Tenochtitlan 1519-21: Clash of Civilizations
by Dennis, Peter, Sheppard, Si
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The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japa…
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-81 and 1899-1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers' commandos. The nature of warfare across these camp…
Hitlerjugend Soldier vs Canadian Soldier: Normandy 1944
by Shumate, Johnny, Greentree, David
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US Marine versus German Soldier: Belleau Wood 1918
by Noon, Steve,, Mr, Adams, Gregg
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US Marine vs German Soldier: Belleau Wood 1918
by Noon, Steve,, Mr, Adams, Gregg
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In AD 132, Shim'on Ben Koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Shim'on Bar Kokhba ('Son of a Star'), led the people of Judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own independent Jewish state and to liberate Jerusalem from the Romans. During the ensuing 'Ba…
Hong Kong, 1941-45: first strike in the Pacific War
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combine attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade was…
The Philippine Islands stood in the way of Japanese expansion in the Pacific, and were therefore an immediate target when war broke out in December 1941. Defended by a mixed Filipino-American force under the flamboyant Douglas MacArthur, the islands were hit by surprise Japanese…
General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 along the German frontier which centred on the fortified city of Metz. This volume covers the entire campaign from beginning to end, offering an unbiased assessment of the success and fa…
The fall of English France 1449-53
by Nicolle, David, Turner, Graham
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Despite the great English victories at Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, the French eventually triumphed in the Hundred Years War. This book examines the last campaign of the war, covering the great battles at Formigny in 1450 and Castillon in 1453, both of which hold an interestin…
French Revolutionary Infantryman 1791-1802
by Crowdy, Terry, Hook, Christa
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This title, a prequel to Warrior 57 French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15, concentrates on the period from the storming of the Bastille in 1789 until Bonaparte's election as Consul for Life in 1802. The meticulously researched text provides an authentic portrait of military life…
US infantryman in World War II
by Rush, Robert S., Sharp, Elizabeth, (Elizabeth M.), Palmer, Ian
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Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater. This title follows one soldier from enlistment in 1942, through training in a Replacement Training Center, assignment to the 1st Battalion 133d Regiment, 34th…
This title details the culture, weapons, armour and training of the elite samurai warrior class in the fascinating Age of Battles period (1550-1600). This was a period of vital importance not only because of the political effects of the chaos but also due to the changes in warfa…
Rhodesian light infantryman 1961-80
by Dennis, Peter, Grant, Neil, (Military historian)
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