Osprey Publishing Catalogue Jul-Dec 2015 by Osprey Publishing

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Greetings from Osprey!

New General Military – pp.1–4 Gift Books – p.5 Calendar – p.6 Aircraft of the Aces / Combat Aircraft – pp.7–9 Fortress p.10 Men-at-Arms – p.11 Campaign – pp.12–13 Warrior / Raid / Air Vanguard – p.14 Combat – p.15 Elite – p.16 Weapon / Command – p.17 New Vanguard – pp.18–19 Duel – p.20 Osprey Games / Osprey Adventures – pp.21–30 Backlist series / Full front list – pp.31–32

Having celebrated the publication of our 500th title in the Men-at-Arms series in the first half of 2015, there was another major development at the start of the year as Osprey Publishing was acquired by Bloomsbury – confirming a bright future for our iconic brand of military history publishing. This year also sees the launch of our new Osprey Games division. Osprey Games has been set up to create board games, card games and a range of other exciting gaming products that stick to our key ideals – lavishly illustrated, high-quality products at extremely competitive prices. September sees the arrival of The King is Dead – a board game of politics, intrigue and dark plots set in Britain following the death of King Arthur as you try to gain control over the land. This is followed in October by the launch of They Come Unseen. Originally designed as a training game for the Royal Navy and featuring beautifully manufactured bespoke pieces They Come Unseen allows players to engage in battles between ships and submarines in an effort to win dominance over the seas. Osprey Games continues to publish our excellent wargaming lines including Bolt Action and the Osprey Wargames series. In other news, Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft are getting an updated look and feel. For two decades these series have been firm favourites with aviation enthusiasts around the world – and the new covers and design will give them a new lease of life on your bookshelves and spinners. A selected number of backlist titles will also be rebranded in time for the series relaunch, with more updated books being added every month after that. Alongside the return of the Fortress series, a new SAS biography and a deluxe atlas depicting the Eastern Front during World War II, the Osprey calendar returns for 2016 bigger, brighter and better than ever before.

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Richard Sullivan Managing Director

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The Regiment 15 Years in the SAS

Author: Rusty Firmin Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1131 8 Price: £19.99 / $25.95 / CAN $30.00 Period: Modern Warfare Format: Hardback, 296pp Illustrations: 24pp plate section in colour and black and white

From its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous and controversial military special operations of the 20th century. It is a secretive and mysterious unit, whose operations and internal structures are hidden from the public eye. Now, one of its longest-serving veterans offers a glimpse into the shadowy world of the SAS. Rusty Firmin spent an incredible 15 years with ‘The Regiment’ and was a key figure in the assault on the Iranian Embassy in London in May 1980. He also served with the SAS in the Falklands and in Northern Ireland during the 1980s. This is the unforgettable chronicle of Rusty’s combat experiences – a fascinating and intimate portrayal of what it was like to be part of the world’s most respected Special Operations Force.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa into World War II. This definitive history reveals each of the major battles that Author: Robert O’Neill America would fight in the ensuing struggle against Imperial Foreword: Dale Dye Japan, from the naval clashes at Midway and Coral Sea to the Available: July 2015 desperate, bloody fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Each ISBN: 978 1 4728 1061 8 chapter reveals both the horrors of the battle and the Allies’ Price: £6.99 / $9.95 / CAN $11.95 grim yet heroic determination to wrest victory from what Period: World War II often seemed to be certain defeat, offering a valuable guide to Format: Paperback, 328pp Illustrations: 64pp plate section in colour the long struggle for victory in the Pacific.

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Germany Ascendant The Eastern Front 1915

Author: Prit Buttar Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0795 3 Price: £20.00 / $29.95 / CAN $35.00 Period: World War I Format: Hardback, 488pp Illustrations: 2 x 8pp plate sections in black and white

The massive offensives on the Eastern Front during 1915 are often overshadowed by the events in Western Europe, but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between Imperial Germany, Hapsburg Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia were ultimately as important to the final outcome of the war. Now, with the work of internationally renowned Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar, this story of the unknown side of World War I is finally being told. In Germany Ascendant, Buttar examines the critical events of 1915, as the German Gorlice–Tarnow Offensive triggered the collapse of Russian forces, coming tantalizingly close to knocking Russia out of the war altogether. Throughout the year, German dominance on the Eastern Front grew – but stubborn Russian resistance forced the continuation of a two‑front war that would drain Germany’s reserves of men and equipment. Packed with first-hand accounts and incredible new information, this is a staggeringly ambitious history of some of the most important moments of World War I.

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Finland at War

The Winter War 1939–40 Authors: Vesa Nenye, Peter Munter, Toni Wirtanen Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0631 4 Price: £25.00 / $34.95 / CAN $41.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 304pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

The story of the ‘Winter War’ between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of weeks. But they held firm. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement. This is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland’s vital, but almost forgotten, role in the cataclysmic World War II. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterized Finland’s fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. Finland at War: The Winter War 1939–40 is the premiere English-language history of the fighting performance of the Finns, drawing on first-hand accounts and previously unpublished photographs to explain just how they were able to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.

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American Knights

The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion Author: Victor Failmezger Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0935 3 Price: £18.99 / $25.95 / CAN $30.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 352pp Illustrations: 48pp plate section in black and white

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The History of the Panzerwaffe Volume I: 1939–43 Author: Thomas Anderson Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0812 7 Price: £30.00 / $39.95 / CAN $48.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 304pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in black and white

As the war swung in the favour of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armoured monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of whom could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank Destroyer Battalion. This is the story of the men and machines who made up the very first Tank Destroyer Battalion, the 601st, from their unique training and formation to the final, desperate battles in the heart of Nazi Germany. Packed with rare material, letters, diaries and unpublished photographs, this is an intense and intimate chronicle of the men who fought the Panzers in an astonishing 10 campaigns and 546 days of lethal combat.

The Germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts. This technical and operational history is the definitive guide to the legendary Panzerwaffe, from its very infancy to the days when it made Europe its garden path at the height of Nazi German power. With rare and revealing combat reports, along with photographs sourced from previously unseen private and archival collections, it uncovers the technical and operational stories of the formidable armoured beasts that formed the backbone of the German war machine – tanks such as the Panzer I, II and 38(t).

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The First Blitz

Bombing London in the First World War Author: Ian Castle Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1529 3 Price: £14.99 / $19.99 / CAN $23.99 Period: World War I Format: Hardback, 204pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

This book tells the story of Germany’s strategic air offensive against Britain, and how it came to be neutralized. The first Zeppelin attack on London came in May 1915 – and with it came the birth of a new arena of warfare, the ‘home front’. German airships attempted to raid London on 26 separate occasions between May 1915 and October 1917, but only reached the capital and bombed successfully on nine occasions. From May 1917 onwards, this theatre of war entered a new phase as German Gotha bombers set out to attack London in the first bomber raid. London’s defences were again overhauled to face this new threat, providing the basis for Britain’s defence during World War II. This combined edition of two existing Osprey Campaign titles tells the story of the first aerial campaign in history, as first the famed Zeppelins, and then the Gotha and the massive Staaken ‘Giant’ bombers waged war against the civilian population of London in the first ever ‘Blitz’.

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Atlas of the Eastern Front 1941–45

Author: Robert Kirchubel Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0774 8 Price: £40.00 / $60.00 / CAN $68.00 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 304pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour

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The In & Out

A history of the Naval and Military Club Author: Tim Newark Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1509 5 Price: £40.00 / $59.95 / CAN $68.00 Period: Multi-period Format: Hardback, 208pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

From Operation Barbarossa in 1941 through to the final fall of Berlin in 1945, the war across the breadth and depth of the Eastern Front is brought to life through Osprey’s famously detailed cartography. Over 100 detailed colour maps illustrate the course of the war as the German armoured spearheads surged to within touching distance of Moscow before being forced back; how they pressed on once more to the banks of the Volga before the disaster at Stalingrad; and the gradual retreat that culminated in the fall of Berlin. Meticulously researched, this atlas is indispensable for anyone interested in the Eastern Front during World War II.

The Naval and Military Club – or the ‘In & Out’ as it is affectionately known – is one of Britain’s greatest and oldest service clubs and this book tells its rich and entertaining history for the first time. Lavishly illustrated, it captures the essence of British style inside one of London’s grandest clubhouses – first with a famous home in Piccadilly and now in St James’s Square. Over 150 years, its members have included numerous Victoria Cross winners, triumphant generals and admirals, even bold explorers. There are intimate tales of brave soldiers and sailors – alongside a few rogues and accounts of scandalous behaviour!

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Don’t Hurry Me Down to Hades

Rising Sun, Falling Skies

Soldiers and Families in America’s Civil War

The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II

Author: Susannah J. Ural Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0910 0 Price: £8.99 / $12.95 / CAN $15.95 Period: American Civil War Format: Paperback, 288pp Illustrations: 32pp plate section in colour and black and white

Author: Jeffrey R. Cox Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1060 1 Price: £8.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Period: World War II Format: Paperback, 504pp Illustrations: 16pp plate section in black and white

For four years American families on both sides of the Mason–Dixon Line were forced to endure the violence and hardship of the Civil War. Don’t Hurry Me Down to Hades is the story of these families, expertly crafted from their own words. Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, esteemed Civil War historian Susannah J. Ural explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts.

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Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore, and taking resource-rich islands in the Pacific in their own blitzkrieg offensive. Allied losses in these early months after America’s entry into the war were great, and among the most devastating were those suffered during the Java Sea Campaign, where a small group of Americans, British, Dutch, and Australians were isolated in the Far East – directly in the path of the Japanese onslaught. It would be the first major sea battle of World War II in the Pacific.

The Napoleonic Wars

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Waterloo – The Decisive Victory

The Peninsular War Atlas (Revised)

The Battle of Waterloo

Author: Nick Lipscombe Available: Out Now ISBN: 978 1 4728 0104 3 Price: £35.00 / $49.95 / CAN $58.00 Period: Napoleonic Format: Hardback, 416pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

Author: Nick Lipscombe Available: Out Now ISBN: 978 1 4728 0773 1 Price: £45.00 / $75.00 / CAN $85.00 Period: Napoleonic Format: Hardback, 392pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated with colour maps

Author: A Near Observer Available: Out Now ISBN: 978 1 4728 0589 8 Price: £9.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Period: Napoleonic Format: Hardback, 288pp

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Warriors

Spitfire

Author: Martin Windrow Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1297 1 Price: £9.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Period: Multi-period Format: Hardback, 320pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour

Author: Tony Holmes Available: Out Now ISBN: 978 1 4728 1279 7 Price: £5.99 / $11.95 / CAN $13.95 Period: World War II Format: Hardback, 144pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

Fighting men and their uniforms

From ancient times to the present day, the world’s finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates 100 of the most famous combatants from all the ages of military history, bringing them to life in incredible colour and detail. From the gleaming plate armour of the Roman Legionaries to the sleek gear of modern special ops forces, from the magnificent attire of Seminole warriors to the special aquatic equipment of the US Navy SEALs, this is an unmissable tour of history’s most impressive fighting men.

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The Story of Santa Claus Author: Joseph A. McCullough Available: Out Now ISBN: 978 1 4728 0342 9 Price: £8.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Format: Hardback, 80pp Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour and black and white

The Story of Santa Claus is the perfect Christmas stocking filler for anyone who has ever wondered how a red-clad, bearded and bigbellied jovial gent famed for his reindeer driving and chimney climbing came to be the face of Christmas. This magical book traces the origins of Saint Nicholas in a winding, fantastical tale filled with mystery, joy and goodwill towards all men, as Joseph A. McCullough travels across the world (stopping off at the North Pole of course) to uncover the exploits of a figure that has brought so much joy to countless children over the years. Sure to fill even the most jaded scrooges with a little bit of Christmas magic, settle back in front of the fire, stock up on the mince pies and eggnog and prepare for an enchanting evening that the whole family will enjoy!

The Spitfire is an icon of World War II. It was a beautiful and effective fighter aircraft that became the darling of the British public, defending the skies during the Battle of Britain in deadly, swirling dogfights with the fighters of Nazi Germany. The Spitfire’s combat ability and superb handling meant it was loved by British, Canadian and American pilots alike. This is a complete reference guide to the world’s most famous fighter aircraft, exploring its history, its strengths and weaknesses and its combat performance in battles all over the world. Drawing on a wealth of research, detailed illustrations and contemporary photographs, this book reveals how the Spitfire became a legend of military aviation.

