Warrior 42 by Casemate Publishers Ltd

Volume XII, Issue IV, Fall 2021

Recent Releases & More

Welcome readers, to the fourth edition of The Warrior for 2021! As you’ve come to expect, this issue of The Warrior contains the best of military history from across the ages. Step back into ages past and read about the ephemerality of Alexander’s the Great’s empire in The Wars of Alexander’s Successors Vol 1 & 2 (p 7) or learn about the evolution of fortifications from the classical to medieval times in Castrum to Castle (p 13). Jump to the Civil War and see how those who find fame and power can shape history to their betterment in General Grant and the Rewriting of History (p 21), or step forward only slightly further in history and see how the first armored battles were fought in Tank Battles of World War 1 (p 26). Prefer more contemporary military history? We’ve got an expanded selection of World War 2 titles this time around, including a slew of books just from Casemate (pp 27-43), and all the best memoirs and histories from the Cold War and onwards (pp 44-49). Or perhaps you’d rather play your battles than read about them? Jump to page 50 for a selection of our best wargaming titles. And for the builder at heart be sure to check out our modeling and reference section starting on page 53. No matter your military history interest, The Warrior will always have something for you! Happy reading. Will, Girard, & Courtney The Warrior Team

German Tank Destroyers

Pierre Tiquet From the early days of World War II, it was clear that the Wehrmacht’s antitank units would need to be motorized as existing horse- or automobile-drawn units were too slow to be effective. Initially, antitank guns were mounted onto available, usually obsolete, tank chassis, such as the Panzerjäger I and II. However German engineers would soon turn to the heavy chasses of the Panzer IV, the Panther, and the Tiger for their tank hunters. It became apparent during the invasion of France that enemy antitank guns were both more powerful and better armored, and improvement became a priority during Barbarossa as German units faced off against the new Soviet tanks. The appearance of the Soviet T-34 in July 1941 meant that the Germans had to quickly come up with something equally powerful. The result was the motorized panzerjäger, faster and more mobile than older towed versions. This was followed in 1942 by the introduction of the 7.5cm gun. Further designs and modifications were informed by reports from the front line. Some of these conversions were very successful and resulted in fearsome tank destroyers deployed to great effect by the Wehrmacht. The lightweight Hetzer, for example, was based on a modified Panzer 38(t) and entered service in 1944. This small tank became Germany’s main tank destroyer during the final stages of the war, and would continue in use around the world even after 1945. Though they may not have looked that intimidating, the Landser were soon won over, and were comforted to have something reliable to stand between them and the Soviet tanks. This account, illustrated by hundreds of period photos, examines the development and deployment of various models of tank destroyers during World War II. 009063, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

U.S. Aircraft Carriers 1939–45

Ingo Bauernfeind This extensively illustrated volume tells the dramatic yet successful story of US aircraft carriers in World War II by class, ranging from early pre-war designs to escort carriers built from destroyer hulls, to the gigantic fleet carriers serving as the predecessors of modern-day super carriers. Besides covering the famous great carrier battles in the Pacific, this book also tells of the equally important actions of US flat tops hunting and destroying German U-boats in the Atlantic, making an enormous contribution to the elimination of the U-boat dangers and the safe arrival of transatlantic supplies, so desperately needed for the launch of D-Day. Including profiles and explanatory text boxes, the concise text gives a clear overview of each ship’s career, its fate and its significance in American naval history. Moreover, the reader learns about the technical evolution of US carriers throughout the war, and the various aircraft launched from these magnificent vessels to engage their Japanese or German foes. This volume provides an overview of preserved World War II flat tops serving as floating museums for future generations as well as a dive to the sunken USS Saratoga at Bikini Atoll. 009346, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 240 pages The front cover image is from The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940 by Chris McNab, Casemate Publishers, 2020 (page 30) Typeset by Courtney Huntzinger

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • The Mighty Eighth A Glimpse of the Men, Missions & Machines of the U.S. Eighth Air Force 1942-1945

Military Gallery The heroics of the airmen who served in the United States Eighth Air Force and fought in the embattled skies of Europe during World War II are legendary. This commemorative book provides a unique glimpse into the lives of some of the men and machines that fought in that bitter, often titanic struggle, together with some of the extraordinary missions they flew. 99708A, $39.95 , $25.99 , Hardback, 128 pages

Asian Armageddon, 1944–45

Peter Harmsen The last installment of the War in the Far East trilogy, Asian Armageddon 1944-45, continues and completes the narrative of the first two volumes, describing how a US-led coalition of nations battled Japan into submission through a series of cataclysmic encounters. Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle ever, was testimony to the paramount importance of controlling the ocean, as was the fact that the US Navy carried out the only successful submarine campaign in history, reducing Japan’s military and merchant navies to shadows of the former selves. Meanwhile, fighting continued in disparate geographic conditions on land, with the chaos of Imphal, the inferno of Manila, and the carnage of Iwo Jima forming some of the milestones on the bloody road to peace, sealed in Tokyo Bay in September 1945. The nuclear blasts at the end of the war made one observer feel as if he was ‘present at the creation.’ Indeed, the participants in the events in the Asia Pacific in the mid-1940s were present at the creation of a new and dangerous world. It was a world where the stage was set for the Cold War and for international rivalries that last to this day, and a new constellation of powers emerged, with the outlines, just over the horizon, of a rising China. War in the Far East is a trilogy of books comprising a general history of World War II in the Asia Pacific. Unlike other histories on the conflict it goes into its deep origins, beginning long before Pearl Harbor, and encompasses a far wider group of actors to produce the most complete account yet written on the subject and the first truly international treatment of this epic conflict. 006277, $34.95 , $22.99 , Hardback, 248 pages

Burn, Bomb, Destroy The German Sabotage Campaign in North America, 1914–1917

Michael Digby Many believe that World War I was only fought “over there,” as the popular 1917 song goes, in the trenches and muddy battlefields of Northern France and Belgium—they are wrong. There was a secret war fought in America; on remote railway bridges and waterways linking the United States and Canada; aboard burning and exploding ships in the Atlantic Ocean; in the smoldering ruins of America’s bombed and burned-out factories, munitions plants, and railway centers; and waged in carefully disguised clandestine workshops where improvised explosive devices and deadly toxins were designed and manufactured. It was irregular warfare on a scale that caught the United States woefully unprepared. This is the true story of German secret agents engaged in a campaign of subversion and terror on the American homeland before and during World War I. 240046, $34.95 , $22.99 , Hardback, 264 pages

Men of Armor - The History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II Part One: Beginnings, North Africa, and Italy

Jeff Danby After the shocking fall of France in June 1940, the U.S. Army embarked on a crash program to establish a new armored force. One of the units formed was the 756th Tank Battalion (Light), activated at Fort Lewis in June 1941. Because of severe equipment shortages, the new battalion trained without tanks for several months, but by early 1942 were equipped with new M3 light tanks. While companies A and C took part in Operation Torch, B was withheld for lack of cargo space in the transport ships and rejoined the battalion two months later in north Africa. The units undertook reconnaissance missions following the landings in Salerno. In December 1943 the battalion was ordered to upgrade to a medium tank (Sherman) unit. Given less than a month to reorganize and train in M4s, the battalion was sent into the Mignano Gap on January 11, 1944 and supported the 34th Infantry Division in the capture of Cervaro and Monte Trocchio. Later in January, B Company supported the troops of the 100th Battalion on bloody but ill-fated attempts to cross the Rapido river – finally at the third attempt the battalion established a secure bridgehead across the Rapido. During the next two days the nearby town of Caira was also captured, opening a clear avenue for an attack on Cassino. 240138, $34.95 , $22.99 , Hardback, 392 pages

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • General Fox Conner Pershing’s Chief of Operations and Eisenhower’s Mentor

Steven Rabalais John J. Pershing considered Fox Conner to have been “a brilliant solider” and “one of the finest characters our Army has ever produced.” During World War I, General Conner served as chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. Pershing told Conner: “I could have spared any other man in the A.E.F. better than you.” Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed Fox Conner, as “the outstanding soldier of my time.” In the early 1920s, Conner transformed his protégé Eisenhower from a struggling young officer on the verge of a court martial into one of the American army’s rising stars. In addition to providing a unique insider’s view into the operations of the American high command during World War I, Fox Conner also tells the story of an interesting life. From humble beginnings in rural Mississippi, Conner became one of the army’s intellectuals. This book presents the first complete biography of this significant, but now forgotten, figure in American military history. 240503, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 320 pages

General Albert C. Wedemeyer America’s Unsung Strategist in World War II

John J. McLaughlin Like many heroes of the Second World War, General Albert C. Wedemeyer’s career has been largely overshadowed by such well-known figures as Marshall, Patton, Montgomery, and Bradley. Wedemeyer’s legacy as the main planner of the D-Day invasion is almost completely forgotten today. Yet during America’s preparation for the war, Wedemeyer was the primary author of the “Victory Program” that mobilized US resources and directed them at crucial points in order to secure victory over the Axis. Despite Wedemeyer’s key position at the crux of modern history, his contributions have been overlooked in most accounts of World War II and the Cold War beyond. In this work we gain an intimate look at a visionary thinker who helped guide the Allies to victory in their greatest challenge, but whose vision of the post-war world was unfortunately not heeded. 240497, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 352 pages

General Mark Clark Commander of U.S. Fifth Army and Liberator of Rome

Jon B. Mikolashek A skilled staff officer General Mark Clark rose quickly through the ranks, and by the time America entered the war he was deputy commander of Allied Forces in North Africa. He was subsequently named commander of U.S. Fifth Army and tasked with the invasion of Italy. From the September 1943 landing at Salerno, Clark and his army fought their way north against skilled German resistance, augmented by mountainous terrain. The daring January 1944 end-run at Anzio set the stage for Fifth Army’s liberation of Rome on 4 June 1944. Fifth Army then spent another ten months in ferocious combat from the Gothic Line to the Po Valley, as Clark moved up to head all ground forces in Italy as commander of 15th Army Group. The brutal Italian Campaign has been long overshadowed by D-Day and the campaign across France and into Germany. Likewise, General Mark Clark has been largely overlooked when one thinks of the great captains of the war. Mikolashek remedies this situation, shedding much needed historical light on one of America’s most important fighting generals in this “warts and all” biography. 240510, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 272 pages

Hal Moore A Soldier Once…and Always

Mike Guardia Finalist 2013 Army Historical Society Distinguished Writing Award. Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last 50 years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” In this first-ever, fully illustrated biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America’s true military heroes. A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore’s first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Following his tour in Vietnam, he assumed command of the 7th Infantry Division, forward-stationed in South Korea, and in 1971, he took command of the Army Training Center at Fort Ord, California. In this capacity, he oversaw the US Army’s transition from a conscript-based to an all-volunteer force. He retired as a Lieutenant General in 1977. Prior to his death at the age of 94, Moore graciously allowed the author interviews and granted full access to his files and collection of letters, documents, and never-before-published photographs. 240527, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 232 pages

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Blackhorse Tales Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War

Don Snedeker When the U.S. Army went to war in South Vietnam in 1965, the general consensus was that counterinsurgency was an infantryman’s war; if there were any role at all for armored forces, it would be strictly to support the infantry. However, from the time the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived in country in September 1966, troopers of the Blackhorse Regiment demonstrated the fallacy of this assumption. By the time of Tet ‘68, the Army’s leadership began to understand that the Regiment’s mobility, firepower, flexibility, and leadership made a difference on the battlefield well beyond its numbers. Over the course of the 11th Cavalry’s five-and-a-half years in combat in South Vietnam and Cambodia, over 25,000 young men served in the Regiment. Their stories—and those of their families—represent the Vietnam generation in graphic, sometimes humorous, often heartwrenching detail. Collected by the author through hundreds of in-person, telephone, and electronic interviews over a period of 25-plus years, these “war stories” provide context for the companion volume, The Blackhorse in Vietnam. 240428, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 304 pages

Break in the Chain - Intelligence Ignored Military Intelligence in Vietnam and Why the Easter Offensive Should Have Turned out Differently

W. R. Baker For the first two weeks of the Easter Offensive of 1972, the 571st Military Intelligence Detachment provided the only pertinent collateral intelligence available to American forces. Twice daily, the Detachment provided intelligence to the USS Buchanan (DDG-14), US Navy SEALS, and Special Forces units including tactical and strategic forecasts of enemy movements, information that was otherwise unavailable to U.S. units and advisors in-country. In the weeks before the offensive, vital agent reports and verbal warnings by the 571st MI Detachment had been ignored by all the major commands; they were only heeded, and then only very reluctantly, once the Offensive began. In his memoir, Bob Baker, the only trained military intelligence analyst with the 571st MI Detachment in 1972, reveals these and other heroics and blunders during a key moment in the Vietnam War. 009919, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 264 pages

Spies on the Mekong CIA Clandestine Operations in Laos

Ken Conboy During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency’s biggest and longest paramilitary operation was in the tiny kingdom of Laos. Hundreds of advisors and support personnel trained and led guerrilla formations across the mountainous Laotian countryside, as well as running smaller roadwatch and agent teams that stretched from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Chinese frontier. Added to this number were hundreds of contract personnel providing covert aviation services. It was dangerous work. On the Memorial Wall at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, nine stars are dedicated to officers who perished in Laos. On top of this are more than one hundred from propriety airlines killed in aviation mishaps between 1961 and 1973. Combined, this grim casualty figure is orders of magnitude larger than any other CIA paramilitary operation. But for the Foreign Intelligence officers at Langley, Laos was more than a paramilitary battleground. Because of its geographic location as a buffer state, as well as its trifurcated political structure, Laos was a unique Cold War melting pot. All of this made Laos fertile ground for clandestine operations. This book comprehensively details the cloak-and-dagger side of the war in Laos for the first time, from agent recruitments to servicing dead-drops in Vientiane. 240190, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Cold War Wilderness of Mirrors Counterintelligence and the U.S. and Soviet Military Liaison Missions 1947–1990

Aden Magee This book details the Soviet Military Liaison Mission (SMLM) in West Germany and the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) in East Germany as microcosms of the Cold War strategic intelligence and counterintelligence landscape. Thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet and U.S. Military Liaison Missions are all but forgotten. Their operation was established by a post-WWII Allied occupation forces’ agreement, and missions had relative freedom to travel and collect intelligence throughout East and West Germany from 1947 until 1990. This book addresses Cold War intelligence and counterintelligence in a manner that provides a broad historical perspective and then brings the reader to a never-before documented artifact of Cold War history. The book details the intelligence/counterintelligence dynamic that was among the most emblematic of the Cold War. Ultimately, the book addresses a saga that remains one of the true Cold War enigmas. 009933, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 336 pages

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander and his Successors From Chaironeia to Ipsos (338–301 BC) Waldemar Heckel Peter G. Tsouras

Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander and his Successors is a unique compilation of more than 1,150 concise biographies of the men and women involved in the life and campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the struggle for power after his death. From leading commanders in Alexander’s army to the nobles of the Persian Empire, and the many other individuals he encountered throughout his life and reign, these complete and balanced biographies by a renowned Canadian scholar are drawn from the literary and epigraphic sources of the age. Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander and his Successors is the only work of its kind in English. It is an essential guide to a fascinating and pivotal historical era, and to one of history’s most successful military commanders. 009834, $39.95 , $25.99 , Hardback, 336 pages

Crosshairs on the Capital Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington, D.C., July 1864 - Reasons, Reactions, and Results

James H. Bruns In an era of battlefield one-upmanship, the raid on the Nation’s Capital in July 1864 was prompted by an earlier failed Union attempt to destroy Richmond and free the Union prisoners held there. Jubal Early’s mission was in part to let the North have a taste of its own medicine by attacking Washington and freeing the Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout in southern Maryland. He was also to fill the South’s larder from unmolested Union fields, mills and barns. By 1864 such southern food raids had become annual wartime events. And he was to threaten and, if possible, capture Washington. This new account focuses on the reasons, reactions and results of Jubul Early’s raid of 1864. History has judged it to have been a serious threat to the capital, but James H. Bruns examines how the nature of the Confederate raid on Washington in 1864 has been greatly misinterpreted. 240114, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Hold at All Hazards Bigelow’s Battery at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863

David H. Jones New from the Casemate Fiction Series By late January of 1863, the 9th Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery has been stationed within the Washington, D.C. defenses the entirety of its five-month existence. The soldiers are badly demoralized, inadequately trained and poorly disciplined. When the inept captain of the battery believes that he’s about to be fired, he hastily resigns, and the governor of Massachusetts promptly selects a twenty-three-year-old artillery officer with battlefield experience to take command. Captain John Bigelow institutes strict discipline and rigorous training which causes the men, including Chief Bugler Charles Wellington Reed, to consider him to be a heartless tyrant. When furious fighting reaches a crescendo, the inexperienced light artillery battery is ordered to hold its position at all hazards, meaning until it’s overrun. Without hesitation the batterymen stand to their guns and sacrifice their life’s blood to gain the time necessary for a second line of artillery to be formed behind them, thus helping to prevent a disastrous defeat for the Federal Army on Northern soil. Charlie saves his captain’s life and is later awarded the Medal of Honor. 240602, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 272 pages

There Was a Time

George H. Wittman It is the summer of 1945, the last and very dangerous days of World War II. The Office of Strategic Services is in close, cooperative contact with Ho Chi Minh and the fighting cadre of the Viet Minh, working against the Japanese. In the closing months of the war, the OSS parachute a team of special operations soldiers into Tonkin, northern Viet Nam. Led by Major John Guthrie and his second-in-command, Captain Edouard Parnell, both experienced officers from their earlier assignments in occupied France and Belgium, the team is tasked with working with Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese in the midst of various groups vying for control of Indochina. Guthrie and his team have to adapt to the entirely different context of Vietnamese politics in order to encourage communist operations against the Japanese. Based on the little-known true story of American and Viet Minh collaboration in 1945, this novel challenges the later-accepted dogma of both those supporting and those opposing the American role in the Viet Nam conflict. This novel notes how what is seen at a later time is often inadequate to understand what actually went on. 240442, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 312 pages

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BATTLE OF THE BULGE • ••ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• The Wars of Alexander’s Successors 323 – 281 BC. Volume 1 Commanders and Campaigns Bob Bennett Mike Roberts

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied ”to the strongest.” There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these Diadochi (Successors) were consummate professionals who had learned the art of war under Alexander or even his father, Philip. Few died a peaceful death and the last survivors of this tough breed were still leading their armies against each other well into their seventies. Colorful characters, epic battles, treachery and subterfuge make this a period with great appeal to anyone interested in ancient history and ancient warfare in particular. 760746, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Armies of the Thracians and Dacians, 500 BC to AD 150 History, Organization and Equipment

Gabriele Esposito The Thracians are mentioned as early as in the epic poems by Homer and were fundamental in the evolution of the Greek military systems across the ages. They fought in the Persian Wars, were part of Alexander the Great’s army, were used as mercenaries in many Hellenistic armies and resisted Roman conquest for a long time. The Dacians were a mix of different cultures and were extremely influenced by some steppe peoples like the Sarmatians. They had a lot in common with the Thracians but had a different history. They formed one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms of Antiquity, a sort of super-power that dominated over the Balkans. 772749, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Attack on Troy

Rodney Castleden 3300 years ago Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world, and the search for the truth behind the legend has intrigued scholars ever since. In this fascinating new investigation Rodney Castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient warfare. 766762, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 224 pages

The Wars of Alexander’s Successors 323 – 281 BC. Volume 2 Battles and Tactics Bob Bennett Mike Roberts

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied “to the strongest”. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these vast territories. Most of these Diadochi, or successors, were consummate professionals who had learnt their trade under Alexander and, in some cases, his father Philip. This second volume studies how they applied that experience and further developed the art of war in a further four decades of warfare. 760791, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

The Tyrants of Syracuse - War in Ancient Sicily Volume II: 367–211 BC

Jeff Champion This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups that threw up a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon and Dionysius. In this second volume, Jeff Champion follows the course of the city’ s wars from the death of Dionysius II down to the final epic siege of the city in 213-211 BC. 013185, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 272 pages

Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon? A bold re-appraisal of one of history’s most famous battles Constantinos Lagos Fotis Karyanos

The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, is one of the most decisive battles in Antiquity and has been studied for centuries. It is famed as a triumph of the Greek hoplite heavy infantry phalanx against massively superior Persian numbers. But this re-assessment of the evidence, overturns many long-held assumptions. This thoroughly researched and compelling re-assessment is an exciting new take on this justly famous event. 758064, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 320 pages

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BATTLE OF THE BULGE • ••ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• The Spartan Supremacy 412-371 BC Bob Bennett Mike Roberts

Sparta was a small city which consistently punched above its weight in the affairs of classical Greece, happily meddling in the affairs of the other cities. For two centuries her warriors were acknowledged as second to none. Yet at only one period in its long history, in the late fourth and early third century BC, did the home of these grim warriors seem set to entrench itself as the dominant power in the Greek world. This period includes the latter stages of the Peloponnesian War from 412 BC to the Spartan victory in 402, and then down to the Spartan defeat by the Thebans at Leuctra in 371 BC, where it all began to unravel for the Spartan Empire. 846142, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 336 pages

Sparta Fall of a Warrior Nation

Philip Matyszak Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans were masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. Philip Matyszak examines the political blunders and failures of leadership which combined with unresolved social issues to bring down the nation - even as its warriors remained invincible on the battlefield.This is a chronicle of political failure and also a lesson in how to go down fighting. Even with the Roman legions set to overwhelm their city, the Spartans never gave up.Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation tells a seldom-told tale, yet one rich in heroes and villains, epic battles and political skulduggery. 874725, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 192 pages

A Naval History of the Peloponnesian War Ships, Men and Money in the War at Sea, 431404 BC

Marc G de Santis Naval power played a vital role in the Peloponnesian War. The conflict pitted Athens against a powerful coalition including the preeminent land power of the day, Sparta. Athens’ initial tactical superiority was demonstrated at the Battle of Chalcis, where her ships literally ran rings round the opposition but this gap closed as her enemies adapted. Marc De Santis narrates these stirring events while analyzing the technical, tactical and strategic aspects of the war at sea. 861589, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 280 pages

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Expedition to Disaster

Philip Matyszak The Athenian expedition to conquer Sicily was one of the pivotal events of the classical period. At this time (415 BC), Athens was locked in a decadeslong struggle with Sparta for mastery of the Greek world. The expedition to Sicily was intended to give Athens the extra money and resources to crush the Spartans. New archaeological discoveries allow the ensuing siege to be reconstructed in greater detail than ever before. 848870, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Sparta At War Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 950–362 BC

Dr. Scott M. Rusch During the eighth century BC, Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Although it is the stand of the Three Hundred at Thermopylae that has earned Sparta undying fame, it was her victories over both Persian invaders and the armies and navies of Greek rivals that upheld her position of leadership in Greece. Scott Rusch examines what is known of the history of Sparta, from the settlement of the city to her defeat at Theban hands, focusing upon military campaigns and the strategic circumstances that drove them. 325302, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 272 pages

