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Appomattox 1865: Lee's Last Campaign
From an internationally renowned expert on US history, this highly illustrated title details the curtain-closing campaign of the Civil War in the East. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced up to one another one last time, as Lee conducted a despe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
German Infantryman vs Russian Infantryman: 1914-15
by Robert Forczyk • Adam HookThe Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes overshadowed by the fighting in the West. But the clashes between Imperial Germany and Tsarist Russia in East Prussia, Poland and Lithuania were every bit as gruelling for the participants as the great battles in Western Europe. In spite of the crushing ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Germany's East Wall in World War II
by Adam Hook • Neil ShortThe East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet project of Adolf Hitler's, whose ascent to power saw building work accelerated, with plans for a grand, 'Maginot-style' d... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
German Infantryman vs British Infantryman - France 1940
by Adam Hook • David GreentreeWhen Hitler's forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the 'Phoney War' was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg. Forming the backbone of the German advance were the mobile, well-equipped Schützen (Rifles), motorized infantry who embodied t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War
by Adam Hook • Gordon RottmanOsprey's examination of the US Mechanized Infantrymen of the First Gulf War (1990-1991), 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.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Forts of the American Frontier 1776-1891
With the violent separation between the United States and Britain which began in 1776, the new 'Americans' set off to fulfill their manifest destiny and rule their new land from coast to coast. As they pushed westward, they came into conflict with both natives and other European settlers, and be... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792-1815
Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
The Atlantic Wall: Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway
by Steven Zaloga • Adam HookGermany'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... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Apache Tactics 1830-86
by Adam Hook • Robert WattThe Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skillful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18
by Adam Hook • Mark BarberOsprey'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 RNAS protecte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Georgy Zhukov
by Robert Forczyk • Adam HookZhukov was the dominant figure in the Red Army during World War II even though his actual job title varied from day to day. Serving as a senior General Staff representative from the Stavka, Zhukov moved from one critical sector to the next, serving as advisor, coordinator and de facto front commande... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
US Doughboy 1916-19
by Adam Hook • Thomas HoffDedicated 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 or... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Frontier Militiaman in the War of 1812
by Adam Hook • Ed Gilbert"He who relies on militia leans upon a broken cane." (George Washington)Osprey's survey of militiamen of the War of 1812. The great military effectiveness of semi-trained local militia is one of the enduring myths of American military history. In this book Ed Gilbert reveals the truth behind this my... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Aztec Warrior, AD 1325-1521
According to one popular image, the Aztec army was a ruthless and efficient war machine, that established an empire by convincingly overwhelming its neighbors, sacrificing thousands to bloodthirsty gods along the way. From a contrasting perspective, its native warriors were no match for the modern w... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
The Conquistador
Many accounts portray the conquest of the New World as a remarkable military achievement, with Cortés' vastly outnumbered but better armed Spaniards defeating hordes of superstitious savages. However, the reality of these events is far more complex and no less significant. The first Conquistadors wh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660
by Keith Roberts • Adam HookOsprey's examiantion of pike and shot tactics employed in various wars of the 17th century. Throughout the 17th century, large parts of Europe were depopulated during wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty involving all of the major powers. These included the Dutch-Spanish wars of inde... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
US Combat Engineer 1941-45
by Adam Hook • Gordon RottmanAt its peak in World War II (1939-1945), the United States Army contained over 700 engineer battalions, along with numerous independent brigades and regiments. The specialized soldiers of the Engineers were tasked with a wide variety of crucially important tasks including river bridging, camouflage,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Yamamoto Isoroku
by Adam Hook • Mark StilleAdmiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the defining Japanese naval commander of World War II. Although by no means part of the militarist clique that dominated Japanese politics in the 1930s, when war came Yamamoto was completely committed to his country's cause and planned and executed the daring pre-emptive... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Robert E. Lee: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict
Robert E. Lee is widely recognized as the greatest commander in U.S. History. But why? In his new book, Ron Field, a member of the DC-based Company of Military Historians, seeks to convey the character, outlook, bearing, leadership style, and military brilliance of the "Old Man." His narrative build... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Albert Kesselring
Although he is mostly remembered for his part in the campaign in Italy from 1943 to 1945, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring was also chief of staff of the Luftwaffe in 1936-37, playing a crucial role in the shaping of the service for the coming war. As commander of Luftflotte 1 in Poland and Lu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Norman Stone Castles
Descended from the Viking raiders who settled in Northern France under the leadership of Rollo in around 911, the Normans were amongst the most feared warriors of their time. Their territorial ambitions culminated in Duke William 1's conquest of England in 1066, but although victory at Hastings left... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Merrill's Marauders
by Adam Hook • Edward YoungMerrill's Marauders were the first American Army infantry unit to fight in the China-Burma-India theater, and one of the most renowned units to come out of World War II (1939-1945). The Marauders established a lasting reputation for hard fighting and tenacity in the face of adversity, combating a de... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Defense of the Third Reich 1941-45
by Steven Zaloga • Adam HookDuring World War II Germany was subjected to the growing threat of Allied bomber attack, from RAF night bombing to American daylight bombing. From flak artillery to fortified structures, this book focuses on the land-based infrastructure of Germany's defense against the air onslaught.The Third Reich... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Gettysburg 1863
by Carl Smith • Adam HookOsprey's study of the Battle of Gettysburg (1863), one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union he hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998 -
Chancellorsville 1863
by Carl Smith • Adam HookOsprey's examination of the Battle of Chancellorsville (1863) of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Following the debacle of the battle of Fredricksburg in December 1862, Burnside was replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac by General Joseph Hooker. Having reorganised the army and improved... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998