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Men-At-Arms #443: The Army of Herod the Great by Samuel Rocco Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper 
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New Vanguard #161: Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy by Mark Lardas Synopsis In this title, Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776-1783. This was the first navy of the United States and much of the fleet was comprised of... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Campaign #214: The Coral Sea 1942: The First Carrier Battle by Mark Stille Synopsis The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fortress #90: Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500-130 BC: From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest by Konstantin Nossov Synopsis 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Elite #177: German Special Forces of World War II by Gordon Williamson Synopsis 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Essential Histories #40: The Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839-1919 by Gregory Fremont-barnes Publisher Comments During the 19th Century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one an imperial struggle for power that saw the British forces trying, and failing, to gain control of an inhospitable and impenetrable region. The first two wars (1839... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Men-At-Arms #447: The Czech Legion, 1914-20 by David Bullock Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Raid #05: The Great Locomotive Chase: The Andrews Raid 1862 by Gordon L. Rottman Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Campaign #115: Battle of the Ardennes 1944 (1): St. Vith and the Northern Shoulder by Steven J. Zaloga Publisher Comments The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. 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 volumes... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Raid #06: The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609 by Stephen Turnbull Synopsis 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fortress #89: The Atlantic Wall (2): Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway by Steven J. Zaloga Synopsis 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Raid #03: The Cabanatuan Prison Raid: The Philippines 1945 by Gordon L. Rottman Publisher Comments On January 27, 1945, the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars, 1948-73 by John Laffin Publisher Comments Israel assumes in advance that defeat in war means an end to the Jewish nation, and it wages war accordingly. This fact influences the Israeli approach to its army and to the strategy, tactics, training and conduct of war. Surrounded by hostile nations... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Campaign #212: The Six Day War 1967: Sinai by Simon Dunstan Synopsis In May 1967, Egypt expelled the United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in the Sinai desert and deployed its army along its border with Israel, its moves coordinated with those of Jordan and Syria. By June, Israel realized that the international... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Essential Histories #69: The Russian Civil War 1918-21 by David Bullock Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Elite #175: World War II Us Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater by Gordon L. Rottman Synopsis 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... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Warrior #75: Comanche 1800-74 by Douglas V Meed Publisher Comments In the 18th and 19th centuries, the numerous tribes of mounted Comanche warriors were the "Lords of the Southern Plains." For more than 150 years, these ferocious raiders struck terror into the hearts of other plain tribes, Mexican villagers and Anglo... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Campaign #138: Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King by David Nicolle Publisher Comments When Edward the Black Prince marched out of Gascony in August 1356, his plan was to carry out a large-scale destructive raid into the territory of the French King, John II. On 18 September, however, he was cornered south of Poitiers by a larger French... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Men-At-Arms #024: The Panzer Divisions by Martin Windrow Publisher Comments For the first three years of the Second World War the German Army's armoured formations dominated the world's battlefields. During this period the Panzerwaffe swept away all that was before them, achieving victories over numerically superior and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Warrior #141: Merrill's Marauders by Edward Young Synopsis Merrill'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. The Marauders established a lasting reputation for hard fighting and tenacity in the... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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