Fields of Battle Retracing Ancient Battlefields

Richard Evans Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. Details, especially those related to topographical and geographical issues which can have a fundamental importance to military actions, are left tantalizingly unclear to the modern reader. By combining the ancient sources and latest archaeological findings with his personal observations on the ground, Richard Evans brings new perspectives to the dramatic events of the distant past. 847965, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• Rome’s Great Eastern War Lucullus, Pompey and the Conquest of the East, 74–62 BC

Gareth C Sampson Despite Rome’s conquest of the Mediterranean, by the turn of the first century BC, Rome’s influence barely stretched into the East. In the century since Rome’s defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian Empire. By the 80s BC, the Pontic Empire of Mithridates had grown so bold that it invaded and annexed the whole of Rome’s eastern empire and occupied Greece itself. This work analyses the military campaigns and battles between a revitalized Rome and the various powers of the eastern Mediterranean hinterland. 762689, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 320 pages

Military History of Late Rome 518–565

Ilkka Syvänne The Military History of Late Rome 518-565 provides a new, fresh analysis of the revival of Roman fortunes during the reigns of Justin I (518-527) and Justinian I (527-565). The book narrates in great detail the re-conquests of North Africa, Italy and southern Spain by Justinian’s armies. It also explores the massive encounters between the Romans and Persians in the east, and the apocalyptic fights in the Balkans between the Romans and barbarians. The author pays particular attention to the tactics and battles so there is detailed analysis of all of the period engagements. 895287, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 464 pages

Sejanus Regent of Rome

John S McHugh The figure of Sejanus has fascinated from ancient to more modern times. Sejanus, the emperor Tiberius’ infamous Praetorian Prefect, is synonymous with overreaching ambition, murder, conspiracy and betrayal. According to the traditional storyline, this man craved the imperial throne for himself and sought it by isolating the naive emperor in his island pleasure palace on Capri whilst using his control over the Praetorian Guard, coupled with his immense power and influence in Rome, to purge the capital of potential opponents. His victims supposedly included the emperor’s son, Drusus, poisoned by his own wife who had been seduced by Sejanus. 714978, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Mesopotamia & Arabia

Lee Fratantuono This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far-flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum expansion made famous by maps of the world circa AD 120. Under the Severans, significant efforts were expended on a Roman dream of linking the two regions into one mighty provincial bulwark against Eastern enemies. 883260, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Danube Frontier

Michael Schmitz The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to the south of the Danube. But their new neighbor on the other side of the mighty river, the kingdom of the Dacians, was to pose an increasing threat to the Roman empire. Inevitably, this eventually provoked Roman attempts at invasion and conquest. It is a measure of Dacian prowess and resilience that several tough campaigns were required over more than a century before their kingdom was added to the Roman Empire. It was one of the Empire’s last major acquisitions (and a short-lived one at that). 848245, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

North Africa

Nic Fields The third in the Roman Conquests series will briefly cover Rome’s first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars.Like the other volumes, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars, explaining how the Roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate. 159703, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 176 pages

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• • CHURCHILL’S 145TH • Early Roman Warfare From the Regal Period to the First Punic War

Jeremy Armstrong Here Dr Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome’s military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad-hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines and assembled for the city’s survival, to the sophisticated organization of the legions that went on to dominate all of Italy and then the entire Mediterranean world. The author reviews both the literary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a fresh analysis of Roman military organization, equipment, tactics and strategy. He shows how Rome’s military apparatus adapted to meet the changing strategic needs of new enemies and broader ambitions. 59254A, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean The Ancient World Economy and the Kingdoms of Africa, Arabia and India

Raoul McLaughlin In ancient times large fleets of Roman merchant ships set sail from Egypt on voyages across the Indian Ocean.This book examines Roman commerce with Indian kingdoms from the Indus region to the Tamil lands. It investigates contacts between the Roman Empire and powerful African kingdoms, including the Nilotic regime that ruled Meroe and the rising Axumite Realm.This is the first book to bring these subjects together in a single comprehensive study that reveals Rome’s impact on the ancient world and explains how international trade funded the Legions that maintained imperial rule. It offers a new international perspective on the Roman Empire and its legacy for modern society. 738073, $25.95, $16.99, Paperback, 304 pages

Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian’s Wall

Paul Elliott Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles… What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian’s Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty and war. Focussing on a single point in time and one fort on the Wall, we explore every aspect of military life on this bleak and remote frontier. Where was he born? What did he spend his money on? How did he fight? What did he eat? Did he have lice or fleas? Archaeology and the accounts of ancient writers come together to paint a vivid picture of a soldier on the Wall soon after its completion in AD 130. 553640, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 176 pages

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When in Rome Social Life in Ancient Rome

Paul Chrystal A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations of inscriptions and graffiti from original authors—Roman, Greek and Jewish—and evidence culled from the visual arts, curse tablets, official records and letters both private and official. Each comes with detailed commentaries, placing them into social and historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of how Roman men, women and children lived their lives on a daily basis taking in marriage, slavery, medicine, magic, superstition, sex, work and play, education, death, housing, country life and city life. 556047, $35, $22.99, Hardback, 288 pages

How to Survive in Ancient Rome

L J Trafford Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street? All these questions, and many more, will be answered in this new how-to guide for time travelers. Part self-help guide, part survival guide, this lively and engaging book will help the reader deal with the many problems and new experiences that they will face, and also help them to thrive in this strange new environment. 757869, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 176 pages

The Frontiers of Imperial Rome

David J. Breeze Many of Rome’s frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ongoing study and scholarship. Three frontier zones are now UNESCO World Heritage sites, and there is growing interest in their study. This wide-ranging survey will describe the varying frontier systems, describing the extant remains, methods and materials of construction and highlighting the differences between various frontiers. Professor Breeze considers how the frontiers worked, discussing this in relation to the organization and structure of the Roman army. 760807, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 272 pages

• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• • CHURCHILL'S 145th CHURCHILL’S 145TH • Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Goths

Simon MacDowall In the late 4th century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 378 was one of Rome’s greatest defeats. Both western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, sometimes fighting as their allies against other ‘barbarian’ interlopers but carving out their own kingdoms in the process. Under Alaric the Visigoths sacked Rome itself in 410 and went on to establish a kingdom in Gaul (France). 837645, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 184 pages

Legions in Crisis Transformation of the Roman Soldier AD 192–284

Paul Elliott The third century AD was a turbulent and testing time for the Roman Empire. A new and powerful foe in the east had risen up to challenge Rome directly. Barbarians on the northern frontiers were now more aggressive and more numerous than before and internally the population of the empire had to contend with rampant inflation and a series of terrible plagues. While the army gained rapidly in size, stature and political savvy during the reign of Septimius Severus, it also accelerated a material transformation. This book looks closely at the new styles of arms and armor. 553343, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 176 pages

Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals

Simon MacDowall On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive lines and began a rampage across Roman Gaul. Foremost amongst them were the Vandals and their search for a new homeland. The Romans were unable to stop them and their closest allies, the Alans, marching the breadth of Gaul and making themselves masters of Spain. However, this Kingdom of the Vandals soon came under intense pressure from Rome’s Visigothic allies. 837706, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

The Great Illyrian Revolt Rome’s Forgotten War in the Balkans, AD 6–9

Jason R Abdale In the year AD 9, three Roman legions were crushed by the German warlord Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. This event is well-known, but there was another uprising that Rome faced shortly before, which lasted from AD 6 to 9, and was just as intense. This rebellion occurred in the western Balkans and it tested the Roman Empire to its limits. For three years, fifteen legions fought in the narrow valleys and forest-covered crags of the Dinaric Mountains in a ruthless war of attrition against an equally ruthless and determined foe, and yet this conflict is largely unknown today. 718174, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Roman Navy Ships, Men & Warfare 350BC - AD475

Michael Paul Pitassi The Roman Navy was remarkable for its size, reach and longevity; it was crucial to the extraordinary expansion and maintenance of Imperial power. The fabric and organization of this maritime force is at the core of this new book. Shipbuilding, rigs and fittings, and shipboard weaponry are covered as are all the principal ships from the earliest types to the very last. The command structure is outlined, as are all aspects of the crews’ lives, their recruitment, terms of service, training and uniforms. Life onboard, food and drink, discipline, religion and superstition are described, while seamanship and navigation are dealt with along with bases and shore establishments. 320901, $50, $32.50, Hardback, 224 pages

How to Survive in Ancient Egypt

Charlotte Booth Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Egypt and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street? All these questions, and many more, will be answered in this new how-to guide for time travelers. Part self-help guide, part survival guide, this lively and engaging book will help the reader deal with the many problems and new experiences that they will face, and also help them to thrive in this strange new environment. 753496, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 184 pages

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ANCIENT&&MEDIEVAL• MEDIEVAL • • •ANCIENT The Roman Legionaries Soldiers of Empire

Simon Elliott The might of Rome rested on the back of its legions; the superbly trained and equipped fighting force with which the imperial Roman army conquered, subdued and ruled an empire for centuries. The legionary soldier served for 20 years, was rigorously trained, highly equipped, and motivated by pay, bonuses and a strong sense of identity and camaraderie.This concise and entertaining history of the Roman legionary covers their history from the age of Augustus through the heyday of the Roman Empire. Topics include training, tactics, weapons, the men themselves, life on and off the battlefield as well as significant triumphs and disasters in the great battles of the era. 006116, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Ancient Egyptian Warfare Tactics, Weaponry and Ideology of the Pharaohs

Ian Shaw A concise introduction to Ancient Egyptian warfare from the Neolithic period through to the Iron Age, covering everything from battle tactics to weaponry and battle injuries. The excellent preservation of Egyptian artifacts including bows, axes and chariots, means that it is possible to track the changing nature of Egyptian military technology, as well as the equipment and ideas that were adopted from other civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. This book covers military strategy, martial ideology, construction of fortresses and waging of siege warfare. 007250, $14.95, $9.99, Hardback, 160 pages

War & Trade With the Pharaohs An Archaeological Study of Ancient Egypt’s Foreign Relations

Garry J Shaw War & Trade with the Pharaohs explores Egypt’s connections with the wider world over the course of 3,000 years, introducing readers to ancient diplomacy, travel, trade, warfare, domination, and immigration – both Egyptians living abroad and foreigners living in Egypt. It covers military campaigns and trade in periods of strength – including such important events as the Battle of Qadesh under Ramesses II and Hatshepsut’s trading mission to the mysterious land of Punt – and Egypt’s foreign relations during times of political weakness, when foreign dynasties ruled parts of the country. 030460, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 232 pages

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Julius Caesar Rome’s Greatest Warlord

Simon Elliott Julius Caesar has been the inspiration to countless military commanders over the last two millennia. Born into an aristocratic family, his early military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorium, included campaigning in the east, Spain and in the early Roman civil wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars is known mainly through the commentary on the wars that he wrote and published, along with his incursions into Britain. This concise history details his military life, and how it impacted with his political career, from his youth through the civil wars that resulted in his becoming the dictator of Rome, and his legacy. 007090, $14.95, $9.99, Hardback, 160 pages

Egyptomaniacs How We Became Obsessed with Ancient Epypt

Nicky Nielsen During the Renaissance, several ecclesiastical nobles, including the Borgia Pope Alexander VI claimed their descent from the Egyptian god Osiris. In the 1920s, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings prompted one of the first true media frenzies in history. For thousands of years, the Pharaonic culture has been a source of almost endless fascination and obsession. But to what extent is the popular view of ancient Egypt at all accurate? In Egyptomaniacs, Nicky Nielsen examines the popular view of Egypt as an exotic, esoteric, mystical culture obsessed with death and overflowing with mummies and pyramids. 754011, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 224 pages

The Macedonian War Machine 359-281 BC

David Karunanithy The book is divided into four sections: Preparation (including chapters on training techniques, various aspects of arms and armor production and supply and the provision and management of cavalry mounts); Support (noncombatant specialists, bridge building, field engineering, and construction of field camps); Dress and Battle Equipment (drawing on much neglected evidence and including such details as officers’ plumes, wreaths and finger rings); Alexander’s Veterans and Life on Campaign (the Silver Shields; baggage trains and personal kit, servants and families, camp life and recreation). In addition there are useful appendices summarizing evidence for the appearance of troops. 846180, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL• Siege of Orleans and the Loire Campaign 14281429 Joan of Arc and the Path to Victory

Stephane Gondoin Year 1428: The war between England and France has been raging for nearly one hundred years. The English control territory to the north of the Loire, but have no control of regions beyond the river. During the summer, Bedford decides to eliminate his enemy and besieges Orléans. From October 1428 to May 1429, fierce fighting continues around the town. The situation seems to be lost for the besieged, until the arrival of a young peasant girl named Joan. The exploits of the Maid of Orléans lead to the making of her legend. Inspired by her, the French rekindle their taste for victory and go from one success to another, until the decisive battle at Patay. 501190, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 80 pages

King Stephen and The Anarchy Civil War and Military Tactics in TwelfthCentury Britain

Chris Peers The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. The author describes each phase of this civil war and he sets the fighting in the context of the changing tactics and military systems of the twelfth century. His fresh account of this pivotal episode in the medieval history of England will be absorbing reading anyone who is keen to gain an insight into this period of English history and has a special interest in the practice of medieval warfare. 863675, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Crecy War A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1337 to the Peace of Bretigny in 1360

Alfred H. Burne Crecy, the Black Prince’s most famous victory, was the first of two major victories during the first part of the Hundred Years War. This was followed ten years later by his second great success at the Battle of Poitiers. The subsequent Treaty of Bretigny established the rights of the King of England to hold his domains in France without paying homage to the King of France. Colonel Burne reestablishes the reputation of Edward III as a grand master of strategy, whose personal hand lay behind the success of Crecy. He demonstrates that much of the credit for Crecy and Poitiers should be given to Edward and less to his son, the Black Prince, than is traditionally the case. 328860, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 368 pages

Agincourt 1415 Field of Blood

Barry Renfrew On 25 October 1415, a trapped and vastly outnumbered force of exhausted and demoralized English archers and men-at-arms faced a colossal army of French knights on a desolate field in northern France. What took place that day became one of the greatest moments of the Hundred Years’ War and English history. Based on chronicles of the times, Agincourt 1415: Field of Blood is a dramatic, minute-by-minute retelling of the battle as seen through the eyes of the commanders and soldiers on both sides. This is a brutal, bloody and captivating retelling of a major British victory written by a Pulitzer Price finalist This work sets a new standard for historical fiction. 382124, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 208 pages

Castrum to Castle Classical to Medieval Fortifications in the Lands of the Western Roman Empire J E Kaufmann H W Kaufmann

For over a thousand years, from the time of the Roman Empire to the classic period of castle-building in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, fortified sites played a key role in European warfare. This highly illustrated history gives a fascinating insight into their design and development and into the centuries of violence and conflict they were part of. The study traces the evolution of fortifications starting with those of the Romans and their successors. Included are the defenses erected to resist Islamic invasions and Viking raids and the castles that were built during outbreaks of warfare. 895805, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 288 pages

The Art of Sword Combat A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship Joachim Meyer Jeffrey L. Forgeng

The author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the long sword, dusack, and rapier. The manuscript’s theoretical discussion of guards is one of the most critical passages to understanding this key feature of the historical practice. 876750, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 144 pages

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••ANCIENT ANCIENT& &MEDIEVAL• MEDIEVAL • England Versus Scotland

Rupert Matthews Today the rivalry between St. Andrew and St. George may be fierce but at least it is limited to the sporting field. This was by no means always the case, before the Act of Settlement in the Eighteenth Century (400th Anniversary in March 2003). Author Rupert Matthews has researched more than twenty major battles between these two countries, over a period of 1,000 years. Each battle forms a chapter, explaining the causes of the conflict, the forces involved, the battle itself and a brief guide to the battlefield as it is today. 529494, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Medieval Knights The Age of Chivalry

José Sánchez The Middle Ages, with its crude reality and mystery, often enveloped in an air of religious and occasionally even mythical or fantastic mysticism, has always been one of the preferred themes of historians and history lovers in general. Since the end of the Roman Empire, with its manipulative tactics in which the infantry was the deciding factor in battles, the cavalry became the main player on the battlefields all over Europe, replacing other forms of weaponry and becoming important though not yet decisive factors in battle. It could be said that an army with a good cavalry had the advantage in battle. 527898, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 152 pages

Medieval Combat in Colour Hans Talhoffer’s Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat from 1467 Hans Talhoffer Dierk Hagedorn

Hans Talhoffer’s professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the ‘judicial duel’ (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword’s inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking, and throwing the opponent. 382858, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 320 pages

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Medieval Mercenaries The Business of War

William Urban The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. In this benchmark work, William Urban explores the vital importance of the mercenary to the medieval power-broker, from the Byzantine Varangian Guard to fifteenth-century soldiers of fortune in the Baltic. Through contemporary chronicles and the most up-to-date scholarship, he presents an in-depth portrait of the mercenary across the Middle Ages. 328549, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 Pages

Medieval Military Combat Battle Tactics and Fighting Techniques of the Wars of the Roses

Dr Tom Lewis OAM Indeed, we know more of how the Roman and Greek armies fought than we do of the 1300 to 1550 period. So how did medieval soldiers in the War of the Roses, and in the infantry sections of battles such as Agincourt and Towton, carry out their grim work? Medieval Military Combat shows, for the first time, the techniques of such battles. It also breaks new ground in establishing medieval battle numbers as highly exaggerated, and that we need to look again at the accounts of actions such as the famous Battle of Towton, which this work uses as a basic for its overall study. 008875, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China

Raoul McLaughlin The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria and consider trade ventures through the Tarim territories that led Roman merchants to Han China. This is the first book to address these subjects in a single comprehensive study. 771087, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 288 pages

••17TH & 18TH CENTURY •• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV. Volume 2 The Imperial Army, 1660-1689

Bruno Mugnai During the 17th century, Europe experienced only four years of general peace: 1610 and 168082. This scenario of almost continuous strife provided the terrain for the rise of the standing professional armies. The states were eager to avoid a repetition of the chaos and destruction that had plagued Europe during the Thirty Years’ War, and therefore invested in these larger, more powerful armies to reduce the risks and costs of war. Some historians considered this act to be one of the most important institutional developments of the early modern world. 866557, $44.95, $29.50, Paperback, 318 pages

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 16431715. Volume 1 The Guard of Louis XIV

René Chartrand The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic and economic matters. It was an era during which the Sun King’s and eventually all armies saw extraordinarily significant changes such as: the advent of very large professional armies; increasingly centralized command systems; professional training for officers and men; introduction of obligatory military service, improvements in discipline and control; technical advances regarding armament thus affecting battlefield tactics; marked progress regarding fortifications; introduction of uniforms; logistics capable of supplying large armies; financial practices that permitted the upkeep and pay large military forces. 628606, $59.95, $38.99, Paperback, 246 pages

French Dragoons. Volume 1 1669-1749

Ludovic Letrun The Dragoon corp. got its origins under the reign of Henry II, with the mounted arquebusiers, created in 1554. Those were mostly small units of infantrymen, traveling on horses and firing when dismounted. The nickname dragoon actually appeared later, under the reign of Henri III, and designates as well mounted arquebusiers, carabiniers and musketeers. In this book, you will discover the magnificent uniforms of those cavalrymen, from the first XVIIth century wars, to the battles led by Louis XV’s generals. 66 plates illustrated 200 horsemen and 60 flags. 503545, $29.99, $19.50, Paperback, 80 pages

Fighting for Liberty Argyll & Monmouth’s Military Campaigns Against the Government of King James, 1685

Stephen M. Carter Fighting for Liberty uses original sources to give a blow by blow account of the campaign of 1685. A conflict that started in Orkney and ended on the battlefield of Sedgemoor. Today, there is a myth that the rebels were a misguided peasant rabble, easily put down by lines of red-coated soldiers, but this is not reflected in original letters, marching orders, and documents. These tell a quite different history. So, why is our understanding of the campaign unlike the eyewitness accounts? Answering this question has been the focus of over 20 years of research and the result, Fighting for Liberty, offers a fresh perspective on the events called the Monmouth Rebellion. 118884, $59.95, $38.99, Paperback, 354 pages

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 16431715. Volume 2 The Infantry of Louis XIV

René Chartrand The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic, and economic matters. Most of those years were marked by conflict between major European powers and the Sun King’s forces. This four-volume series is the first that present an extensive account of the many facets of the French army and the wars it fought. 866540, $59.95, $38.99, Paperback, 278 pages

French Artillery and the Gribeauval System: Volume 2 1786-1815 Ludovic Letrun Jean-Marie Mongin

After discovering the artillery pieces and the equipment used by the Foot Artillery at the end of the Ancien Regime, the Revolution and the First Empire, discover the men of the “Arme Savante” (the knowledgeable arm) who moved their guns around and served them on horseback. The mobile artillery, then the light artillery and finally the Horse Artillery was a new weapon which announced the changes in the centuries to come… Just like the Artillery Train which, with the First Empire, finally grew up, to the age of regulations. This was the organization of Mr. de Gribeauval, the Inspector of Artillery, set up slowly over nearly thirty years and which remained more or less as it was until 1825. 503965, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 84 pages

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• •17TH ANCIENT & 18TH & MEDIEVAL CENTURY • • The Wedding Feast War The Final Tragedy of the Xhosa People

Keith Smith The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799–1877 was in many ways a ‘prequel’ to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists. This book has made extensive use of British Parliamentary Papers, official War Office dispatches and personal accounts and correspondence to tell the full story of this neglected yet fascinating episode of South African military history. 797025, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 304 pages

King George’s Hangman Henry Hawley and the Battle of Falkirk, 1746

Jonathan D. Oates ‘Hangman Hawley’ is one of the villains of the ‘45 and holds a prominent place in Jacobite demonology but was also held in contempt by those who hated the Jacobite cause. He is reputed to have been a man who enjoyed hanging his own soldiers, looting from his enemies, and harrying defeated foes, yet he was defeated in the only battle that he ever held command. No one has come forward to defend his reputation. This book covers both Hawley’s professional and personal life. In both he was a figure of controversy. Many hated him but among soldiers his reputation was more mixed. 866649, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 208 pages

Fire over the Rock The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783

James Falkner The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783 a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The tenacity and endurance shown by the attackers and defenders alike, and the sheer ingenuity of the siege operations mounted by both sides, make the episode an epic of military history, and the story gives us a fascinating insight into the realities of siege warfare. 159154, $39.99, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

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Fontenoy France Rules over Europe

Denis Gandilhon May 1745. After a brief start to the campaign, the French Army under the Maréchal de Saxe laid siege to Tournai in Flanders. The Anglo-Dutch army came to the aid of the besieged town and fought on unfavorable terrain with, as a result, one of the greatest victories for the French Army. A military history enthusiast, Denis Gandilhon presents his first book about the strategic and tactical situations of the battle. The book is illustrated though out with images of the battle and uniform plates. 500575, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 84 pages

