Publications

FLT018 - Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941–45: The Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea naval wars

Packed with illustrations, this is the first history of MarinegruppenkommandoSüd, Germany's southern naval command that fought a fast and furious war at the far end of the Mediterranean. As Germany and Italy overran Yugoslavia and Greece in early 1941,...

FLT10 - Royal Navy Grand Fleet 1914–18: Britain’s last supreme naval fleet

World War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen. Fully illustrated, this explores its fighting power. At the start of World War I, the Royal Navy's forces were amalgamated...

Focke Wulf Fw 190 & Ta 152 - EURO0020

FOR003 - U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France. This title takes a close look at the formidable edifices on the French coast (Brest, Lorient, St...

FOR004 - American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945

The Philippines were declared an American Territory on January 4, 1899, and fortification construction soon began on the islands in the mouth of Manila Bay. Among the sites built were Fort Mills (Corregidor), Fort Frank, and the formidable "concrete...

FOR008 - Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50

At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America's military power in the Pacific. The island was turned into a military fortress - and yet it...

FOR010 - The Maginot Line 1928–45

The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most...

FOR014 - Fortifications in Wessex c. 800–1066

The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major military achievements of Early Medieval history. While the guerrilla warfare in the Somerset marshes and the battle of Edington are...

FOR015 - Germany's West Wall: The Siegfried Line

The West Wall (or the Siegfried Line as the Allies called it) played a crucial role in the bitter fighting of 1944 and 1945 in North-West Europe. Constructed in the period immediately after the remilitarisation of the Rhineland in 1936, the Wall...

FOR023 - German Field Fortifications 1939–45

The German Army of World War II considered itself an offensive, mobile force. The experiences in the trenches in World War I had done much to shape its concept of field fortification, and its mobile warfare ethos was intended to prevent the previous...

FOR028 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91

During the early decades of the 19th century, the Southern Plains of the North American continent were only occasionally visited by explorers, trappers, traders, and missionaries. The first trading posts and forts were built then, such as Adobe Walls in...

FOR032 - Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192–1302

The debacle of the Second Crusade in 1148 caused the Crusader States to realise the necessity of developing a more cautious strategy. The original expansionist spirit largely disappeared, and the Crusader States made priorities of strengthening their...

FOR033 - Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961–70

Gordon L. Rottman

FOR042 - The Vauban Fortifications of France

Vauban was the foremost military engineer of France during the period of its centralisation and wars of expansion in the 17th and 18th centuries. His influence persisted long after Waterloo, and his name has become synonymous with the science of the...

FOR048 - Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War

Field fortifications and tunnel systems are typically thought of as defensive and active protective measures, but the VC/NVA also employed them offensively. It was common for extensive field works to be constructed to support assaults and sieges on US...

FOR050 - The Forts of Celtic Britain

Half a millennium before the Romans first arrived in Britain an even more ferocious people arrived in what is now south-eastern England after migrating from the mainland of Europe. This civilisation, known as the Celts first arrived in Britain in the 6th...

FOR054 - Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91

During the early decades of the 19th century, the Southern Plains of the North American continent were only occasionally visited by explorers, trappers, traders, and missionaries. The first trading posts and forts were built then, such as Adobe Walls in...

FOR057 - The Great Wall of China 221 BC–AD 1644

The Great Wall of China is the most extensive and famous example of fortification in the world. Charting its development from construction in the 7th century BC through to the present day, this account reveals the true history of the wall, and explores...

FOR064 - The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277–1307

In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes who continued to raid and pillage English controlled areas of Wales, and even England itself. A key part of his strategy of subjugating and colonizing the...

FOR069 - The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89

The Berlin Wall and the Inner-German Border (IGB) were built to halt the flow of refugees from East Germany to the West. From August 13, 1961, over 96 miles of crude fences and more sophisticated walls were erected around West Berlin. Border defenses ran...

FOR074 - Japanese Castles AD 250–1540

Renowned expert Stephen Turnbull examines the castles built in Japan, from the first primitive fortifications in the Yayoi Period (300 BC-AD 250) through to the first proper castles which began to be developed with the rise to power of the Yamato Court,...

FOR075 - The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763

"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 to the Gulf of Mexico. This title reviews the...

