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American Civil War Guerrilla Tactics
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While the giant armies of the Union and the Confederacy were fighting over cities and strategic strongholds, a large number of warriors from both sides were fighting, smaller, more personal battles. Beginning with the violent struggle known as Bleeding Kansas armed bands of irregular fighters began...

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American Civil War Railroad Tactics
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The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. The well-developed network in the North was of great importance in serving the Union armies' logistic needs over long distances, and the sparser resources of the South were proportionately even more important. Both sides...

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Apache Tactics 1830-86
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The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skilful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger...

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Bay of Pigs
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The landings by the Cuban exile Assault Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961 led to three days of savage but unequal combat. Before they even sailed for Cuba, a White House decision had condemned them to constant attacks by Castro's air force, which sank two of their ships loaded with...

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British Fleet Air Arm in WWII
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This is a concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from the Arctic convoys, to the battle for Malta, to the last raids on Japan. The contribution of British Naval aviation to the ultimate Allied victory cannot be underestimated. Amazingly the Admiralty only had 406...

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British Home Front Services 1939-45
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The British Home Front 1939 45 (Elite 109) ... Author: Martin Brayley Illustrator: Malcolm McGregor ... Paperback; April 10 2005; 64 pages ... The population of Britain was mobilized to support the war effort on a scale unseen in any other Western democracy or in Nazi Germany. They endured long...

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Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918
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Buffalo Soldiers 1892 1918 (Elite 134) ... Author: Ron Field Illustrator: Richard Hook ... Paperback; October 10 2005; 64 pages ... The segregated regiments of African-American troops represented an important minority in the small US Army at the turn of the 20th century. Units saw service in the...

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European Medieval Tactics (1): The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450–1260
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After the fall of the Western Roman Empire there was a decline in professional' cavalry forces, and infantry dominated in the Germanic successor barbarian' kingdoms. In the Carolingian and Norman periods from the 9th to the 11th centuries, the cavalry arm gradually expanded from the small remaining...

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Finland at War 1939-45
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In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939 40, and once again in1941 44, the armies raised by Finland a tiny nation of only 4 million people - astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the end of both these campaigns the Winter War, and the Continuation War the fiercely patriotic defiance...

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First Special Service Force 1942-44
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The First Special Service Force was formed with three battalions in July 1942, for special operations in occupied Norway. US and Canadian volunteers were handpicked and trained in parachute, amphibious, ski, mountain and demolition operations. The force first saw combat in Italy where they...

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German Special Forces WWII
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A fascinating and long overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out audacious tasks such as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent,...

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Hatamoto Samurai 1540-1724
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Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a division of troops known as the Hatamoto, those who stand under the flag'. The Hatamoto included the personal bodyguards, the senior generals, the standard bearers and colour-guard, the couriers, and the other samurai under the warlord's personal command....

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Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940–43
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Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and specialforces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers, assault engineers, sea-landing and swimmer units, long-range recce and ski units, and even...

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Knights Cross Oak-Leaves&Swords (3)
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Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941 45 (Elite 133) ... Author: Gordon Williamson Illustrator: Ramiro Bujeiro ... Paperback; September 10 2005; 64 pages ... On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher...

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No.10 Inter-Allied Commando 1942-45
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The largest, but least-known of all Britain's elite wartime Commando raiding units, No.10 (Inter-Allied) was recruited from volunteers from many nations who had fled to Britain after their own countries fell to the Nazis. Alongside Poles, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Belgians and Norwegians, the unit...

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Office of Startigic Services 1942-45
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The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the CIA, was founded in 1942 by William Wild Bill Donovan under the direction of President Roosevelt. Agents were enlisted from both the armed services and civilians to produce operational groups specialising in different foreign areas including...

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Panama 1989-90
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In December 1989 US Army forces, supported by the US Air Force and US Navy, participated in Operation 'Just Cause'--the invasion of Panama. A combination of airborne, helicopter and ground assaults quickly secured key objectives and eliminated organized resistance. Beginning with a brief history of...

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Persian Army 560-330 BC
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The Persian Army 560 330 BC (Elite 42) ... Author: Nicholas Sekunda Illustrator: Simon Chew ... Paperback; September 25 1992; 64 pages ... The Persian Empire grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam. Prince Teispes captured Anshan, once a stonghold of the Elamites. His...

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Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660
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Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving all of the major powers. This was therefore a key period in the development of modern' infantry tactics, such as the use of pole-arms and muskets together -...

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Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815
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Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and...

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Roman Battle Tactics 109BC–AD313
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The book clearly explains and illustrates the mechanics of how Roman commanders - at every level - drew up and committed their different types of troops for open-field battles. It includes the alternative formations used to handle different tactical problems and different types of terrain; the...