From Lobositz to Leuthen Horace St Paul and the Campaigns of the Austrian Army in the Seven Years War 1756-57

Neil Cogswell This is a landmark work in the history of the Seven Years War. The Journal of St Paul is a day by day account. He is not shy to write “Nothing happened”, also when the action is hottest he can be understandably brief. As a man learning his trade, he often records details of almost arcane significance. Accompanying the text are a detailed Gazetteer and Lists of Persons and Regiments indicated in the text as well as 232 plates of maps and plans on which the reader can follow the operations described. This is a landmark work in the history of the Seven Years War. 059643, $60, $39.50, Paperback, 714 pages

Marlborough’s Wars Eyewitness Accounts, 1702–1713

James Falkner James Falkner has brought together a vivid selection of contemporary accounts of every aspect of the war to create a panoramic yet minutely detailed picture of those years of turmoil. The story is told through memoirs, letters, official documents, dispatches, newspaper reports and eyewitness testimony from the French and Allied sides of the conflict. 766649, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 pages

• •17TH & 18TH CENTURY • • ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL The Road to Yorktown The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, by Louis-FrançoisBertrand du Pont d’Aubevoye, comte de Lauberdière

Norman Desmarais The fate of the American Revolution had yet to be decided when a remarkable 21-year-old Frenchman arrived in America. Louis-François-Bertrand, the Count of Lauberdière, belonged to an old noble family that traced its heritage back to the Crusades. The Count of Lauberdière kept one of the most remarkable diaries of the entire war, and it is published here for the first time as The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, translated and edited by Norman Desmarais. 214833, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 312 pages

Warriors Seven Seven American Commanders, Seven Wars, and the Irony of Battle

Barney Sneiderman Warriors Seven offers a fascinating collection of American commander “profiles” written in a lively and graphic style. The unique aspect of Dr. Sneiderman’s approach is that each essay sketches the ironic twists of fate that befell these men at or near the peak of their careers.The subjects of this study include: Benedict Arnold, Andrew Jackson, Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, George Dewey, Billy Mitchell, and George Patton. These courageous leaders are successively featured in each of America’s seven wars from 1775 to 1945.Each entry highlights the life and military career of each commander up to the moment of the featured battle, with a thread of continuity coursing through each chapter. 714289, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 288 pages

A Single Blow The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Beginning of the American Revolution. April 19, 1775 Phillip S. Greenwalt Robert Orrison

“I have now nothing to trouble your Lordship with, but an affair that happened on the 19th instant . . .”General Thomas Gage penned the above line to his superiors in London, casually summing up the shots fired at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Historians Phillip S. Greenwalt and Robert Orrison unfold the facts of April 19, 1775, uncovering the amazing history that this pivotal spring day ushered in for the fate of Massachusetts and thirteen of Great Britain’s North American colonies with A Single Blow. 213799, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Man of War The Fighting Life of Admiral James Saumarez: From The American Revolution to the Defeat of Napoleon

Anthony Sullivan The career of Guernsey-born Admiral James Saumarez reads like an early history of the Royal Navy. His first battle was against the American revolutionaries in 1775, but thereafter his main opponents were the French and the Spanish, and the first fighting ship he commanded, the eight-gun galley Spitfire, was involved in forty-seven engagements before being run aground. So prominent was Saumarez during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, he was featured in the Hornblower novels and other fictional books. 706515, $50, $32.50, Hardback, 272 pages

The Guns of Independence The Siege of Yorktown, 1781

Jerome A. Greene The siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781 was the most decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The campaign has all the drama any historian or student could want: the war’s top generals and admirals pitted against one another; decisive naval engagements; cavalry fighting; siege warfare; night bayonet attacks; and more. Penned by historian Jerome A. Greene, this book offers a complete and balanced examination of the siege and the participants involved. Greene’s study is based upon extensive archival research and firsthand archaeological investigation of the battlefield. 714685, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 528 pages

The Winter that Won the War The Winter Encampment at Valley Forge, 1777-1778

Phillip S. Greenwalt Valley Forge conjures up images of cold, desperation, and starvation. Yet Valley Forge also became the winter of transformation and improvement that set the Continental Army on the path to military victory and the fledgling nation on the path to independence. In The Winter that Won the War: The Winter Encampment at Valley Forge, 1777-1778, historian Phillip S. Greenwalt takes the reader on campaign in the year 1777 and through the winter encampment, detailing the various changes that took place within Valley Forge that ultimately led to the success of the American cause. Walk with the author through 1777 and into 1778 and see how these months truly were the winter that won the war. 214932, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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• 19TH CENTURY • • 17TH / 18TH CENTURY • Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Organization, Uniforms and Weapons

Gabriele Esposito A detailed analysis of the organization, uniforms and weapons of the French Imperial Guard created by Napoleon I. The author describes how this large military body evolved from the Consular Guard created by Bonaparte as early as 1799 and how this came to include dozens of different military units belonging to each branch of service (infantry, cavalry, artillery, specialist corps). The Imperial Guard was a ‘miniature army’ made up of veteran soldiers, who were dressed with the most spectacular and elegant uniforms ever seen on the battlefields of Europe. 786715, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 160 pages

The Iron Marshal A Biography of Louis N. Davout

John G Gallaher Born into a distinguished Burgundian family in 1770, Louis Nicolas d’Avout began his military career with the French Royal Army but fully embraced the principles of the French Revolution, joining the Republican army as the commander of a battalion of volunteers. He quickly rose to the rank of general of brigade, but was removed from the active list of officers because of his noble birth. Nevertheless, he continued to serve in the Revolutionary army and took part in Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign. This unique study also touches upon the personal life of a man who, despite commanding unlimited respect, had few social skills. 796998, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 432 pages

The Waterloo Armies Men, Organization and Tactics

Philip Haythornthwaite Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history and it has given rise to a vast and varied literature. But the organization, structure and fighting strength of the armies that fought in the battle have received little attention, and this is the subject of Philip Haythornthwaite’s detailed, authoritative and engaging study. 796943, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 256 pages

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Wellington’s Infantry British Foot Regiments 1800–1815

Gabriele Esposito The period covered in this book is one of the most famed and glorious for the British Army and the infantry was its backbone. Gabriele Esposito examines how the foot regiments were reformed and evolved to absorb the lessons of defeat in America and setbacks elsewhere to become the efficient and dependable bedrock of victory in the Napoleonic Wars. He details the uniforms, equipment and weapons of the infantry, along with their organization and tactics. Chapters are devoted to the Guards, the line regiments of foot, the Light Infantry and Rifles as well as Highland and Lowland Scots regiments. 786678, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 156 pages

Waterloo Witnesses Military and Civilian Accounts of the 1815 Campaign

Kristine Hughes The events of Sunday, 18 June, stand as the defining moment of the year 1815, if not of an entire era. The allied victory over Napoleon’s French army at the Battle of Waterloo reshaped governments and boundaries, made or broke fortunes and touched thousands of lives in ways both large and small, and it has been analysed, dissected and refought on paper a hundred times. Perhaps, though, the very best words ever written about that momentous campaign are the first-person accounts recorded as events unfolded. It is these vivid accounts that Kristine Hughes has collected together in order to convey the hopes, fears and aspirations of their authors. 003629, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 272 pages

Napoleon and the Art of Leadership How a Flawed Genius Changed the History of Europe and the World

William Nester No one in history has provoked more controversy than Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he an enlightened ruler or brutal tyrant? Was he an insatiable warmonger or a defender of France against the aggression of the other great powers? One thing is certain, if the art of leadership is about getting what one wants, then Napoleon was among history’s greatest masters. No previous book has explored deeper or broader into his labyrinth of a mind and revealed more of its complex, provocative, and paradoxical dimensions. Napoleon and the Art of Leadership is a psychologically penetrating study of the man who had such a profound effect on the world around him that the entire era still bears his name. 782779, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 552 pages

• 19TH CENTURY • • • 17TH / 18TH CENTURY The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects

Gareth Glover In this remarkable investigation into the life of Britain’s greatest general, we learn so much more about Wellington as a person, through the objects, large and small, that marked key episodes in his personal, military and public life. Renowned historian Gareth Glover details Wellington’s family background in Ireland, his early military career, his one-and-only meeting with Nelson, his campaigns in Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula and Waterloo. What we also learn is of his difficult marriage – and his scandalous womanizing, even bedding the same woman as Napoleon – and his strained relationship with his two boys. 758620, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 248 pages

Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815. Volume I From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras John Hussey Hew Strachan

The first of two groundbreaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this book is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, and their resolution; it studies the problems of feeding and paying for 250,000 Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the ‘undeclared war’, and how a strategy was thrashed out. 384944, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 736 pages

La Grande Armée Introduction to Napoleon’s Army

Miguel Ángel Martín Mas Hardback edition, A4 format. 124 full-color pages. Prologue by Ian Fletcher. An in-depth and highly interesting review of how Lieutenant Bonaparte became Emperor Napoleon. Detailed descriptions of his army units: lancers, line infantry, cuirassiers, hussars, mounted chasseurs, etc. Illustrated with Rousselot plates, contemporary pictures of the Napoleonic era, and previously unpublished plates. 527447, $48.95, $31.99, Hardback, 124 pages

Napoleon in 100 Objects

Gareth Glover In this engaging and hugely informative book, the author takes us on a journey across Napoleonic Europe to discover the places, people and objects that tell the story of one man’s life. It is a story of one of the most turbulent eras in history, one that, to this day, still bears Bonaparte’s name. But his legacy lives on in the French legal and social systems and he remains as enigmatic a figure today as he did 200 years ago. 731364, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 184 pages

Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815. Volume II From Waterloo to the Restoration of Peace in Europe John Hussey Mungo Melvin

The concluding volume of this work provides a fresh description of the climatic battle of Waterloo placed in the context of the whole campaign. It discusses several vexed questions: Blücher’s intentions for the battle, Wellington’s choice of site, his reasons for placing substantial forces at Hal, the placement of Napoleon’s artillery, who authorized the French cavalry attacks, Grouchy’s role on 18 and 19 June, Napoleon’s own statements on the Garde’s formation in the final attack, and the climactic moment when the Prussians reached Wellington’s troops near la Belle Alliance. 385385, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 616 pages

Battle for Paris 1815 The Untold Story of the Fighting after Waterloo

Paul L Dawson On the morning of 3 July 1815, the French General Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans, at the head of a brigade of dragoons, fired the last shots in the defense of Paris until the Franco-Prussian War sixty-five years later. Why did he do so? Traditional stories of 1815 end with Waterloo, when Napoleon Bonaparte fought and lost his last battle, abdicating his throne on 22 June. So why was Exelmans still fighting for Paris? Surely the fighting had ended on 18 June? Not so. Waterloo was not the end, but the beginning of a new and untold story. 749277, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 296 pages

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• 19TH CENTURY • • • 17TH / 18TH CENTURY Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg The Creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Bradley M. Gottfried Linda I. Gottfried

Almost 8,000 dead dotted the fields of Gettysburg after the guns grew silent. The Confederate dead were hastily buried, but what of the Union dead? Several men hatched the idea of a new cemetery to bury and honor the Union soldiers just south of town. Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg recounts the events surrounding the creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, and concentrates on Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg on November 18-19, 1863. 215595, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy The Fall of New Orleans, 1862

Mark F. Bielski Abraham Lincoln knew if the Union could cut off shipping to and from New Orleans, the largest exporting port in the world, and control the Mississippi River, it would be a mortal blow to the Confederate economy. Union military leaders devised a secret plan to attack the city from the Gulf of Mexico with a formidable naval flotilla under one commander, David G. Farragut, a native New Orleanian. History has not devoted a great deal of attention to the fall of New Orleans, a Civil War drama that was an early harbinger of the dark days to come for the Confederacy. In A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy, historian Mark F. Bielski tells of the leaders and men who fought for control of New Orleans. 214895, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Hellmira The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp - Elmira, NY Derek D. Maxfield Chris Mackowski PhD

In Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War, Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira. In the end, Maxfield suggests that it is time to move on from the blame game and see prisoner of war camps—North and South—as a great humanitarian failure. 214871, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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Grant’s Left Hook The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, May 5-June 7, 1864

Sean Michael Chick Robert E. Lee feared the day the Union army would return up the James River and invest the Confederate capital of Richmond. In the spring of 1864, Ulysses Grant, looking for a way to weaken Lee, was about to exploit the Confederate commander’s greatest fear and weakness. After two years of futile offensives in Virginia, the Union commander set the stage for a campaign that could decide the war. Grant sent the 38,000-man Army of The James to Bermuda Hundred, to threaten and possibly take Richmond, or at least pin down troops that could reinforce Lee. This campaign would be personal. 214383, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Unlike Anything That Ever Floated The Monitor and Virginia and the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862

Dwight Sturtevant Hughes “Ironclad against ironclad, we maneuvered about the bay here and went at each other with mutual fierceness,” reported Chief Engineer Alban Stimers following that momentous engagement between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) in Hampton Roads, Sunday, March 9, 1862. The day before, the Rebel ram had obliterated two powerful Union warships and was poised to destroy more. That night, the revolutionary Monitor slipped into harbor after hurrying down from New York through fierce gales that almost sank her. These metal monstrosities dueled in the morning, pounding away for hours with little damage to either. Who won is still debated. 215250, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War Chris Mackowski PhD Dan Welch

The public historians writing for the popular Emerging Civil War blog, speaking on its podcast, or delivering talks at the annual Emerging Civil War Symposium always present their work in ways that engage and animate audiences. Their efforts entertain, challenge, and sometimes provoke readers with fresh perspectives and insights born from years of working at battlefields, guiding tours, presenting talks, and writing for the wider Civil War community. The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg is a compilation of some of their favorites, anthologized, revised, and updated, together with several original pieces. Each entry includes original and helpful illustrations. 215717, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 264 pages

• 17TH / 18TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • • The Boy Generals George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac

Adolfo Ovies The Boy Generals: George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac is the first installment in a remarkable trilogy to examine the strategy, tactics, and relationships of the leading Union army’s mounted arm and their influence on the course of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater. Author Adolfo Ovies mined deeply Official Reports, regimental histories, and contemporary newspaper accounts, together with unpublished and little used primary sources of men who fought in their commands. This rich and satisfying study exposes the depths of one of the most dysfunctional and influential relationships in the Army of the Potomac. 215359, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 480 pages

General Grant and the Rewriting of History How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War Frank P. Varney HONORABLE MENTION, 2014, ALBERT CASTEL AWARD

In 1885, a former president of the United States published one of the most influential books ever written about the Civil War. Juxtaposing primary source documents against Grant’s own pen and other sources, Professor Varney sheds new light on what really happened on some of the Civil War’s most important battlefields. This book demonstrates that blindly accepting historical “truths” without vigorous challenge is a perilous path to understanding real history. 214192, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 312 pages

Gettysburg’s Unknown Soldier The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston Mark H. Dunkelman Errol Morris

Lying dead in Gettysburg in 1863, a solitary Union soldier lacked any standard means of identification. Only a single clue was clutched in his fingers: an ambrotype of his three young children. This paperback reprint edition is updated with a new introduction by the author, as well as a foreword by Academy award-winning film director Errol Morris. 627602, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 304 pages

From Arlington to Appomattox Robert E. Lee’s Civil War, Day by Day, 18611865

Charles R. Knight In From Arlington to Appomattox, Charles Knight does for Lee and students of the war what E. B. Long’s Civil War Day by Day did for our ability to understand the conflict as a whole. This is not another Lee biography, but it is every bit as valuable as one, and perhaps more so. Focusing on where he was, who he was with, and what he was doing day by day offers an entirely different appreciation for Lee. Readers will come away with a fresh sense of his struggles, both personal and professional, and discover many things about Lee for the first time using his own correspondence and papers from his family, his staff, his lieutenants, and the men of his army. 215021, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 576 pages

Lincoln Takes Command The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia

Steve Norder On a rainy evening during the Civil War’s second May, President Abraham Lincoln and two of his cabinet secretaries boarded the revenue cutter Miami and sailed to Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads, Virginia. There, for the first and only time in our country’s history, a sitting president assumed direct control of military forces, land and sea, to launch a campaign with wide-ranging consequences. This fascinating and multi-dimensional slice of the war and its effect on the president is but little-known. Thankfully, that gap in the war’s historiography has been ably filled by Steve Norder’s Lincoln Takes Command: The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia. 214574, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

America’s Buried History Landmines in the Civil War

Kenneth R. Rutherford Despite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect that has never received the in-depth attention it deserves is the widespread use of landmines across the Confederacy. These “infernal devices” dealt death and injury in nearly every Confederate state and influenced the course of the war. Kenneth R. Rutherford rectifies this oversight with America’s Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War, the first book devoted to a comprehensive analysis and history of the fascinating and important topic. 214536, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 216 pages

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• •19TH 19THCENTURY CENTURY• • “To Prepare for Sherman’s Coming” The Battle of Wise’s Forks, March 1865 Mark A. Smith Wade Sokolosky

By March 1865, the Confederacy was on its last legs. Its armies were depleted, food and resources were scarce, and morale was low. Gen. Robert E. Lee was barely holding on to his extended lines around Richmond and Petersburg, and Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman was operating with nearly complete freedom in North Carolina on his way north to form a junction with Union forces in Virginia. As the authors demonstrate, the fighting that is the subject of this book came about when Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant initiated a broad military operation to assist Sherman. “To Prepare for Sherman’s Coming” is the result of years of careful research in a wide variety of archival sources. 212662, $27.95, $18.50, Hardback, 288 pages

The Real Horse Soldiers Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi Timothy B. Smith Winner, 2018, Operational / Battle History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award

Winner, 2018, Fletcher Pratt Literary Award, Civil War Round Table of New York Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry thrust through Mississippi is one of the most well-known operations of the Civil War. The last serious study was published more than six decades ago. Since then other accounts have appeared, but none are deeply researched full-length studies of the raid and its more than substantial (and yet often overlooked) results. The publication of Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid through Mississippi rectifies this oversight. 215304, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 376 pages

Caught in the Maelstrom The Indian Nations in the Civil War, 1861-1865

Clint Crowe The sad plight of the Five Civilized Tribes -- the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole -- during America’s Civil War is both fascinating and often overlooked in the literature. From 1861-1865, the Indians fought their own bloody civil war on lands surrounded by the Kansas Territory, Arkansas, and Texas. Clint Crowe’s magisterial Caught in the Maelstrom: The Indian Nations in the Civil War reveals the complexity and the importance of this war within a war, and explains how it affected the surrounding states in the Trans-Mississippi West and the course of the broader war engulfing the country. 213362, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 288 pages

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The Chickamauga Campaign - A Mad Irregular Battle From the Crossing of Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22 September 19, 1863

David A. Powell Chickamauga, according to soldier rumor, is a Cherokee word meaning “River of Death.” It certainly lived up to that grim sobriquet in September 1863 when the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee waged bloody combat along the banks of West Chickamauga Creek. Long considered a two-day affair, award-winning author David Powell embraces a fresh approach that explores Chickamauga as a three-day battle, with September 18 being key to understanding how the fighting developed the next morning. 213232, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 696 pages

The Chickamauga Campaign—Glory or the Grave The Breakthrough, the Union Collapse, and the Defense of Horseshoe Ridge, September 20, 1863

David A. Powell This is the second volume in The Chickamauga Campaign, David Powell’s magnificent threevolume study of this overlooked and often misunderstood campaign. This installment of Powell’s tour de force depicts the final day of battle, when the Confederate army attacked and broke through the Union lines. The massive rout that ensued was ameliorated somewhat by an incredible defensive stand atop Horseshoe Ridge, which Powell carefully dissects at the regimental level. No one understands Chickamauga like Powell, whose crisp prose and cogent analysis are based upon some 2,000 primary accounts. 213836, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 744 pages

The Chickamauga Campaign—Barren Victory The Retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate Pursuit, and the Aftermath of the Battle, September 21 to October 20, 1863

David A. Powell Barren Victory is the concluding volume of the magisterial Chickamauga Campaign Trilogy, a comprehensive examination of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War. David Powell examines the immediate aftermath of this great battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. The narrative opens at dawn on Monday, September 21, 1863, with Union commander William S. Rosecrans in Chattanooga and most of the rest of his Federal army in Rossville, Georgia. 213843, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 392 pages

•• WORLD WAR I • • 19TH CENTURY Betrayed Ally China in the Great War Christopher Arnander Frances Wood

The Great War helped China emerge from obscurity and take its first tentative steps as a full member of the global community. In 1912 the Qing Dynasty had ended. President Yuan Shikai, who seized power in 1914, offered the British 50,000 troops to recover the German colony in Shandong but this was refused. In 1916 China sent a vast army of labourers to Europe. In 1917 she declared war on Germany despite this effectively making the real enemy Japan an ally. The betrayal came when Japan was awarded the former German colony. This inspired the rise of Chinese nationalism and communism, enflamed by Russia. The scene was set for Japan’s incursions into China and thirty years of bloodshed. 797001, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 224 pages

Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Dispatches during the Arab Revolt, 1915–1919

Fabrizio Bagatti T. E. Lawrence’s dispatches during the Arab Revolt have been published before, but only in an edited and incomplete form, as they were printed for a strictly limited wartime readership in the Arab Bulletin. Now, in this scholarly edition, they are published in full for the first time. They give us a direct inside view of his dealings with the Arab leaders and show us how he presented them to his superiors in Cairo. These wartime writings reveal vividly his impressions of the periods he spent in the desert and the conditions he found there, and they record how the Arab uprising developed and how he became increasingly involved in it. 01018A, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 272 pages

Deserters of the First World War The Home Front

Andrea Hetherington The story of First World War deserters who were shot at dawn, then pardoned nearly a century later has often been told, but these 306 soldiers represent a tiny proportion of deserters. More than 80,000 cases of desertion and absence were tried at courts martial on the home front but these soldiers have been ignored. Andrea Hetherington, in this thought-provoking and meticulously researched account, sets the record straight by describing the deserters who disappeared from camps and barracks within Great Britain at an alarming rate. She reveals how they employed a range of survival strategies, some ridding themselves of all connection with the military while others hid in plain sight. 747990, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 240 pages

British Fighter Aircraft in WWI Design, Construction and Innovation

Mark C Wilkins World War I witnessed unprecedented growth and innovation in aircraft design, construction, and as the war progressed—mass production. Each country generated its own innovations sometimes in surprising ways. Each manufacturer and design team vied for the upper hand and deftly and quickly appropriated good ideas from other companies—be they friend or foe. Developments in tactics and deployment also influenced design—from the early reconnaissance planes, to turn fighters, finally planes that relied upon formation tactics, speed, and firepower. Advances were so great that the postwar industry seemed bland by comparison. 008813, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