Spotter’s Guides Price: £4.99 / $9.95 / CAN $11.95

ISBN: 978 1 84908 222 8

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MILITARY HISTORY CALENDAR 2016 For 2016 the Osprey Calendar returns with 12 pieces of our famous, signature artwork, including works from the likes of Peter Dennis, Graham Turner, Steve Noon and Howard Gerrard. Featuring the same level of fantastic artwork as before but in a bigger, brighter format – as specifically requested by our customers – the 2016 Osprey Publishing Military History Calendar is the perfect gift for Osprey fans and military history enthusiasts everywhere!

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AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES & COMBAT AIRCRAFT REBRANDED For over two decades, both the iconic Aircraft of the Aces series and the Combat Aircraft series have been the source for information on the greatest warplanes and pilots of history. Both series continue to thrive and now number over 100 titles – and growing – in each series. This year Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft are being given a dramatic overhaul, making the look and feel of the books much more modern to continue to grow their appeal to aviation fans around the world. Featuring the same level of fantastic cover-artwork that our fans have come to know and love but with a fresh, new design and an ambitious re-launch programme, 2015 will be an exciting year for two of Osprey’s best-loved series. Alongside the rebranded launch titles, we will also be re-jacketing some of the most popular best-sellers in the series over the next year – so that new customers will be able to discover these great titles all over again! Don't forget that you can view a full list of our aviation titles by following this link: www.ospreypublishing.com/stocklist 7

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g the ity and enablin g in reliabil the jet’s success, excellin low altitude thanks to the F-105’s fighter at muscle to haul the core of ance any rival a aircraft enough ied fuel over aircraft to outdist mph. It also gave the 700+ of externally-carr did, however, top speed of y 900 gallons fuel capacit ordnance and (TFW) pilot F-105’s large 5000 lbs of t radius. The l Fighter Wing comba short Tactica ile too 650-m t, as a 388th uvrable or to be manoe ions in comba pose limitat fully’. heavy with fuel ) home success are either too (the F-105G make it back noted. ‘You onal version g weight to the on fuel at fightin weight in the final operati engine. And although same Although overall tion from low still used the lbs, the aircraft the Thunderchief ’s accelera over into a reached 54,600 nosed power, tremendous unless the pilot steep climb. J75 developed ratively slow turn or t was compa d rapidly in a designe very speed in comba speed erbolt, also bled off the P-47 Thund , using dive. The F-105 li, creator of the F-105B r Alex Kartve It tion model, Chief designe the first produc le’ to reduce transonic drag. fuselage for and ‘area-ru s, a 16-ft long a 63-ft long ue construction gun installation, avionic rner. Foursemi-monocoq afterbu cockpit, pressurised for e engine and contained a and the massiv the rear to slow the aircraft tanks fuel d at weapons bay, two side ‘petals’ were installe ejection. The ing airbrakes er ring-slot safe aircrew petal extend diamet enable to 20-ft y or gh a own. weapons deliver landing, althou after touchd airbrakes for retarding force were milled to extended as most of the that ute provided used panels ss. braking parach conventional structure h and lightne fairly optimum strengt ft in area – small for The F-105’s ss required for square stable, fast the exact thickne at 45 degrees, was 385 It provided The wing, swept e – and thin for high speeds. in which turning airfram the nuclear mission such a large for the tactical inevitably limited the es wing altitud the . However, flight at low tion such as uvrable opposi 355th TFW was not a priority more manoe performance one to tackle much Vietnam. As The airplane F-105’s ability would fight over North a turning game. it combat is still MiG-17s that y, ‘air-to-air beneath the pilot noted ruefull has the advantage’. the ventral fin best stalky rotation for long, on a ce that turns the ng e clearan ounted, requiri In order to provid le ejector rack was mid-m ce for a multip e the wing tank rear fuselag marginal clearan 450- or 650-gallon fuel . This gave bombs or a undercarriage up to six 750-lb band of the (MER) with the yellow tail

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fuselage. It also meant a long climb up to canopy was more the cockpit as the than 12 tip of a static MiG-17’s ft above the ground – the same height as the tail! Two pylons outer wing (the undercarriage retracted could be attached below each inwards into the space) and the outer inboard wing pylons were usually AN/ALQ-87 electronic used in combat for one or two countermeasures pods or an AIM-9B The inboard wing Sidewinder. sections contained configured with engine air intakes, inward-slanting lips. uniquely Flight controls included ailerons, which operated spoilers above each with five-section wing for roll control speeds the spoilers at subsonic speeds. provided all the roll At control. Fowler training-e higher were used for takeoff dge flaps and landing, and manoeuvring flight for additiona l lift during or, used individua lly, to assist with one-piece horizonta roll control. The l tail was mounted low to avoid wing the vertical fin had turbulence and a rudder operated, like the other control hydraulic power from three systems, by For its original nuclear separate systems. strike mission no these systems, so protection was required their supply lines for were run virtually aircraft’s lower fuselage. parallel in the In combat this would hydraulic lines were hit, so another, physically result in many losses when was added later. separated, back-up A Republic-designed system pilot recovery system, the flying controls to prevent their modifying Many of the early loss after hydraulic demonstrated at Takhli pilots damage, was Royal Thai Air Force assigned to the Vietnam and aircraft and gradually retrofitted Base (RTAFB) in War effort were transferred from the April 1967 to all surviving F-105s. two USAFE F-105

F-105D Weapons delivery avionics in the noses of the 75 productio delivered to the 4th TFW from June n F-105Bs, 1959, consisted control system using of an MA-8 firean E-50 sighting system (in conjuncti E-34 radar ranging on with an system) and an E-30 toss bombing computer time the B-model entered frontline . By the service the USAF’s focused on the all-weather F-105D attention was using the R-14 North American

wings. F-105D 60-0490, seen here in its original bare metal finish, the 36th TFW at Bitburg first flew with AB, West Germany. Unpainted aircraft were easier for the ground control ‘skin paint’ if the jet’s approach radars to radar transponder was inoperative. Bitburg’s replaced by F-4 Phantom F-105s were IIs from 1965, while the 49th TFW at Spangdahlem began to transfer its assets to Thailand the end of 1966. This at aircraft later flew with the 354th TFS/355th TFW from Takhli, bearing RM tail codes and the nickname Captain Radio/Nuk’Em (USAF)

The restricted view from reduced the F-105F’s the rear cockpit effectiveness for training. Students flew sorties as back-seat their first three observers, followed by flights with the instructor flying ‘chase’ in another aircraft, rather well-being in the F-105F’sthan risking his back seat! In this F-105F the rear canopy has been blanked off by the radiation/flash shield used for nuclear weapons delivery. After service with the 36th TFW (seen here), 63-8301 was transferred TFW. Maj Leo Thorsness to the 355th and Capt Harold Johnson flew it on the that saw Thorsness Wild Weasel mission shoot with good circumstanti down a MiG-17, second kill, and performal evidence of a the acts of bravery that resulted in him being awarded the Medal of Honor (Author’s collection)

Search and Ranging Radar System (NASARR housed the R-14A ). A 15-inch nose radar extension Its Doppler inertial scanner in a larger radome, replacing the E-34. capability gave the pilot constantl information on his location, and y updated it became a temperamental, navigation al aid in poor visibility. vital, if somewhat Over North Vietnam the radar was often warning apparatus turned off as it triggered in other F-105s in radarthe formation. The theory, work with radar could, in the ‘guns-air’ setting on the armament but in combat many selection switch, pilots found that it did not provide reliable for the gunsight when operated below information engagements took 10,000 ft (where place) due to interferen most the pilot used the ce from ground returns. MiG full radar lock-on Unless mode the gunsight for bullet drop over did not compensa a long-distance trajectory. te In Vietnam, visual rather than radar-only aerial target was usually identification of a potential required. Installation of the new AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick fire-contr and its avionics filled ol system the in the F-105B, resulting space previously occupied by the M61A1 gun in the weapon being the fuselage of the moved further back jet. D-models also into had a revised cockpit some of the traditiona layout, with l instrument dials displays for quick replaced by two speed and altitude vertical tape reference. The delivery of F-105Ds to the USAF commenc when the first examples ed in March 1961 were issued to the Wing at Nellis AFB. 4520th Combat Crew Training The first operation TFW at Bitburg al F-105D wing AB, West Germany, was the 36th which received its May 1961. Within first jets on 12 four Thailand-based combat years many of its aircraft were transferred to wings for Vietnam planned to equip War duties. In 1961 14 tactical fighter the USAF wings with the new President John F Kennedy’s administr F-105D, but ation with its cost-cutti Secretary, Robert McNamara, reduced ng Defence the total to eight the rest with F-4 wings, equipping Phantom IIs. Only 610 F-105Ds were manufactured,

AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES Books in the Aircraft of the Aces series delve into the achievements of the best pilots flying some of the most iconic aircraft in history. First-hand accounts lend the narrative an urgency and sense of reality as each title describes daring dogfights, glorious successes and heroic failures.

Each book contains: • Photographs and diagrams • First-hand accounts from pilots on both sides of the conflict • Over 30 specially commissioned original colour artwork plates Price: £13.99 / $22.95 / CAN $27.95

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ACE 124

Author: Nicholas Millman Illustrator: Ronnie Olsthoorn Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 78096 295 5

Author and Illustrator: John Weal Available: December 2015 ISBN: 978 1 78200 798 2

Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces

This is the story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.

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Polish Spitfire Aces Author: Wojtek Matusiak Illustrator: Robert Grudzien Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0837 0

Arctic Bf 109 and Bf 110 Aces

Once Nazi Germany had conquered Norway in 1940, just a handful of Gruppen flying the Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters were able to shatter all opposition and dominate the air in the Arctic Circle. Yet as the dual threats from the RAF across the North Sea, and the Red Air Force in the East grew, the Luftwaffe was forced to increase its fighter presence to full Geschwader strength with the formation of JG 5 Eismeer (Ice-sea) in early 1942. The struggle for the frozen skies of the arctic raged on until the end of the war as the embattled JG 5 produced some of the Eastern Front’s leading experten, pilots of the calibre of Theodor Weissenberger, Heinrich Ehrler, Walter Schuck, Franz Dörr and Jakob Norz all achieving over 100 kills and all listed here. Featuring first-hand accounts from the pilots, extensive research from a leading authority on the Luftwaffe, and illustrations of the aircraft in sumptuous winter camouflage, this book is a comprehensive guide to the Arctic Experten and the planes they flew.

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Of all Allied airmen, Polish pilots had had the most experience of fighting the Luftwaffe by the time the war came to Britain. As the Battle of Britain raged, they quickly proved themselves as highly aggressive and skilful interceptors, especially when flying the famous Spitfire. The Polish Air Force eventually became the largest non-Commonwealth Spitfire operator, using some 1,500 Mks I, II, V, IX and XVI to devastating effect. From an expert on Polish fighter aviation, this is a peerless account of the fiery, talented Polish “Spit” pilots, whose country had been overrun and whose aggression and determination to shoot down Axis aircraft was unmatched.

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Books in the Combat Aircraft series concentrate on one of the greatest aircraft in aviation history, the technology behind it and the men who flew it, providing a valuable resource for anyone interested in military aviation history.

COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Each book contains: • At least 30 specially commissioned, full-colour profile artwork plates • First-hand accounts from pilots, aircrew and groundcrew • Photographs Price: £13.99 / $22.95 / CAN $27.95

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Dornier Do 24 Units Author: Peter de Jong Illustrator: Chris Davey Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0570 6

Perhaps the most seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor Dornier Do 24 served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way. This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat career of this remarkable aircraft for the first time in English. The German-built Do 24 was the Netherlands Navy’s principal aerial asset during the Japanese invasion of the East Indies. While the survivors of that ordeal served in the Australian Air force, in occupied Holland and France production continued apace and the Do 24 equipped the German Air-Sea rescue service, whose crews loved and respected the machine. The type witnessed the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe over all the European seas, took part in the desperate evacuations of Wehrmacht troops on the Baltic in the face of the overwhelming Soviet advance, and was pressed out of service only with the withdrawal of Spanish Do 24s in 1969. This volume tells the long and eventful story of the faithful Do 24 in full.

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A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-14 Author: Gary Wetzel Illustrator: Jim Laurier Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0573 7

The untold story of A-10 units in Operation Enduring Freedom reaches its conclusion with this second of two volumes focusing on the type’s combat missions in Afghanistan. Featuring numerous first-hand accounts and photography from those who experienced the conflict, along with imagery from official military archives, this book offers a unique and detailed insight into the record of the A-10 in one of the 21st Century’s most significant conflicts. Initially, the A-10 Thunderbolt was not a favourite of the USAF, which, prior to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, was hoping to shunt this Cold War relic onto the US Army and Marine Corps. But since then the ‘Warthog’, with its formidable armament, ruggedness and flexibility, has continually proven itself in combat and evolved into the world’s premiere close support aircraft. In 2002 the Thunderbolt was at the forefront of Operation Enduring Freedom, the US occupation of Afghanistan.

