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Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65 (New Vanguard) מאת Angus Konstam The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-nee...

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Indian Mythology מאת Veronica Ions Presents Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology of India and introduces early and Vedic deities....

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Blue Division Soldier 1941-45: Spanish Volunteer on the Eastern Front (Warrior) מאת Carlos Caballero Jurado The all-volunteer 'Blue Division' was a formation that allowed Franco's technically neutral Spain to support Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia. Following initial training in Germany, the Blue Division's units were sent to the Eastern Front in August 1941, where, after a 40-day march to the front, th...

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The Army of Herod the Great (Men-at-Arms) מאת Samuel Rocca Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents. He w...

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Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat (Combat Aircraft) מאת Shlomo Aloni The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon formed the backbone of th...

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Piracy: The Complete History (General Military) מאת Angus Konstam When we think of pirates we conjure up images of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, or even fictional pirates such as Long John Silver, Captain Hook and Captain Jack Sparrow. These historical characters all hailed from one period. Known as "The Golden Age of Piracy", this period only lasted around a quart...

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Tudor Warships (2): Elizabeth I's Navy (New Vanguard) מאת Angus Konstam In his second volume on the Tudor Navy, naval expert Angus Konstam covers the extraordinary transformation of the Tudor fleet during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This period witnessed the birth of a whole new breed of warships designed to dominate the seas and expand the corners of the Empire. De...

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The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98 (Campaign) מאת Stephen Turnbull The invasions of Korea launched by the dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi are unique in Japanese history for being the only time that the samurai assaulted a foreign country. Hideyoshi planned to invade and conquer China, ruled at the time by the Ming dynasty, and when the Korean court refused to allow his...

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Royal Marine Commando 1950-82: From Korea to the Falklands (Warrior) מאת Will Fowler One of the most prestigious and versatile units of the British armed forces, the Royal Marine Commandos were a specialized fighting force, serving in many theaters, including the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, East Africa, Cyprus, Suez, Northern Ireland and the Faulklands, and performing a numbe...

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North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75 (Warrior) מאת Gordon Rottman The North Vietnamese Army is often forgotten by the histories of the Vietnam War. Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong guerrillas, the NVA was in fact an entirely different force for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. After first supporting the VC in the Republic of Vietnam in 1958, t...

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23rd Fighter Group: Chennault's Sharks (Aviation Elite Units) מאת Carl Molesworth Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and 76th Fighter Squ...

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B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO (Combat Aircraft) מאת Mark Styling The revolutionary design of the B-26 and its associated flight characteristics initially gained it a reputation as a 'widow maker' receiving nicknames such as 'The Baltimore Whore' and 'The Flying Prostitute' - both a reference to its short wingspan, i.e. no visible means of support! Gradual improve...

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Nuclear Dawn: From the Manhattan Project to Bikini Atoll (General Military) מאת James P. Delgado When President Obama and others say they want to end America's dependence on foreign oil, the vision is usually presented in terms of "a new Manhattan Project." So what really was the Manhattan Project? According to James Delgado, at the start of the project in 1942, the element plutonium only exist...

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F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War (Combat Aircraft) מאת Warren Thompson The definitive account of F-4 Corsair Units deployed in the Korean War, this book tells the story of the 26 US Navy Squadrons, most of which were carrier based, and the 6 Marine Corps F-4 squadrons that flew combat missions against the North Koreans.Drawing from a vast repository of personal intervi...

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Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500-130 BC: From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest (Fortress) מאת Konstantin Nossov Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for Ale...

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In the Heat of Battle: A history of those who rose to the occasion and those who didn't (General Military) מאת Donough O'Brien 'In the heat of battle' is a phrase that connotes the extremity of the human condition. The battlefield is a canvas on which is sometimes painted the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and extraordinary leadership--and which is sometimes the scene of disgrace. There are those like Ross McGinness who thr...

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British Forts in the Age of Arthur (Fortress) מאת Angus Konstam When the Romans left Britain around AD 410 the island had not been fully subjugated. In the Celtic fringes the unconquered native peoples were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. By way of response the Post-Roman Britons did their best to defend themselves from ...

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Oath of Fealty: Feudal Europe at War (Field Of GLory) מאת Richard Bodley Scott While the Crusades raged in the Holy Land, Europe, too, was torn apart by war. From England's Anarchy to the slaughter of the Albigensian Crusade, Kings, nobles and clergy all vied for power and wealth. Out of this bloodshed, however, arose one of the most honored ideals of history, the Code of Chiv...