A Moonlight Massacre The Night Operation on the Passchendaele Ridge, 2 December 1917. The Forgotten Last Act of the Third Battle of Ypres

Michael LoCicero The Third Battle of Ypres was officially terminated by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig with the opening of the Battle of Cambrai on 20 November 1917. Nevertheless, a comparatively unknown set-piece attack was launched twelve days later on 2 December. This volume is a necessary corrective to previously published campaign narratives of what has become popularly known as ‘Passchendaele’. It examines the course of events from the mid-November decision to sanction further offensive activity in the vicinity of Passchendaele village to the barren operational outcome that forced British GHQ to halt the attack within ten hours of Zero. 628729, $49.95, $32.50, Paperback, 536 pages

From Biplane to Spitfire The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond KCB RCMC DSO

Anne Isobel Baker Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War and both were to have a major influence on the development of the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. After most distinguished war service Geoffrey, the older of two, became one of the original pioneers of long range flight and rose steadily through the ranks. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of ‘high speed flight’ and the development of the Supermarine S6 (the forerunner of the Spitfire). As such he was closely involved with the Schneider Trophy races of the early 1930s. His successful career also encompassed flights of long range endurance. 796912, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 256 pages

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19TH CENTURY •• WORLD WAR I • • The Somme 1916 Beyond the First Day Beaucourt and Mametz Wood to the Butte de Warlencourt Jon Cooksey Jerry Murland

In their second Visitor’s Guide to the 1916 Battle of the Somme Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland focus on the series of secondary battles that were key stages in the five-month struggle that followed the start of the offensive on 1 July. They take the visitor – and the reader – across the entire battlefield, covering in graphic detail sites where actions took place that are almost as famous as the Somme itself in the history of the First World War, including Mametz Wood, High Wood, Deville Wood, Guillemont, Ginchy, Pozieres and Flers. They also provide tours of the less-well-known but equally interesting sites which played important parts in the offensive as a whole. 738127, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 240 pages

Tommy French How British First World War Soldiers Turned French into Slang

Julian Walker ‘Napoo’, ‘compray’, ‘san fairy ann’, ‘toot sweet’ are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War as British troops struggled to communicate in French. Over four years of war they created an extraordinary slang which reflects the period and brings the conflict to mind whenever it is heard today. Julian Walker, in this original and meticulously researched book, explores the subject in fascinating detail. In the process he gives us an insight into the British soldiers’ experience in France during the war and the special language they invented in order to cope with their situation. 765925, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Todger Thomas Jones VC, DCM, 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment

Neil Thornton Even by Victoria Cross standards, the exploits of Thomas ‘Todger’ Jones V.C., D.C.M., of the 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, are truly extraordinary. It was a miracle that he survived the act for which he was awarded his V.C., but remarkably, after going ‘over the top’ by himself, he defeated the odds and secured what is believed to be the most prisoners ever captured by a single individual in the entire war. ‘Todger’, as he was affectionately known, served as a private soldier for the duration of the conflict, but in that time he displayed outstanding levels of gallantry and leadership, far in excess of his rank. 557877, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 192 pages

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The Red Baron A Photographic Album of the First World War’s Greatest Ace, Manfred von Richthofen

Terry C Treadwell If one aircraft was to represent the First World War, it could be the distinctive red Fokker Triplane of Manfred von Richthofen. With an astonishing eighty aerial victories, the Red Baron became a legend in his own, short, lifetime. Regarded as one of the most widely known fighter pilots of all time, von Richthofen is also considered to be the First World War’s ‘ace-of-aces.’ While much is known about this German aristocrat, what this book accomplishes is a pictorial portrait of von Richthofen as has never been seen before. Through a unique collection of photographs, the life of this famous airman is laid bare. 781321, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Grandad’s Army Volunteers Defending the British Isles in the First World War

Mike Osborne We are all familiar, if only through BBC TV’s ‘Dad’s Army’, with the Home Guard of the Second World War. Far less is known of their First World War equivalent: the Volunteer Training Corps (VTC). Like their counter-parts in WW2, the VTC comprised those who were too old, too young, too unfit or too indispensable to serve in the regular forces. They fought for the right to be armed, uniformed, and trained; to be employed on meaningful duties; and at first, to exist at all. This book explores the origins, development and structure of the VTC, along with those who belonged to the many supporting medical, transport, police and youth organizations. 558188, $45, $29.50, Hardback, 386 pages

An Unappreciated Field of Endeavour Logistics and the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front 19141918

Clem Maginniss An Unappreciated Field of Endeavour explains how prewar strategic, economic, political and defense dynamics constrained military logistic resilience but influenced the plans to rely upon commercial assets to support military and naval operations, before examining the role of the commercial railways and mercantile marine in the planning, preparation and execution of Defense mobilization and movement in the United Kingdom during Transition To War in 1914. The role of British railways in playing a defining part in a critical moment of European history is explored in depth as are the technical processes and managerial interfaces that enabled them. 118297, $49.95, $32.50, Paperback, 402 pages

• WORLD WAR I • Great Escapes of the First World War

Rachel Bilton Contained within this book are the daring true stories of fifteen soldiers and their escapes from prison camps during the Great War. What makes these tales special is that they are first-hand accounts, written at the time when the experiences were still fresh in the soldiers’ minds. Shocking, moving, exhilarating, humorous, there is not an emotion left unexplored in this selection of accounts. 887732, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War David A Finlayson Michael K Cecil

The 1st Armoured Car Section was raised in Melbourne in 1916, the brainchild of a group of enthusiasts who financed, designed and then built two armored cars. Much of the story of the armored cars is told in the voices of the original members of the section and in newspaper articles of the time which highlight the novelty of these vehicles. Painstaking research has produced a remarkable collection of images to accompany the narrative. Biographies of the members of these extraordinary units are also a feature of this book, their stories told from the cradle to the grave. 715050, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 392 pages

French Tanks of the Great War Development, Tactics and Operations

Tim Gale The French tank corps was an essential part of the French army from 1917 onwards, yet its history has been strangely neglected in English accounts of the Western Front – and that is why Tim Gale’s meticulously researched history is such a timely addition to the literature on the First World War. Using information derived from the French military archives at Vincennes, much of which has never been published in English before, he describes the design and development of the tanks, the political and organizational issues that arose between the French military and civilian bureaucracy and the record of these pioneering fighting vehicles in combat. 823501, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Kaiser’s Escapees Allied POW escape attempts during the First World War

Philip Chinnery Following on from his first book, Philip Chinnery now turns his attention to the attempts by allied prisoners of war to escape the Kaiser’s clutches and return to their homeland. As the war progressed, the treatment of allied prisoners worsened as the blockade of Germany reduced food and material coming into the country. The majority of the prisoners were too weak or ill-equipped to attempt to escape, but there were others who were determined to pit their wits against their jailers. 701435, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 160 pages

They Shall Not Pass The French Army on the Western Front 1914 - 1918

Ian Sumner This graphic collection of firsthand accounts sheds new light on the experiences of the French army during the Great War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the most destructive conflict the world had ever seen. Their testimony gives a striking insight into the mentality of the troops and their experience of combat, their emotional ties to their relatives at home, their opinions about their commanders and their fellow soldiers, the appalling conditions and dangers they endured, and their attitude to their German enemy. 721822, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Artillery Scout The Story of a Forward Observer with the U.S. Field Artillery in World War I

James G. Bilder The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the “Lost Generation”; however, in this book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of Europe’s “Great War” and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history. This action-filled work brings the reader straight to the center of America’s costly battles in World War I, reminding us once again how great-power status often has to be earned with blood on battlefields. 002712, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

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• WORLD WAR I • French Aircraft in the First World War

Vital Ferry During the First World War French military aviation became one of the world’s most powerful air forces with approximately 10,000 aircraft spread throughout nearly 300 squadrons. The French aviation industry produced 50,000 aircraft during the course of the war, many of which went on to support allies including Britain, Russia, and the United States. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the French Air Force from 1914 to 1918 through a historical narrative peppered with anecdotes and illustrated with many unpublished pictures from the period and profiles of the most iconic devices. 503705, $59.95, $38.99, Paperback

The U.S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4 An Account of the First Transatlantic Flight

Richard V. Simpson When humans learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heavier than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the airplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed. In the decade before World War One, Curtiss, a dedicated tinkerer, developed speedy float planes and flying boats which came to the attention of the U.S. Navy. During the run-up to America’s involvement in the war, ships carrying supplies to allies were being destroyed by the German U-boats. It was then Glenn Curtiss was contracted to draw plans for a large flying boat capable of flying across the Atlantic. 450098, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 128 Pages

Tank Battles of World War I

Bryan Cooper Failure to exploit the potential of an original idea is a recurring phenomenon in our national history. Few failures, however, can have been so costly in human life as that of our military commanders early in 1916 to appreciate that the tank was a war winning weapon. Bryan Cooper describes the early tank actions in vivid detail, with many eyewitness accounts. He tells of the courage and endurance of the crews not just in battle but in the appalling conditions in which they had to drive and fight their primitive vehicles. The book is well illustrated with many original photographs which give the present day reader a glimpse of the infancy of a dominant weapon of modern war. 825628, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 144 pages

Blueprint for Victory Britain’s First World War Blitzkrieg Air Force

Greg Baughen In this radical reappraisal, Greg Baughen has used archive material to build up an intriguingly different picture of how air power developed in Britain before and during the First World War. Gone are the archetypal conservative army commanders stubbornly refusing to accept the new aerial weapon. Instead, Baughen reveals how even before the outbreak of war, the British Army had appreciated the potential of the airplane and describes in detail how during the war, air support evolved to a level of efficiency that would not be attained again by the RAF until the closing stages of the Second World War. 553923, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Victory at Gallipoli, 1915 The German-Ottoman Alliance in the First World War

Klaus Wolf The German contribution in a famous Turkish victory at Gallipoli has been overshadowed by the Mustafa Kemal legend. The commanding presence of German General Liman von Sanders in the operations is well known. But relatively little is known about the background of German military intervention in Ottoman affairs. Klaus Wolf fills this gap as a result of extensive research in the German records and the published literature. 768162, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 384 pages

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The German Army at Cambrai

Jack Sheldon This latest German Army book by Jack Sheldon covers a shorter (three week) timeframe than his earlier works. After an introductory chapter tracing the development of the Hindenburg Line, the author concentrates on German aspects of the bitterly fought battle of Cambrai from 20 November to 6 December 1917. As with his other books full use is made of primary source material from the Munich Kriegsarchiv, the Hauptstaatsarchiv in Stuttgart, regimental histories and personal accounts. 766724, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 352 pages

• WORLD WAR 1 • • • WWII BY CASEMATE Champions of Flight Clayton Knight and William Heaslip: Artists Who Chronicled Aviation from the Great War to Victory in WWII Sheryl Fiegel Theodore Hamady

Champions of Flight celebrates the work of Clayton Joseph Knight (1891–1969) and William John Heaslip (1898–1970), the two preeminent American aviation artists of their time, as they chronicled the golden age of aviation—from Charles Lindbergh’s epochal transatlantic flight through the most devastating war in world history (1927–1945). Knight and Heaslip were experienced military men and formally trained artists who, combining an authenticity of experience and an artistic mastery of illustration, produced powerful artwork that influenced a generation of Americans, creating airminded adults and youngsters, many of whom flocked to US military service after Pearl Harbor. 00779B, $49.95, $32.50 , Hardback, 304 pages

The Dambusters And the Epic Wartime Raids of 617 Squadron Military Gallery On the night of 16/17 May 1943 one of the most daring raids in the history of air warfare took place when nineteen crews from the newly-formed 617 Squadron successfully attacked the great dams of Germany. Their incredible story is now told through an unparalleled collection of paintings and drawings from the archives of the Military Gallery. 997076, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 128 pages

Strick Tank Hero of Arras

Tim Strickland Major-General, Sir Laurence New CB, CBE, CCMI Major-General Eugene Vincent Michael Strickland – Strick – rose from penniless hardship to great military distinction. He was a tank man, a war hero who fought in France, North Africa and Italy during World War II, and whose name is revered even today among regiments that he commanded. This fine story of adventure and achievement is brought alive by Strick’s remarkable correspondence – he wrote home to his family every second or third day throughout the war. More than a portrait of a gifted and morally courageous man, this biography also offers an insight into the arts of command and tactical control, and the difficulties of a family life fragmented by war. 009858, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 512 pages

Overlord D-Day and the Battle for Normandy

Military Gallery This lavishly illustrated book relives the story of D-Day, from the pre-invasion preparations through to the landings themselves and the subsequent battle for control of Normandy, all beautifully illustrated through an unparalleled collection of paintings, drawings and maps. 997038, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 128 pages

Their Finest Hour The Battle of Britain 1940

Military Gallery There are few visual records of the dramatic encounters that took place over southern England during that long summer as Nazi Germany prepared to invade Britain. This commemorative book relives these historic events as the RAF, though outnumbered, repelled the might of Hitler’s war machine. 99705A, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 128 pages

Nanjing 1937 Battle for a Doomed City

Peter Harmsen The infamous Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the 20th century, and is among the most widely recognized chapters of World War II in China. By contrast, the story of the month-long campaign before this notorious massacre has never been told in its entirety. Nanjing 1937 by Peter Harmsen fills this gap. This is the follow-up to Harmsen’s best-selling Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze, and begins where that book left off. This epic tale is told with verve and attention to detail by Harmsen, a veteran East Asia correspondent who consolidates his status as the foremost chronicler of World War II in China with this path-breaking work of narrative history. 009803, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 368 pages

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• WWII BY CASEMATE • • WORLD WAR 1 • Hitler’s Preemptive War The Battle for Norway, 1940 Henrik O. Lunde This book describes the often overlooked World War II campaign for Norway—a complex series of battles in which Hitler out-gambled Churchill in order to secure a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich.

Henrik Lunde, a native Norwegian and former U.S. Special Operations colonel, has written the most objective account to date of a campaign in which 20th-century military innovation found its first fertile playing field. 149330, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 600 pages

Finding Your Father’s War A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army

Jonathan Gawne In this fully revised edition of Finding Your Father’s War, military historian Jonathan Gawne has written an easily accessible handbook for anyone seeking greater knowledge of their relatives’ experience in World War II, or indeed anyone seeking a better understanding of the U.S. Army during World War II.

With over 470 photographs, charts, and an engaging narrative with many rare insights into wartime service, this book is an invaluable tool for understanding our “citizen soldiers,” who once rose as a generation to fight the greatest war in American history. 008950, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 352 pages

Ardennes 1944 The Battle of the Bulge

Yves Buffetaut This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series describes in detail the different events that caused the German defeat, from the beginning of the offensive on December 16, 1944 to the retreat behind the Siegfried Line. It looks at several topics in particular: the American resistance at St. Vith; the resistance of the 101st Airborne in Bastogne; German obstinacy in persisting with the siege at Bastogne; the airlift and the intervention of the 9th US Air Force; the rapid regrouping of the 3rd US Army; Patton’s counterattack; the British counterattack; and finally how the Allies failed to transform the German withdrawal into a rout. 006697, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

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The Conquering 9th The Ninth U.S. Army in World War II

Nathan N. Prefer The Ninth Army came into existence in May 1944, under the command of General William Hood Simpson, himself a rather unknown but highly successful ground commander. By late August, the Ninth Army was ready to join the crusade in Europe. Known by its radio call sign “Conquer,” they landed at Utah Beach, France, on August 28 and 29. They were now at war and ready for their first assignment. It entered the fray in Brittany, taking over from the Third Army. This new history of the Ninth places the contribution of this unsung army into a full history of the war in Europe. 008288, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 264 pages

The White Sniper Simo Häyhä

Tapio Saarelainen Simo Häyhä is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands. Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors. Able to move silently through the landscape his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The Russians learned of his reputation as a marksman and tried several times to kill him by indirect fire. For sniping, Häyhä only ever used his own m/28-30 rifle. The White Sniper fully explores Simo Häyhä’s life, the secrets behind his success including character and technique, and also includes a detailed look at his rifle itself. 008554, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 192 pages

German Armor in Normandy

Yves Buffetaut This volume of Casemate Illustrated starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armored Division, with British losses totaling twenty-seven tanks. 006437, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

• WWII BY CASEMATE • Operation Chariot The St Nazaire Raid, 1942

Jean-Charles Stasi In 1942, the Tirpitz, the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy, was on the cusp of breaking out into the north Atlantic. The prospect of the huge German battleship patrolling the Atlantic posed a huge threat to the convoys that were the lifeline for an embattled Britain. Determined efforts were made to damage the ship through bombing raids: these failed. An altogether more daring and radical plan was conceived: destroy the drydock facility at St Nazaire, and without the use of the only suitable base for the ship, the threat would be neutralized. This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series gives a clear overview of the planning and execution of the raid and its aftermath. 00729B, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II 1 1/2 ton, 4x4

Didier Andres From 1940 to 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. Over 160,000 of these trucks were G-506 light fourwheel-drive trucks—which became the standard 1 1/2-ton, 4x4 truck for the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps during the war. Many more thousands were delivered to Allied forces as part of the Lend-Lease program, including nearly 50,000 to the Soviet Union. Tough, well-built and more agile than the deuce and a half, the Chevy 1½ ton played a part in every theater of operations. 008639, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 144 pages

The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual 1939-1945

Chris McNab At the outbreak of WWII, the British Merchant Navy was the largest in the world, and up to 185,000 men and women served. The US Merchant Marines numbered over 200,000. The risks they faced to maintain the essential flow of armaments, equipment and food were considerable. Danger came from submarines, mines, destroyers, aircraft, kamikazes, and the weather. 006574, $14.95, $9.99, Hardback, 160 pages

Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45

Neil Page This volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe’s day fighter arm from 1943 through to the end of the war in Europe, covering missions over Russia in 1943, over the West and the Reich, the Eastern Front and the Mediterranean. Organized campaign by campaign, this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details, newly translated personal accounts and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser known Luftwaffe aces. 008790, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

U.S. Army Ambulances and Medical Vehicles in World War II

Didier Andres Of all the armies involved in World War II, the U.S. Army developed the most sophisticated system for the transport and treatment of injured and sick soldiers, pushing the boundaries of available technology to give their men the best chance of not only survival but a full recovery. This fully illustrated, comprehensive book covers all types of medical vehicles used both in-theater and in the United States, including ambulances and technical support vehicles. 008653, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 144 pages

The German Army Guerrilla Warfare Pocket Manual 193945

Charles D. Melson While small wars are not new, how they should be fought by a modern industrial nation is still very much a matter for debate. It is thus worth paying heed now, to the experiences of another power which once encountered the same problems. This pocket manual examines German analysis of the problem, covering experiences from the Napoleonic era to the Third Reich, based upon the historical analysis. Kleinkrieg, provided to the German High Command by Arthur Ehrhardt in 1935 (republished in 1942 and 1944), and the Bandenbekampfung (Fighting the Guerrilla Bands) document provided to Germany’s OKW in 1944. 007977, $14.95, $9.99, Hardback, 160 pages

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• WWII BY CASEMATE • The Home Guard Training Pocket Manual

The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940

The Tank Commander Pocket Manual 1939-1945

The Red Army’s Do-itYourself, Nazi-Bashing Guerrilla Warfare Manual The Partisan’s Companion

Lee Johnson A number of manuals and training pamphlets were privately published during World War II to supplement the slim official Home Guard manual produced by the War Office. Covering everything from patrolling, night fighting, drill and small arms proficiency to the legal powers of the Home Guard. 00767A, $12.95, $8.50, Hardback, 160 pages

R. Sheppard This book puts the reader at the very heart of this “hell on wheels” and presents all of the original information required to perform this most dangerous of wartime battlefield roles. From training manuals and war office memorandums to combat reports and first-hand accounts, The Tank Commander Pocket Manual sits you in the turret position of commander of some of the most fearsome land vehicles. 860168, $14.95, $9.99, Hardback, 144 pages

Countdown to D-Day The German Perspective

Peter Margaritis In December 1943 with the rising realization that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assigned the title of General Inspector for the Atlantic Wall. His mission is to assess their readiness. What he finds disgusts him. The famed Atlantikwall is nothing but a paper tiger, woefully unprepared for the forces being massed across the English Channel. His task—to turn back the Allied invasion—already seems hopeless. Countdown to D-Day takes a detailed day-to-day journal approach tracing the daily activities and machinations of the German High Command as they try to prepare for the Allied invasion. 007694, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 648 pages

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Chris McNab This pocket manual covers the training that these young pilots would have had, and the air combat tactics they were taught to use against the German raiders. It also covers the role of the ground crews, control and command systems, antiaircraft defenses, and radar and raid detection. 008691, $15.95, $10.50, Hardback, 160 pages

Lester Grau Michael Gress

This 1943 third edition of The Partisan’s Companion is the last-and-best Red Army manual used to train partisans to fight the Nazi invader. Once upon a time, the Boy Scout Manual concentrated almost exclusively on camping, field craft and first aid. The Partisan’s Companion adds guns, demolitions, hand-to-hand combat, assorted mayhem and multiple forms of Nazi-bashing. It is like the old Boy Scout Manual on steroids. Besides field craft, it covers partisan tactics, German counter-guerrilla tactics, demolitions, German and Soviet weapons, scouting, camouflage, anti-tank warfare and anti-aircraft defense for squad and platoon-level instruction. 00009C, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 288 pages

The Lions of Carentan Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, 1943-1945

Volker Griesser This is the complete wartime history of one of the largest German paratrooper regiments, Fallschirmjäger 6, from its initial formation in the spring of 1943 to its last day at the end of the war. With numerous firsthand accounts from key members, they describe the events of 1943-45 vividly and without compromise. These accounts reveal previously unknown details about important operations in Italy, Russia, on the Normandy Front, Belgium, Holland, the last German parachute drop in the Ardennes, and the final battle to the end in Germany. With over 220 original photographs, many from private collections, this book fully illustrates the men, their uniforms, equipment and weapons. 002811, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 272 pages

• WWII BY CASEMATE • If Chaos Reigns The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944

No Better Place to Die Ste-Mere Eglise, June 1944—The Battle for la Fiere Bridge

Flint Whitlock “Gentlemen, do not be daunted if chaos reigns; it undoubtedly will.” So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord—the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed. If Chaos Reigns is a fitting tribute to the men who rode the wind into battle and managed to pull victory out of confusion, chaos, and almost certain defeat. 001524, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 400 pages

Robert M. Murphy Reinforced by glider troops, who suffered terribly in their landings from the now-alert Germans, the 505th not only held the vital bridge for three days but launched a counterattack in the teeth of enemy fire to secure their objective once and for all, albeit at gruesome cost. In No Better Place to Die, Robert M. Murphy provides an objective narrative of countless acts of heroism, almost breathtaking in its “you are there” detail. No World War II veteran is better known in 82nd Airborne circles than Robert M. (“Bob”) Murphy.A selection of the Military Book Club 008004, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 288 pages