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COM 113

Author: Robert Forsyth Illustrator: Jim Laurier Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0846 2

Author: Warren Thompson Illustrator: Chris Davey Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0866 0

Luftwaffe Mistel Composite Bomber Units

The striking appearance of Luftwaffe’s ‘Mistel’ Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original ‘fire and forget’ weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify. This book draws on a wealth of first-hand reports and revealing contemporary photographs to tell the full, strange story of the Mistel units. They were the product of a remarkable mix of desperation and innovation, and were actually grounded in a pre-war, non-military practise – the mounting of one aircraft atop another was initially conceived to extend the ranges of passenger and mail-carrying aircraft. But as early as 1942, German planners saw the potential for use as a guided missile, and by the end of the war, the sight of a Ju-88 lashed to a BF 109 or FW 190 fighter bearing down on an Allied target was not as rare as one might expect. This is a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design and development, through the first deployments at D-Day, to the last, desperate missions against key bridges on the Oder and the Neisse in the final weeks of the war.

F-51 Mustang Units of the Korean War

By the time the Korean War erupted, the F-51 Mustang was seen as obsolete, but that view quickly changed when the USAF rushed 145 of them to the theatre in late 1950. They had the endurance to attack targets in Korea from bases in Japan, where the modern F-86 fighters and other jets did not. Rather than the interceptor and escort fighter roles the Mustang had performed during World War 2, in the Korean War they were assigned to ground attack missions – striking at communist troop columns advancing south. This is the chronicle of the Mustang units that fought in the Korean War, detailing the type’s involvement in a series of intense actions, its successes and its considerable losses. Drawing on meticulous research and gripping first-hand accounts from aircrew, this book explains how the faithful Mustang was able to roll back the years, fight, and prove itself in a new era of aerial warfare.

FORTRESS Each book in the Fortress series examines the history, evolution, military architecture and natural setting of some of the world’s most important fortification systems. Covering fortresses throughout history, from ancient times through to the modern day, this series is ideal for military historians, modellers, wargamers and fortification enthusiasts.

Each book contains: • Specially commissioned full-colour cutaway artwork • Detailed maps, diagrams and cross-sections • Photographs and illustrations Price: £11.99 / $18.95 / CAN $22.99

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Germany’s East Wall in World War II Author: Neil Short Illustrator: Adam Hook Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0586 7

The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet project of Adolf Hitler’s, whose ascent to power saw building work accelerated, with plans for a grand, ‘Maginot-style’ defence put in place. But with a characteristically erratic change of heart, Hitler began to systematically strip the wall of its best defensive assets to bolster the Atlantic Wall, never dreaming that he would face an attack on two fronts. Despite belated and somewhat bungled reinforcements later in the War, the Eastern Wall would face a monstrous challenge as it became the Reich’s last redoubt in the face of the mighty Soviet war machine. Neil Short brings his expert knowledge to bear with an analysis of different stages of the wall’s construction, the years of neglect and decay and the hasty, drastic redevelopment in the face of the looming Soviet threat.

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The Atlantic Wall (3) The Sudwall

Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Adam Hook Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1146 2

This book completes the story of one of the most formidable defensive lines in Europe in World War II, looking at the lesser known Mediterranean extension and describing how it was conceived of, built and used. After the alarming collapse of Italy in 1943, the Germans launched a crash building program and the ‘Sudwall’ (South Wall) sprang up quickly along the French Mediterranean coast and the neighbouring Italian coast around Genoa. The new defenses were bolstered by existing French fortifications of key port towns such as Marseilles and Toulon – many of them bristling with heavy artillery. Whilst describing the wall’s physical design features, this book also recounts the defenses’ role in the Allied invasion of Southern France; Operation Dragoon – ‘The Second D-Day’. As the Germans’ worst fears became a reality, the southern Atlantic Wall would face its ultimate test.

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The Fortress series is back by popular demand!

The Men-at-Arms series remains the figurehead of the Osprey line. Having run for over 45 years – and having reached its 500th title this year – it is as popular today as it was when the series was first born. Packed with specially commissioned artworks, photographs, maps and diagrams, this enduring series covers a staggering array of historical periods, soldiers and warriors and remains an unrivalled illustrated reference on the organization, uniform and equipment of men at war throughout history.

Men-at-Arms

Each book contains: • Photographs and illustrations • Specially commissioned full-colour artwork plates • Detailed analysis of uniforms and organization Price: £9.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50

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MAA 502

Author: Philip Jowett Illustrator: Stephen Walsh Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0684 0

Author: Raffaele D’Amato Illustrator: Igor Dzis Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0728 1

Armies of the GreekTurkish War 1919–22

This is a comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek invasion, designed to “liberate” the 100,000 ethnic Greeks that lived in Western Turkey and had done for centuries, to Mustapha Kemal AtatÜrk’s incredibly efficient formation of a national government and a regular army, this was a war that shaped the geopolitical landscape of the Mediterranean to this day. It gave birth to the modern Turkish state, displacing millions and creating bitter memories of atrocities committed by both sides. Augmented with very rare photographs and beautiful illustrations, this ground-breaking title explores the history, organization, and appearance of the armies, both guerrilla and conventional, that fought in this bloody war.

Byzantine Naval Forces 1261–1461

After the recapture of Constantinople, Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos was determined to bring glory back to the Byzantine Empire. To achieve this, he established an Imperial Fleet and raised new regiments of elite marine troops. This work provides a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the unit history and appearance of these men, who were at the cutting edge of the last great flourish of Byzantine naval power. They won victory after victory in campaigns throughout the 1260s-70s, and though successive periods of decline and partial resurrection followed, these marine units survived until the very last flickers of Byzantine resistance were extinguished. Drawing upon early literary sources, the rich evidence of period illuminated manuscripts, frescoes and other iconography, Raffaele D’Amato details the lasting legacy of the swansong of Byzantine naval power.

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Hitler’s Russian & Cossack Allies 1941–45 Author: Nigel Thomas Illustrator: Johnny Shumate Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0687 1

Given the merciless way in which the war on the Eastern Front of World War II was conducted, it is difficult to envisage anyone changing sides during the conflict. Yet after the German invasion of Russia in Operation Barbarossa, well over 400,000 former Soviet citizens went on to fight for Nazi Germany. These included not only the ‘legions’ recruited from non-Russian ethnic groups eager for freedom from Stalin’s dictatorship, but also some 100,000 Russians and Cossacks. What began as small local security units of ‘Ostruppen’, enrolled for the ongoing campaigns against Soviet partisans, were later reorganized, given special systems of uniform and insignia, amalgamated into larger formations, and eventually committed to the front line. This book offers up an essential guide to the appearance, formation and equipment of the myriad Russian and Soviet units that fought for the Germans. It uses rare photographs and revealing colour illustrations to create a peerless visual reference to the troops who switched from one ruthless superpower to another and met with a horrific fate when the fighting was over.

MAA 500 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0419 8

MAA 499 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0725 0

MAA 497 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0106 7

CAMPAIGN

The Osprey Campaign series examines some of the most important military clashes from ancient warfare through to modern combat. Each book explores the origins of a conflict, the commanders and forces involved and breaks down the military events of the campaign into an accessible and detailed analysis.

Each book contains: • Photographs and illustrations • Specially commissioned battlescene artwork • Original battlefield maps • 3D bird’s-eye-view illustrations Price: £14.99 / $21.95 / CAN $25.95

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Return to the Philippines

Turning point of the American Revolution

Leyte 1944

Author: Clayton Chun Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0690 1

The loss of the Philippines in 1942 was the worst defeat in American military history. General Douglas MacArthur, the ‘Lion of Luzon’, was evacuated by order of the President just before the fall, but he vowed to return, and in August 1944 he kept his word. MacArthur led what was, at the time, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War on the island of Leyte. This is the full story of that fateful battle, one of the most ferocious campaigns of World War II and one of huge strategic and symbolic significance. In the face of stubborn Japanese resistance, including the first systematic use of kamikaze attacks, the US forces ground slowly forwards before another amphibious assault took the vital position of Ormoc in the last decisive battle of the campaign. Based on extensive research in the US Army’s Military History Institute, along with other archival and veteran sources, this important study sheds new light on the operation that saw the US finally return to the Philippines.

Cowpens 1781

Author: Richard Blackmon Illustrator: Graham Turner Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0746 5

This is a blistering account of the battle of Cowpens, a short, sharp conflict which marked a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. With Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and the British troops in hot pursuit, Daniel Morgan, leading a small force of 700 Continentals and militia, chose the Cowpens as the battlefield in which to make a stand. The two forces clashed for barely more than 45 minutes, yet this brief battle shaped the outcome of the War in the South and decisively influenced the conflict as a whole. Richard Blackmon provides a shrewd and perceptive analysis of what was perhaps the finest tactical performance of the entire war. Bird’s-eye views, vivid illustrations and detailed maps illuminate the dynamism of this clash between two of the most famous commanders of the War of Independence.

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America’s first victory on the road to Tokyo

Simon de Montfort and the Barons’ War

Guadalcanal 1942–43

Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0693 2

The Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 – the US’s first attempt to take the fight to the Japanese. It escalated into a desperate attritional battle on land, air, and sea, and by the time the Japanese had evacuated the last of their forces from the island in 1943, it was clear that the tide of the war had turned. The inexorable Japanese advance and the myth of Japanese invincibility shattered. In this new study of the campaign, Pacific War expert Mark Stille draws on both US and Japanese sources to give a balanced and comprehensive account of a crucial, brutal conflict. Analyzing the three Japanese attempts to retake the island in the face of ferocious American resistance, this book shows how the battle was won and lost, and how it affected the outcome of the Pacific War as a whole.

Lewes and Evesham 1264–65 Author: Richard Brooks Illustrator: Graham Turner Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1150 9

At the height of the Second Barons’ War were the battles of Lewes and Evesham. It was an era of high drama and intrigue, as tensions between crown and aristocracy boiled over and a civil war erupted that would shape the future of English government. In this detailed study, Richard Brooks unravels the remarkable events of these battles, revealing the unusually tactical nature of the fighting, in sharp contrast to most medieval conflicts which were habitually settled by burning and ravaging. At Lewes, Simon de Montfort, the powerful renegade leader of the Baronial faction, won a vital victory, smashing the Royalist forces and capturing Henry III and Prince Edward. Edward escaped, however, to lead the Royalist armies to a crushing victory just a year later at Evesham. Using full colour illustrations, bird’s-eye-views and detailed maps, this book tells the full story of the battles of Lewes and Evesham, the only pitched battles to be fought by English armies in the mid-13th century.

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Rome’s last great battle

The prophet’s battle

Catalaunian Fields AD 451

Tippecanoe 1811

Author: Simon MacDowall Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0743 4

Author: John F. Winkler Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0884 4

The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful Empires square up in a conflict that was to shape the course of Eurasian history forever. For despite the Roman victory, the Roman Empire would not survive more than 15 years following the battle, whilst the Huns, shattered and demoralized, would meet their downfall against a coalition of German tribes soon after. This book, using revealing bird’s-eye-views of the plains of Champagne and detailed illustrations of the opposing warriors in the midst of desperate combat, describes the fighting at the Catalaunian Fields and reveals the broader campaign of Hunnic incursion that led up to it. Drawing on the latest research, Simon MacDowall reveals the shocking intensity and appalling casualties of the battle, whilst assessing the wider significance and consequences of the campaign.

This is the gripping story of the Tippecanoe campaign of 1811: ‘The prophet’s battle’. It was a conflict born out of festering tensions inscribed by the 1795 Treaty of Greeneville, which had concluded the Northwestern Indian War and attempted to prevent white settlers’ encroachment onto newly defined Indian territories. For 16 years there had been peace, but in 1811 the number of settlers in the Ohio territory had swollen from 3,000 to 250,000. War was again coming to the North West. Within these pages John F. Winkler explores the dramatic buildup to the conflict as ‘The Prophet’ Tenskatawa and his brother Tecumseh rallied the tribes to drive back the American settlers once and for all. Through superb illustrations and maps, Winkler provides a clear view of the intense fighting that followed at Tippecanoe and the true impact that it would come to have on the War of 1812.

