Warfare & defence

Kawanakajima 155364: Samurai Power Struggle

by Turnbull, Stephen, Reynolds, Wayne

fromCampaign, 130

0 Type: Book

Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mountains of central Japan witnessed no fewer than five battles between two of Japans greatest warlords. Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were both descended from great f…

The Yom Kippur War 1973

by Gerrard, Howard, Dunstan, Simon

fromCampaign (Osprey Publishing)

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At 1345hrs on 6 October 1973, Israeli spotters in the observation post atop Mount Hermon saw Syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights The Yom Kippur War ha…

Iwo Jima 1945: the marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi

by Laurier, Jim, Wright, Derrick

fromCampaign (Osprey Publishing)

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One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps "--A titanic struggle that eclipse…

Nagashino 1575: slaughter at the barricades

by Turnbull, Stephen

fromCampaign (Osprey Publishing)

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Osprey's examination of the campaign at Nagashino in 1575. When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. In 15…

Russia's Wars in Chechnya 1994-2009

by Galeotti, Mark

fromEssential histories

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The Chechens of the North Caucasus region endured many decades of first Russian, then Soviet domination before open war broke out in 1994. In response to Chechnya's unilateral declaration of independence and its rapid descent into disorder, Moscow sent in ground troops, but its …

The Chinese People's Liberation Army since 1949

by Hook, Adam, Lai, Benjamin

fromElite

0 Type: Book

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world. China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Wes…

Malta 1940-42: the Axis' air battle for Mediterranean supremacy

by Turner, Graham, Noppen, Ryan

fromAir campaign

0 Type: Book

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defences …

The 'Hermann Göring' division

by Williamson, Gordon, Andrew, Stephen

fromMen-at-arms series

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Each of Germany's World War II armed services could claim one unit which earned a unique combat reputation, and which consequently was enlarged and developed far beyond the size originally planned. Hermann Gäring, commander-in-chief of the air force, was determined that his Luft…

Hitler's elite: the SS 1939-45

by McNab, Chris

fromGeneral Military

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The SS has become the most infamous military formation in history. From its diminutive origins in the 1920s as Hitler's personal bodyguard, by the late war years it grew to a sprawling organization of hundreds of thousands of men, with a field army (the Waffen-SS-Armed-SS) numbe…

Modelling Fallschirmjäger figures

by Oehler, Robert, Forns, Jaume Ortiz, Romero, Daniel Alfonsea

fromOsprey modelling manuals

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The German FallschirmjIger were elite soldiers, a factor that continues to ensure their popular appeal today, particularly among modellers. There are many FallschirmjIger figures on the market, in plastic, metal and resin, and in all three of the most popular scales - 1/35, 1/32…

Guadalcanal 1942-43: America's first victory on the road to Tokyo

by Stille, Mark

fromCampaign

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The Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 - the US's first attempt to take the fight to the Japanese. It quickly escalated into a desperate attritional battle on land, air and sea, and by the time the Japanese had evacuated the last of their forces…

Demyansk 1942-43: the frozen fortress

by Dennis, Peter, FORCZYK, ROBERT

fromCampaign (Osprey Publishing)

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"The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II, stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. Originally, the German 16. Armee occupied Demyansk in the autumn of 1941 because it was key terrain tha…

Modelling Waffen-SS figures

by Tan, Calvin

fromOsprey modelling manuals

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This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions. Advanced figure sculpting techniques, including conversions, are also featured, providing plenty of detail and diverse challeng…

Imperial japanese navy aircraft carriers 1921-45

by Stille, Mark

fromNew vanguard

0 Type: Book

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…