Sharks of the Air The Story of Willy Messerschmitt and the Development of History’s First Operational Jet Fighter

From the Realm of a Dying Sun. Volume II The IV. SS-Panzerkorps in the Budapest Relief Efforts, December 1944– February 1945

James Neal Harvey Sharks of the Air tells the story of Willy Messerschmitt’s life, and shows how this aeronautical genius built many revolutionary airplanes—not excluding the Luftwaffe’s mainstay, the Me109—and culminating in the Me-262. It describes how his various warplanes fought in Spain, Poland, France, Britain, the U.S.S.R., and over Germany, and it provides thrilling accounts of air battles drawn from combat reports and interviews with veterans. This book also shows how Messerschmitt— like other geniuses such as Porsche, von Braun, and Speer— was affected by cutthroat Nazi politics, and describes his intense rivalries with other aircraft designers. 149460, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 352 pages

From the Realm of a Dying Sun. Volume III IV. SS-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, February–May 1945

Douglas E. Nash Sr. In the closing months of World War II, with Budapest’s fall on 12 February 1945 and the breakout attempt by the IX SSGebirgskorps having failed, the only thing the IV. SS-Panzerkorps could do was fall back to a more defensible line and fortify the key city of Stuhlweissenburg. Exhausted after three relief attempts in January 1945 and outnumbered by the ever-increasing power of Marshal Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Front, SS-Obergruppenführer Gille’s veterans dug in for a lengthy period of defensive warfare. However, Adolf Hitler had not forgotten about the Hungarian theater of operations nor the country’s rich oilfields and was sending help. 009568, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 352 pages

Douglas E. Nash Sr. On Christmas Eve 1944, the men of the IV SS-Panzerkorps were preparing to celebrate the occasion as best they could. Taking advantage of the pause in the fighting around Warsaw, they looked forward to partaking in that most German of holidays, including the finest Christmas dinner their field kitchens could still prepare. This was not to be, for that very evening, the corps commander received a telephone call notifying him that the 35,000 men of his corps would begin boarding express trains the following day that would take them to the front lines in Hungary, hundreds of kilometers away. Their mission: Relieve Budapest! Thus would begin the final round in the saga of the IV SS-Panzerkorps. 008738, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 552 pages

A Footsoldier for Patton The Story of a “Red Diamond” Infantryman with the U.S. Third Army Michael Bilder James G. Bilder

A rifleman foremost, Michael Bilder was also a Germanspeaker, called upon for interrogations and special duties. Also a combat lifeguard, he played a key role in successive river crossings. An astute observer, he relates dozens of fascinating insights into the campaign, from dealing with German snipers to intoxicated Frenchwomen, as well as relaying the often morbid humor of combat. A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. 000909, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 304 pages

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• WWII BY CASEMATE • Major General James A. Ulio How the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Enabled Allied Victory

Alan E Mesches Major General James A. Ulio helped win World War II, though his war was fought from the desk. As adjutant-general throughout the war years, many American families would have recognized his name from one of nearly 900,000 telegrams he signed—all of which began with the words: “…regret to inform you...” However, his role was far wider than overseeing these sad communications. 008264, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 216 pages

The First Bridge Too Far The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943

Mark Saliger For the very first time, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in a well-researched narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest fought battles for British airborne troops of World War Two.Primosole Bridge in Sicily (13–16 July 1943) provided the stage for the first instance of opposing elite paratroopers parachuting into battle and then fighting each other in a seesaw battle raging under the blazing Mediterranean sky. It’s a story of courage and determination. A story of legendary military units and their commanders. A story that now finally needs to be told. 006895, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Jump Into the Valley of the Shadow The War Memories of Dwayne Burns Communications Sergeant, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Dwayne Burns Leland Burns

Dwayne Burns joined the paratroopers and was assigned to the 508th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.Burns landed behind German lines during the dark, early hours of D–day, and gradually found other survivors of his division. In this work, Dwayne Burns, not only relates the chaos of combat but the intimate thinking of a young soldier thrust into the center of several of history’s greatest battles. His memories provide a fascinating insight into the reality of close-quarters combat. 149835, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 256 pages

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Pearl December 7, 1941

Daniel Allen Butler Nearly eight decades later, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has become one of those events which almost everyone knows of, but hardly anyone seems to know about. How—and why— did the Empire of Japan and the United States of America collide on blood and flames that Sunday morning when the sun rose and the bombs fell? Pearl offers more than superficial answers, showing how both sides blundered their way through arrogance, overconfidence, racism, bigotry, and old-fashioned human error to arrive at the moment when the Japanese were convinced that there was no alternative to war. 009384, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 360 pages

Battle Yet Unsung The Fighting Men of the 14th Armored Division in World War II

Timothy J. O’Keeffe While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944–45, which are now finally getting their due. The US 14th Armored Division was thrust into intense combat almost the minute it arrived in Europe, as the Germans remained determined to defend their southern flank. Like other US formations, the 14th AD was hammered to a standstill at the Westwall in the fall of 1944. Nevertheless, it had gained experience, and when the Germans sought to turn the tide, with Operation Northwind, they found a hardened formation against them. 149446, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Ghost Patrol A History of the Long Range Desert Group, 1940–1945

John Sadler The origins of most of the west’s Special Forces can be traced back to the Long Range Desert Group which operated across the limitless expanses of the Libyan Desert, an area the size of India, during the whole of the Desert War from 1940 – 1943. After the defeat of the Axis in North Africa they adapted to serve in the Mediterranean, the Greek islands, Albania, Yugoslavia and Greece. They became the stuff of legend. The brainchild of Ralph Bagnold, a prewar desert explorer, featured, in fictional terms in The English Patient, who put all of his expertise into the creation of a new and, by the standards of the day, highly unorthodox unit. 008424, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 232 pages

• WWII BY CASEMATE • Fabled Fifteen The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twentysix Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy’s “Ace of Aces.” In documenting the saga of Air Group 15’s momentous six months at war, the author provides an intimate and insightful view of the group’s fabled combat tour, including details of daily life and human interactions aboard the fleet carrier USS Essex during the busiest phase of the Pacific War. 009292, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 264 pages

The Fighting 30th Division They Called Them Roosevelt’s SS Martin King Michael Collins

In World War I the 30th Infantry Division earned more Medals of Honor than any other American division. In World War II it spent more consecutive days in combat than almost any other outfit. Recruited mainly from the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee, they were one of the hardest-fighting units the U.S. ever fielded in Europe. Their U.S. Army nickname was the “Old Hickory” Division. But after encountering them on the battlefield, the Germans themselves came to call them “Roosevelt’s SS.” This book is a combat chronicle of this illustrious division that takes the reader right to the heart of the fighting through the eyes of those who were actually there. 009780, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 360 pages

The Battle of the Denmark Strait A Critical Analysis of the Bismarck’s Singular Triumph

Robert J. Winklareth To Great Britain and Germany, the Battle of the Denmark Strait came like a thunderclap in the spring of 1941. The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, was utterly destroyed, and its newest battleship, Prince of Wales, severely damaged and forced to withdraw. This was at the hands of Germany’s huge battleship Bismarck, on its first foray into North Atlantic waters. The blast of heavy shells between the behemoths resonated both in Whitehall and Berlin. 007137, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 336 pages

Fighting with the Filthy Thirteen The World War II Story of Jack Womer, Ranger and Paratrooper Stephen C. DeVito Jack Womer

In 2004 the world was first introduced to The Filthy Thirteen, a book describing the most notorious squad of fighting men in the 101st Airborne Division (and the inspiration for the movie “The Dirty Dozen”). In this long awaited work one of the squad’s integral members—and probably its best soldier—reveals his own inside account of fighting as a spearhead of the Screaming Eagles in Normandy, Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. In this work, with the help of Stephen DeVito, Jack provides an amazingly frank look at close-quarters combat in Europe. 005645, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 312 pages

The Final Archives of the Führerbunker Berlin in 1945, the Chancellery and the Last Days of Hitler Paul Villatoux Xavier Aiolfi

In November 1945, two French officers secretly entered the Führerbunker, the air raid shelter near the Chancellery in Berlin. The bunker was the last home of Adolf Hitler; the background of the last months of his life and the war; where he married Eva Braun on April 29, 1945; and where he killed himself less than two days later. In the middle of a heap of furniture and broken objects, the two officers found hundreds of documents littering the ground. Among the documents that they retrieved were a dozen telegrams of historic importance that allow us to understand the spirit of the last leaders of the Third Reich as well as the events that took place between April 23 and 26, 1945. 009049, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 160 pages

The Swiss and the Nazis How the Alpine Republic Survived in the Shadow of the Third Reich Stephen Halbrook This book tells the long misunderstood story of Switzerland in World War II with emphasis on two voices rarely heard.

The book goes on to describe Swiss life during the war with its shortages, alarms, and rumors. A chapter investigates whether Swiss officials played a role in Germany’s adoption of the “J” stamp on Jewish passports, and how Switzerland became a lifeboat for refugees. Another chapter focuses on Davos, where the Swiss struggled against a Fifth Column. The last chapter profiles Switzerland as America’s window on the Reich—how Allen Dulles and his OSS spied on the Nazis, at times with help from Swiss Intelligence. 149347, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 352 pages

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• WORLD WAR II • The Liberation of the Philippines

Jon Diamond General Douglas A MacArthur, Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area, saw the liberation of the Philippines Archipelago as the launching board for the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. By late 1944, with the capture of New Guinea and surrounding islands, the US Sixth and Eighth Armies were poised for the challenge. 788726, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Saipan 1944 The Most Decisive Battle of the Pacific War

John Grehan The attack upon Saipan, the most heavily-defended of the Marianas, took the Japanese by surprise, but over the course of more than three weeks, the 29,000 Japanese defenders defied the might of 71,000 US Marines and infantry, supported by fifteen battleships and eleven cruisers. 758309, $22.95 , $14.99 , Paperback, 216 pages

The Battle for Burma, 1942–1945

Philip Jowett The battle for Burma during the Second World War was of vital importance to the Allies and the Japanese. The Allies fought to protect British India; the Japanese fought to defend the north-west flank of their newly conquered empire and aimed to strike at India where anti-British feeling was growing stronger. 77527A, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 240 pages

Nazi Concentration Camp Overseers Sonderkommandos, Kapos & Trawniki

Ian Baxter The use of ‘overseers’ minimized costs and enabled the Nazis’ concentration camps to run with fewer SS personnel. The graphic images and text of this work demonstrate that the ‘overseer’ system was extensive and effective as its members competed without scruple to maintain the favour of their SS masters. 799951, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 128 pages

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Red Army Auxiliary Armoured Vehicles, 1930–1945

Alexey Tarasov During the 1930s, the Soviet Union had a remarkable range of auxiliary armored vehicles which have rarely had the attention they deserve, and Alexey Tarasov’s photographic history is the ideal guide to them. These innovative designs demonstrate the diversity and innovation of the Soviet arms industry. 785985, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

Panzergrenadiers 1942–1945

Ian Baxter The term Panzergrenadier was applied equally to the infantry component of Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS Panzergrenadiere divisions. Using a wealth of rare photographs with detailed captions and text, the author charts the fighting record of the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe Panzergrenadiertruppe units. 003742, $22.95 , $14.99 , Paperback, 176 pages

The Nazis’ Winter Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941–1945 Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

Ian Baxter Hitler’s shock decision to launch the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 was arguably the turning point of the Second World War. Spectacular early victories saw the Nazis close in on Moscow but the Soviet 1941/42 winter counter offensive changed the odds entirely. 768070, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940–1943

Brendan O’Carroll The Long Range Desert Group has a strong claim to the first Special Forces unit in the British Army. This superbly illustrated history follows the LRDG from its July 1940 formation as the Long Range Patrol in North Africa, tasked with intelligence gathering, mapping and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines. 777416, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 224 pages

• WORLD WAR II • The Canal Line France and Flanders Campaign 1940

Jerry Murland The network of canals stretching from the coast at Gravelines, through St-Omer, Béthune and La Bassée, follows the approximate boundary between Artois and Flanders and was, in 1940, the defensive line established on the western edge of the so-called Dunkerque Corridor designed by Lord Gort to provide an evacuation route to the channel coast. Even before events on the line of the Escaut line had concluded with yet another Allied withdrawal, Lord Gort was diverting units to bolster the Canal Line defenses. This is probably the first occasion that the fighting along the Canal Line has been looked at in detail. 852198, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Nijmegen U.S. 82nd Airborne Division - 1944

Tim Saunders The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem, yet these actions are little known today. All of the units, personalities and actions of this hopeless struggle are covered in the acclaimed Battleground Europe style. This heavily illustrated work also contains a guide to the battle sites, monuments and local facilities as they are today. 528152, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Hell’s Highway U.S. 101st Airborne -1944

Tim Saunders Hell’s Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (82d Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story. 528374, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

The Bridge at Remagen 9th Armoured Infantry Division

Andrew Rawson In Spring 1945 one final hurdle faced the American and British Armies under Ike’s supreme command - the Rhine. This mighty river was literally the last ditch for the defense of Hitler’s Germany. Crossing it would be a major military undertaking. The race was on to find intact crossings that could save many lives and precious time. Famously the American forces in a daring coup-de-main operation seized the Bridge at Remagen which due to German blunder and oversight remained intact. This is the thrilling story of that success. 150366, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Omaha Beach: V Corps’ Battle for the Normandy Bridgehead

Tim Kilvert-Jones As the left most inland flank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone. The action on this Normandy beach is now covered in all the detail that has become standard with the Battleground Europe series. 526714, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Frankforce and the Defence of Arras 1940

Jerry Murland This book serves both as guide to the Second World War battlefields that surround the city and its environs as well as detailing the actions of the British armored attack of 21 May 1940. The book looks at the strategic situation that led up to the famous Arras counterstroke and, using material that has not been published before, examines the British and German actions between 20 and 23 May.The book is supported by three car tours, one of which takes the visitor along the tragic path taken by the Tyneside Scottish on 20 May and two walking routes, which concentrate on Arras. 137 black and white photographs and a number of maps derived from regimental histories. 852693, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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• WORLD WAR II • Special Duties Pilot The Man who Flew the Real ‘Inglorious Bastards’ Behind Enemy Lines

John M Billings If there was ever a man who was born to fly, it is John M. Billings. He took his first plane ride in 1926, began taking piloting lessons in 1938, and joined the US Army Air Force in July 1942. After flying fifteen daylight strategic bombing missions, Billings was selected for assignment to the 885th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (Special). The 885th specialized in flying top secret, low-altitude missions at night in support of the clandestine operations of the OSS and the Special Operations Executive. The unit’s covert missions included parachuting OSS and SOE agents and supplies deep inside German territory. 786265, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 248 pages

Hitler’s War in Africa 1941-1942 The Road to Cairo

David Mitchelhill-Green Adolf Hitler’s war in Africa arose from the urgent need to reinforce the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, whose 1940 invasion of Egypt had been soundly beaten. Of secondary importance to his ideological dream of conquering the Soviet Union, Germany’s Führer rushed a small mechanised force into the unfamiliar North African theatre to stave off defeat and avert any political fallout. This fresh account begins with the arrival of the largely unprepared German formations, soon to be stricken by disease and heavily reliant upon captured materiel, as they fought a bloody series of see-sawing battles across the Western Desert. 744364, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 176 pages

Spitfire Ace of Aces: The Album The Photographs of Johnnie Johnson

Dilip Sarkar MBE Johnnie Johnson learned his fighter pilot’s craft as a protégé of Douglas Bader. In time, Johnnie came to command a Canadian wing in 1943, when the Spitfire Mk.IX at last outclassed the Fw 190, and participated in some of the most important battles of the defeat of Nazi Germany, including the D-Day landings in 1944, Operation Market Garden, and the Rhine Crossings. Johnnie’s remarkable career is revealed through this unparalleled collection of archive photographs, the majority of which are drawn from his own personal album or from other members of the Johnson family. Many have not been published before. 791665, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

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T-34 Shock The Soviet Legend in Pictures

Francis Edward Pulham The Soviet T-34 medium tank needs no introduction, being the most famous tank ever built especially as it has seen service across the globe throughout the twentieth century’s most brutal wars. However, despite this fame, little has been written about its design changes. While most tank enthusiasts can differentiate between the ‘T-34/76’ and the ‘T-34-85’, identifying different factory production batches has proven more elusive. Until now. 558461, $55, $35.99, Hardback, 496 pages

Lockheed Constellation A History

Graham M Simons Clarence ‘Kelly’ Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport, seeing service in the Berlin and the Biafran airlifts. Three of them served as the presidential aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this revealing insight into the Lockheed Constellation, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development and service, both military and civil. In doing so, he reveals the story of a design which, as the first pressurized airliner in widespread use, helped to usher in affordable and comfortable air travel around the world. 758866, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 320 pages

The Forgotten German Genocide Revenge Cleansing in Eastern Europe, 1945–50

Peter C Brown The Potsdam Conference, was held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 at Cecilienhof Palace, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm, in Brandenburg, and saw the leaders of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, gathered together to decide how to demilitarize, denazify, decentralize, and administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender on 8 May. They determined that the remaining German populations in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary should to be transferred to Germany, but despite an undertaking that these would be effected in an orderly and humane manner, the expulsions were carried out in a ruthless and often brutal manner. 773746, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 208 pages

• WORLD WAR II • Fighting for the United States, Executed in Britain US Soldiers CourtMartialled in WWII

Simon Webb This book relates a chapter of American military history which many people would rather forget. When the United States came to the aid of Britain in 1942, the arrival of American troops was greeted with unreserved enthusiasm, but unfortunately, wartime sometimes brings out the worst, as well as the best, in people. A small number of the soldiers abused the hospitality they received by committing murders and rapes against British civilians. Some of these men were hanged or shot at Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset, which had been handed over for the use of the American armed forces. 790958, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 200 pages

Soviet Fighters of the Second World War

Jason Nicholas Moore This book details the development of the Red Air Force fighters, from the dark days of Operation Barbarossa, to eventual triumph over the ruins of Berlin. Starting with obsolete aircraft such as the Polikarpov biplane and monoplane fighters, the Soviets then settled on two main lines of development; the inline-engined LaGG-3 and its radialengined derivatives, the La-5 and La-7, and the inline-engined Yakovlev fighters. Not only are these aircraft described in great detail, but experimental fighters are also dealt with. Accurate color profiles illustrate the evolution of these aircraft in terms of design, camouflage, and markings. 558256, $55, $35.99, Hardback, 416 pages

Test Pilots of the Jet Age Men Who Heralded a New Era in Aviation Colin Higgs Bruce Vigar

Today, as we board our flights to Adelaide, Zurich, and all points in between, we give little thought to the jet power that will take us there. But, this is only possible because just over 70 years ago a select band of British test pilots was prepared to risk all in the quest to fly further, faster and higher than ever before. Their quest was fraught with danger; disaster and death were never far away. This book captures eleven of those stories as told by the pilots themselves – their words as to how they took British aviation to the forefront of a new era, the ‘Jet Age.’ 747754, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Jungle War Against the Japanese Ensanguined Asia, 1941-1945

Tim Heath The jungle war against the Japanese was one of the worst terrors that could be inflicted upon a young soldier who had never been away from home before, let alone be faced with a brutal, sadistic and uncompromising enemy in an alien environment. Based on the accounts of three culturally different veterans, Tim Heath investigates the war against the Japanese, primarily in the jungles of Asia. From the first jungle forays, through to the defeats, the victories, the massacre of indigenous populations, the war crimes and the final elements of the war in the jungle which led to ultimate victory over the Japanese, this volume is a unique attempt at telling the story from a fresh perspective. 759863, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Surviving the Arctic Convoys The Wartime Memoirs of Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell John R McKay Charlie Erswell

Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War, but his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to contending with relentless U-boat and Luftwaffe attacks, crews endured the extreme sea conditions and appalling weather. Fortunately, Charlie, who served on two destroyers, kept a record of his experiences and is alive today to describe them. His story is more than one man’s account, it is an inspiring tribute to his colleagues, many of whom were killed in action. 01303A, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front

Boris Kavalerchik How was this victory achieved, and were the Soviet tanks really as well designed as is often believed? These are the basic questions Boris Kavalerchik answers in this absorbing study of the tanks and the tank tactics of the two armies that confronted each other at the start of the war on the Eastern Front. Drawing on technical and operational documents from Russian archives, many of which were classified until recently and are unknown to Western readers, he compares the strengths and weakness of the tanks and the different ways in which they were used by the opposing armies. 01429A, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 288 pages

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• WORLD WAR II • Nemoto’s Travels The Illustrated Saga of a Japanese Floatplane Pilot in the First Year of the Pacific War

Michael Claringbould This is the illustrated diary of Imperial Japanese Navy floatplane pilot Warrant Officer Nemoto Kumesako, dating from the early months of the Pacific War. His recollections offer an intimate perspective into his life, along with insights into Japanese thinking of the times. Unusually, these memoirs are presented here in a style consistent with the format of Japanese manga (illustrated comic / graphic novel). Michael Claringbould is a globally renowned Pacific War author. This is his first attempt at getting away from conventional formats, instead producing an entertaining hybrid tale, garishly illustrated yet historically accurate. 926252, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 116 pages

Resolute To War with Bomber Command George Dunn Ferris Newton

Bomber Command pilot George Dunn DFC L d’H completed 44 operations during the Second World War. George flew his first tour in 1943, on Handley Page Halifax bombers, during one of the most intense periods of the bombing war. Following two trips as a second pilot with No. 10 Squadron, to gain operational experience, George, accompanied by his usual flight engineer Ferris Newton DFM, then flew with No. 76 Squadron crew from May to October 1943. Resolute is based on the detailed diary that Ferris kept during the war, and on accounts written by George, along with recorded interviews. 415203, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 144 pages

American Panther Tanks An Examination of the Five Surviving Panzer V Tanks including the Rare Panther II

Craig Moore American Panther Tanks sounds a strange title for a book, but currently there are five surviving WW2 German Panther tanks in America. It is believed that fourteen captured Panzer V Panther tanks were shipped to the United States after the Second World War. Most were cut up and scrapped after being used for testing and targets on live firing ranges. The Panzer V Ausf.A Panther tank at the American Heritage Museum, Hudson, Massachusetts, near Boston, has been completely restored to a very high standard. The other four Panther tanks are at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, under the care of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection (U.S. AACC). They are awaiting their turn to be restored. 558041, $32, $20.99, Paperback, 146 pages

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War in the Mediterranean, 1940–1943

Bernard Ireland Much has been written about the conduct of the land battles and the commanders who faced each other yet, as the main protagonists realised at the time, success or failure rested on the effectiveness of their seaborne supply chain. Control of the Mediterranean was therefore absolutely crucial. In the final analysis it was the Allies’ ability to dominate the Mediterranean that bought them victory but there is no denying that it was a ‘damned close run thing’. In this authoritative study, Bernard Ireland brings clarity to the complexities and factors at play during this critical period. 797018, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 224 pages

The Dambuster Raid A German View

Helmuth Euler Operation Chastise, the audacious RAF bombing raid that struck at the heart of industrial Germany on the 17th May 1943, brought catastrophic damage to the three dams that served the Ruhr Valley. Water and electricity supplies were disrupted in a key area of the manufacture of Germany’s war munitions, and the consequences were disastrous. The German war effort was set back substantially. Considered from an Allied perspective, the Dambuster Raid was a triumphant success, not only of British engineering but also of pilot endeavor. View it from the German perspective however, and an entirely new story emerges. That is precisely what we have here. 78156A, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 272 pages

Double Agent Celery MI5’s Crooked Hero

Carolinda Witt With Britain braced for a German invasion, MI5 recruited an ex RNAS officer, come confidence trickster, called Walter Dicketts as a double agent. Codenamed Celery, Dicketts was sent to Lisbon with the seemingly impossible mission of persuading the Germans he was a traitor and then extract crucial secrets. Despite discovering he had been betrayed as an MI5 plant before he even left for Germany, Celery somehow got back to Lisbon. After that he persuaded an Abwehr Officer to defect, and spent nine months undercover in Brazil. Using family and official records, police records, newspaper articles and memories, the author unravels the tangled yet true story of Double Agent Celery. 716149, $50, $32.50, Hardback, 296 pages

• WORLD WAR II • Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis The Most Remarkable Agent of The Second World War

Mihir Bose Silver was the codename for a man whose real name was Bhagat Ram Talwar, a Hindu Pathan from the North West Frontier province of then British India - the only quintuple spy of the Second World War, spying for the Italians, Germans, Japanese, Soviets and the British. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross, Germany’s highest military decoration, and paid him $3.5 million in today’s money. In reality Silver deceived the Nazis on behalf of the Soviets and the British. In 1942 the Russians decided to share Silver with the British, the only time during the war that the Soviets agreed to such an arrangement. 553718, $40, $26.50, Hardback, 336 pages

No Cloak, No Dagger Allied Spycraft in Occupied France

Benjamin Cowburn The memoir of SOE agent Benjamin Cowburn is rightly regarded as a classic of wartime literature. In simple, gripping detail Cowburn explains the methods of special agents who were dropped into France during the war and the ways that agents would set about establishing secure networks with the French Resistance. Cowburn gives fascinating general lessons in the art of spying from establishing a worthy target to executing an operation. 327764, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Spirit of Resistance The Life of SOE Agent Harry Peulevé, DSO MC

Nigel Perrin Harry Peulevé was one of the most determined and courageous secret agents of the Second World War. On his first mission to occupied France, he broke his leg on landing and, after numerous close calls, made an heroic crossing of the Pyrenees on sticks in December 1942. Imprisoned, he escaped and eventually returned to England in May 1943. Despite the Gestapo’s repeated attempts to catch him he built up a secret army of several thousand resistance fighters. Eventually betrayed and captured, he was tortured at Avenue Foch but never broken. Harry was sent to Buchenwald where he not only avoided execution but also managed to escape reaching American lines in April 1945. 823020, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 240 pages

Total Espionage Germany’s Information and Disinformation Apparatus 1932-40 Curt Riess Alan Sutton

This book was first published shortly before Pearl Harbor, and it retains immediacy, unpolluted by the knowledge of subsequent events. It tells how the whole apparatus of the Nazi state was geared towards war by its systematic gathering of information and dissemination of disinformation. The author, a Berlin journalist, went into exile in 1933 and eventually settled in Manhattan in where he wrote for the ‘Saturday Evening Post’. All Germans living abroad were encouraged to report their observations to the authorities, particular attention was being focused on engineers, technicians, scientists, and people in other professions who were particularly likely to obtain valuable information. 554517, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 288 Pages

Rommel’s Spy Operation Condor and the Desert War

John Eppler In 1942, John Eppler was one of two German spies inserted behind British lines in Egypt after an epic crossing of the Western Desert organized by the Hungarian explorer Count László Almásy, Operation ‘Condor’. But this was far from his first adventure. Of German origin but raised since childhood in a wealthy Egyptian family and a convert to Islam, he had traveled widely in the Middle East for German Military Intelligence. The book details German links with Arab nationalists during the War: indeed, one of Eppler’s contacts in Cairo was a young officer called Anwar el-Sadat, later President of Egypt. 327160, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Code Wars How ‘Ultra’ and ‘Magic’ led to Allied Victory

John Jackson Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the Second World War. It examines how it influenced the outcome of key battles such as D-Day, El Alamein, Crete, key naval battles, the controversy surrounding Churchill and Coventry, the shadowing of Hitlers V1 pilotless aircraft and the V2 rocket. 774910, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 224 pages

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• WORLD WAR II • The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill Tunisia, April-May 1943

Ian Mitchell The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill is the first book to be devoted to a series of forgotten battles in the spring of 1943 in the hills of northern Tunisia. The author brings to life the fascinating story of a successful British victory in April 1943 largely achieved by the 78th “Battle Axe” Division which has been all but forgotten by most historians. This book describes how well led British troops wrested control of a series of high peaks, and thus inflicted a clear defeat on troops of the famed Afrika Korps. This in turn secured a victory which soon led to the surrender of 250,000 Axis troops in May 1943. 628934, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 368 pages

The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944 The Largest Loss by USAAF Group on any Mission in WWII

Eric Ratcliffe On Wednesday, 27 September 1944, a force of 283 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers from the USAAF’s 2nd Combat Bombardment Wing, took off from their bases in Britain and headed out across the North Sea escorted by 198 P-51 Mustang fighters. The bombers’ target was the industrial city of Kassel in northern Germany. Due to a navigational error, the lead Liberator turned due east instead of east-south-east and the following thirty-five bombers missed Kassel altogether, attacking an alternative target. But the worst was to come. The change of direction meant that the bombers lost their escorting Mustangs and on the return flight they were pounced on by 150 enemy fighters – and massacred. 774620, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 200 pages

Air Battle for Burma Allied Pilots’ Fight for Supremacy

Bryn Evans After a long series of crushing defeats by the apparently unstoppable Japanese air and ground forces, the eventual fight back and victory in Burma was achieved as a result of the exercise of unprecedented combined services cooperation and operations. Crucial to this was the Allies’ supremacy in the air coupled with their ground/air support strategy. Using veterans’ firsthand accounts, Air Battle For Burma reveals the decisive nature of Allied air power in inflicting the first major defeat on the Japanese Army in the Second World War. 858923, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 272 pages

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Britain’s Desert War in Egypt & Libya 1940– 1942 ‘The End of the Beginning’

David Braddock The desert war in Libya and Egypt between 1940 and 1942 has deservedly attracted the attention of many historians. Fought in an unforgiving yet strategically important landscape, the fortunes of the implacable opponents swung wildly. While best remembered for the duel between Montgomery’s Eighth Army and Rommel’s Afrika Korps and the iconic battle of El Alamein, this fine account describes that there was much more to the story than that. In addition to the role of Imperial and Italian troops, the cast of characters included the controversial Auchinleck, the long-suffering Alexander and many other gifted commanders. 759788, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Air Battle of Malta Aircraft Losses and Crash Sites, 1940 - 1942

Anthony Rogers In the Second World War, Malta was besieged for nearly two and a half years, during which time a decisive air war was waged between Britain, Italy and Germany. More than a thousand aircraft were lost. Many crashed into the Mediterranean; others came down on Malta and the neighboring island of Gozo. This book focuses on the latter – some 200 British, Italian and German machines, and the fate of their pilots and crews. It reveals where those airplanes fell, thus providing a record that will continue to be valued by future generations. 381882, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Night Fighter over Germany Flying Beaufighters and Mosquitoes in World War 2

Graham White These are the highly evocative wartime memoirs of a young NCO pilot whose operational experience was with Beaufighters and Mosquitoes flying in the long-range nightfighter role. It is not a gung-ho account of daring-do, but a ‘warts and all’ story of what life was really like in that time of international crisis. No punches are pulled when the author experienced badly designed and dangerous aircraft, such as the Merlin-engined Beaufighter that was almost impossible to fly and killed many pilots during training, nor are the blinding errors made by those staff officers who conceived impossible tasks and operations which these young airmen were ordered to fly and survive. 154715, $50, $32.50, Hardback, 256 pages

• WORLD WAR II • Hitler’s Fortresses in the East The Sieges of Ternopol’, Kovel’, Poznan and Breslau, 1944–1945

Alexey Isaev ‘Fortresses must carry out the same tasks as the fortresses of old….They must allow themselves to be surrounded and thus tie down as many enemy forces as possible.’ So Hitler directed in March 1944 and, in so doing, sealed the fate of many cities in the Ukraine and Poland that were in the path of the Red Army’s advance. German forces, under orders to resist at all costs, adopted all-round defence and struggled to hold out while waiting for relief – which never came. In this gripping and original book, Alexey Isaev describes, in vivid detail, what happened next –intense and ruthless fighting, horrendous casualties among soldiers and civilians, the fabric of these historic cities torn apart. 783950, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 272 pages

US Marine Corps Uniforms and Equipment in World War II

Jim Moran The USMC was one of the phenomena of the Second World War. Greatly expanded from its prewar order of battle of scattered defense battalions, it became a multi-division force bearing the brunt of the hardest fighting across the vast expanse of the Pacific theater. The author covers service and field uniforms at the outbreak of war; the development of the camouflage uniforms which became the Marine’s trademark; the ‘782 gear’ webbing equipment; the uniforms, insignia and equipment special to the elite Marine Raiders and Paramarines; the uniforms and accouterments of the US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve; and a range of issue and personal small kit items which collectors may encounter. 749048, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 208 pages

Bloody Streets The Soviet Assault on Berlin

A. Stephan Hamilton When Bloody Streets was first published in 2008 it detailed the tactical street fighting in Berlin day-by-day for the first time through vivid first person accounts and period aerial imagery of the city. Ten years later this ground breaking study is back in print completely revised. Previously unpublished first person accounts from both the German and Soviet perspectives supplement archival documents that include new data from the operational war diaries of the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. The book is highly illustrated throughout with period images of the city, aerial overviews, and wartime photos. 866137, $89.95, $58.50, Hardback, 574 pages

Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932-45 A Military and Political History

David McCormack The popular image of the Japanese tanks which faced the markedly superior tanks fielded by the Allies during the Second World War is one of poorly armed and armored Lilliputian tin cans which failed to make any impression upon the battlefield. In this absorbing new history, David McCormack looks beyond widely held and unchallenged misconceptions to create a new narrative in which Japan’s rightful place as a leading innovator in tank design and doctrine is restored. Drawing from primary and secondary sources, the author’s meticulous research provides the reader with an objective appraisal of both the successes and failures of the Empire of the Sun’s tank forces. 558102, $30, $19.50, Hardback, 176 pages

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941– 1942 Schwerpunkt

Robert Forczyk The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt - main effort - to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries. Robert Forczyk’s incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tactics and weaponry during the critical early years of the Russo-German War. 781543, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 304 pages

Hitler’s Spanish Division Pablo Sagarra Óscar González

On 22 June 1941, Hitler’s armies launched Operation Barbarossa and swept in to the Soviet Union. On the same day, the Spanish Foreign Minister, Ramon Serrano Suner, contacted the German embassy in Madrid with an extraordinary proposal – would the German government welcome the addition of a force of Spanish volunteers in the war against the Russians? This highly illustrated book examines the history, personalities, and uniforms and equipment of those men and women who volunteered to serve alongside Hitler’s armies. Along with full color drawings, there are many rare photographs provided by survivors. 878877, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 208 pages

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• WORLD WAR II • Myths and Legends of the Eastern Front Reassessing the Great Patriotic War Boris Sokolov Richard W Harrison

The memory of the Second World War on the Eastern Front – still referred to in modern Russia as the Great Patriotic War – is an essential element of Russian identity and history, as alive today as it was in Stalin’s time. As a result, as Boris Sokolov shows in this powerful and thought-provoking study, the heroic and tragic side of the war is highlighted while the dark side – the incompetent, negligent and even criminal way the war was run – is overlooked. 742261, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 400 pages

The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots’ Kitbag Uniforms & Equipment from the Summer of 1940 and the Human Stories Behind Them

Mark Hillier From their bases in continental Europe, the Luftwaffe’s fighter pilots escorted the great bomber fleets that sought to destroy the RAF’s airfields and installations. Whilst much has been written on the titanic struggle for supremacy fought throughout the summer of 1940, little attention has been paid to what the pilots wore and carried with them in the air. All the objects that a Luftwaffe fighter pilot was issued during the Battle of Britain are explored in this book in high-definition color photographs, showing everything from the differing uniforms, to headgear, personal weapons, gloves, goggles, parachute packs and the essential life jacket. 849952, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 152 pages

A Street in Arnhem The Agony of Occupation and Liberation

Robert Kershaw In this long-awaited book, Robert Kershaw follows up his best-selling account of Operation Market Garden—It Never Snows in September—to focus on the experiences of Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers in one street while fighting to survive at the heart of one of the most intense battles of World War II. He tells the story from the perspective of what could be seen or heard from the Utrechtseweg, a road that runs seven kilometers from the Arnhem railway station west to Oosterbeek. This stretch of road saw virtually every major event during the fighting for Arnhem—the legendary “Bridge Too Far”—during September 1944. 002644, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

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Soviet Cavalry Operations During the Second World War and the Genesis of the Operational Manoeuvre Group

John S Harrel While the development of tanks had largely led to the replacement of cavalry in most armies by 1939, the Soviets retained a strong mounted arm. In the terrain and conditions of the Eastern Front they were able to play an important role denied them elsewhere. John Harrel shows how the Soviets developed a doctrine of deep penetration, using cavalry formations to strike into the Axis rear, disrupting logistics and lines of communication, encircling and isolating units. 743022, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 336 pages

Command Decisions Langsdorff and the Battle of the River Plate

David Miller This compelling new study of the Battle of the River Plate concentrates on Kapitn zur See Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee and is written from his point of view. The story of his mission at the start of the Second World War to prey on merchant shipping is graphically retold, and Langsdorff’s command decisions are the primary focus. He considers in vivid detail the factors Langsdorff had to consider as he assessed the situation of his ship and choose his course of action. He describes the intelligence Langsdorff received and his knowledge of the position and strength of the forces of the Royal Navy that were arrayed against him. 796974, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

The Foreign Policy of the Third Reich 19331939

Thomas Ferenczi Every phase of the Third Reich’s foreign policy was determined by Adolf Hitler. Following his rise to power, his political acuity and utter lack of scruple enabled him to achieve numerous diplomatic successes against the well-intentioned but largely ineffectual Anglo-French democracies. This book examines in depth the revanchist foreign policy of Hitler’s Germany from 1933 to 1939: the withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations, German rearmament, the introduction of compulsory military service, the notorious Hossbach Conference, the Austrian ‘Anschluss’, the Danzig crisis, the cynical brokering of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and the German invasion of Western Poland. 558065, $52, $33.99, Hardback, 376 pages

• MODERN • WORLDWARFARE WAR II • • Dunkirk to D-Day The Men and Women of the RAOC and ReArming the British Army

Philip Hamlyn Williams At Dunkirk, the withdrawing army left behind most of its equipment, yet only four years later, on D-Day, troops would wonder at the efficiency of supply. This book looks at the lives of some of the men who led the monumental effort which led to this result. The story begins in Victorian south London. It goes out to Portuguese East Africa and then to Malaya, before being caught in the maelstrom of the Great War. Between the wars, its leading characters work at Pilkington, Dunlop and English Steel; they serve in Gallipoli, Gibraltar and Malta; they transform the way a mechanised army is supplied. 794307, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 248 pages

The Anglo-Soviet Alliance Comrades and Allies During WW2

Colin Turbett From the Bolshevik Revolution to the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Britain enjoyed an ambiguous relationship with the USSR and its people. All inter-war governments were concerned about the communist ideals of the new state and the threat they presented to British interests at home and abroad, and this was inevitably reflected amongst the general population. However there was a well-established British Communist Party whose fortunes were tied to the Soviet Union’s successes and failures. This book, using both contemporary sources as well as post-war analyses, examines these matters alongside images that take us back to the period and help us understand its intricacies. 776587, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 248 pages

Major & Mrs Holt’s Battle Map of The Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Tonie Holt Valmai Holt

An accompaniment to the bestselling guide to the area, now sold separately. Showing the sea Assault formations for UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO and SWORD Beaches and the air Assault Formations round Ste M Eglise and Pegasus Bridge; the D-Day Objectives and the Ground Gained on D-Day. 764942, $10.95, $7.50, Map

Stalin’s War on Japan The Red Army’s ‘Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation’, 1945

Charles Stephenson Did Japan surrender in 1945 because of the devastation caused by the atomic bombs dropped by the Americans or because of the crushing defeat inflicted on their armies by the Soviet Union in Manchukuo, the puppet state they set up in north-east China? Indeed, the Red Army’s rapid and total victory in Manchukuo has been relatively neglected by historians. Charles Stephenson, in this scholarly and highly readable new study, describes the political, diplomatic and military build-up to the Soviet offensive and its decisive outcome. He also considers to what extent Japan’s capitulation is attributable to the atomic bomb or the stunningly successful entry of the Soviet Union into the conflict. 785947, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 272 pages

Major & Mrs Holt’s Battle Map of Market Garden Tonie Holt Valmai Holt

An accompaniment to the bestselling guide to the area, now sold separately. 764980, $10.95, $7.50, Map

The Armored Campaign in Normandy June-August 1944

Stephen Napier A critical narrative using original documents of the Allies’ victorious armored campaign in Normandy despite defective inferior tanks and poor leadership. Beginning with the D-day landings, this is a frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armor by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the campaign including Operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize. Using new evidence about Tanks on D-Day and tank losses in the campaign, this book is a critique of how Montgomery’s plans to seize territory and break out failed in the face of German resistance. 003245, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 384 pages

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• MODERN WARFARE • COLD WAR & BEYOND • Korean War - Imjin River Fall of the Glosters to the Armistice, April 1951– July 1953

Gerry van Tonder As of October 1950, a quarter of a million Communist Chinese troops, in twenty-seven divisions, had poured across the Yalu River into North Korea, with the singular objective of forcing General Douglas MacArthur’s United Nations troops back across the 38th Parallel and into the Sea of Japan. 778130, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

No Mercy, No Leniency Communist Mistreatment of British Prisoners of War in Korea

Cyril Cunningham This is the most authoritative and comprehensive British account ever published of the brutal North Korean and Chinese mistreatment of British POWs during the Korean War. The author, a psychologist, was a scientific advisor to the POW Intelligence Organisation during the Korean War. He explains in detail how many prisoners were bribed, starved, flogged and tortured into informing on their compatriots and infiltrated into every prisoner group to sniff out potential progressives and reactionaries. 766786, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Baker Bandits Korea’s Band of Brothers

Cynthia Shelton B-1-5 was a unique company in the Korean War. The Baker Bandits fought at Inchon, Naktong, Chosin Reservoir, Guerrilla Hunts and the many numbered hills. This book brings together firsthand accounts from the men of B-1-5 about their time in Korea: their battles, their fallen commanders, death in the foxhole, lost platoons, injuries, and what happened to them after the war. 008981, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 384 pages

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Korean War - Chinese Invasion People’s Liberation Army Crosses the Yalu, October 1950–March 1951

Gerry van Tonder In his first four volumes on the Korean War, the author traces the war’s progress from the North Korean invasion of June 1950, the desperate American defense of the Pusan Perimeter, General Douglas MacArthur’s daring and highly successful amphibious offensive at Inch’?n, and his subsequent advance across the 38th Parallel to the Yalu River on the Chinese Manchurian border 778093, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

Korean Atrocity!

Philip Chinnery As there was no clear victor at the conclusion of the Korean War, no war crime trials were held. But, as this book reveals, there is evidence of at least 1,600 atrocities and war crimes perpetrated against troops serving with the United Nations command in Korea. The bulk of the victims were Americans but many British servicemen were tortured, killed or simply went missing. Much of the carefully researched material in this book is horrific but the stark truth is that those North Koreans and Chinese responsible went unpunished for their shameful deeds. 841093, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 304 pages

Courage Under Fire The 101st Airborne’s Hidden Battle at Tam Ky

LTC Ed Sherwood US Army (Ret) Courage Under Fire is the first book published about Operation Lamar Plain. After 50 years, the story of the renowned 101st Airborne’s major offensive near Tam Ky, South Vietnam remains largely unknown. Fighting at Tam Ky by the 1st Brigade began 15 May 1969 while the 101st’s 3rd Brigade battled on Hamburger Hill. The political consequences of Hamburger Hill’s high casualties caused Lamar Plain and its high casualties to remain classified and undisclosed. Decades later, the fighting at Tam Ky is mostly forgotten except by those who fought there. 009643, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 360 pages

• MODERN WARFARE • COLD WAR & BEYOND•• Grunt A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry’s Gear and Life During the Vietnam War- 19651975

Antonio Arques Fifty years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing US forces to defend South Vietnam, this incredible book arrives with a one-stop visual tour of every item of gear employed by American infantrymen in the long years of battle that followed. With over 2,000 photos accompanied by insightful text, this work digs into every nook and cranny of the infantry’s experience “in-country.” This unique book provides a visceral tour down memory lane for every soldier who served in Vietnam. It is also a revealing guide to those in the general public who may have wondered exactly what our troops felt, handled and experienced during that tumultuous American war in remote Southeast Asia. 658493, $99, $64.50, Hardback, 456 pages

Cameras, Combat and Courage The Vietnam War by the Military’s Own Photographers Dan Brookes Joseph L. Galloway

What was it like to be a military combat photographer in the most photographed war in history — the Vietnam War? Cameras, Combat, and Courage, a companion volume to Shooting Vietnam, takes you there as you read the firsthand accounts and view the hundreds of photographs by men who lived the war through the lens of a camera. They documented everything from the horror of combat to the people and culture of a land they suddenly found themselves immersed in. 750235, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 208 pages

Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV

Stephen Wynn Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV examines all aspects of the Vietnam War, particularly the events of 1965, and how tensions in the region heightened as the first American combat troops arrived in Vietnam. It investigates the role of the CIA, and whether their involvement had any bearing on the disappearance of flight F-BELV. It looks at those on board the aircraft, including James Sylvester Byrne, a sergeant in the Canadian Army and a relation to the author of this book. 845954, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Shooting Vietnam The War By Its Military Photographers Dan Brookes Bob Hillerby

What was it like to be a military combat photographer in the most photographed war in history — the Vietnam War? Shooting Vietnam takes you there as you read the firsthand accounts and view the hundreds of photographs by men who lived the war through the lens of a camera. They documented everything from the horror of combat to the people and culture of a land they suddenly found themselves immersed in. Some even juggled cameras with rifles and grenade launchers as they fought to survive while carrying out their assignments to record the war. 744005, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 224 pages

United States Marine Corps in Vietnam

Michael Green With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the form of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) brigade of approximately 3,000 men on March 8, 1965. So began a massive and costly 10year commitment. 751232, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

North Vietnam’s 1972 Easter Offensive Hanoi’s Gamble

Stephen Emerson With the rumble of men and mechanized equipment breaking the early morning silence, some 40,000 North Vietnamese troops advanced across the demilitarized zone into South Vietnam on March 30, 1972 in what would become the largest conventional attack of the war. Ill-prepared and poorly led, South Vietnamese troops in the far north were quickly routed in the face of the ensuing onslaught. 757128, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 136 pages

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• COLD WAR &WARFARE BEYOND •• • MODERN Operation Starlite The Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam – August 1965

Otto Lehrack Operation Starlite is a graphic account of the first major clash of the Vietnam War. On August 18, 1965, regiment fought regiment on the Van Tuong Peninsula near the new Marine base at Chu Lai. On the American side were three battalions of Marines under the command of Colonel Oscar Peatross, a hero of two previous wars. His opponent was the 1st Viet Cong Regiment commanded by Nguyen Dinh Trong, a veteran of many fights against the French and the South Vietnamese. Codenamed Operation Starlite, this action was a resounding success for the Marines and its result was cause for great optimism about America’s future in Vietnam. 008011, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 233 pages

A Final Valiant Act The Story of Doug Dickey, Medal of Honor Lt Col John B Lang USMC (Ret) Private First Class Douglas E. Dickey was just 20 years old when he dove on a grenade, saving four men, including his platoon leader. The young Marine’s actions, on Easter Sunday 1967, resulted in a posthumous Medal of Honor.