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Taranto 1940

The Fleet Air Arm’s precursor to Pearl Harbor

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Author: Angus Konstam Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0896 7

ings ANDERS D-Day land N COMM uct of the s that landed at the cond VII Corp nsible for known Infantry was respo Omar Bradley. The Collins. He was . The 9th US Army ton call sign Gen. mber 1944 an of the North The First ded by Lt. by Maj. Gen. J. Law divisional radio n in Dece did a veter comman his George Patto ton Eddy, was l 1917, but manded and was ed from reasons by h was com htning Joe”, deriv West Point in Apri first divisional Gen. Man Beac Utah for medical his by Maj. ly regarded name, “Lig in the uated from received , headed Division ing and wide Eddy was by his nick nal. Collins grad istice. He Division 25th fight Arm ed ved the Sicily ions. relie on Guadalca Europe until after over the poorly train nment, and it Africa and Army’s best divis in August US g assig e in the 1944, the officer and Corps in not arriv as one of 1942, takin for its first 1943. In XII rly capable d in May ped it into shape seasoned mand of was comman a particula anal in early n transferring ins whip with Division given com Guadalc shall, bega units in Europe Pacific. Coll ine Division in 1944 was d Army. The 79th Wyche, West ge C. Mar ribed ide Thir . Gen. Ira the 1st Marof staff, Gen. Geor theater to prov Bradley later desc full Patton’s n d in the ral J. Lawto and ded by MajWyche had serve Pacific rience. , Major-Gene Army chief comman y, capable, bat expe from the mand the Joe” Collins 1911. . “Lightning dent, head e to be one of the more com ers back t class of ned to com it in its epen VII Corps offic Poin of assig “ind commander ery until , leading Collins as and he would prov field commanders field artill US g, in May 1942 (NARA) bour sion of vinegar” e and talented Cher Divi s, . 79th esses at essiv t in 1944 andy ins’ VII Corpus most aggr Following his succ from Norm , and combat debu divisions in Coll serio y breakout in Europe. Of all the ion to suffer from sion, led August 1944 ee the US Arm Divi divis Collins led ration Cobra in July– 5. Panzerarm was the 90th artilleryman, the only the e. problems during Ope ntal in crushing Battle of the Bulg ie. An try leadership ume Jay MacKelvaffinity for infan g the g the Gen. durin durin was instr Maj. on little by of staff ogne area by Collins g ie showed in the Bast the US Army chief MacKelv and was relieved alon d as ed combat, s He serve was bless His days of operation n, Coll ins . Not after five ental commanders. an, Korean War. exce ptio man ders ders June 12 of his regim was a Pacific veter iona l com With one comman had nt with two llent divis division figured e replaceme Land rum , who with exce the two airborne ion ediat imm during er divis n. gly, . Euge ne Division US Forces but neith bourg campaig surprisin tian Maj . Gen the 7th Infantry ptional, 4th Infantry Division Utah in the Aleu ded final Cher VII were exce ult on Gridlines 1 8th Infantry Regiment comman the Japanese by Bradley in tly in the leading the assa Note: dedare shown at intervals of 1km 2 Task Force Steiner ing with prominen comman ion COLLINS relieved Gen. the fight try divis 3 12th Infantry Regiment Division, July n. He was replaced by Maj. e-up GERMAN FORCES The infan the 4th Infantry on since 4 22nd Infantry Regiment campaig by” Bart and was her shak Kampfgruppe Hoffman 5 Task Force A (22nd Infantry) 1944 anot Beach was Raymond “Tub strict disciplinarian st yet in Augu A Sturm-Abteilung AOK 7 6 Crisbecq Containment Force ly Gen. ion. (C/22nd S. McLain trainer. He by Maj. 3 notorious B GR 1058 bled divis Infantry, C/899th TD Battalion) Raymond on was a excellent this trou n, of an C II./GR 921 Bart 7 K/22nd Infantry . paig be rship cam 6 1942 in leade proved to 9th Infantry Division A autumn 17 MONTEBOURG 84 Forest Kampfgruppe Simoneit but he also ion through the 8 1/39th Infantry Regiment s Hürtgen relieved 7 divis C D III./GR 919 9 2/39th Infantry Regiment E ferociou MARCKS led the D E Pz.-Abt. 206 (June 9) in the 10 3/39th Infantry Regiment J ion. He was X inating 8 the divis d culm 18 I 13 gutte 2 9 that K F Kampfgruppe Müller H campaign G III./GR 739 L 5 D

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The Royal Navy’s attack on Taranto in 1940 heralded a new age of warfare. It was the decisive moment in a struggle for dominance of the Mediterranean that had gone on for months, as the British and Italian navies both looked to secure maritime supply routes for their colonies. With the enormous demands of a global war beginning to tell, the British capital ships were simply too thinly spread for a large fleet action against Taranto, where the bulk of the Italian fleet lay menacingly. How was the Royal Navy to eliminate the threat of the Regia Marina? This is the story of one of World War II’s most devastating raids, recounting how a handful of obsolete Fairey Swordfish biplanes swooped in and destroyed an Italian battleship and badly damaged two more. With expert analysis, detailed colour illustrations and a gripping narrative, this book explains the origins of the attack, its planning and execution, and what happened in the aftermath.

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by 557 was taken over 500rs, the attack g 520 tons of ron. At 1300h R of 198 Squad three. Air Force carryin commander P-47 carried s of the Ninth two and the fighter group attacks fighters of 12 and P-38 carried Command began their ; each P-51 er ns claimed pound bombs rs of IX Bomb . The Germa still rs, medium bombe with 590 tons of bombs , losses were At 1400h severe targets that Q r not main aircraft. While against the 11 s and one bombe down 80 Allied bombers lost, four fighter shot ed. have to damag 12 P 90 bombers fighters and that 42 fighters and significant: 24 assessment was It d repair, and . The initial damaged. damaged beyon had disappointing results not seriously kes hit, but seven The airstri along the front well rs 1 been bunke s had the major k gun pits and four of the target at the time, but all of the small Tobru mainly from iated only ; 7 apprec not bombs ing was to 500-pound rons were operat ed over the were invulnerable able. The fighter squad to become orient positions. vulner lt for many pilots trenches were US Army on it proved difficu being conducted against the 9th Divisi England, and with some strikes ve in some sectors, with positions with target area, effecti German Flak were more ssing known regiments started The attacks 79th the infantry results by suppre e line had not GIs of the 313th Infantry, getting the best y before the airstrikes. When defens n the Division pose in front of a 20P7 rd Germa r demoralized divisional artiller on, the forwa armored s had furthe in mid-afterno 6-Schartenturm attack the attack visible sign of their damaged, though est cupola, the onlybunker buried to the southw been appreciably large R634 of fgruppe Keil defenders. 919 the This was part facing Kamp ions of GR underneath. already shaky in the ry Division was consisted of two battal each of the defense nest W449 part of the The 9th Infant with Keil e wide ry hamlet of La Devise, int (StP (5 miles) Kampfgrupp of Cherbourg. n 17 on a front about 8km 22, the 9th Infant strongpo ing Valognes road e) near the nests. On June e line, captur and MG-Bataillo ed in six to seven defense er-Strass in the defens it his Valogen s– 41 points battalions deploy through several weak decided to comm ny, main RN13 Valogne . This Keil g. evenin ian compa Cherbourg highway Division pushed by the afternoon and ny and a Georg and strongpoint was overrun e nests in the er training compa several defens en MG-Btl. 17 on June 23. , a Fallschirmjäg the boundary line betwe units 79th Division modest reserve Although the along g (NARA) ng of June 23 ed defense nests. on the morni l of the captur which was cleanin recover severa 39th Infantry, III./GR 919 to ran into the ss at first, they made progre nests that e defens up bypas sed had been day. The the previous rattack German counte The ed. was repuls ry made 60th Infant ds near deep inroa lle-Ha gue Flotte manvi into the on June 23 by III./GR sector held g Keil to 919, forcin barrel for scrape the stem the units to try to h. A few breakthroug Pz.-Abt. tanks from the ental 206, the regimp a n y, com supply ircraf t and an anti-a platoon machine-gun 919 were from II./GR

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16 The 3/39th Infantry pushes through the III./GR 922 defenses near Fontenay-surMer on June 12 at the start of its drive towards Quinéville.

17 On June 13, KG Rohrbach tries to stage another counterattack Infantry using elements of II./GR against the 12th 919, I./GR 922, and II./GR 920, but it is repulsed with heavy casualties.

18 The 3/39th Infantry pushes northward against rearguards of KG Müller on June 13, and finally captures the town of Quinéville on June 14.

D-Day, June 6, 1944

KVU Gruppe Cherbourg-See

Helleville

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10 At 1630hrs on June 10, Task Force A of the 22nd Infantry sets out for its initial objective of Ozeville, progressing as far as the Château de Fontenay stopped by III./GR 922 backed where it is by heavy artillery support.

June 11, KG Müller continues to resist the attempts of Task Ozeville, which is not secured Force A to capture until the afternoon of June 12. 12 Running out of ammunition, MKB Marcouf receives permission June 11, and escapes under to withdraw on the cover of darkness that night.

13 On June 12, Task Force Steiner from the 8th Infantry makes an attempt to penetrate into Montebourg but is quickly rebuffed. As a result, Barton decides to contain the town rather than waste troops in an urban battle. 14 On June 12, 1/39th Infantry crosses the causeways over the inundated coastal zones and attacks defense nest W14 from the rear. 15 The 2/39th Infantry occupies MKB Marcouf after the withdrawal the night before and then pushes of the survivors over the causeways to clear remaining defense nests, reaching the outskirts of StP 16 by June 13.

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7 Montebourg is reinforced late on June 9, including the light tanks of PanzerAbteilung 206. 8 The 8th Infantry’s attacks to the west of Montebourg on June 10 succeed in dislodging the newly arrived II./GR 921, which retreats after its commander is killed. 9 General Barton is concerned that the 12th Infantry is too exposed, in view of the slow pace of the neighboring 22nd Infantry, and on June 11 he orders the regiment to withdraw to the hill between St Floxel and Montebourg until the 22nd Infantry secures its right flank. KG Rohrbach tries to stem the momentum east of Montebourg by staging of the 12th Infantry a counterattack on June 12 with the recently arrived Alarmheiten Grabbe, but this fails.

KVU Gruppe Jobourg

3 After being pushed out of the town of St Marcouf on June 7 by III./GR 739, on June 8 the 1/22nd Infantry regains the village and advances into the MKB Marcouf battery positions. A German counterattack pushes the 1/22nd Infantry back from the battery, taking nearly a hundred prisoners in the process. about a mile 4 The 2/22nd Infantry assaults the Azeville battery (2./HKAR 1261) on June 8 but is unable to overcome the defenses. 5 The 3/22nd Infantry resumes the attack against the Azeville battery on June 9 with tank support. The battery is finally overwhelmed and surrenders. 6 The 3/12th Infantry penetrates the KG Rohrbach defenses east of Montebourg on June 9.

