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Warrior 62: Prussian Regular Infantryman 1808-1815 (Warrior)
by Oliver Schmidt  Synopsis Following the disastrous defeats at Jena and Auerstadt by Napoleon in 1806, the Prussian armed forces were forced to regroup, and radical changes were instigated in all areas. The fighting spirit and ability of the infantry remained consistently high...
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Campaign #194: Liberation of Paris 1944: Patton's Race for the Seine
by Steven J. Zaloga Synopsis In July 1944, 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...
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Campaign #188: Thermopylae 480 BC: Last Stand of the 300
by Nic Fields Publisher Comments Thermopylae resonates throughout history as a battle involving extreme courage and sacrifice. It was in this rocky pass in northern Greece that Leonidas, king of the Spartans and commander-in-chief of the Greek force, delayed the Persian hordes for three...
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Warrior #127: Native American Code Talker in World War II
by Ed Gilbert Synopsis "Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima and other places" (Anonymous, Marine Corps signal officer). Ed Gilbert uses personal interviews with veterans to tell their fascinating story. Beginning with the first...
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Fortress #74: Japanese Castles AD 250-1540
by Stephen Turnbull Publisher Comments Renowned expert Stephen Turnbull examines the castles built in Japan, from the first primitive fortifications in the Yayoi Period (300 BC-AD 250) through to the first proper castles which began to be developed with the rise to power of the Yamato Court...
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New Vanguard #142: Tudor Warships (1): Henry VIII's Navy
by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments In this book, expert Angus Konstam explores the fledging Tudor Navy, tracing its history, from its origins as a merchant fleet under Henry VII through to its emergence as a powerful force under Henry VIII. Examining the operational use of Henry's Tudor...
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Men-At-Arms #338: The King's German Legion 1803-1812
by Mike Chappell Synopsis The King's German Legion, described in detail here, represented about 20 percent of Wellington's fighting strength and distinguished itself in all the major campaigns including their famous charge at Garcia Hernandez during the Salamanca campaign....
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Battle Orders #33: The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73
by Gordon L. Rottman Synopsis This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organized and operated in America's longest war. Special forces veteran Gordon L Rottman examines the different types of infantry battalions and the units that supported them, their...
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Elite #162: World War II Desert Tactics
by Paddy Griffith Synopsis 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...
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Men-At-Arms #154: Arthur and the Anglo Saxon Wars
by David Nicolle Synopsis The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one of the most confused yet vital periods in British history. It is an era upon which rival Celtic and English...
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Campaign #193: London 1914-17: The Zeppelin Menace
by Ian Castle Synopsis Ian Castle tells the story of Germany's air offensive against Britain, in which, from May 1915 until October 1917, zeppelins dropped thousands of tons of bombs on London. Initially the city was woefully unprotected but an integrated air defense system...
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Battle Orders #28: Desert Rats: British 8th Army in North Africa 1941-43
by Tim Moreman Publisher Comments Tim Moreman examines the creation and deployment of British 8th Army, probably the most famous military formation raised by the British during World War II. Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, it went on to wage a lengthy, hard-fought...
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Battle Orders #05: US Army in the Plains Indian Wars 1865-1890
by Clayton Chun Synopsis The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War. The Army leadership endured a severe lack of...
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Essential Histories #52: The Boer War 1899-1902
by Gregory Fremont-barnes Synopsis Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe. The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness...
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Fortress #72: German V-Weapon Sites 1943-45
by Steven J. Zaloga Synopsis Designed to change the course of the war, the V-weapons required ambitious plans to defend their expensive and complicated launch sites. Steven J Zaloga describes the configuration and planned deployment of heavy missile sites, as well as the unique...
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Men-At-Arms #075: Armies of the Crusades
by Terence Wise Synopsis In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a...
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Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815
by Ronald Pawly Publisher Comments The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly unified ('Dutch-Belgian') army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, mostly led by veteran officers who had...
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Men-At-Arms #445: Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500
by David Nicolle Synopsis The history of Poland is a fascinating study of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external enemies. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and by the 12th century a knightly class had emerged - a force that...
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New Vanguard #140: Armored Trains
by Steven J. Zaloga Synopsis First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the...
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Fortress #69: The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
by Gordon L. Rottman Publisher Comments The Berlin Wall and the Inner-German Border (IGB) were built to halt the flow of refugees from East Germany to the West. From August 13, 1961, over 96 miles of crude fences and more sophisticated walls were erected around West Berlin. Border defenses ran...
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