Doug’s comrades in 2nd Platoon never forgot him, they started holding yearly reunions in 1997, and that first one was held in Doug’s home town. They continue to hold reunions in the home towns of their fallen comrades. This biography of Dickey places his final, valiant act in the context of his life and that of his comrades and family. 00757A, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 296 pages

A Shau Valor American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963–1971

Col. Thomas R Yarborough A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it—the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. The various campaigns included Operation Pirous in 1967, 1968’s Operations Delaware and Somerset Plain, 1969’s Operations Dewey Canyon, Massachusetts Striker, and Apache Snow— which included the infamous battle for Hamburger Hill— culminating with Operation Texas Star and the vicious fight for and humiliating evacuation of Fire Support Base Ripcord in the summer of 1970, the last major U.S. battle of the war. 008912, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 312 pages

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Three War Marine Hero General Raymond G. Davis Colonel Richard Camp USMC (Ret) Gen. James N Mattis (Ret)

A native of Georgia, Raymond Davis joined the Marine Corps after university and would go on to serve in three wars and be decorated for gallantry several times including the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chosin where his leadership saved countless American lives. He retired as a four-star general after 33 years in the corps. Dick Camp, Marine veteran and historian, weaves memoirs, firsthand accounts, and his own personal memories of General Davis in this first biography of this archetypal “Old Breed” Marine. 009391, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 264 pages

The Freedom Shield The 191st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam Maj. John D Falcon (Ret) The Freedom Shield brings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopters.

The 191st pilots, crews, and support personnel vividly share details of what it was like to be at war, forced to rely on fellow crewmembers for survival. Their accounts of helicopter combat at the height of the Vietnam conflict accurately recreate the sights and sounds of the battlefields, the fear and horror of watching close friends torn to pieces, their feelings on returning to base. 008608, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 384 pages

U.S. Forces in Vietnam: 1962-1967

Guillaume Rousseaux This publication covers the chronological evolution of uniforms, equipment and weaponry issued to the American soldier during the first years of the conflict, from 1962 to 1967. All of the uniforms and equipment shown are period, however some of the weapons are replicas. In the aim of depicting characteristic servicemen at given periods, a great deal of research was undertaken in order to guarantee coherence between the units, dates and geographical situations. Differing from other publications, the author has deliberately chosen to illustrate all types of service personnel rather than solely combatants in order to give an exact presentation of the American military during this period. 502524, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 68 pages

• COLD WAR WARFARE & BEYOND• • • MODERN After the Wall Came Down Soldiering through the Transformation of the British Army, 1990–2020

Andrew Richards General The Lord Richard Dannant GCB, CBE, MC, DL The generation of young men and women who joined the British Army during the mid to late 1980s would serve their country during an unprecedented period of history. Unlike the two world war generations, they would never face total war – there was never any declaration of war and there was no one single country to defeat. In fact, it was supposed to have been the end of war, a time of peace and stability. Politicians started to use the term, Peace Dividend, with government officials even planning on how and where it should be spent. But for those in the military, the two decades following the end of the Cold War would not be a time of peace. 008301, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Special Forces Berlin Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army’s Elite, 1956–1990

James Stejskal It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. Special Forces Berlin was a one of a kind unit that had no parallel. It left a legacy of a new type of soldier expert in unconventional warfare, one that was sought after for missions such as the attempted rescue of American hostages from Tehran in 1979. With the U.S. government officially acknowledging their existence in 2014, their incredible story can now be told. 004440, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War South Africa vs. Cuba in the Angolan Civil War

Peter Polack As the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of collapse during the late 1980s, and America prepared to claim its victory, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein, with forces from both sides paying in blood what U.S.-Soviet diplomats were otherwise spending in diplomacy.

As a case study of ferocious fighting between East and West, this book unveils a remarkable episode of the end-game of the Cold War largely unknown to the public. 001951, $40, $26.50, Hardback, 232 pages

The Armed Forces of North Korea On the Path of Songun Stijn Mitzer Joost Oliemans

The Armed Forces of North Korea maps the most important events from the inconclusive ceasefire struck at the end of the Korean War, throughout the Cold War until modern day, and an especially heavy emphasis is placed on the current status of the Korean People’s Army by examining their wealth of indigenously designed weaponry. In the course of the book not only will many of the Korean People’s Army’s most secret projects and tactics be unveiled, but also new light will be shed on the deadly flare-ups between the North and the South, and novel evidence on tragic incidents such as the Cheonan sinking and Yeongpyeong bombing of 2010 is brought forth. 777145, $69.95, $45.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Valkyrie: The North American XB-70 The USA’s Ill-fated Supersonic Heavy Bomber

Graham M. Simons During the 1950s, at the time Elvis Presley was rocking the world with Hound Dog and the USA was aiming to become the world’s only superpower, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay’s desire for a heavy bomber with the weapon load and range of the subsonic B-52 and a top speed in excess of the supersonic medium bomber, the B-58 Hustler. If LeMay’s plans came to fruition there would be 250 Valkyries in the air; it would be the pinnacle of his quest for the ultimate strategic bomber operated by America’s Strategic Air Command. 822856, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 256 pages

Shemya: America’s Cold War Sentinel

Gerald Butler During the Cold War the Aleutian Islands became an electronic battlefield for the most sophisticated monitoring and highly secretive electronic gathering equipment then in existence. Because of intense Arctic cold and extreme winds the unique and massive monitoring equipment had to be strong and function during snow, sleet and winds over 120 mph, while personnel who manned and maintained them were also subject to identical conditions. Aircraft for secret reconnaissance missions had to launch and land under inconceivable conditions and on occasion, some did not return or crashed. 450388, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 176 pages

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• COLD WAR & BEYOND • • MODELING • The CIA War in Kurdistan The Untold Story of the Northern Front in the Iraq War

Sam Faddis In early 2002 Sam Faddis was named to head a CIA team that would enter Iraq, prepare the battlefield and facilitate the entry of follow-on conventional military forces numbering in excess of 40,000 American soldiers. This force, built around the 4th Infantry Division would, in partnership with Kurdish forces and with the assistance of Turkey, engage Saddam’s army in the north as part of a coming invasion. Faddis expected to be on the ground inside Iraq within weeks and that the entire campaign would likely be over by summer. Over the next year virtually every aspect of that plan for the conduct of the war in Northern Iraq fell apart. 008349, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Headhunter 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq’s Diyala River Valley

Peter C Svoboda Lt. General William B. Caldwell (Ret) Headhunter is a unique account of the War on Terror. It’s a soldier’s story, told by those very paratroopers who gallantly fought to tame Diyala. Based on dozens of interviews conducted by the author, the narrative describes the danger of combat, the loss of comrades and the struggles of returning from a deployment. The voice of the families left behind is also included, describing the challenges they faced, including the ultimate challenge—grappling with the death of a loved one. This book explores the human dimensions of loss and struggle and illustrates the sacrifices our service members and their loved ones make. 009278, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 228 pages

Recce Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines

Koos Stadler Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how they operate. Now one of this select band has written a tell-all book about the extraordinary missions he embarked on and the nailbiting action he experienced in the Border War. Shortly after passing the infamously grueling Special Forces selection course in the early 1980s, Koos Stadler joined the so-called Small Teams group at 5 Reconnaissance Regiment. This sub-unit was made up of two-man teams and was responsible for numerous secret and highly dangerous missions deep behind enemy lines. 240480, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 384 pages

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In the Shadow of the Swords The Baghdad Police Academy

D.W. Wilber Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. government embarked upon a reconstruction effort which included rebuilding an Iraqi National Police. Retired and former American Police Officers were contracted to travel to Iraq to train this new police force. Dependent on their experience and ingenuity, the instructors persevered in their task, often under trying and difficult circumstances, as well as hostile fire from insurgents determined to prevent the Iraqi police from regaining control of the streets of Baghdad. 009216, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Gunship Ace The Wars of Neall Ellis, Helicopter Pilot and Mercenary

Al J Venter A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action throughout the region from the 1970s on, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. Apart from flying Alouette helicopter gunships in Angola, he has fought in the Balkan War (for Islamic forces), tried to resuscitate Mobutu’s ailing air force during his final days ruling the Congo, flew Mi-8s for Executive Outcomes, and thereafter an Mi-8 fondly dubbed ‘Bokkie’ for Colonel Tim Spicer in Sierra Leone. Finally, with a pair of aging Mi-24 Hinds, Ellis ran the Air Wing out of Aberdeen Barracks in the war against Sankoh’s vicious RUF rebels. This book describes the full career of this storied aerial warrior. 009438, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 368 pages

Risk Taker, Spy Maker Tales of a CIA Case Officer

Barry Michael Broman Joining the CIA after fighting in Vietnam as a Marine, Broman’s first posting was war-torn Cambodia. During his career, he was twice chief of station, once a deputy chief of station, and supervised an international paramilitary project in support of the Cambodian resistance to Vietnamese invaders. Broman’s engaging tone is perfectly complemented by photographs taken throughout his career, many of them his own. 008967, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 312 pages

• MODELING • • COLD WAR & BEYOND • UNEF: The Yugoslav Contingent The Yugoslav Army Contingent in the Sinai Peninsula 1956-1967 Bojan Dimitrijevic Pursuing a policy of social revolution, national liberation, and non-alignment, Yugoslavia under Josip Broz Tito became involved in the Middle East in the mid-1950s.

Combined with some initial interest in economic and military assistance, this involvement found a positive reception among several Arab states, foremost Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser. Close personal ties between Tito and Nasser significantly contributed to the deployment of a contingent from the Yugoslav Popular Army (JNA) within the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) in Egypt, following the Suez War of 1956. 866410, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 72 pages

Congo Unravelled Military Operations from Independence to the Mercenary Revolt 1960–68

Andrew Hudson Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot. The ambitions of Congolese political leaders, Cold War rivalry, PanAfricanism, Belgium’s continued economic interests in the country’s mineral wealth, and the strategic perceptions of other southern African states all conspired to wrack Africa’s second largest country with uprisings, rebellions and military interventions for almost a decade. Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political and military events that took place in the troubled country. 677632, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 72 pages

Nicaragua, 1961-1990, Volume 2 The Contra War

David Francois In 1979, the Sandinista government established itself in power in Nicaragua. It found the country ruined by the long war against the Somosa dictatorship and natural disasters, and nearly half of the population either homeless or living in exile. Attempting to restructure and recover the underdeveloped economy, Sandinisas introduced a wide range of reforms and a cultural revolution. Considering the Sandinistas to be ‘Cuban-supported Marxists’ and therefore a major threat to the US domination of Latin America, the USA began supporting the creation of the Contrarevolutionary forces (better known as ‘Contras’), and thus helped provoke a new war that was to rage through Nicaragua until 1988. 628682, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 72 pages

The Armed Forces of the Gulf States Oman, 1921-2012

Cliff Lord This book provides an overview of the military forces of Muscat & Oman and successor State of Oman. Britain and Oman have had various treaties over several centuries brought closer with Britain’s involvement in creating the Sultan’s Armed Forces. The book covers the Muscat Armed Forces and the Sultan’s Armed Forces of Oman, Dhofar Force, plus selected paramilitary forces and the Royal Oman Police Force. The narrative includes regimental and corps histories, and selected military operations. The book also details the contribution made by British seconded and contract personnel who have shaped these forces from the 1920s to the present, through forming, leading, advising and training them. 866069, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 90 pages

France in Centrafrique From Bokassa and Operation Barracude to the Days of EUFOR

Peter Baxter France in Centrafrique explores the early colonial and post-colonial history of French Equatorial Africa with a particular emphasis on the role of the Central African Republic in the Second World War and the Free French Movement. The book traces the overt and covert French military actions in the region, the rise of internal violence and insecurity and the increasing involvement of the international community in the series of coups and counter-coups that characterized the 1990s and the new century. Featured are Operation Barracuda, Operations Almandin I, II and II, Operation Boali and the various regional, international and European regional interventions. 677373, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 80 pages

Air War Over the Putumayo Colombian and Peruvian air operations during the 1932-1933 conflict Amaru Tincopa Santaigo Rivas

During 1932, the occupation of the Colombian towns of Leticia and Tarapacá by Peruvian troops and civilians, in the Amazon region, led to a conflict that almost ended in a total war between both countries. Aviation played an important role on both sides due to the complicated jungle environment. After some ground and air combats, a ceasefire was agreed and the conflict was resolved. But the war over the Putumayo area became the baptism of fire for the Peruvian and Colombian air forces leading to the development of its military aviation, which was almost nonexistent in 1932. 390236, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 96 pages

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• WARGAMING • MODELING •• The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures

Jamie Kendall The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures is a showcase of some of the best talent in the industry. Compiled with the cooperation of eleven of the most innovative companies from Europe, the UK and USA, it shows what goes in to the creative process of taking an initial concept from two-dimensional sketches and translating it into a three-dimensional figurine ready for collectors and tabletop gamers. Game designers, artists and sculptors explain their part in bringing these miniature works of art to life. The book is lavishly illustrated with over 1,000 images, including concept art, work-in-progress sculpts and beautifully painted miniatures. 767424, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 240 pages

A Wargamer’s Guide to 1066 and the Norman Conquest

Daniel Mersey Taking one of the most pivotal and famous episodes in British military history, this book gives a wargamer’s perspective of the dramatic events of 1066 and the Norman conquest up to around 1070, and advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. Advice is given on factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and capture the flavor of the period. Whether this is a new period for you, or you are looking to refresh your existing interest in the period, this handy guide is sure to hold much of interest for you. 84846A, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 88 pages

A Wargamer’s Guide to The Desert War 1940–1943

Daniel Mersey Continuing this exciting new series of guides for wargamers, Dan Mersey gives a wargamer’s perspective on the North African campaign of World War II. Dan gives an overview of events from the opening British successes against the Italians, to the famous duels between Monty and the Rommel (the Desert Fox), right up to the US-led invasion of Operation Torch and the eventual defeat of the Afrika Korps, and offers advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. He discusses factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and to capture the flavor of the period. 851085, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 128 pages

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The History of Toy Soldiers Luigi Toiati James Opie

Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, conveys and shares the pleasure of collecting and playing with them. Far from a dry encyclopedia, it leads the reader through the fascinating evolution of the toy soldier from ancient times to the early twenty-first century. The author’s writing is packed with factual detail about the different types of toy (and model) soldiers and their manufacturers, but also with anecdotes, nostalgia, wit and his enduring passion for the subject. 897298, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 640 pages

A Wargamer’s Guide to the Early Roman Empire

Daniel Mersey Covering the period from 27BC to AD284, Daniel Mersey gives a wargamer’s perspective of the many conflicts and offers advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. Advice is given on factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and capture the flavor of the period. The relevant ranges of figures and terrain pieces and buildings are also reviewed. Whether this is a new period for you, or you are looking to refresh your existing interest in the period, this handy guide is sure to hold much of interest. 849556, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 136 pages

A Wargamer’s Guide to The Anglo-Zulu War

Daniel Mersey Taking one of the most pivotal and famous episodes in British military history, this book gives a wargamer’s perspective of the dramatic events of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and offers advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table. Daniel Mersey discusses factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and to capture the flavor of the period. The relevant ranges of figures and terrain pieces and buildings are also reviewed. Whether this is a new period for you, or you are looking to refresh your existing interest, this guide is sure to hold much of interest. 84850A, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 88 pages

MODELING • • • •WARGAMING One-hour Wargames Practical Tabletop Battles for those with limited time and space

Neil Thomas One of the biggest problems facing wargamers is finding the time to actually play. Most commercially available sets of rules require several hours to set up and play to a conclusion; some can easily swallow up a whole day or weekend. For many gamers this means that their lavishly prepared miniature armies rarely get used at all. Apart from time, the other consideration is space, which further constrains the opportunities for a game. In One-hour Wargames, veteran gamer and rule-writer Neil Thomas has addressed both these problems. Now it is practical to play a game in around an hour on a normal dining table or living room floor. 822900, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 176 pages

Wargame: Castle Assault Sieges and Battles Edward I to Bannockburn Peter Dennis Andy Callan

The Scottish and Welsh wars of Edward the First and Second up to the Battle of Bannockburn, with barded knights, Scots schiltrons and wild Welsh archers fighting again for freedom. Featuring an extensive castle model with a siege assault force and a siege game included in the rules. 174850, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 48 pages

Wargame: The American Revolutionary War Peter Dennis Andy Callan

In the ‘Battle in America’ series, well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life back into the 19th century paper soldier, supplying all the artwork needed to create the armies which struggled for Liberty across the states of the colonial new world. Here Washington’s army can clash again with the redcoats of the King, using simple rules from veteran wargamer Andy Callan. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan is included. 174133, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 48 pages

Wargaming on a Budget Gaming Constrained by Money or Space

Iain Dickie Wargaming can be a very expensive hobby, but it needn’t be. Iain Dickie, one of the best-known names in the hobby shares dozens of hints and tips on how to cut the cost of your gaming and get ‘more bang for your buck’. He offers sound practical advice on buying and building your armies (should you opt for metal, plastic, or even card, and in which scale?), gaming tables, terrain, buildings and even storage solutions. As well as purely financial constraints, Iain Dickie also recognizes the fact that available space is another major restriction for many gamers and tackles this issue too. Now you’ve got no excuse not to get wargaming! 841154, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 176 pages

Wargame: The Spanish Armada 1588 Peter Dennis Andy Callan

In this title in the Battle for Britain series, well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennis takes the battle out to sea, supplying all the artwork needed to create the navies which clashed in the English channel at a moment of supreme danger for the realm. Artwork is also suppled for a printable squared sea surface, coastline and islands. Here, the galleons, Nao and galleasses of the Spanish invader can clash again with the sea dogs of Elizabeth I using simple rules from veteran wargamer Andy Callan. This source book shows you how to copy and make any number of simple and colorful ship cut-out models using traditional skills with glue and scissors. 512042, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 48 pages

Wargame: The American Civil War Peter Dennis Andy Callan

In the ‘Battle in America’ series, well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life back into the 19th century paper soldier, supplying all the artwork needed to create the armies which fought for and against the Union across the United States. Here the blue and the grey regiments can clash again, using simple rules from Veteran wargamer Andy Callan. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan is included, along with buildings, trees and even artillery along with daring rebel cavalry and colorful Zouaves. 174126, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 48 pages

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• BARGAIN BOOKS • WARGAMING • • Grand Battery A Guide and Rules for Napoleonic Wargames Diane Canwell Jon Sutherland

How would you have fared as one of Napoleon’s marshals, or in command of a division of redoutable British redcoats under Wellington? Grand Battery offers you the chance to find out. The book provides a concise historical overview of the events and battles of the period, and includes sections on the weapons and tactics of the various armies. The buyer’s guide gives an up-to-date survey of the wealth of ranges of miniatures available and advice on which are compatible with which. Organizational tables give a breakdown of typical formations for all the major combatants and most of the minor ones. 159413, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Early Imperial Romans

Andy Singleton Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. Here he shares his experience and tips of the trade with those collecting Early Imperial Romans. The emphasis is on achievable results and practical advice that is applicable to painting units or whole armies for wargaming purposes in a reasonable time frame, not on spectacular individual display pieces. Most of the figures featured in the numerous illustrations are either 28 or 25mm but the techniques described are easily adaptable to smaller sizes and both plastic and metal figures are covered. 716354, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

Axis Forces on the Eastern Front

Andy Singleton Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. Here he shares his experience and tips of the trade for painting Axis forces on WW2’s Eastern Front: Germans, Romanians, Hungarians and Italians and Finns. Each of the chapters is broken into step by step guides explaining the steps and colors required to paint the various uniforms used. The emphasis is on quickly achievable results and practical advice that is applicable to painting units or whole armies for wargaming purposes in a reasonable time frame. 765604, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 128 pages

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WWI Trench Systems

Douglas Hardy Although it was a global conflict, for many WW1 is synonymous with the war in the trenches of the Western Front. For anyone wargaming these battles a good trench system is a must. Douglas Hardy is a very experienced wargamer and terrain modeller and a member of the Western Front Association who has walked the battlefields many times. From the initial choice between stand-alone pieces on a mat or a fixed, bespoke layout, through to final detailing, he shares his experience, giving practical advice on building your own trench system. 793546, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 128 pages

Rome’s Northern Enemies British, Celts, Germans and Dacians

Andy Singleton Throughout their history, the Romans were troubled by formidable warlike tribes along their northern borders. The Celts of Gaul and Northern Italy, who sacked Rome itself, the British who repulsed Julius Caesar and resisted later occupation, the Germanic tribes along the Rhine and the fearsome falx-wielding Dacians on the Danube, all proved worthy foes of the legions. If you are raising your own army to defy the might of Rome, Andy Singleton will help you get them ready for battle with ease. The emphasis is on achievable results and practical advice to get your army painted and ready for gaming in a reasonable time frame. 765567, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 144 pages

WWII in the Desert

Andy Singleton Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. Here he shares his experience and tips of the trade with those collecting figures for the North African campaigns in WWII. The four main sections of the book cover British, Italian, German and US troops, as well as tips on assembly and painting camouflage uniforms. Each section is divided into three levels of complexity, ‘conscript,’ ‘regular,’ and ‘elite,’ allowing the reader to build up an array of techniques as they gain confidence and experience. The emphasis is on achievable results. 71631A, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 168 pages