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INTRODUCTION

German dispositions on

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Troops of the 9th Division pass through St Marie-du-Mont on June 13, 1944, in preparation for the start of the attack on June 14 to cut off the Cotentin Peninsula. (NARA)

The 709. Infanterie-Division was assigned the defense of the east side of the Montebourg defense line and the 77. Infanterie-Division to the center of the line starting to the west of Montebourg. The 243. Infanterie-Division held the front farther south, facing the 90th Infantry Division in the bocage country along the Douve River. Marcks was killed on June 12 when his staff car came under air attack near St Lô, and his place was taken temporarily by Gen. important objectives of was one of the most Wilhelm Fahrenbacher. Although The port city of Cherbourg landings on June 6, 1944. The substitution of the 9th Division for the failed armies following the D-Day ch delivery and the Allied 90th Division delayed A GI of the 9th Division be provided by over-the-bea the American advance for a day, so the attack logistical needs could armed needed a significant immediate resumed on June 14 with with a .45-cal. Thompson artificial harbors, the Allies the 82nd Airborne Division on the left and ry Mulberry feasible port submachine gun crawls warily the revolutiona the 9th Infantry Division Cherbourg was the most on along combat the right. These two divisions were opposed the edge ofoperations. a hedge near prolonged port for 91. primarily by the battered was an essential Allied objective. capture rapid its St Sauveur-le-Vicomte and Luftlande-Division and elements of the 243. on June landing beaches, Infanterie-Division.near Allied landings in Lower Thethe 82nd 16, 1944,t during fighting to that any presumed had the Airborne Division reached St Sauveur-le-Vicomte Wehrmach As a result, both The on port. a on the Douve River cut off the Cotentin Peninsula. require June 16 while the 60th Infantry, 9th Division, (Basse Normandie) would as part of the Normandy reached the Douve River (NARA) Havre were heavily fortified in 1942–44 near Ste Colombe. With German resistance and Le Cherbourg an extensive network of crumbling, Collins urged Eddy included the erection of to push to the sea as rapidly as possible. extensive ll program. GIs of the 9thThis Division use a During the night of Atlantikwa June 16– roadside sides of the Cotentin Peninsula, both on 17, a company from 3/60th Infantry riding drainage ditch for defense to the artillery batteries on tanks and othercoastal armored area, and a Landfront cover during a skirmish Cherbourg near St vehicles reached the hill overlooking the coastal immediate Cherbourg to be a defenses in the town of Barneville-sur-Mer Sauveur-le-Vicomte on June 1944, Hitler declared February 4,21, before dawn. Early in the morning, the company city.InOn of the 1944. south advanced into the the background tobe the defended to the last man. town, would unoccupied except for a few startled German which defenders (fortress), right is 1½-ton weapons Festung military policemen. The rapid carrier, their Beach on D-Day, the German at isUtah advance by the 9th Division had severed the landings the while to the left an Following Cotentin Peninsula and attempts to seize Cherbourg cut American abandoned frustrated German off Cherbourg. Peninsula truck. of the Cotentin g sector. Since Cherbourg (NARA) advance in the Montebour commanders changed quickly by blocking an the run, on June 9, American photo An aerial reconnaissance could not be captured on to isolate the Cherbourg summer cut off the Cotentin Peninsula reinforcements from to of Cherbourg from the decided They plans. garrison from of 1944. (NARA) to Brittany before proceedingstart a shaky capture the port. After country, VII in the difficult bocage the base of Corps had pushed across by June 17. the Cotentin Peninsula have several Rommel did not wish to the Cotentin divisions trapped on divisions Peninsula, so three German southward, attempted to escape Schlieben to leaving Kampfgruppe own. Over defend the city on its week, VII the course of the next the fortified through ground Corps reaching the Landfront defenses, on June outer ring of city defenses June 26, and 21. The city fell on was the entire Cotentin Peninsula 1, 1944. declared secure on July

n Eddy, ral Manto Infantry Major-Gene of the 9th commander here during the seen in June Division, Cherbourg fighting in ) 1944. (NARA

The 358th Infantry was assigned to reach Pont l’Abbé, and its lead battalion dug into defense positions short of the objective after having come under heavy fire. Grenadier-Regiment 1057 launched a counterattack in mid-afternoon, without success. The attacks continued the following day with 357th Infantry still unable to overcome the German defensive positions around Les Landes, and the 358th Infantry on the fringe of Pont l’Abbé. The following day, the 359th Infantry rejoined the division and reinforced the attack. The July 12 attack was further reinforced by the 746th Tank Battalion and additional artillery fire support. In spite of the reinforcements, the advance on June 12 and 13 was measured in mere hundreds of yards. In frustration over the slow pace of the advance after four days of fighting, Collins visited the division on June 13. After reaching the divisional command post, Collins was aggravated when he could find no regimental or battalion headquarters, nor much evidence of fighting. Furious over the 90th Division’s poor performance and inadequate leadership, Collins telephoned Bradley with plans to relieve the division’s commander along with two regimental commanders. Owing to pressure to capture Cherbourg as quickly as possible, they decided to pull the 90th Division out of the line in favor of an experienced unit. Bradley agreed to the use of the 9th Infantry Division, regarded as being one of the best infantry divisions in theater. The stalemate along the Montebourg front prompted Marcks’ 84. AK headquarters to try to sort out the confused deployment that had been caused by the hasty injection of reinforcing units in the days after the Normandy landings. There was some concern that the Cherbourg front would become cut off, so a new command structure was installed, with Gruppe Hellmich taking over the control of the Cotentin defenses. Hellmich was the senior divisional commander in the sector, heading the 243. Infanterie-Division. This essentially served as corps headquarters controlling four divisions. However, Hellmich’s headquarters did not have the communication resources to handle such a configuration, especially in light of frequent displacement of units.

nd ral Raymo of Major-Gene , commander “Tubby” Bartonn is seen here at the 4th Divisio jeep “Barton of his the wheel with Col. is talking Buggy.” He who took Lanham, Charles T. 22nd and of the Lt. over comm 1944 after July in ed in Infantry y was wound Col. S. Brumb ) action. (NARA

group II

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an extensive series of had planned to conduct The German defenders The demolition program to render the port useless. most demolitions in the city succeeded in blocking until the last minute, but , the Allies moved was delayed by Hitler Anticipating such demolitions limited use of the of the key port facilities. city to clear the port. Some the into to units special salvage months of reconstruction y, but it took about two port began immediatel return it to full potential.

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Step into the violent world of the 13th century, where the European states of the Levant battled with Muslim powers for control of Jerusalem. At the cutting edge of the conflict were the elite fighting men of the Crusader and Egyptian armies – the Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors, respectively. The Knights Templar were the most famous and formidable of all the Western Christian military orders, whilst the Mamluks were a slave caste whose fighting prowess had elevated them to the point of holding real political clout, threatening their Ayyubid masters who relied on them so desperately for military success. This book draws on the latest research to tell the story of three key engagements from the Fifth Crusade to the Seventh Crusade. It reveals the extraordinary ferocity with which these holy wars were fought, and how the combats between Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors came to shape the political future of the region.

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German Infantryman vs British Infantryman – France 1940 Author: David Greentree Illustrator: Adam Hook Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1240 7

When Hitler’s forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the ‘Phoney War’ was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg. Forming the backbone of the German advance were the well-equipped Schützen (Rifles), motorized infantry who embodied the essence of the fluid, swift warfare that had characterized World War II thus far. Facing them were infantrymen of the British Expeditionary Force, units of considerable fighting quality who had nevertheless received no special training to conduct combined-arms warfare in conjunction with armour. This study investigates the combat between the two adversaries at small-unit level, recreating the ferocity of the fighting on the front lines of the Battle of France in three key clashes at Arras, Calais and Merville. Assessing the training, organization and unit ethos of both sides in the context of a new type of mobile warfare, David Greentree reveals the extraordinary difficulties encountered by infantry units in trying to remain in contact with their armoured and mechanized formations.

Elite The Elite series examines the equipment, tactics and uniforms worn by some of the greatest fighting forces in history, from Roman legions to Special Forces operatives in Iraq and Afghanistan today. Lavishly illustrated and with full-colour specially commissioned artwork plates of the uniforms and military equipment they are the perfect reference for any military enthusiast.

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World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy

US Marine Corps Recon and Special Operations Uniforms & Equipment 2000–15

Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli, Piero Crociani Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0893 6

When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the groups continued to grow until spring 1944 when a remarkable, unified partisan command structure was created. Working in close co-ordination with the Allies, they received British SOE and American OSS liaison teams as well as supplies of weapons. The German response was ferocious, and in autumn 1944, as the Allied advance stalled, the SS and Italian RSI looked to eradicate the partisans once and for all. But when the Allies made their final breakthrough in the last weeks of the war the partisans rose again to exact their revenge on the retreating Wehrmacht. From an expert on Italian military history in World War II, this work provides a comprehensive guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation, as well as the German and Italian fascist security forces unleashed against them.

Author and Illustrator: J. Kenneth Eward Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0678 9

In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat environments, an enormous array of specialist uniforms, protective armour and battlefield electronic devices have been developed to facilitate missions in the most extreme conditions. A special forces operator may now have available to him a dozen distinct types of body armour and two dozen different weapons; never before in American military history has so much been given to so few. Authored by J. Kenneth Eward, professor at the American Military University, and illustrated throughout with photographs and meticulous colour plates, this volume offers the first detailed, authoritative study of the characteristics, and performance in the field, of the most modern combat gear and weapons provided for USMC specialist operators to date.

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Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe Author: Gordon L. Rottman Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0947 6

Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany’s interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and blood-stained. The Wehrmacht’s stubborn resistance and the shocking losses suffered by US, British, Canadian and ‘Free European’ troops meant that the Allies had to adapt and refine small-unit tactics, battle-drills, and their use of weapons and munitions. The troops who finally met up with the Red Army in Germany were a very different fighting force to the one that struggled up the beaches of northern France. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the late-war Allied troops, exploring their uniforms, equipment, organization and tactics. Detailed description and accurate colour pictures illustrate the means by which the Allied troops on the ground evolved to the point of winning the war on the Western Front.

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WEAPON The Weapon series looks at the most important weapons throughout history. Using a combination of photography and classic Osprey artwork, this series examines the full story of each weapon, beginning with its design and development, following through its operational history, and finally analysing its impact on conflict and violence.

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The Flamethrower

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Author: Martin Pegler Illustrators: Mark Stacey, Alan Gilliland Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0657 4

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Winchester Lever-Action Rifles

Author: Chris McNab Illustrators: Steve Noon, Alan Gilliland Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0902 5

The focus of this book is a weapon that has literally placed the power of fire in human hands – the man-portable flamethrower. From its first use in World War I to its deployment in Vietnam, the weapon has proven to be devastatingly effective, not least because of its huge psychological impact on enemy troops. Yet despite this, the man-portable flamethrower has always been vulnerable, suffering from a very particular set of limitations, all of which are explored here. Featuring expert analysis, first-hand accounts, and a startling array of illustrations and photographs, this book is the definitive guide to an extraordinary chapter in the history of military technology.

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Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as ‘The gun that won the west’. Offering a lethal combination of portability, ruggedness and ammunition interchangeability with pistol sidearms, the Winchesters and their innovative and elegant breech-loading system represented a revolutionary design. This book explores the Winchesters’ unique place in history, revealing the technical secrets of their success with a full array of colour artwork, period illustrations and close-up photographs.

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The Composite Bow

An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese. Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by infantry in open battle and as a siege weapon. In this important study, an expert on Eastern military technology tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it. He explains why the composite bow achieved such stunning successes and how it endured as a weapon of choice for thousands of years.

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Author: Nic Fields Illustrator: Steve Noon Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0887 5

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Attila the Hun

One of the most powerful men in late antiquity, Attila’s peerless Hunnic empire stretched from the Ural mountains to the Rhine river. In a series of epic campaigns dating from the AD 430s until his death in AD 453, he ravaged first the Eastern and later the Western Roman Empire, invading Italy in AD 452 and threatening Rome itself. Lavishly illustrated, this new analysis of his military achievements examines how Attila was able to sweep across Europe, the tactics and innovations he employed and the major battles he faced, including one of his few major setbacks, the defeat at the battle of Chalons in AD 451.

Gustaf Mannerheim

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is a legendary figure, whose life and career were deeply influential in Finnish and European history. He is viewed by many as the father of modern Finland after leading the ‘White’ faction to victory and independence in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. That conflict preceded a sequence of bitter clashes in the ice and snow, in the build-up to, and during, World War II: the Winter War in 1939–40, the Continuation War in 1941–44 and the Lapland War in 1944–45. This study provides a fascinating insight into Mannerheim’s career, analysing his traits, his biggest victories and his key enemies. Complete with uniform artwork and detailed tactical maps, it is a comprehensive guide to one of history’s most capable military leaders and statesmen.

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The New Vanguard series reveals the design and development history behind some of the greatest war machines of history, from Viking longships and the tanks deployed during the World Wars through to the UAVs and armour in use in the war on terror today.

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T-64 Battle Tank

The Cold War’s Most Secret Tank Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Adam Tooby Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0628 4

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Polish Armor of the Blitzkrieg Author: Jamie Prenatt Illustrator: Henry Morshead Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0824 0

The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of a heavy tank in a medium-weight design. It pioneered a host of new technologies including laminate armour, stereoscopic tank rangefinders, opposed-piston engines, smooth-bore tank guns with discarding sabot ammunition, and gun-fired guided projectiles. These impressive features meant that the Russians were loath to part with the secrets of the design, and the T-64 was the only Soviet tank type of the Cold War that was never exported. Written by an armour expert, this detailed technical history sheds light on the secrets behind the Cold War’s most controversial tank, revealing how its highly advanced technologies proved to be both a blessing and a curse.

The Polish army during the Blitzkrieg conjures up tragic images of infantry and dashing, but ineffective and ultimately doomed cavalry charges. In actuality the Poles, in the midst of a large-scale re-armament programme, had up to 600 armoured vehicles available at the time of the German attack, as well as a number of newer and better designs in various stages of development. Facing the inventors of the ‘Lightning War’, who attacked in great numbers, on multiple fronts and with total mastery of the air, the Polish armoured formations were up against it. But outdated equipment, doctrine and enormous odds did not stop these units from fighting with bravery and determination before being finally overwhelmed. This volume is a complete technical study of the machines that formed the backbone of Poland’s defences on the ground, using never-before-seen photographs and a comprehensive design and developmental history that reveal a full picture of Poland’s armoured forces in the context of their greatest challenge.

