Publications

Tanks & AFV in the Iron Sword War Through the Lens of a Company Commander

107 pages, full color

Technology at War: Air-to-Air Missiles Volume 2 Development and Combat Across 80 Years. First Generation and Early Experiences, 1944-1967

Explores the development, technology, and first combat use of early air-to-air missiles worldwide.This is the second of six volumes detailing the 80-year history of air-to-air missiles (AAM) as combat aircraft weapons. It is the only comprehensive book...

Technology at War: US Air Power, 1945-1990 Volume 1 US Fighters and Fighter-Bombers, 1945-1949

Since the 1940s, combat aircraft operated by the armed forces of the United States represented a military capability which no other nation proved capable of matching. The US-made military aircraft are usually the most controversial and most expensive,...

Technology at War: US Air Power, 1945-1990 Volume 2 US Bombers, 1945-1949

Since the 1940s, combat aircraft operated by the armed forces of the United States represented a military capability which no other nation proved capable of matching. The US-made military aircraft are usually the most controversial and most expensive,...

Technology at War: Whiskey-class Submarines Soviet Project 613 Submarines in Service with Foreign Navies, 1951-1990

The Whiskey-class (Soviet Project 613) submarines were the most numerous submarine produced after 1945. The type is best Known in the West for the 1981 ‘Whiskey on the Rocks’ incident when an example became stranded in Swedish waters but had a long and...

The 29th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division "Italienische Nr.1"

The 29th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division "Italienische Nr.1": And Italians in Other Units of the Waffen-SS : An Illustrated HistoryMassimiliano Afiero The Italian government signed an armistice with the Allies on September 8, 1943, but that did not mean the...

The Empire Strikes South: Japan’s Air War Against Northern Australia 1942-45 (Second Edition)

Very few Australians today know of the fierce air battles fought across the Top End of Australia in World War II. For more than two years Japanese aircraft crossed the coast and bombed relentlessly. Savage dogfights were fought between the legendary Zero...

The Iran Iraq Wars 1980-1988 Vol.4

The Luger P.08 Volume 1

The Luger P.08 Vol. 1 : The First World War and Weimar Years: Models 1900 to 1908, Markings, Variants, Ammunition, AccessoriesLuc Guillou Georges Machtelinckx The first of two volumes on the legendary P.08 Luger (Pistole Parabellum), this illustrated...

The Luger P.08 Volume 2

The Luger P.08, Vol. 2 : Third Reich and Post-WWII ModelsLuc Guillou Georges Machtelinckx The second of two volumes on the legendary P.08 Luger (Pistole Parabellum), this illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing, and development of the various...

The Making of Original D&D: 1970 - 1977

Here is the ultimate record of how Dungeons & Dragons came to be. The Making of Original D&D is an extraordinary collection of rare documents that shed light on D&D's origin story. Uncover materials never released to the public, including...

The Sten : The Legendary World War II British Submachine Gun

The Sten : The Legendary World War II British Submachine GunLuc Guillou Now AvailableThe legendary British, World War II STEN submachine gun is featured in this concise, illustrated book. Famous for its use by British elite forces, as well as the French...

The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863 Grant’s Failed Offensives

“The same great info is within along with analysis of Union and Confederate objectives and strategies.” -Historical Miniatures Gaming Society The 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, stands as...

V-Bombers : Vulcan, Valiant and Victor

Britain’s desire to stay at the leading edge in the design and development of modern jet powered aircraft was born in the later stages of the Second World War. The Royal Air Force sent requests to the leading aircraft manufactures for a variety of...

WAR021 - Highland Clansman 1689-1746

For nearly 60 years the clans of Highland Scotland proved to be an almost constant thorn in the side of a series of British monarchs. Fiercely independent, the clans comprised an agricultural peasantry dominated by a warrior aristocracy. They held most...

WAR072 - Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161–284

Between AD 161 and 244 the Roman legions were involved in wars and battles on a scale not seen since the late Republic. Legions were destroyed in battle, disbanded for mutiny and rebellion and formed to wage wars of conquest and defence. This volume...

WAR073 - Tito's Partisans 1941–45

The civil war that raged in Yugoslavia following the German invasion in 1941 was brutal, uncompromising and complex, pitting royalists, fascists communists, ethnic groups, and the Axis powers against one another in a shifting and bloody theatre of war...

WAR104 - Tudor Knight

Osprey's study of the knight during the Tudor period (1485-1603). The Tudor knight was the first line of defence employed by monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, the last of a long tradition of knighthood dating back to the 11th century. Knighthood...

WAR108 - Mau-Mau Warrior

The Mau-Mau uprising (1952-60) remains a controversial conflict, waged by warriors about whom many myths have been formed, but little truth has been written. Condemned by history as a brutal rag-tag force engaged in oath-taking, cannibalism and...

WAR147 - US Combat Engineer 1941–45

At its peak in World War II (1939-1945), the United States Army contained over 700 engineer battalions, along with numerous independent brigades and regiments. The specialized soldiers of the Engineers were tasked with a wide variety of crucially...

WAR154 - Border Reiver 1513–1603

Stretching from the North Sea to the Solway Firth, the Border region has a sharply diverse landscape and was a battleground for over 300 years as the English and Scottish monarchs encouraged their subjects to conduct raids across their respective borders...

WAR157 - French Foreign Légionnaire 1890–1914

Following the close of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the establishment of the Third Republic, France embarked upon a new wave of colonialism, acquiring addition territories in Southeast Asia, including Tonkin and Annam which, together with...

WAR161 - Tunnel Rat in Vietnam

In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not...

WAR172 - Apache Warrior 1860–86

Focusing on the Chiricahua Apache, led by such famous warriors as Cochise Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana and Geronimo, this book strips away the myths behind the history of some of the feared opponents of the US Army in the southwest United States. It...

WAR179 - US Army Green Beret in Afghanistan 2001–02

In October 2001 the most militarily advanced nation on earth came into conflict with one of the least developed nations as American forces poured into Afghanistan. The tip of the spear was drawn from the US Special Forces community, and largely from the...

Warpaint No 009 - F4F Martlet/Wildcat

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 020 - Supermarine Seafire

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 025 - Short Sunderland

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 034 - Avro Lincoln

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 047 - McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 066 - Bristol Bulldog

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 069 - Martin B-26 Marauder

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 070 - Vought F4U Corsair

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 072 - Vickers Supermarine Merlin Seafire

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 073 - North American B-25 Mitchell

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 074 - Hawker P.1127- Hawker Siddeley Kestrel & Harrier Mks 1-4

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 075 - BAe Sea Harrier

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 076 - Grumman S2F Tracker - TF-1 Trader & WF-2 Tracer

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 084 - Grumman F6F Hellcat

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...

Warpaint No 087 - Grumman TBF Avenger

Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal...