks closely at the life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Born on July 4, 1807 in the city of Nice, the turning point in his life occurred in April 1833 when he met Giovanni Battista Cuneo, a member of the secret movement known as "Young... Read more >
Written by Ron Field
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $9.95
This book looks closely at the life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Born on July 4, 1807 in the city of Nice, the turning point in his life occurred in April 1833 when he met Giovanni Battista Cuneo, a member of the secret movement known as "Young... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Pompey
Written by Nic Fields
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $17.95
Pompey, or Pompey the Great, was one of the best military leaders of the late Roman Republic. His campaigns against the Marians, his battles in Hispania and his defeat of the Mediterranean pirates launched him to political stardom where he became an ally of Julius Caesar and a member of the... Read more >
Written by Nic Fields
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $17.95
Pompey, or Pompey the Great, was one of the best military leaders of the late Roman Republic. His campaigns against the Marians, his battles in Hispania and his defeat of the Mediterranean pirates launched him to political stardom where he became an ally of Julius Caesar and a member of the... Read more >
North American Indian Tribes of the Great Lakes
Written by Michael Johnson
Illustrated by Jonathan Smith
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Great Lakes were the main arena for the fur trade in colonial North America, which drew European explorers and trappers deep into the northern USA and Canada from the 17th century onwards. The desire to control the supply of this luxury item sparked wars between Britain and France, as well... Read more >
Written by Michael Johnson
Illustrated by Jonathan Smith
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The Great Lakes were the main arena for the fur trade in colonial North America, which drew European explorers and trappers deep into the northern USA and Canada from the 17th century onwards. The desire to control the supply of this luxury item sparked wars between Britain and France, as well... 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.
The British Army 1939-45 (2)
Middle East & Mediterranean
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought - from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Persia in the east, and from Greece south to the Gulf of Aden. In the 1940-43 period... Read more >
Middle East & Mediterranean
Written by Martin Brayley
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $13.95
The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought - from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Persia in the east, and from Greece south to the Gulf of Aden. In the 1940-43 period... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Fall of English France 1449-53
Written by David Nicolle
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $19.95
For the overwhelming majority of people outside the French-speaking world the Hundred Years War consisted of a sequence of major English victories, above all Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt. The only significant victor or 'hero' on the French side was Joan of Arc, and she ended up being burned at the stake... Read more >
Written by David Nicolle
Illustrated by Graham Turner
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $19.95
For the overwhelming majority of people outside the French-speaking world the Hundred Years War consisted of a sequence of major English victories, above all Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt. The only significant victor or 'hero' on the French side was Joan of Arc, and she ended up being burned at the stake... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