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Author: Raffaele D’Amato Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0827 1

Author: Angus Konstam Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0501 0

Republican Roman Warships 509–27 BC

The birth of the mighty Roman Navy was anchored in the Romans’ extraordinary ability to absorb and perfect the technology of other states and empires. This is the story of the design, development and operation of the Republican Roman warship in the age of the conquest of the Mediterranean, from the first Roman naval adventure of 394 BC to the battle of Actium in 31 BC. Archaeological photography, including those of exciting new finds, such as the Roman warship rosta (rams) found in the Aegates Islands, accompany lavish artistic reconstructions in illustrating the ships of the first Roman navy.

Commonwealth Cruisers 1939–45

In the early 20th century Britain’s largest colonies established their own small naval presence, and their ships fought alongside the Royal Navy during World War I. These fleets were expanded during the inter-war years, and in 1939 the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy willingly joined the fight on behalf of the British Commonwealth. For the most part these small navies consisted of a few cruisers and destroyers, designed to protect territorial waters and to protect local sea lanes. However, these warships and their crews soon found themselves involved in a global war, and consequently were called upon to fight wherever they were needed, against the Germans, the Italians and the Japanese. This book tells the story of these small cruiser forces, and the men who served the Allied cause so well during the long and brutal war at sea.

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Author: Ryan K. Noppen Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0619 2

Author: Ryan K. Noppen Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0950 6

Ottoman Navy Warships 1914–18

At the start of the 20th century the Ottoman Navy was a shadow of its former might, a reflection of the empire as a whole, which was known as the ‘Sick Man of Europe’. Years of defeat, nepotism, and neglect had left the Ottoman Navy with a mix of obsolete vessels. An increasing Russian naval presence in the Black Sea and the emergence of Italy and Greece as naval powers proved beyond all doubt that intensive modernization was essential. So the Ottoman Navy looked to the ultimate naval weapon of the age, the dreadnought battleship, two of which were ordered from the British. But politics intervened, and a succession of events culminated in the Ottoman Navy fielding a modern German battlecruiser and state‑of‑the-art light cruiser instead – with dramatic consequences. In this study, Ryan Noppen presents a fresh appraisal of the technical aspects and operations of the warships of the Ottoman Navy in World War I. Packed with precise technical specifications, revealing illustrations and exhaustive research, this is an essential guide to a crucial chapter in the Aegean arms race.

German Commerce Raiders 1914–18

This is the story of Germany’s commerce raiders of World War I, the surface ships that were supposed to starve the British Isles of the vast cargoes of vital resources being shipped from the furthest reaches of the Empire. To that end pre-war German naval strategists allocated a number of cruisers and armed, fast ocean liners, as well as a complex and globe-spanning supply network to support them – known as the Etappe network. This book, drawing on technical illustrations and the author’s exhaustive research, explains the often overlooked role that the commerce raiders played in World War I. Whilst exploring the design and development of the ships, it also describes their operational history, how they tied up a disproportionate amount of the British fleet on lengthy pursuits, and how certain raiders such as the SMS Emden were able to wreak havoc across the oceans. but it remained service by 1943, from front-line German n units. Manufacture of the tank It was withdrawn roles such as anti-partisasummer of 1942, but the chassis in use in secondary 38(t) ended in the of self-propelled version of the PzKpfw throughout the war for a variety of this with the tank variants remained in production This book deals guns and tank destroyers. prolific model. independent in 1918, the newly ngarian Empire collapsed industry. Since the domestic arms When the Austro-Hu inherited a substantial Czechoslovak firms pursued the Czechoslovakia s was so limited, akia often ranked market for armament business. In the 1930s, Czechoslov were two firms international armamentBritain and France. By this time there Škoda in Plzen after n armament firm third in the world business, the well-knowavská-Kolben-Daněk) formed in tank the in involved re ČKD (Českomor the licensed manufactu (Pilsen) and the newcomer, big program was for the 1927. ČKD’s first in modified form Praga (Prague) in yd Mk. VI tankette by the LT vz. 34 of the British Carden-Lo 30. It was followed tank, with 44 as the Tančik vz. Czechoslovak Army of the Vickers 6-ton in the category n means ”Lekhý light tank, roughly The LT abbreviatio sales were made. Czechoslovak Army. purchased by the for export, no foreign Alexej Surin, Although offered was an émigré Russian, Civil War. Tank” (Light Tank). engineer at ČKD The principal design the wake of the Russian Although in akia to Czechoslov tankette. who had migrated the Praga AH-IV export design was yd types, and was His first successful y larger than Carden-Lo large road-wheel it was significantl also pioneered the called a tankette, turret. This new type tanks. Although the The ancestor of the PzKpfw fitted with a small of Surin’s later light the 38(t) was the TNH light tank, become a hallmark e suspension, in fact for the design that would for a Christie-typ with 50 manufactured might be mistaken pivoting on a single Iranian Army in 1937. There are large road wheels of twin road wheels the famous few details on whether they a bogie consisting vertical springs of Surin design used with rather than the individual this tankette, agreeing took part in the fighting horizontal spring export success with first its British and Soviet two armies enjoyed This sale proved theenough, of the tank commander Christie tanks. ČKD the August 25, 1941 (Iranian after 1935). export orders following s were Czechs who had arrived in of to the Persian Army of Iran. Peru to serve as to sell 30 AH-IVs invasion as it led to a succession trainers company, the and advisers. The LTP of vital to the future tanks proved very popular in Peruvian Romania and Sweden. service. During World including those from War II, the United program AH-IV the States provided 30 With M3 Stuart light tanks, but also began work the Peruvian Army found underway, ČKD the Czech tanks to be light tank d modernize more on a in 1947, Peru attempted durable. As a result, new suspension to buy 20 upgraded incorporating the LTP tanks of welded light tank was TNH The construction design. , with a Tatra against the diesel engine, and the more intended to compete the export in The contract negotiations powerful A-7 gun. Vickers 6-ton tank dragged on and were finally cancelled by the its first export market. It won After the as the Communist government time war, one of the Swiss in 1951, which complained become success at the same “a Panzerwagen vassal of American that Peru had 39 wasinre-armed Iranian order imperialism.” A small Peruvian Army service AH-IV, with an with the light 47mm Pak number remained in tank 41 gun in a into the late 1980s and TNH were used in counter-insu operations against the May 1935. The modified turret as aA4 way to Shining Path guerilla rgency Škoda 37mmservice movement. was armed with aextend the useful life of Another European machine the two sale materialized in astank. However, the program 1937 after German Beta gun as wellwas eventually basis. firms rebuffed attempts and Swedish armorrejected and the by the Swiss Army to guns, and had a 15mm purchase tanks. The was for a version of tanks retired. initial offer the AH-IV, but the tanks were built Swiss wanted a heavier In total, 50 TNH 24mm armor, a Swiss tank with Slaný plant, with Saurer diesel engine, for Iran at ČKD’s and a Swiss 24mm Pak Eventually, a contract in May 1937. 38 cannon. was signed for the delivery completed 5 delivery of 12 Praga Helvetia) tanks to the LTL-H (H Swiss first 12 tanks were finally Army plus a license production agreement. = delivered to Switzerland The of the German occupation in May 1939 in the midst of the Czech provinces. Panzerwagen 39 (Pzw They were designated 39) in the Swiss Army. as Swiss were complicated by the German occupation, plans to build more tanks additional 12 tanks and in the event, only were completed in an Switzerland using knock-down provided by ČKD. These tanks were deployed kits infantry divisions, in tank platoons in with four the Swiss platoons were consolidated tanks per platoon (Zug). In later years, the into larger companies with eight tanks. These consisting of two platoons three companies were brigades. After World attached to the three War II, many of the light tanks were retired to but a company remained war reserve, in service with the late 1940s. Mot.Gren.Btl.11 through the

Export Tank Origins

PANZER 38(t) INTRODUCTION

an émigré Russian Shah of Persia by to remain in for the army of the tank of foreign origin Originally designed Germany 38(t) was the only t World War II. When engineer, the PzKpfw Wehrmacht throughou but sophisticated production for the it inherited the small LT 38, was an provinces in 1939, Czech tanks, the occupied the Czech The majority The best of the new force in 1939–41. Czech tank industry. in enlarging the panzer guns and 20mm machine ingredient essential inadequate were armed with gun. The PzKpfw of German tanks an excellent 37mm campaigns Czech tanks offered Blitzkrieg the the but during tank cannon, a reliable and effective of the panzer force. Its combat 38(t) proved to be up nearly a fifth with the new of 1939–41, making rapidly after 1941 when confronted by German its use effectiveness diminished such as the T-34 and KV. Besides and tanks were widely exported and generation of Soviet 38(t) and its relatives such as Sweden tank units, the PzKpfw including neutrals and Romania. selection of armies such as Hungary served in a diverse allies as with Germany’s Switzerland, as well

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US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (2) Tennessee, Colorado and Unbuilt Classes

Ausf. E is This PzKpfw 38(t) preserved at the Memorial Gora Museum at Poklonna outside Moscow.

Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Paul Wright Available: December 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0699 4

This book completes an authoritative two-part study on the Standard-type US battleships of World War II – ships that were designed to fight a different type of war than the one that unfolded. It gives precise technical details of the design history and features of the Tennessee, Colorado and the unfinished South Dakota and Lexington classes, whilst providing an operational history of the former two. Written by a leading expert on the US Navy in World War II and augmented by contemporary photographs and specially commissioned illustrations, this is the other half of the story of the US Standard-type battleships – from the terrible damage they sustained at Pearl Harbor to their support of the war-winning landings of the US Marine Corps and US Army.

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A Panzerbefelswagen 38(t) Ausf. C in the SdKfz 267 configuration with a fixed rear frame antenna for the Fu 8 radio transceiver. Two of these served in each panzer regimental headquarters and five more in the divisional armored radio company.

new 3.leichte-Division. The “light” divisions were the name for the mechanized-cavalry divisions. Panzer-Abte German ilung.67 had been garrison at Groß-Glien raised at the icke in November 1938 Oberstleutnant Paul Goerbig. It had gradually under the command of PzKpfw III(t) as they been equipped with became available in the June and July 1939. received 57 tanks prior The regiment to the start of the Polish the standard tank and campaign, 55 of these two PzKpfw III(t) als being regiment was organized Bef.Wg. command tanks. The into four companies, III(t) were available and since not enough yet, each company PzKpfw had one II, and two with the PzKpfw III(t). The division platoon (Zug) with PzKpfw saw Süd on the southern front in Poland, including combat with Heeresgruppe losses were six or seven the tanks, with many others Bzura River battles. Total tanks were later rebuilt. damaged. The knocked-ou t The Polish campaign made it clear that the inadequate. The Polish armor of the PzKpfw III(t) was Army had been amply antitank rifles and the 37mm wz.36 antitank equipped with 7.9mm wz.35 penetrate the frontal gun. The antitank rifle armor of the tank at could ranges of about 100m, penetrate the sides at and could ranges of 300m. The Polish 37mm antitank produced version of gun, a licensethe Swedish Bofors design, could penetrate III(t) at normal combat the PzKpfw ranges. Various 75mm antitank role and also field guns were also used in an were effective against the relatively thin armor PzKpfw III(t). This protective weakness of the was not unique to the and was a common Czech design, problem with all of the German tanks of resulted in a variety this era. This of schemes to improve the tank’s frontal armor. From an organization al standpoint, the army the panzer divisions judged the performanc to have been superior e divisions. As a result, to that of the light-cavalrof the cavalry’s four light y divisions were rebuilt divisions prior to the as panzer 1940 campaigns.

EARLY EXPORTS 1: PRAGA TNH, 2ND (AFV) REGIMENT, MECHANIZE IRANIAN PAHLAVI D BRIGADE, IMPERIAL ARMY, TEHERAN,

Early Revisions

1939 The TNH tanks were delivered to Iran in a medium-gray zinc protective markings were painted paint. The standard at the on the front and a three-digit factory, and included the Pahlavi dynasty’s imperial crown emblem Arabic numeral in white would appear that the on the rear sides – in Iranian this case, “350.” It number indicating company, Army used conventional marking practices, with the three-digit platoon, and individual vehicle.