• BARGAIN BOOKS • • MODELING & REFERENCE • Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019, Volume One Fleet Carriers, Battle Carries and Light Carriers

Venner F Milewski Jr This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship’s history and development. Volume One - Fleet Carriers, Battle Carries and Light Carriers 549005, $52, $33.99, Hardback, 304 pages

Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019, Volume One Part Two Aircraft Carriers. Escort Carriers

Venner F Milewski Jr This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of its procurement, dimensions, and characteristics, and a summary of each ship’s history and development. Volume One - Fleet Carriers, Battle Carries and Light Carriers 549296, $52, $33.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019, Volume Two Battleships and “New Navy” Monitors

Venner F Milewski Jr This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing details of the procurement, dimensions and characteristics, and a summary of each ship’s history and development. Volume Two - Battleships and “New Navy” Monitors 549012, $52, $33.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Russo-Turkish Naval War 1877-1878

Piotr Olender The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition. All the ships involved, both Russian and Turkish, are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. Profusely illustrated with scale drawings (side views) and illustrations. 281364, $44, $28.99, Paperback, 200 pages

Battleships of the III Reich. Volume 1

Witold Koszela This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place the stories of all the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service. The book includes many excellent quality photographs primarily from private collections. All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. 281814, $5 , $33.99, Hardback, 168 pages

Battleships of the III Reich. Volume 2

Cruisers of the III Reich. Volume 1 Witold Koszela This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place (two volumes) the stories of all the German cruisers that were in Kriegsmarine service. Many excellent quality photographs primarily from private collections. All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. 95884A, $52, $33.99, Hardback, 200 pages

Sino-French Naval War 1884-1885

Piotr Olender This new book covers the Sino-French Naval War 18841885, a little-known part of late 19th century naval history. The background, operations and outcomes are described in detail. All the ships involved, both French and Chinese, are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. 421535, $35, $22.99, Paperback, 144 pages

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• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • Weapons of the Great War Automatic Weapons of the Russian Army

Just Paint How to Paint Your Military Model Artur Walachowski A guide for both beginners and advanced modelers. The techniques presented with the use of products from various manufacturers, without the promotion and advertising of one selected producer, shows what is good, tried and brings expected

Valdimir Glazkov This book tells the readers about machine guns, automatic rifles, handguns and revolvers, including both the official weapon models in service in the Russian Army in 1914-1917 and weapons not officially approved as weapons in service but nevertheless used by the troops. 281289, $62, $40.50, Hardback, 300 pages

results. 958495, $25, $16.50, Paperback, 104 pages

Mil Mi-8/17/171 Hip

Blackburn Shark

Matthew Willis The Blackburn Shark torpedo/ spotter/reconnaissance biplane was thoroughly overshadowed by its competitor, the Fairey Swordfish. This is the first book devoted to the Shark to cover all of its service with every operator, and features nearly 100 photographs including many never seen before. 958310, $25, $16.50, Paperback, 104 pages

Warpaint. Volume 3 Colours and Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003

Richard Taylor The book is profusely illustrated with photos, color profiles, and detail drawings. It describes in detail the official paint schemes, the variations often seen in practice, and the individual and unit markings applied to tanks, armored cars, trucks and smaller vehicles, and towed guns. 421238, $41, $26.99, Paperback, 160 pages

US Combat Aircraft Colours Over Vietnam 1964-1975. Vol. 1 US Air Force

Jarosław Dobrzyński US Combat Aircraft Colours over Vietnam 1964 – 1975 covers all fixed-wing combat aircraft operated by US military during the Vietnam War 1964 – 1975. Volume 1 covers aircraft operated by the US Air Force. The book is illustrated with numerous color and monochromatic photographs. 958433, $62, $40.50, Hardback, 240 pages

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Jakub Fojtik This publication covers the legendary soviet multipurpose type, the Mi-8 Hip helicopter. As a very first book it describes not only the history and status of the original Mi-8 variants, but also the Mi-8AMT (Mi-171) family up to the latest Mi8AMTSh-VN special operations variant. 958280, $45, $29.50, Paperback, 240 pages

Warpaint. Volume 4 Colours and Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003

Dick Taylor The book is profusely illustrated with photos, color profiles, and detail drawings. It describes in detail the official paint schemes, the variations often seen in practice, and the individual and unit markings applied to tanks, armored cars, trucks and smaller vehicles, and towed guns. 421245, $41, $26.99, Paperback, 176 pages

Yugoslav Fighter Colours 1918-1941 vol. 2 Ognjan Petrovic Djordie Nikolic

This book describes in detail the camouflage and markings of the day fighters used by the Yugoslav Air Force from 1918 to 1941. This profusely illustrated book includes many historical photographs and color profiles showing the colors and markings carried by the aircraft. 958266, $55, $35.99, Hardback, 200 pages

• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • Fairey Flycatcher

Dariusz Karnas Scale plans in 1/32, 1/48, and 1/72 of the British Fairey Flycatcher fighter. 8 A3 size scale plans of British Fairey Flycatcher versions. 549401, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

Henschel Hs 123: Scale Plans Dariusz Karnas Scale plans in 1/48 and 1/32 of Henschel Hs 123. Includes all subversions. 678500, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 12 pages

Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1/72 Scale

Dariusz Karnas Scale plans in 1/72 scale of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief versions. A3 size pages in A4 pb. 12 A3 size scale plans. 549173, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka 1/24

Dariusz Karnas Scale plans of the Junkers Ju 87 B in 1/24 scale.4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size. 958112, $15, $9.99, Paperback, 20 pages

Yakovlev Yak-23

Saab J 21A

Saab J 21R

Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless

Dariusz Karnas This book compiles the 4-view color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Yakovlev Yak-23. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also included are photos of the details in B&W and color. 549234, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

Dariusz Karnas This book compiles the 4-view color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Saab J 21R. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also included are photos of the details in B&W and color. 549265, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

Dariusz Karnas This book compiles the 4-view color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Saab J 21A. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also included are photos of the details in B&W and color. 549258, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

Dariusz Karnas Artur Juszczak

This book is compilations of the 4-view color profile, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also photos of the details in B&W and color. 958648, $11.99, $7.99, Paperback, 24 pages

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• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • Tiger I German Army Heavy Tank, Southern Front, North Africa, Sicily and Italy, 1942–1945

Dennis Oliver Dennis Oliver uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the Tiger tanks and German army units that first took them into combat in North Africa and then operated them as they fell back through Sicily and Italy between 1943 and 1945. 739773, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 64 pages

Chieftain British Cold War Main Battle Tank

Robert Jackson The British Chieftain – designed in the late 1950s as the replacement for the Centurion – was perhaps the best main battle tank in service with Nato during the 1960s and 1970s. Its 120mm rifled main gun and advanced armor made it one of the most formidable tanks of its time. 741424, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 64 pages

Yorktown Class Aircraft Carriers Roger Chesneau The Yorktown class: the nearlegendary American aircraft carriers that kept the Japanese at bay in the dark days between Pearl Harbor and the decisive battle of Midway, where Yorktown herself was lost. 322271, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 64 pages

Tiger I: German Army Heavy Tank Eastern Front, Summer 1943

Dennis Oliver Dennis Oliver uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the tanks and units of the German army’s heavy panzer battalions. A large part of the book showcases available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models. 755827, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 64 pages

T-54/55 The Most-Produced Tank in Military History

Robert Jackson As well as tracing the history of the T-54/55, this book is an excellent source of reference for the modeler, providing details of available kits and photographs of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the color schemes applied to these tanks. Each section is supported by a wealth of archive photographs. 741387, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 64 pages

Fletcher Class Destroyers

Lester Abbey The Fletcher class is often considered the most successful of all American destroyers. They came into service near the beginning of the Pacific War and fought through all the most ferocious campaigns against Japan. They were constructed in large numbers and their popularity is reflected by the wide range of available kits. 156979, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 64 pages

County Class Cruisers

Les Brown The British 10,000-ton ‘Treaty Cruisers’ - thirteen of which were built to three slightly varying designs between the wars. With three funnels and a high freeboard, they were impressive ships, and all enjoyed very active wartime careers— three were involved in the Bismarck action. 321274, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 64 pages

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Kongo Class Battlecruisers

Steve Wiper The Japanese Kongo class: four ships built during the First World War as battlecruisers, but extensively modified and reconstructed between the wars as fast battleships, so that each ship presented a different appearance. The book includes an extensive photographic gallery of selected models in a variety of scales. 320048, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 64 pages

• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • Airbus A380

Robert Jackson On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this was the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world. 774064, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 88 pages

The Gloster Meteor in British Service Martin Derry Neil Robinson

The Gloster Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in WWII. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jeton-jet combats between it and the German jets – a contest which, in the event, was never to occur. 702661, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 96 pages

Malcolm V Lowe Mark Rolfe

It could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed. As such, the authors have purposely chosen to focus on the first 30 years, The Golden Years, 1945 to 1975, from the end of World War Two until the mid-1970s. 746719, $32.95, $21.50, Paperback, 72 pages

The Hawker Hunter in British Service Martin Derry Neil Robinson

The Hawker Hunter is one of Britain’s classic postwar jet aircraft. Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, it rapidly succeeded the firstgeneration jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. 742490, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 96 pages

Panavia Tornado GR. 1, GR. 4, IDS/GR. 1B, ECR, ADV

Focke-Wulf Ta 154

New Orleans-Class Cruiser USS Astoria

Junkers Ju 87 B

Anirudh Rao The Panavia Tornado is a twinengine fighter jet with variable wing geometry. Three main versions of the Tornado were created: the attack version – Tornado IDS, the interceptor version – Tornado ADV, and the electronic combat version – Tornado ECR. It was produced in cooperation with Italy, Germany and Great Britain. 673427, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 20 pages

Witold Koszela USS Astoria was a cruiser of the New Orleans-class, built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Her keel was laid down on September 1, 1930. She was launched on December 16, 1933, and commissioned in the US Navy on April 28, 1934. 437358, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 20 pages

British Military Test and Evaluation Aircraft The Golden Years 1945–1975

Marek Ryk The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito was a fast twin-engined German night fighter aircraft. The German Ta 154 night fighter which supposed to be an answer to the British Mosquito . 673410, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 24 pages

Maciej Noszczak This publication is a visual study of the production variants of the Junkers Ju 87 B. The 20 page, A4 size booklet contains 7 sheets of 1:48 scale drawings, 8 sheets of 1:72 scale drawings with specification of external changes in various versions of the aircraft and color profiles of 5 planes. 437914, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 20 pages

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• BARGAIN BOOKS • • MODELING & REFERENCE • Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-F

Warsaw Pact Vol. I

Curtiss P-40 Vol. I

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-G

Marcin Górecki The book contains color profiles of the MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19 and MiG-21 aircraft belonging to the Warsaw Pact country. The first volume includes machines from the USSR and Poland. 673434, $27.95, $18.50, Paperback, 40 pages

Arkadiusz Wróbel Describes in detail the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most famous WW2 German fighter. The book presents color profiles of all versions from A to F. The book also contains a free decal sheet. 673212, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 40 pages

Zbigniew Kolacha The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American fighter, fighter-bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft from the Second World War. The P-40 was the standard United States Army Air Force’s aircraft during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was used in combat until the end of the Pacific War. 673380, $27.95, $18.50, Paperback, 40 pages

Paperback, 40 pages

Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zeke, Vol. 1

Dariusz Paduch The result of years of experimentation by the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen is perhaps the best known Japanese World War II fighter type. The Zero, or “Zeke,” in official Allied reporting, saw action in practically all battles waged by the Imperial Japanese Navy. 673014, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 130 pages

Mitsubishi A5M Claude Dariusz Paduch In 1935, the Mitsubishi A5M entered the stage – a low-wing, monoplane carrier-based fighter, which set new standards for aircraft of its class. Having said that, the Claude wasn’t the first fighter in this configuration designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy . 673359, $33.95, $22.50, Paperback, 76 pages

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Arkadiusz Wróbel The Bf 109 F is the successor of the E version with the same engine in the DB 601E version - produced from the turn of 1940/1941. The Bf 109G was equipped with a new DB 605A engine, some versions (G-1, G-3, and G-5) were equipped with a pressurized cabin. 673397, $27.95, $18.50,

Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zeke, Vol. 2

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Vol. I

Dariusz Paduch Nakajima K-43 Hayabusa, codenamed Oscar by the Allies, was the Imperial Japanese Army’s equivalent of the Zero fighter in service with the Imperial Navy. Manufactured in large numbers, the fighter remained in frontline service until the end of the war. 673489, $33.95, $22.50, Paperback, 76 pages

• BARGAINS • Painting Gold Medal Fantasy Figures

Julio Cabos A complete guide for basic to advanced fantasy figure painters. 658455, $19.50, $9.99, Paperback, 63 pages

Legacies in Steel Personalized and Historical German Military Edged Weapons 1800-1990 Hermann Hampe Rick Dauzat

Legacies in Steel is focused on historical edged weapons of the German military from 1800 to 1990. Nearly 100 examples have been carefully selected from some of the most important private collections in the world as well as German museums, the largest compendium of personalized edged weapons published to date. 00777A, $200, $100.50, Hardback, 608 pages

The Life of John André The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold

D. A. B. Ronald John André was head of the British Army’s Secret Service in North America as the Revolutionary War entered its most bitter and, ultimately, decisive phase. In 1780, he masterminded the defection of a high-ranking American officer— General Benedict Arnold. Arnold—his name for ever synonymous with treason in American folklore. 005218, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 320 pages

America’s First Ally France in the Revolutionary War

Norman Desmarais America’s First Ally looks at the contributions of individual French officers and troops, arguing that America could not have won without them. Desmarais explores the international nature of a war which some people have called the first world war. 007014, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 312 pages

Year of Glory The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862June 1863

24 Hours at Waterloo

Napoleon’s Admirals Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815

Lincoln’s Bold Lion The Life and Times of Brigadier General Martin Davis Hardin

Monte Akers No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the “cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. Year of Glory focuses on the twelve months in which Stuart’s reputation was made, following his career on an almost day-to-day basis from June 1862 to June 1863. 005652, $19.95, $9.99, Paperback, 392 pages

Richard Humble On the four sides of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, serried tablets display the names of 660 honored commanders of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. 26 of them are those of admirals. Richard Humble presents not only their stories, but an entirely new appraisal of the Anglo-French naval war of 1793-1814. 008080, $45, $22.50, Hardback, 272 pages

Robert Kershaw The epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history. In this vibrant and exhilarating hourby-hour portrayal of the battle, a renowned historian joins his voice with the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. 002965, $35, $17.50, Hardback, 448 pages

James Huffstodt The story of General Martin Hardin provides more than a combat record—in fact it comprises a walking tour through 1800s America, with its most costly war only a centerpiece. From his childhood in Illinois, to his attendance at West Point, to his service on the frontier, Hardin’s life reveals the progress of a century. 003399, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 448 pages

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• BARGAINS • The Blue & Gray Almanac The Civil War in Facts & Figures, Recipes & Slang

Albert Nofi A fascinating and entertaining anthology about the American Civil War, throwing new light on all aspects of the war, and how it affected America and Americans, then and down to the present. Albert Nofi tells the story of the American War through a range of insightful essays, anecdotes, and facts. 005522, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 304 pages

Two Flags over Iwo Jima Solving the Mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Proudest Moment

Eric Hammel Joe Rosenthal’s “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” captures the moment that the first American flag flew over the core of Imperial Japanese territory. Two Flags over Iwo Jima reveals the all-butforgotten first-flag raising, and the aftermath of the popularization campaign undertaken by the post-WWII Marine Corps. 006291, $29.95, $14.99, Hardback, 222 pages

German and Russian Tank Models 1939–45

Mario Eens The Second World War is a favorite for modelers, and this comprehensive guide to techniques suitable for 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scale tank models will be invaluable to modelers wanting to recreate the iconic tanks of this conflict. 00735B, $34.95, $17.50, Hardback, 132 pages

First Kills The Illustrated Biography of Fighter Pilot Władysław Gnyś

Stefan Gnyś Polish pilot W?adys?aw Władysław Gnyś was credited with shooting down the first two German aircraft of World War II on September 1, 1939. Written by his son Stefan and drawing from his logbooks, this highly illustrated biography of Władysław Gnyś is the most in-depth account of the Polish hero’s life. 005560, $34.95 , $17.50 , Hardback, 304 pages

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Treat ‘Em Rough The Birth of American Armor 1917–20

Dale E. Wilson Tanks caused havoc among the Germans when they first appeared on the battlefields of Europe in 1917. These metal monsters broke up the trench warfare stalemate and thus hastened the armistice. This is the first full study of the U.S. Army’s World War I Tank Corps. 006673, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 232 pages

Landing in Hell The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944

Peter Margaritis On September 15, 1944, the United States, in its effort to defeat the Japanese Empire, invaded a tiny island named Peleliu, the Pacific High Command was confident that victory would be theirs in just a few days. They were drastically wrong. The Peleliu campaign took two and a half months of hard bitter fighting. 006451, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 208 pages

Sighted Sub, Sank Same The United States Navy’s Air Campaign against the U-Boat

Alan C. Carey The story of the United States Navy’s use of air power to hunt down and destroy German submarines unfolds in dramatic detail in Sighted Sub, Sank Same. The book contains over 200 color and black and white photographs allowing for a visual imagery of the campaign. 00783A, $34.95, $17.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Thunderbolts Triumphant The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany’s Wehrmacht

Chris Bucholtz The 362nd Fighter Group had one of the best track records in the Ninth Air Force. It destroyed over 5000 trucks, 350 tanks, 275 artillery pieces, 45 barges, and 600 locomotives. But this score came at a cost, as over the course of 15 months of combat more than 70 pilots were killed in action. 006734, $37.95 , $18.99 , Hardback, 272 pages

• BARGAINS • Nazi Millionaires The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold Kenneth Alford Theodore P. Savas

During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. What happened to the rest of it, and what fate befell these men? Authors Alford and Savas answer these questions and many more. 005959, $12.95, $6.50, Paperback, 320 pages

Unsung Eagles True Stories of America’s Citizen Airmen in the Skies of World War II

Jay A Stout The nearly half-million American airmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories. In Unsung Eagles, award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay Stout has saved an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. 003948, $18.95, $9.50, Paperback, 288 pages

Memories Unleashed Vietnam Legacy

Carl Rudolph Small Memories Unleashed is an assemblage of memories, consisting of stories that stand alone to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. It addresses the warrior, the lives of innocent people caught up in the war, and the American and Vietnamese families impacted by those who fought. 006987, $29.95, $14.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Vietnam Bao Chi Warriors of Word and Film

Marc Phillip Yablonka Vietnam Bao Chi brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who reported on the Vietnam War. They wrote the stories of Vietnam, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of their fellow servicemen on the battlefields from the Tet Offensive in 1968 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. 006871, $32.95 , $16.50 , Hardback, 320 pages

The Drive on Moscow, 1941 Operation Taifun and Germany’s First Great Crisis of World War II Anders Frankson Niklas Zetterling

At the end of September 1941, more than a million German soldiers lined up along the frontline just 180 miles west of Moscow. The Drive on Moscow recreates the battle from the perspective of the soldiers as well as the generals and reveals why the failure of the German assault may well have been the turning point of WWII. 005966, $12.95, $6.50, Paperback, 336 pages

Luftwaffe in Colour: The Victory Years 1939–1942 Christophe Cony Jean-Louis Roba

In Hitler’s Germany, color photography was primarily co-opted for state purposes. But a number of men had cameras of their own, and in this painstakingly acquired collection, originally published in France, we can witness true life on Germany’s airfields during the period of the Luftwaffe’s ascendancy. 004082, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Triumphant Warrior The Legend of the Navy’s Most Daring Helicopter Pilot

Peter D. Shay Allen Weseleskey was awarded the Bronze Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Navy Cross during his service. This is his story, from early assignments, clashes with superior officers, missions and rescues during the Tet Offensive, to homecoming. It is the story of a quintessential flyer. 00763A, $32.95, $16.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Miracle at the Litza Hitler’s First Defeat on the Eastern Front Alf R. Jacobsen Frank Stewart

In the early summer of 1941 a select unit of German mountain soldiers set out in the far north of Scandinavia to attack Russia. In an exciting and authoritative narrative, Alf Reidar Jacobsen describes the bitter and bloody fighting that would lead to Hitler’s first defeat on the Eastern Front. 005065, $32.95 , $16.50 , Hardback, 208 pages

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• BARGAINS • Challenger 1. Volume II Main Battle Tank

Robert Griffin This book outlines the service career of the Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank and Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicle. This exciting Photosniper title includes numerous period photographs in color and in black and white, ten color plates and vehicle plans for the Challenger 1 Mk.3. 596001, $19.95, $9.99, Paperback, 80 pages

Panzerjäger 38 (t) Hetzer & G13 Stefan Draminski Mike Koenig

80 pages of archive photos, color profiles on matte coated paper. 596131, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 80 pages

1/32 Mustangs over Europe Part 1. Nos. 303 & 309 Squadrons The Red Series is back with another issue devoted to the P-51 Mustang (Mustang III FZ111, Mustang IV KH663, Mustang IVA KM112). All planes are presented and described in a 12 page, full-color guidebook, which also includes five archive photos. 878772, $12.99, $6.50, Paperback, 12 pages

Jagdpanther and SU122-54 Rafal Bulanda Lukasz Kapelski

Super Model International presents the best modelers from around the world profiling their great models, with hints and tips, step-by-step instructions for building, reports from model kit shows and modeling competitions.It is a fantastic new series which will prove an invaluable reference tool for all modelers. 878406, $15.95, $7.99, Paperback, 80 pages

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Char Leclerc Thiery Guillemain M.P. Robinson

The Leclerc is the only battle tank serving in operational combat units in the French Army. Designed as a Cold War era tank killer that could take on numerically superior enemies, the Leclerc has served the armies of France and the United Arab Emirates for over twenty years. 596353, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 96 pages

Panzerjäger 38(t) Hetzer & G-13 Volume 2 Stefan Draminski ?ukasz G?adysiak

A4 pages, archive photos, color profiles, mate coated paper, and soft cover binding. 596285, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 80 pages

1/48 Mustangs over Europe Part 1. Nos. 303 & 309 Squadrons The Red Series is back with another issue devoted to the P-51 Mustang (Mustang III FZ111, Mustang IV KH663, Mustang IVA KM112). All planes are presented and described in a 12 page, full-color guidebook, which also includes five archive photos. 878765, $12.99, $6.50, Paperback, 12 pages

Super Model International No. 3 Tomasz Chacewicz Michal Rosiak

Super Model International presents the best modellers from around the world profiling their great models, with hints and tips, step-bystep instructions for building, reports from model kit shows and modelling competitions. With hundreds of colour photos, including archival shots and current museum pieces. 878543, $15.95, $7.99, Paperback, 80 pages

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