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USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

by Peter Davies & Adam Tooby

In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction. It was so much...

Spanish Republican Aces

by Rafael Lopez & Julio Caeiro

At the start of the civil war, most young fighter officers joined the rebels (Nationalists). It was the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals who remained...

American Indian Tribes of the Southwest

by Michael Johnson & Jonathan Smith

This book continues Osprey's series of Men-at-Arms titles on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America, which is organized into geographical regions, language groups,...

Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

by Kari Stenman & Chris Davey

Entering service with the Dutch air force from early 1938, the aircraft was also built under license in Denmark and Finland. Production was also scheduled to commence in Spain too but Nationalist forces overran...

Russian Aces of World War 1

by Victor Kulikov & Harry Dempsey

Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa  – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad...

Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941-45

by Steven Zaloga & Henry Morshead

The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well...

World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics

by Stephen Bull & Steve Noon

Although prolonged warfare in subzero temperatures and/or at high altitude had occurred from time to time before 1900, the twentieth century saw an unprecedented emphasis on fighting in all terrains, seasons...

Assault From the Sky: The History of Airborne Warfare 1939-1980s

by John Weeks

Ex paratrooper John Weeks’ exciting eBook is a dramatic history of airborne troops and their most famous actions: Crete, Arnhem, D-Day, the Vietnam War and beyond.

Airborne raids caught popular imagination...

Vietnam: A View from the Front Lines

by Andrew Wiest

Tracing the American experience of the Vietnam War from its popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion, Vietnam: A View from the Frontlines is a grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the...

Louisbourg 1758: Wolfe's first siege

by Rene Chartrand & Patrice Courcelle

Osprey's study of James Wolfe's siege of Louisbourg during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely...

M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer 1943-97

by Steven Zaloga & Jim Laurier

The M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage was developed for the US Army's Tank Destroyer Command. It was the only tank destroyer deployed during World War II actually based on their requirements for speed and firepower....

Peking 1900: The Boxer Rebellion

by Peter Harrington & Michael Perry

Osprey's study of the violent Boxer Rebellion, which swept northern China in 1900. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had...

The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763

by Rene Chartrand & Brian Delf

"New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century. At its peak in the early 18th century its territory was huge, stretching from Newfoundland...

French Fortresses in North America 1535-1763: Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans

by Rene Chartrand & Donato Spedaliere

Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. French...

Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege

by Ron Field & Peter Dennis

In 1864, Petersburg, Virginia became the setting for one of the last great campaigns of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the longest siege in American History. After his failure to capture Richmond in...

Blue Moon over Cuba: Aerial Reconnaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis

by William B. Usn (Ret) Ecker

Most books on the Cuban Missile Crisis tell the story using the memoirs of those who advised President Kennedy as he struggled to avoid World War III. This book is the only known personal account of the lead...

British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45

by Angus Konstam & Tony Bryan

During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate the Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), Motor Launches (MLs) and Motor...

V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-52

by Steven Zaloga & Robert Calow

The German A-4 ballistic missile, better known by its propaganda name of V-2, was the world's first successful ballistic missile, breaking through the atmosphere to reach its target quicker. It was a forerunner...

M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45

by Steven Zaloga & Hugh Johnson

The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank....

Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-18

by Robert Jackson

A unique story of POWs in World War I.

Covering traumatic capture on the battlefield, internment in POW camps, escape attempts, punishments, day-to-day boredom and meagre rations, Behind the Wire is a gripping,...