2: TANQUE 39 (LTP), PERUVIAN TANK BATTALION, WAR, SUMMER 1941 PERU–ECUADOR

BORDER Although the Waffenamt Theespecially Peruvian LTP tanks were was not LEFT delivered in a factory foreign designs, the green. Their basicenthusiastic about accepting export camouflage Czech industrial A column from marking was a provincial scheme 3.Kompanie, of sand,Pz. capacity was brown, and quickly build up the name in white – Abt.67 an attractive short border fighting with Ecuador, in this of case, the “Tanca. panzer force. 3.leichte-Division cut to ” During the 1941 they carried tactical In July probably markingsin 1939, BMM production contract distinguishing inPoland the form received in September of geometric companies. for 325 PzKpfw a second 1939. shapes, Some tanks In had a stylized shown 38(t) in the tanks. the national lead is a PzKpfw the design with more inset drawing The intention insignia38(t) here. Afterwas in oval Ausf.form, as the war, to modify German sub-compon they were A, followed with less prominent in an ents. This by one markings. of German radios at overall of the drab included the substitution repainted raregreen color the factory, and some PzKpfw II Ausf. D. German-supplied accessories. first batch of 110 tanks entered The RIGHT production in January 8 designated 1940, and these were A PzKpfw as 2.Serie or Ausf. B. 38(t) of PanzerThis contract was issued campaign, and so the prior to the Polish Regiment.25, 7.Panzer-Division armor level remained the same. With the German radios, the adoption of near Kalvariya, Lithuania, at the prominent insulated beginning tube on the left side Czechoslovak radios for the old Barbarossa of Operation was removed. Tool on June 22, stowage was standardize fenders following the d on the The Ausf. B and Ausf. C 1941. usual German practices. are very commander had an The periscopic sight armored cover added, for the difficult to distinguish since the and a sheet-metal rain added over the gun-sight gutter was main difference was the aperture. The wheels increased rubber tire. were modified with a wider bow plate thickness of the lower from 25mm to 40mm. The next batch of 110 Ausf. C (3.Serie) was August 1940. The first manufactured from May to The crew layout batch of the due to delays in introducing of tanks was essentially similar to the Ausf. B 38(t) was conventional,PzKpfw intended improvemen technical improvemen ts. The most significant the commander/gun with t was the increase in ner in the armor based on the Polish campaign. The lessons of the left side of the turret under the frontal hull armor was cupola, increased from 25mm although some of the to 40mm, the gun,the loader to the left of first tanks in this batch the bow gunner/radio splashguard was added still had the thinner armor. on the front hull roof operator in the left hull front, to shield the joint between A and turret and hull. the driver in the right the hull front.

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The PzKpfw 38(t) used a convention al configuration, with the fighting compartme nt in the front and engine in the rear. There the were four crew members, consisting of a tank commander/gunner in the right side of the turret, the loader turret, the bow machine in the right side of the gunner/radio operator on the left side of the hull front, and the driver the left side. The turret on crew had bicycle seats suspended for the turret race (the circular base on

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Spitfire II/V vs Bf 109F

RAF Fighters vs Luftwaffe Bombers

Channel Front 1940–42

Battle of Britain

Author: Tony Holmes Illustrators: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector Available: December 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0576 8

With stunning artwork and detailed analysis, this volume provides a pilot’s view of the dramatic clashes between these two legendary fighters, as some of the most gifted and ‘big name’ aces of World War II went head to head in the skies of North-West Europe. As the Battle of Britain approached its conclusion, two new versions of the famous Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 arrived on the scene. The RAF could see that the Luftwaffe were stepping down their incursions into British airspace, and went on to the offensive. The Spitfire Mark II, and increasingly the Mark V, would fly over the picturesque English channel in fighter sweeps, or to escort vulnerable Blenheim bombers - waiting for them was the Bf 109F ‘Friedrich’. Yet despite the reversal of offensive and defensive dispositions, and despite the Luftwaffe deploying the bulk of their fighter strength to the Eastern Front in 1941, the Jagdflieger were able to inflict severe losses on their RAF counterparts. Engage the enemy with the Duel series, accounts of machines of war pitted against each other, and the combatants who operated them. Step onto the battlefield and immerse yourself in the experience of real historic combat.

Author: Andy Saunders Illustrators: Gareth Hector, Jim Laurier Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0852 3

In this book, Andy Saunders journeys back in time into the cockpits of RAF fighters and Luftwaffe bombers to show precisely where the Battle of Britain was won and lost. Losses were high on both sides, but the determined RAF fighter force began to take its toll on the overextended, under‑protected Kampfgruppen of Heinkel He 111s, Ju 87s and 88s, and Dornier Do 17s. Using the famous Spitfire and Hurricane, but also the lesser known Havoc and Defiant fighters, Fighter Command could really maul the Luftwaffe bombers if they avoided falling foul of the formidable Bf 109 escorts. Both sides learned and adapted as the campaign went on, with the Luftwaffe switching from massed daylight raids to round-the-clock bombing, eventually bombing only by night, often hitting civilian targets in the dreaded Blitz. This lavishly‑illustrated study dissects the tactics and technology of the duels in this new kind of war.

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US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships 1944–45

Author: Mark Stille Illustrator: Jim Laurier Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0849 3

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the fortunes of the two nations. They also served as a metaphor for the profound changes in naval technology and doctrine that the war had brought about. The two opposing forces were the most powerful of their kind - the Japanese Yamato and Musashi were the biggest most heavily armored and armed battleships ever built, while US carrier aviation had evolved into a well-oiled, war-winning machine. With detailed analysis of the technical features of the opposing war machines and a gripping account of the fighting itself, this vividly illustrated work presents views from the cockpits of US Navy Divebombers, and down the sights of IJN anti-aircraft guns, during two of the most dramatic naval engagements ever fought.

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Panzer IV vs Sherman France 1944

Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0760 1

As the Allies attempted to break out of Normandy, it quickly became apparent that there would be no easy victory over the Germans, and that every scrap of territory on the way to Berlin would have to be earned through hard fighting. This study concentrates on the ferocious battles between the German Panzer IV and US Sherman that were at the heart of this decisive phase of World War II. The two types were among the most-produced tanks in US and German service and were old enemies, having clashed repeatedly in the Mediterranean theater. Throughout their long service careers, both had seen a succession of technical developments and modifications, as well as an evolution in their intended roles – but both remained at the forefront of the fighting on the Western Front. Written by an expert on tank warfare, this book invites the reader into the cramped confines of these armoured workhorses, employing vivid technical illustrations alongside archive and contemporary photography to depict the conditions for the crewmen within.

Frostgrave Frostgrave

Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City

Thaw of the Lich Lord

Author: Joseph A. McCullough Illustrator: Dmitry Burmak Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0504 1 Price: £14.99 / $24.95 / CAN $28.95 Format: Hardback,134pp

Author: Joseph A. McCullough Illustrator: Dmitry Burmak Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1409 8 Price: £9.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50 Format: Paperback, 48pp

Amidst the frozen ruins of an ancient city, wizards battle in the hopes of discovering the treasures of a fallen empire. In this fantasy skirmish wargame, each player takes on the role of a wizard from one of ten schools of magic, and builds his band of followers. The wizard’s apprentice will usually accompany his master and more than a dozen other henchmen types are available for hire, from lowly thugs to heavily armoured knights and stealthy thieves. Wizards can expand their magical knowledge by unlocking ancient secrets and may learn up to 80 different spells. While individual games of Frostgrave are quick and can easily be played in an hour or two, it is by connecting them into an ongoing campaign that players will find the most enjoyment. The scenarios given in the book are merely the beginning of the limitless adventures that can be found amidst the ruins of the Frozen City.

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Thaw of the Lich Lord is a complete campaign for Frostgrave that will challenge both new and veteran players. Through a series of linked scenarios, players discover the existence of a new power in the Frozen City, one who was old when the great city was still young, and who saw both its rise and its disastrous fall. Warbands will confront the Lich Lord’s minions, race against his agents to seize possession of mysterious artefacts, and brave the perils of Frostgrave in search of his lair. Eventually, they will need to muster all their courage to venture into the depths of the city and face the Lich Lord himself. Not all wizards will seek to stop the Lich Lord, however, and full rules for giving into his corruption and following the dark road to becoming an undead lich are presented for those who crave power and immortality above all else. While the campaign presents many new threats against which wizards and their warbands must test themselves, including an expanded bestiary, it also offers additional resources, such as new henchmen that can be recruited and unique magical treasures that can spell the difference between survival and oblivion.

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BOLT ISBN: 978 1 78096 086 9

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Bolt Action

Empires in Flames

BOLT 1 ISBN: 978 1 78096 088 3

Author: Warlord Games Cover Artist: Peter Dennis Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0740 3 Price: ÂŁ19.99 / $29.95 / CAN $35.00 Format: Paperback, 128pp

Far from the battlefields of Europe and North Africa, Allied forces fought a very different war against another foe, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia. This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command the spearhead of the lightning Japanese conquests in the East or to fight tooth and nail as Chindits, US Marines and other Allied troops to halt the advance and drive them back. Scenarios, special rules and new units give players everything they need to recreate the ferocious battles and campaigns of the Far East, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Singapore, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and beyond.

BOLT 2 ISBN: 978 1 78096 087 6

BOLT 12

Bolt Action

Germany Strikes! Author: Warlord Games Cover Artist: Peter Dennis Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0741 0 Price: ÂŁ19.99 / $29.95 / CAN $35.00 Format: Paperback, 128pp

BOLT 3 ISBN: 978 1 78096 089 0

In 1939, Germany shattered the peace of Europe with a lightning-fast strike against Poland. The next year, it captured Denmark and Norway, before launching its famous Blitzkrieg against France, Belgium and The Netherlands. In less than two years of figting, Nazi Germany became the master of mainland Europe. This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command armies of German tanks driving across the continent or to lead the desperate defense of the outgunned Allied armies. New scenarios, special rules and units give players everything they need to recreate the devastating battles and campaigns of the early war in Europe, including the fall of Poland, the breaking of the Maginot Line and the dramatic retreat to Dunkirk. BOLT 4 ISBN: 978 1 78096 090 6

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OWG 11

Tactical Espionage Wargaming

Wargames Rules for the Seven Years’ War

Black Ops

Honours of War

Author: Guy Bowers Illustrators: Johan Egerkrans & Dmitry Burmak Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0781 6 Price: £11.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50 Format: Paperback, 64pp

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films. The fast-play rules keep all the players in the thick of the action, while the mission generator provides a wide range of options for scenarios – from stealthy extraction or surveillance missions to more overt raids and assaults. Stealth, combat, and technical expertise all have a role to play, and players may recruit a number of different operative types – spies, mercenaries, criminals, hackers, special forces, and many more – to recruit the best possible team for the job. Players may also choose to join a faction – powerful organizations, intelligence agencies, criminal syndicates, militaries, or rebel groups, each with a stake in international affairs. By doing so, their team may receive certain benefits, but may also find itself limited at a crucial time. With the variety offered by the characters, factions, and scenarios, no two games of Black Ops should ever be the same!

Author: Keith Flint Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0809 7 Price: £11.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50 Format: Paperback, 64pp

The Seven Years’ War was the pinnacle of 18th-century warfare, with dramatic campaigns and battles, famous leaders, and wide variety of colourful uniforms. Compared with the later Napoleonic Wars, tactics were simpler, armies more professional, and battles tended to be smaller. Using these quick-to-learn rules, players can bring this period to the tabletop, recreating anything from a small skirmish to a major pitched battle. Although simple, the rules allow for a wide range of tactics and reward historical play. That said, fog of war sometimes produces unexpected results and units don’t always obey their orders! The game moves quickly, and players must be prepared to regroup and counterattack or to press home an advantage – a lot can happen in one move!

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Tiny Games for Work

Tiny Games for Home

Designer: Hide&Seek Illustrator: Paulina Ganucheau Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1395 4 Price: £4.99 / $7.95 / CAN $8.95 Format: Hardback, 48pp

Designer: Hide&Seek Illustrator: Paulina Ganucheau Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1394 7 Price: £4.99 / $7.95 / CAN $8.95 Format: Hardback, 48pp

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From game-changing game designers Hide&Seek come tons of brand new games for real-world play. Designed to give the maximum amount of fun for the minimum amount of rule-reading, Tiny Games will let you find the perfect game for whatever situation you’re in. All you need to play is this book, and the stuff that’s around you. Friends optional. Games for ad-breaks, games for toast, games for sticky notes and coffee runs. Whether you’re feeling creative or competitive, silly or energetic, we’ve got you covered.

Cucumber Racing Players: 2+

Do you have a cucumber? In this game, you put a slice of cucumber on your forehead. Then, using only your face, you race to wriggle it into your waiting mouth... You’re going to need at least one thin slice of cucumber for every player. Cut them and put them on a plate in between all the players. In a moment, you’re all going to take your turn at racing. On your turn, put the cucumber ON YOUR FOREHEAD. Using only your facial muscles, you need to move it into your mouth. If you drop it, start again (with a new slice if you like). The fastest player wins!