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Saladin and the Saracens (Men-at-Arms) מאת David Nicolle Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history of the Crusades, being even better known outside the English-speaking world than his Christian foe Richard the Lionhear...

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Staghound Armored Car 1942-62 (New Vanguard) מאת Steven Zaloga The Staghound was a unique World War II armored vehicle - designed and manufactured in the US, but intended solely for the British army. This book examines the development of this category of armored cars and offers a detailed analysis of the extensive combat use of the Staghound in British service ...

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Scapa Flow: The defences of Britain's great fleet anchorage 1914-45 (Fortress) מאת Angus Konstam A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. It held Jellicoe's Grand Fleet from 1914-18, and it was from here that it sailed out to do battle with the Germans at Jutland in 1916. In 1914 the British ...

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Who Dares Wins - The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980 (Raid) מאת Gregory Fremont-Barnes For 5 days in May 1980, thousands watched around the world as the shadowy figures of the SAS performed a daring and dramatic raid on the Iranian Embassy in London, catapulting a little-known specialist unit into the full glare of the world's media. Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as "a brilliant operati...

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Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 (World of the Warrior) מאת David Nicolle The Order of St John of the Hospital of Jerusalem (or the Hospitallers as they are better known) has existed for almost a thousand years. It was established in Jerusalem in the mid-11th century to care for Christian pilgrims and its role initially was entirely non-combatant. But, as the wars of the...

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Japanese Intelligence in World War II (General Military) מאת Ken Kotani In the eyes of history, Japanese intelligence in World War II has fared very poorly. However, these historians have most often concentrated on the later years of the war, when Japan was fighting a multi-front war against numerous opponents. In this groundbreaking new study, Japanese scholar Ken Kota...

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F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21: USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War (Duel) מאת Peter Davies From difficult weather conditions to unreliable missile armament to unequal rules of engagement, this book tells the story of the challenges faced by the F-4 and MiG-21 pilots. Using first-hand accounts wherever possible the author draws us into the dangerous world experienced by American and North ...

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P-36 Hawk Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces) מאת Lionel Persyn The Curtiss P-36 began its life in the US where it was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Its pilots achieved some of the first American victories of the war and many went on to become aces. One P-36 pilot, Frances Gabreski, became the leading US ace in...

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Sherman Firefly (New Vanguard) מאת David Fletcher The most powerfully gunned tank fielded by the Allies during World War II was the Sherman Firefly. An ordinary American-built Sherman modified by the British, the Firefly had the firepower that could finally match the awesome German tanks that had dominated Europe. David Fletcher examines the contro...

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Japan 1945: From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Campaign) מאת Clayton K. S. Chun In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II 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 implemente...

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Panzer Divisions: The Eastern Front 1941-43 (Battle Orders) מאת Pier Battistelli On June 22, 1941 when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle. At its peak, 19 out of the 21 existing Panzer Divisions were deployed against the Soviets. Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability of th...

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SAS Heroes: Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men (General Military) מאת Pete Scholey From WWII to Iraq the SAS has been at the forefront of armed conflict, though most people wouldn't realise it was even there. Universally acknowledged as the best special forces in the world, every member of the Regiment is a hero in his own right. However, even amongst these remarkable soldiers the...

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T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion (New Vanguard) מאת Steven Zaloga The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Like the US M1 Abrams tank, the T-80 used a turbine power plant rather than a conventional diesel. Although the design was blessed with some of the most sophisticated armament, fire contro...

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Saracen Strongholds 1100-1500: The Central and Eastern Islamic Lands (Fortress) מאת David Nicolle By the time of the Crusades, the Islamic world had developed its own sophisticated styles of fortification. Distinctive and highly effective, the region's unique military architecture continued to evolve in response to the Crusader and Mongol threats, and also drew upon the traditions of their foes ...

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German Special Forces of World War II (Elite) מאת Gordon Williamson A long-overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out such audacious tasks as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent, Admiral Horthy. Th...

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Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC-AD 1644 (Fortress) מאת Stephen Turnbull It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of China was an attempt to build a barrier along the most vulnerable border of the entire country. Yet ...