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Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC
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By 390 BC, the Roman army was in need of change, as Greek-style tactics of fighting with a heavy infantry phalanx were proving increasingly outdated. A military revolution was born in the form of the legion, a tool of war better suited to aggressive action. Yet by the end of the 3rd century BC,...

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Royal Navy 1939-45
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The Royal Navy 1939 45 (Elite 79) ... Author: Ian Sumner Illustrator: Alix Baker ... Paperback; October 25 2001; 64 pages ... The outbreak of war found the Royal Navy with world-wide responsibilities but, despite its legendary professionalism, out-of-date strategic doctrines. Despite some early...

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Scottish Renaissance Army 1513-50
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This book details the armies of what is known as the Rough Wooing' the most active period of Scottish warfare, which saw conflicts against both the English Tudor monarchs, and notable internal struggles between the Stuart kings and their unruly lords in the Highlands. Militarily, this covers an...

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Spartan Army
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The Spartan Army (Elite 66) ... Author: Nicholas Sekunda Illustrator: Richard Hook ... Paperback; November 11 1998; 64 pages ... Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians...

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Special Forces Operations Afghanista
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Intelligence specialist Leigh Neville identifies, describes and illustrates the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the British, American and other Coalition forces committed to the 'War on Terror' in Afghanistan since 2001, providing a fascinating insight into specific operations detailing weapons,...

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Special Operations Forces in Iraq
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The companion volume to Elite 163: Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, Leigh Neville now turns his expert analysis to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the US and Coalition allies serving in Iraq since 2003. Filled with recently declassified material, first hand accounts, and unique...

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The NVA and the Viet Cong
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In 1940 Japan placed Vietnam under military occupation, restricting the local French administration to a figurehead authority. Seizing the opportunity, the Communists organised a Vietnamese independence league, the Viet Minh, whose armed forces became known as the PAVN (more commonly known to the...

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U-boat Tactics in World War II
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At the start of the war, German U-boat technology vastly out performed that possessed by the Allies, and under the pressure of the war continual development helped keep pace with wartime needs and improvements in anti-submarine weaponry. But it was not just the technology that had to change. German...

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US Coast Guard in World War II
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Alex de Quesada reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II in this Elite title. In particular, the book draws attention to the little-known story of how the US Coast Guard ran a number of the landing craft throughout D-Day in 1944 as well as providing crucial anti-U-boat...

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US Navy SEALs 1983-2003
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US Navy SEALs (Elite 113) ... Author: Mir Bahmanyar Illustrator: Michael Welply ... Paperback; June 10 2005; 64 pages ... After the United States' failures in special operations missions during the late 1970s and 1980, a decision was made to revamp its unconventional capabilities. On May 1, 1983,...

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Vietnam Infantry Tactics
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This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theatre of war, the author, a Vietnam veteran himself, goes on to explain how unit...

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World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
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Following Churchill's directive to set occupied Europe ablaze,' the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great peril, these brave agents were armed with a wide variety of devices to help them achieve their...

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World War II Battlefield Communication
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Perhaps the biggest difference in the fighting between the two world wars lay in the invention of the man-portable radio that allowed for a greater degree of tactical coordination than ever before. Gordon L. Rottman provides an informative study of the use of small radios, field telephones, signal...

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World War II Street Fighting Tactics
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In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this book analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in ruined cities during World War II. Street-to-street fighting in cities was not a new development, but the bombed-out shells of cities and advances in weaponry meant...

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WW II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
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World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics (Elite 124) ... Author: Gordon Rottman Illustrator: Steve Noon ... Paperback; February 5 2005; 64 pages ... The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II. The first Blitzkrieg' campaigns saw the...

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WW II Infantry Tactics
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World War II Infantry Tactics Company and Battalion (Elite 122) ... Author: Stephen Bull Illustrator: Peter Dennis ... Paperback; February 5 2005; 64 pages ... World War II is often seen as a confrontation of technology tanks and aircraft, artillery and engineering. But at the heart of the...

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WWII Axis Booby Traps/Sabotage Tactics
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Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. Yet for a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the forefront of his mind, and an ability to find and disarm them was essential. This is the first...

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WWII Desert Tactics
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In 1940-43 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems - human, logistical, mechanical and tactical - of the desert environment, most significantly a terrain...

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WWII Fortification Assault Tactics
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Just about every war movie - famously, Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers - includes dramatic scenes of soldiers trying to attack an enemy pillbox or trench. Continuing the series explaining World War II tactics, Gordon L Rottman (who became expert in these tactics during the Vietnam War)...

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WWII Japanese Tank Tactics
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In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these...

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WWII US Cavalry Units Pacific Theater
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At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments.The 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were fought as infantry. Despite this, the cavalry units maintained their own unique traditions, and identity as they saw action in...