THE CARD GAME OF FESTIVE FEUDS Secret Santa

A card game of festive feuds for 4 to 8 players Designer: Duncan Molloy Illustrator: Lauren Dawson aka Iguanamouth Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1463 0 Price: £9.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Format: Card Game

At Christmas, it’s important to remember that it’s better to give gifts than to receive them. But what’s better than that, is to be the best. Be the first to give away every gift you’ve got to win the round. Some gifts trump others but good presents are rare, and a big stack of stuff is always exciting. Mix things up with Santa’s Elves and Christmas Carol, give away all of your Gold Rings, and try not to get stuck with the Fruitcake. Secret Santa is a festive trick-taking game of proving to friends and family that you’re a better person than they are. The game features over 80 beautifully illustrated cards of everything from Scrooge and the humble Fruitcake to a Partridge in a Pear Tree, and also includes a score sheet for crowning a winner of the festive season.

The King is Dead Designer: Peer Sylvester Cover Illustrator: Peter Dennis Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1393 0 Price: £19.99 / $24.95 / CAN $29.99 Format: Board Game

King Arthur is dead. The nation is divided. The Saxons are coming. Now, more than ever, Britain needs a ruler who can unite the kingdom, but who will take the crown? In this unique area control game players work behind the scenes, marshalling their limited resources to give power to competing factions and gain influence within their ranks. Players owe loyalty only to themselves, and are free to shift their allegiances as they see fit. Whoever has the most influence over the strongest faction will take the crown. But be careful – too much infighting will give the Saxons an opening and put the entire nation is at risk. The King is Dead is a board game of politics and power struggles in Arthurian Britain which works equally well with 2, 3 or 4 players. Stake your claim to the throne and remember: it’s not the power you have that defines a great leader, it’s how you use it. Includes a full Mordred expansion.

Contents:

2 -4

30-45 minutes

• Map of Britain • 40 Cards • 63 Wooden Pieces • 32 Counters • Cloth Draw Bag • Rule Booklet • Morded Expansion

INTRODUCING OSPREY’S FIRST BOARD GAMES

They Come Unseen Designer: Commander Andy Benford Cover Illustrator: Adam Toobey Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1396 1 Price: £39.99 / $49.95 / CAN $58.00 Format: Board Game

Submarines and surface fleets battle for Cold War dominance! NATO players must use their submarines to sneak troops into enemy ports, destroying vital strategic targets, while the Soviet team deploys a surface fleet to hunt down the subs and protect their crucial supply lines. Designed by retired Royal Navy Officer and submarine commander Andy Benford, and developed deep beneath the waves, They Come Unseen is an asymmetrical strategy game of bluff and deception that uses two boards, one for action on the surface, seen by both players, and one for movement underwater, seen only by the submarine commanders. The game also comes with specially designed control panels to help keep track of vital information such as fuel, ammunition and current cruising depth.

Contents: • 2 Submarine pieces & dashboards • 2 Destroyer pieces & dashboards

2-5

• 3 logistics ships • 2 sonar arcs • Large playing board

60-120 minutes

• Deep Board • Playing screen • Ice station cards • 12 Mortar Bomb pieces • Punchboard containing counters and player aids

The Wars of Atlantis Author: Phil Masters Illustrator: José Daniel Cabrera Peña and Rocio Espin Pinar Available: July 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0932 2 Price: £10.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50 Format: Paperback, 80pp

On the very edge of recorded history, the fabled island of Atlantis formed the centre of a vast and powerful empire. From there, the divinely-descended lords of the western ocean made war on the rest of the world, until a brave resistance drove them back, and the gods punished them for their hubris. In that last cataclysmic struggle between gods and mortals the whole island continent was cast into the sea. For the first time, this book reconstructs the fact and fiction of that lost age of gods and heroes, including the political organization of the Atlantean Empire, the equipment and tactics of the armies of Atlantis and their enemies, and the stories of the great wars themselves, from the early struggles between Atlantean colonies and the Amazons of North Africa to the final and catastrophic counter-invasion of Atlantis by the peoples of Europe and Asia.

Dwarf Warfare Author: Chris Pramas Illustrator: Hauke Kock Cover Artist: Darren Tan Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1053 3 Price: £9.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Format: Paperback, 64pp

Despite their short stature, Dwarves are amongst the fiercest and most feared fighters of all the races. Thanks to their great strength and stamina, Dwarves march to battle in thick armor and carrying numerous heavy weapons. This book compiles all of the information known about these grim warriors and how they practice war. From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual Dwarf soldier, it expands to look at how they do battle in small companies and vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from the axe men that form the front lines of battle to their deadly accurate crossbowmen, and noting their specialist troops such as their famous siege-engineers. Also examined are their tactics in specific situations such as underground fighting and fighting in mountainous terrain. Finally, the book examines a few specific battles in great detail in order to fully demonstrate the Dwarven way of war.

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The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow Author: Mark Latham Illustrator: Alan Lathwell Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0797 7 Price: £11.99 / $18.95 / CAN $22.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

The legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of the great tales of American folklore, supposedly stemming from Washington Irving’s famous short story. But what if there was more to the ghostly fable than meets the eye? What if Irving’s account was based on fact? And what if the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow was not unique, but merely one of a strange line of malevolent spirits sighted across the world, bringing misfortune to all that witness them? Within this book you will find long-forgotten lore about the headless spirits that have plagued mankind for centuries, and perhaps even now seek ingress into our world. The Headless Horseman, and others like him, is at large in the dark places of the world, and should one encounter such a revenant, it is said that tragedy will surely follow…

Bug Hunts

Surviving and Combating the Alien Menace Author: Mark Latham Illustrator: aRU-MOR Cover Artist: Darren Tan Available: October 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1071 7 Price: £11.99 / $18.95 / CAN $22.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

They said there were no monsters. But there are. It is the 23rd Century. Across the cold void of space, alien monsters prey on humanity: infesting generation-ships, destroying colonies, and transforming humans into hosts for their foul spoor. From the insectoid hive-beasts of Klaatu, to the xenomorphic parasites of the outer rim, this book contains the sum total of human knowledge of the myriad forms of alien menace; where to find them…and how to kill them. In this guide you will find details of mankind’s greatest champions, the marines of STAR Industries. With their state-of-the-art technology and advanced combat tactics developed over a century of warfare, the STAR marines battle the alien, wherever it may strike.

The Cthulhu Wars

War of the Worlds

The United States Battles Against the Mythos

The Anglo-Martian war of 1895 Author: Mike Burton Illustrator: Alan Lathwell Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1156 1 Price: £9.99 / $17.95 / CAN $21.50 Format: Paperback, 80pp

Author: Kenneth Hite Illustrator: Darren Tan Available: November 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0787 8 Price: £11.99 / $18.95 / CAN $22.95 Format: Paperback, 80pp

From the Patriots’ raid on the necromancer Joseph Curwen to the Special Forces’ assault on Leng in 2007, this unique document reveals the secret and terrible struggle between the United States and the supernatural forces of Cthulhu. In this war, immortal cultists worship other-dimensional entities and plot to raise an army of the dead. Incomprehensible undersea intelligences infiltrate and colonize American seaports, and alien races lurk beneath the ice of Antarctica and high in the mountains of Afghanistan. It is only through constant vigilance and violence that the earth has surived. Also included in the book are threat reports describing the indescribable – humanity’s deadliest foes serving Cthulhu and the other Great Old Ones. Strange times are upon us, the world is changing, and even death may die – but, until then, the war continues.

On one terrible night in August 1895, the world changed forever. Grey metal cylinders, launched from Mars and hurtled through space, came crashing down in southern England. The next 15 days were marked by courage and despair, hope and shock, defeat and fleeting victory as Queen Victoria’s army struggled to contain the terrible alien threat. The war, man against machines from space, was fought without mercy on both sides. And the outcome would be decided by the smallest of things… This book covers the whole of the Anglo-Martian conflict, beginning with a look at the relative strengths and weakness of the two armies, both English and alien, and comparing the different strategies employed. It then takes a detailed look at the actual military struggle, covering all of the major engagements between the tripods and Victoria’s army.

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Dinosaur Hunter

The Ultimate Guide to the Biggest Game Author & Illustrator: Steve White Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1282 7 Price: £7.99 / $12.95 / CAN $15.95 Format: Paperback, 240pp

Congratulations - your application for a Mesozoic hunting license has been successful! Before you travel back in time and charge headlong into a pack of prehistoric big game, we strongly advise that you read the following guidebook. It will provide you with information crucial to success – and survival! You will learn the basic facts of the geography, climate and environmental conditions of the three periods that make up the exciting Mesozoic era. The book then covers the huge variety of dinosaurs that stalk these times, giving tips on identification, tracking, and the best weapons to bring them down! Let the hunt begin!

Fortune and Glory

A Treasure Hunter’s Handbook Author: David McIntee Illustrator: Hauke Kock Available: August 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 0784 7 Price: £8.99 / $14.95 / CAN $17.95 Format: Paperback, 240pp

The Science-Fiction and Fantasy Quiz Book Author: Joseph A. McCullough Illustrator: Miguel Coimbra Available: September 2015 ISBN: 978 1 4728 1083 0 Price: £8.99 / $12.95 / CAN $15.95 Format: Hardback, 260pp

What character did Peter Cushing portray in Star Wars: A New Hope? Who was Arwen Evenstar’s mother? According to Isaac Asimov, what is third law of robotics? Which barbarian hero carried a sword called ‘Graywand’? How well do you know the who, where, what, when and how of science-fiction and fantasy? Do you dare face the ultimate test of knowledge drawn from the greatest novels, movies, comic books, video games and televisions shows in the history of the genre? Complete with questions ranging from easy to nearly impossible and including true or false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the blank sections, this is a fun-filled gift book for all lovers of science fiction and fantasy.

So you have decided to give up the rat race for the life of an international treasure hunter, but you are not quite sure where to start. Well then, this book is for you! Fortune and Glory tells you all you need to know in order to set off on an epic quest for the great lost treasures of history. Starting with a quick exploration of the history of treasure hunting and a look at the kit that you will need, it then delves into a survey of the 'lost' treasures that are out there just waiting to be claimed. Continent by continent, the book covers the legends of hidden locations like El Dorado, King Solomon's Mines, and the Sanctuary of Thoth, as well as covering the most illustrious lost artifacts such as the Holy Grail, the Hanjo Masamune, and the Crystal Skulls. If your interest lies with the loot rather than the history, the book also discusses Nazi gold, pirate treasure, and the hoard of Dracula. This book is your first step towards becoming the pistol-toting, fedora-wearing international tomb robber and treasure hunter you've always dreamt of being!

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Aviation Elite Units provide a full combat history of a fighter or bomber unit that earned particular distinction in action, providing an authentic insight into the world’s greatest units, celebrating the men and machines that won each unit its ‘elite’ status. Featuring at least 30 specially commissioned aircraft profile drawings and illustrated throughout with contemporary black and white photographs Aviation Elite Units series are a valuable reference resource for military model makers, remote control model makers, and aviation history enthusiasts.

Each Essential Histories book studies the origins, politics, fighting and repercussions of one major war or theatre of war, from both military and civilian perspectives. Spanning 3,000 years of human conflict, most major wars are covered, from the Punic Wars to the Iran–Iraq War. Featuring full colour maps, diagrams and photography throughout, each book in Osprey’s Essential Histories series also includes pictures of contemporary artwork and artefacts, providing a full visual appreciation what it was like to live through each war. Essential Histories are an important reference resource for students, teachers, academics, history enthusiasts and hobbyists.

Battle Orders

Battle Orders studies the organization, actions and strength of a major unit in battle, describing elements of doctrine, training, tactics, equipment and deployment. Breaking down military units into their constituent parts it reveals how individual fighting strength, combat missions and command decisions determine the course of major battles and wars. Developed by a team of military professionals, academics, and strategists, Battle Orders contain detailed orders of battle, tables of organization and equipment, maps, charts and contemporary photographs, making it ideal for historians, armchair generals, wargamers and military enthusiasts.

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Osprey’s Modelling Books are complete guides to building, detailing, converting and customizing models. From handy hints for beginners, to creative projects for advanced model makers, each book uncovers the secrets of successful model making. They are written by some of the biggest names in the world of modelling and feature specially commissioned step-by-step photographs which illustrate each stage of the process from basic construction through to the finishing touches, with colour reference cards to help you to achieve a perfect finish.

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