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The Mannerheim Line 1920-39: Finnish Fortifications of the Winter War (Fortress) מאת Bair Irincheev In the wake of the bloody civil war that followed Finland's independence from Russia in 1917, the border between the two countries was established across the Karelian Isthmus, an area long fought over by Russia, Finland and Sweden in their attempts to dominate the northern tip of Europe. Neither the...

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Modeling US Armor of World War 2 (Modelling Masterclass) מאת Steven J. Zaloga United States tanks and other armored fighting vehicles in World War II have always been some of the most popular subjects for scale modelers, and hundreds of kits have been and are currently manufactured. Now, renowned modeler and AFV expert, Steven J. Zaloga, presents the definitive guide to model...

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Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War (General Military) מאת Kaveh Farrokh The empires of ancient Persia remain as mysterious today as they were to contemporary Western scholars. Although Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia is legendary, the military successes of the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian empires, along with their revolutionary military technology, tacti...

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Strongholds of the Samurai: Japanese Castles 250-1877 (General Military) מאת Stephen Turnbull The first proper fortifications in Japan began to develop with the appearance of the first emperors around 250. Although initially fortifications were simply wooden constructions, as internal strife became a way of life in Japan, more and increasingly elaborate fortifications were built. By the mid-...

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The Atlantic Wall (2): Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway (Fortress) מאת Steven J. Zaloga Germany's Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The United States' entry into the war and the inevi...

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The Russian Civil War 1918-22 (Essential Histories) מאת David Bullock The Russian Civil War was the most important event of its kind in the 20th century. It changed the lives of over half a billion people and dramatically shaped the political, human and economic geography of Europe, the Far East and Central Asia. Over a tempestuous four-year period the Communist Red A...

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The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC-AD 117 (Battle Orders) מאת Nic Fields The Imperial Army established by Augustus drew heavily on the nomenclature and traditions of the late Roman Republic, but was revolutionary in its design. He decided to meet all the military needs of the Empire from a standing, professional army. Military service became a career, and pay and service...

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British Battleships 1939-45 (1): Queen Elizabeth and Royal Soverign Classes (New Vanguard) מאת Angus Konstam With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet from a fleet of 12 battleships, ten were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of World War I. Extensive modifications throughout the 1930s allowed these ships t...

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The Seminole Wars 1818-58 (Men-at-Arms) מאת Ron Field This volume details the crucial chapter in the history of the Indian Wars. The Seminole of Florida were one of the largest tribes of Native Americans living in peace with settlers. They traded with the Americans, the English and the Spanish, lived in cabins, planted crops and raised cattle. However,...

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Battle: A Postcard Collection: Scenes from history's greatest conflicts (General Military) מאת Osprey Publishing This year, for the first time, a collection of the best Osprey artwork from over 40 years is available to buy in a set of 40 stunning postcards in an attractive presentation box. Featuring artwork from all of your favourite Osprey artists and covering the whole range of military history, from the ba...

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The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria (Campaign) מאת Simon Dunstan Following the lightning destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and who had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while Syri...

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USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17: Vietnam 1965-72 (Duel) מאת Peter Davies The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. Ho...

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The Belgian Army in World War I (Men-at-Arms) מאת Ronald Pawly While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 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...

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The War for Ireland: 1913 - 1923 (General Military) מאת Peter Cottrell The turbulent and bloody years between 1913 and 1923 saw the battle for the independence of Ireland. This book tells the story of the 'Troubles' and the struggle for power, first against the occupying British forces, beginning with the Easter Rising, and then in a violent and bloody civil war that t...

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Medieval Scandinavian Armies (2): 1300-1500 (Men-at-Arms) (v. 2) מאת David Lindholm While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries which followed. Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their organisat...

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Vulcan Units of the Cold War (Combat Aircraft) מאת Andrew Brookes The best of the three RAF jet bombers in the early years of the Cold War, the Vulcan was designed as the Avro 698, and possessed fighter-like maneuverability at low level despite its size. First flown in August 1952, the Vulcan entered service in February 1957. Most were equipped to carry the Blue S...

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Buffalo Soldiers: African American Troops in the US forces 1866-1945 (General Military) מאת Ron Field The first regular army regiments of African Americans were authorized by Congress in July 1866, and African American soldiers have played an important role in the conflicts of their country ever since. These brave men fought not only tirelessly against the enemy, but also against prejudice and discr...