FOR081 - Maori Fortifications

The Maori people of New Zealand were experienced field engineers even before they came into conflict with Europeans in the 19th Century. Warfare between rival groups was endemic in Maori society, and it was common practice to protect villages with...

FOR085 - Scapa Flow: The defences of Britain’s great fleet anchorage 1914–45

A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. It held Jellicoe's Grand Fleet from 1914-18, and it was from here that it sailed out to do battle with the...

FOR089 - The Atlantic Wall (2)

Germany's Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. Following its conquest of Western Europe, Germany had to defend some 5,000 kilometers of Atlantic coastline from the Spanish border to the Arctic Circle. The...

FOR097 - Colditz: Oflag IV-C

The aspects of World War II that have been most studied and written about are the politics that led up to the war and that were most prominent during the war. There are also many books and films dedicated to the Holocaust and important battles. We also...

FOR102 - Defense of the Rhine 1944–45

The Rhine River represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the fall of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defense lines in France, the final defense of the Reich was another matter...

FOR105 - Forts of the American Frontier 1776–1891

This title explores the contribution made by settlers, explorers, traders and goldseekers of various nations to the nascent architecture of the West Coast of the United States. In doing so, it charts the progress westwards of those who claimed new land...

FOR109 - The Atlantic Wall (3): The Sudwall

Following on from two previous volumes covering the Atlantic Wall, 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...

FOR113 - The Moscow Kremlin

A detailed study of the tumultuous history of the Moscow Kremlin, a metaphor for Russia, a symbol for its government and an enduring icon of the country.A fortified complex covering 70 acres at the heart of Moscow, behind walls up to 18m high and watched...

From Leningrad to Narva: an Illustrated study of the battles in the Northern Baltic Area

In January 1944 the Red Army at last succeeded in putting to an end one of the most dramatic sieges in the history of warfare, that of Leningrad. The Soviet spearheads quickly expelled the Wehrmacht from the vicinity of the city, but once they reached...

Girl Power / Poder Femenino - Bilingual

Bilingual (English and Spanish). 92 pages. Semi-hard cover. Katarzyna Górska / Maartje Giesbers / Marion Ball / Margot Crombeecke / Helen Bourch / Georgia Sarantinou / Anna Shestakova / Anna Machowska   What you now have in your hands is a unique project...

GP Jeeps In Detail

By David Doyle and František Kořán 127 colour photos on 48 pages, soft cover, V2 binding soft cover paperback

Half Century Baby!

“…full of history, exploits, war stories, stunning photographs and art and insignia, a work of love for an aircraft much admired aviation enthusiasts the world over.” -Seapower Half Century, Baby! marks the 50th anniversary of the first two Grumman F-14A...

Heihō The Art of War Wargames Rules for Large Battles of Sengoku Period Japan, 1560-1615

  A set of wargame rules for recreating epic battles of 16th-century Japan, focusing on strategic, large-scale conflicts and unique tactical systems.Take command of the massed armies of your clans!Battle to the death for control of Japan.Heihō - The Art...

How to Build: Tamiya's Steel Wheeled Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger I - Revised Edition

IDF Land Forces Spearhead - Modern AFV of the IDF Special Edition 2: Merkava 4 Barak, Namer 2, Namer ARV & Eitan

From Desert Eagle Publishing, Book 34 covers the entire Spearhead current family of tanks and APCs, and includes, articles and photo albums. Mantak - The Merkava Program Directorate. The Merkava tank generations, End of multi tank model fleet. Photo...

Japanese Armor In WWII - AK549

The AK Interactive Japanese Armor in WWII is a comprehensive bilingual guide, available in both English and Spanish, dedicated to the exploration of Japanese armored vehicles used during the Second World War. This detailed resource is designed for...

JASDF F-4 Phantom II Photobook & Modeling Guide "The Glorious 301SQ" - English edition (kse-41e)

JASDF F-4 Phantom II Photobook & Modeling Guide "The Glorious 301SQ" - English edition (kse-41e)

King John: Barons' War Hardcover Sourcebook

A MIGHTY TOME TO EXPAND YOUR BARONS' WAR EXPERIENCE! The reign of King John (1199-1217) was a tumultuous turning-point in the history of England. Decades of tension with the kings of France boiled over into conflict which saw Normandy, Brittany and Anjou...