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USAS 1st Pursuit Group (Aviation Elite Units) מאת Jon Guttman The 1st Pursuit Group claimed more enemy kills than any other Group in the United States Air Service in World War I, partly thanks to 'ace of aces', Eddie Rickenbacker, and balloon-busting ace, Frank Luke, both of whom also earned the Medal of Honor. Starting operations in March 1918, the Group init...

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Imperial Roman Naval Forces 31 BC-AD 500 (Men-at-Arms) מאת Raffaele D'Amato The Roman navy, although somewhat overshadowed by the Legions, played an important role for the Roman Empire. For the army to conquer and rule its vast territories, control of the sea lanes was essential. The navy fleets needed to be structured and powerful in order to dominate the trade routes, tra...

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US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War (Combat Aircraft) מאת Rick Burgess Designed and built as a carrier-based attack aircraft in 1944, the A-1 reached frontline units too late to see combat in World War 2. With the advent of jets in the late 1940s, the Skyraider was seen as a dated throwback to the golden age of piston-engined naval aviation. Despite its days seemingly ...

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US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War (Warrior) מאת Gordon Rottman In many ways the end of the Vietnam War left the US army a spent force. Plagued by low morale, drug and race issues, and terrible public relations, the army faced an uphill climb in the effort to rebuild itself. The story of this reconstruction is mirrored in the rise of the Mechanized Infantryman. ...

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Wolves From the Sea: The Dark Ages (Field Of GLory) מאת Richard Bodley Scott Field of Glory provides the historical tabletop wargamer with a new, accessible rules set. With no new high-quality games system aimed specifically at the Ancient and Medieval wargamer for over 10 years, this product will fill the gap in this market. Wolves From the Sea provides an acc...

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Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day (General Military) מאת Ian Gardner The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) have been long overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, who were immortalized in Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion were every bit as incredible and this book finally gi...

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Deadly Force: Firearms and American Law Enforcement, from the Wild West to the Streets of Today (General Military) מאת Chris McNab Almost every movie of a police shootout includes the following depiction of violence: good guy shoots bad guy; bad guy instantly drops dead. But the reality is that when someone is hit by a bullet, or even several bullets, this rarely happens. What does happen when someone is shot? How effective...

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Centurion vs T-55: Yom Kippur War 1973 (Duel) מאת Simon Dunstan Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. But as the Cold War unfolded, these machines prepared instead for the coming struggle between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Though they...

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Rangers Lead the Way - Pointe-du-Hoc D-Day 1944 (Raid) מאת Steven J. Zaloga In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. Their mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc, which allied intelligence had identified...

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P-51 Mustang vs Fw 190: Europe 1943-45 (Duel) מאת Martin Bowman Discover the history of a classic duel as the finest American and German pilots are pitted against each other in the war-torn skies over Europe, in two of the most advanced fighter planes of the age, the P-51 and the Fw 190. This exciting first book in a brand new, innovative series describes the de...

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Armies of the Napoleonic Wars: An illustrated history (General Military) מאת Chris McNab The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting, from the frozen wastelands of Russia to the wildness of the Peninsula; from Egypt's Lower Nile to the bloody battlefield of Waterloo. Fighting took place on an unprecedented scale across Europe, and over the entire period of the wars Nap...

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The Czech Legion 1914-20 (Men-at-Arms) מאת David Bullock 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. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope of Czech national independence, they were amongst the most mot...

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Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew survived the Holocaust (General Military) מאת Moritz Nachtstern Published for the first time in English, this is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions of counterfeit banknotes. A team of typographers and pr...

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English Castles 1200-1300 (Fortress) מאת Christopher Gravett The simple castles raised after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of Islamic and Byzantine fortification techniques from the late 12th century led to further developments in castle architecture. These fortifications were to be well tes...

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Gladiator: Rome's Bloody Spectacle (General Military) מאת Konstantin Nossov From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons (Lyons Press), Konstantin Nossov, comes this eye-opening new study of one of the most popular pastimes of ancient Rome. This detailed, highly readable guide introduces readers to every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon: from the types of equipme...

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Jagdflieger: Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot 1939-45 (Warrior) מאת Robert Stedman Fighter pilots have always been held in the highest regard and the Luftwaffe Fighter pilots or Experten were undoubtedly the best pilots in the world, often racking up huge scores when compared to Allied fighters. It is for this skill, the sheer number of kills they obtained and their glamour...

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Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs (General Aviation) מאת Steve Davies From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics.Red Eagles tells the story of this squadron from the first tes...

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The Atlantic Wall (1): France (Fortress) מאת Steven Zaloga In 1942, with Germany's gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, Hitler was forced to construct an impenetrable wall of fortifications along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast. However, Hitler's grandiose Atlantic wall scheme was hampered by the realities of Germany's wartime econom...

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Byzantine Armies AD 1118-1461 (Men-at-Arms) מאת Ian Heath The Byzantine Empire's disastrous defeat by the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071 effectively marked the end of what is often described as the 'middle' period of Byzantine history. Thereafter, surrounded on all sides by younger, more vigorous nations, the once all-powerful Empire slipped into a stea...

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Roman Auxiliary Forts 27 BC-AD 378 (Fortress) מאת Duncan B Campbell With the vast expansion of the Roman Empire came a need for more and more fortifications to defend it. The borders of the Empire stretched through wildly different terrains which demanded a huge variety of different fortifications, depending on the local conditions and the threats faced by the diffe...

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The Great Locomotive Chase - The Andrews Raid 1862: The Andrew's Raid 1862 מאת Gordon Rottman In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as they went, in order to cut off vital rail supplies to the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta, Georgia,...

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The Samurai Capture a King - Okinawa 1609 (Raid) מאת Stephen Turnbull A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600...

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T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965-2005 (New Vanguard) מאת Steven J. Zaloga The Soviet Army hastily developed the T-62 in a struggle to compete against the rapid proliferation of NATO tanks in the 1960s. It was essentially a modification of the widely-manufactured T-55 tank with the addition of a new 115mm gun. Within the USSR itself, the T-62 was quickly superseded, but it...

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Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862 (Duel) מאת Ron Field The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industria...

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World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater (Elite) מאת Gordon Rottman At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments that were mounted on horses. One, the 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were dismounted and fought as infantry. Despite this, the cavalry units maintained their own unique ...

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French Poilu 1914-18 (Warrior) מאת Ian Sumner 'Why,' the Kaiser enquired of Czar Nicholas in 1913, did he wish to ally himself with France when 'the Frenchman is no longer capable of being a soldier?' Indeed, during World War I the French Army was in a state of disarray, plagued by indiscipline, mutinies and desertion. The ordinary French citiz...

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Hell in the Pacific: The Battle for Iwo Jima (General Military) מאת Derrick Wright The battle of Iwo Jima was extraordinary for its ferocity. US Marine Corps casualties exceeded by thousands the number of Japanese defenders, who fought almost to the last man over those five desperate weeks. The strategic justification for the mission has been challenged and the iconic photograph o...

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Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War (1): Infantry and artillery (Men-at-Arms) מאת Vladimir Brnardic This history of the Catholic armies of the Hapsburg Empire that fought in the Thirty Years' War explores the role of infantry and artillery during the last major religious war in mainland Europe. As the states of the Holy Roman Empire fractured along religious lines, all of Europe was plunged into a...

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World War II Japanese Tank Tactics (Elite) מאת Gordon Rottman In this book expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these ...

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World War II Desert Tactics (Elite) מאת Paddy Griffith In 1940-43 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems - human, logistical, mechanical and tactical - of the desert environment, most significantly a te...

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World War II Street-Fighting Tactics (Elite) מאת Stephen Bull In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this new book describes and analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in the ruined cities on both the Western and Eastern Fronts of World War II. Street-to-street fighting in cities was not a new development, but the bo...

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Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (Men-at-Arms) מאת Ronald Pawly Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'. In this latest addition to the Osprey mi...

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Swifter Than Eagles: The Biblical Middle East at War (Field Of GLory) מאת Richard Bodley Scott Field of Glory provides the historical tabletop wargamer with a new, accessible rules set. With no new high-quality games system aimed specifically at the Ancient and Medieval wargamer for over 10 years, this product will fill the gap in this market. Swifter Than Eagles provides an accessible...

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US Armed Forces in China 1856-1941 (Men-at-Arms) מאת John Langellier This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 1856 as well as US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As China entered a chaotic period in her ...

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Legions Triumphant: Field of Glory Imperial Rome Army List מאת Richard Bodley-Scott Field of Glory provides the historical tabletop wargamer with a new, accessible rules set. With no new high-quality games system aimed specifically at the Ancient and Medieval wargamer for over 10 years, this product will fill the gap in this market. Legions Triumphant includes a well-designed, visu...

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Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (Aviation Elite Units) מאת Robert Forsyth When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter first appeared in the skies over northwest Europe in mid-1944, it represented the greatest challenge to Allied air superiority since the Battle of Britain. The first group to solely fly jet fighters, Jagdgeschwader 7 was formed out of the test ...

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Swords and Scimitars: Field of Glory The Crusades Army List מאת Richard Bodley-Scott Relive the epic conflict between the Christian west and Islamic east in this new Field of Glory Companion, Swords and Scimitars, which provides accessible, detailed army listings for the Crusades, covering conflicts such as Saladin's devastating victory at Hattin, the siege of Jerusale...

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American Civil War Railroad Tactics (Elite) מאת Robert Hodges The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. The well-developed network in the North was of great importance in serving the Union army's logistic needs over long distances, and the sparser resources of the South were proportionately even more important. Both sides invested...

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FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of World War II (General Military) מאת Gordon Rottman The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty, and even defeatist. From 'spam bashers' to 'passion wagons' and 'roof pigs' to 'Hell's Ladies', the World War II fighting man was never short of words to describe the people and events ...

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Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973 (Fortress) מאת Simon Dunstan The Bar Lev Line along the Suez Canal was born out of the overwhelming victory of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Six Day War of 1967. Devastated by their defeat, the Egyptian army began a prolonged campaign of artillery bombardments of Israeli positions causing many casualties. Accordingly, ...

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M551 Sheridan: US Airmobile Tanks 1941-2001 (New Vanguard) מאת Steven Zaloga One of the weaknesses of airmobile forces has always been their vulnerability to enemy armor. Since the 1940s, there have been numerous schemes to field light tanks that could be deployed by parachute or other methods to reinforce paratroopers and other airmobile forces. This book tells the story of...

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The Allgemeine-SS (Men-At-Arms Series, 266) מאת Robin Lumsden The SS originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard and following his rise to power in 1933 the organisation divided into two: the Waffen-SS, which comprised the military wing, and the Allgemeine-SS, whose role was to support the police in maintaining order. The Allgemeine-SS had a wide-ranging effect ...

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Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1): The Irish (Men-at-Arms) מאת Mike Chappell The forces which Wellington led in Portugal and Spain and up into southern France between 1808 and 1814 achieved a consistent record of victory perhaps unmatched in the history of the British Army. Some 40 per cent of this volunteer army were Irishmen – a remarkable figure, given the recent unrest...

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Modelling the US Army M4 (76mm) Sherman Medium Tank (Osprey Modelling) מאת Steven Zaloga The Sherman tank was the principal US and Allied tank of World War II - more Shermans were built than all German tanks combined. Not only were large numbers of Shermans manufactured, but a large number of variants emerged, powered by different types of engines and with different types of hulls, turr...

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Vanquished: Crushing Defeats from Ancient Rome to the 21st century (General Military) מאת Mir Bahmanyar Throughout time, violent battles and bloody clashes have changed the course of history and shaped nations or empires. Battles of annihilation are rare, but ever since antiquity a stunning victory on the battlefield, even if it has failed to win the war, has captured the imagination of many. The batt...

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Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support (New Vanguard) מאת Gordon Rottman Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI, or as it was more commonly...

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American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces) מאת Warren Thompson The Americans lagged behind their European contemporaries in military aviation in the late 1930s, and it took the Battle of Britain to awaken an isolated America to the necessity of having aircraft that could defend targets against nighttime attack by bomber aircraft. With the help of the RAF, the i...

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Kriegsmarine Coastal Forces (New Vanguard) מאת Gordon Williamson Despite the popularity of the U-boats and larger surface vessels like the Bismarck and the Graf Spee, the vast majority of vessels within the Kriegsmarine served in the coastal forces. Although less frequently mentioned, these smaller ships gave crucial service during the war and con...

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British Airships 1905-30 (New Vanguard) מאת Ian Castle At a time when German U-Boats were ruthlessly attacking the maritime convoys engaged in bringing essential supplies to British shores, British airships played a vital role in neutralizing this danger and were crucial in enabling Britain to eventually emerge victorious. In 1907 the British Army built...