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CAM425 - Kokoda 1942–43: Japanese Defeat in Papua

An in-depth look at the battles at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna-Gona, which saw the Japanese battle the Australians and Americans on Papua. The Japanese invasion of, and ejection from, the Territory of...

CAM426 - The Siege of Kazan 1552: Ivan the Terrible Breaks the Kazan Khanate

Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia's first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to Muscovy's rise. The Khanate...

CBT002 - Union Infantryman vs Confederate Infantryman: Eastern Theater 1861–65

This book provides analysis and first-hand accounts of three major Civil War battles: 1st Bull Run/1st Manassas, Gettysburg and Chaffin's Farm from two perspectives. The enthusiastic but largely...

CBT014 - German Infantryman vs British Infantryman

This engaging study pits the volunteers of Kitchener's 'New Armies' against the German veterans who defended the Somme sector in the bloody battles of July-November 1916. The mighty struggle for the...

CBT023 - New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier

David Greentree

CBT029 - Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter

In 1979 the Soviet Union moved from military 'help' to active intervention in Afghanistan. Four-fifths of the Afghan National Army deserted in the first year of the war, which, compounded with the...

CBT030 - Gebirgsjäger vs Soviet Sailor

David Greentree

CBT036 - French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent

The French Indochina War (1946–54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was...

CBT041 - Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter

Gary Yee

CBT042 - British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier

David Greentree

CBT043 - Sioux Warrior vs US Cavalryman

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and full-color maps, this absorbing study investigates the origins, fighting techniques, and battlefield performance of the combatants fighting on both sides...

CBT046 - British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808–15

The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807–14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship...

CBT055 - Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior: 58–52 BC

In the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would write his domestic political ambitions in the blood and treasure of foreign lands. His governorship of Cisalpine Gaul gave him the opportunity to...

CBT056 - Late Roman Infantryman vs Gothic Warrior

This lively account assesses the Roman and Gothic forces that clashed in three momentous battles at a pivotal moment in the history of the later Roman Empire.Ravaged by civil war and pressure from...

CBT059 - US Soldier vs Chinese Soldier: Korea 1951-53

This absorbing study examines the US infantry against the Chinese Army in the unforgiving terrain of Korea during the first real clash of the Cold War.In 1945 Korea entered the post-war world already...

CBT060 - Japanese Soldier vs US Soldier

This absorbing study pits US Army National Guardsmen against Japanese soldiers in the uniquely hostile setting of the New Guinea campaign in World War II.When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor in...

CBT062 - Patriot vs Loyalist: American Revolution 1775-83

Following the American Declaration of Independence, communities from Boston to Savannah were forced to make a choice: to strike out for an independent republic, or remain true to the British Crown...

CBT064 - US Marine vs North Korean Soldier: Korea 1950

This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, weapons and combat effectiveness of the US Marines and North Korean soldiers who fought one another in August and September 1950. Equipped with Soviet...

CBT065 - British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier

An illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD.Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD...

CBT066 - British Cavalryman vs German Cavalryman

Fully illustrated, this study casts light on the utility and role of the German and British cavalry in the early stages of World War I on the Western Front.In the early months of World War I, before...

CBT067 - Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman: Attila's Wars, AD 440–53

Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila's bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD.The Huns burst on to the page of western European...

CBT068 - ANZAC Soldier vs Ottoman Soldier: Gallipoli and Palestine 1915–18

In 1915–18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on numerous battlefields, from Gallipoli to Jerusalem. This illustrated study investigates the two sides' fighting men. The Gallipoli campaign of...

CBT069 - Teutonic Knight vs Lithuanian Warrior

Featuring full-colour artwork, maps and carefully chosen illustrations, this exciting book investigates the Teutonic Knights and their Lithuanian foes during the epic Lithuanian Crusade.The Teutonic...

CBT070 - Mongol Warrior vs European Knight Eastern Europe 1237–42

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European...

CBT071 - Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43

Fully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet and Waffen-SS troops who contested the cities of Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front during 1942–43.As the Axis invasion of the Soviet...

CBT073 - Byzantine Cavalryman vs Vandal Warrior: North Africa AD 533–36

Fully illustrated, this enthralling study explores how the Vandals in North Africa attempted to defend their kingdom against the resurgent Byzantine Empire during 533–36. In AD 533, the Byzantine...

CBT074 - Texian Volunteer vs Mexican Soldier: The Texas Revolution 1835–36

Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and mapping plus carefully chosen archive illustrations, many in color, this lively study investigates the Mexican soldiers and Texian volunteers...

CBT075 - Japanese Infantryman vs US Marine Rifleman: Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok, 1943–44

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during...

CBT076 - Barbarian Warrior vs Roman Legionary: Marcomannic Wars AD 165–180

This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD. Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman...

CBT077 - US Marine vs Japanese Soldier: Saipan, Guam, and Peleliu, 1944

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific. In June 1944, the United States military launched an...

CBT078 - German Soldier vs British Soldier: Spring Offensive and Hundred Days 1918

This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops against their British opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front. Launched on 21 March 1918, the Spring Offensive saw Germany use...

CBT081 - Fallschirmjäger vs US Soldier: Saint-Lô 1944

Written by an authority on the Normandy battle, this book examines the battles between German airborne troops and US Army forces in July 1944. For six weeks in the summer of 1944, US forces tasked...

CBT082 - Caesarian Legionary vs Pompeian Legionary: Rome’s Civil War 49–45 BC

A fully illustrated study of the troops fighting for Caesar and Pompey in three major battles of the Roman Civil War. Triggered by the tensions surrounding Julius Caesar's return to Rome from Gaul,...

CBT083 - Continental Soldier vs Hessian Soldier: American Revolution 1775–83

This illustrated study reveals the crucial roles played by German troops and commanders fighting on both sides during the American Revolution.During the American Revolutionary War, the British Crown...

CBT084 - Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior: Manzikert to Myriokephalon, 1071–1176

This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries. The Byzantine...

CBT80 - Roman Soldier vs Dacian Warrior

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the Roman and Dacian fighting men who clashed in three bloody encounters during the Dacian Wars of AD 85–106. While the Roman emperor Trajan's two campaigns...

CLEARANCE! - Wildlands: The Ancients

Wildlands: The Ancients is a big box expansion for Wildlands, bringing solo and cooperative play to the critically-acclaimed game, alongside support for 5-6 players. The Ancients, age-old guardians...

CMD004 - Julius Caesar

Nic Fields

CMD020 - Orde Wingate

A detailed study of one of the most influential commanders of World War II, one who is often regarded as a 'flawed genius'. Orde Wingate rose to fame by creating the Chindits in Burma in 1943. He is...

CMD021 - George Washington

George Washington may be one of history's most underrated commanders. Overlooked in favour of his contemporaries such as Napoleon Bonaparte and Frederick the Great, Washington's achievements are...

CMD029 - Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Grant was the United States greatest general since George Washington. Like Washington, Grant's battlefield performance in the Civil War was the only factor standing between the United States...

CMD031 - Attila the Hun

A gripping account of how and why the legendary 'scourge of God' was able to inscribe his legacy into the annals of military history. One of the most powerful men in late antiquity, Attila's peerless...

COM001 - Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937-1941

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War II (1939-1945), the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939...

COM005 - Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2

Built in large numbers in the years leading up to World War II (1939-1945), Bristol's Blenheim saw use as both a fighter and bomber thanks to its high speed in relation to the biplane types it was...

COM006 - Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean

The 'terror weapon' of the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II (1939-1945), the assault on Scandinavia and the Blitzkrieg through western Europe, the Ju 87 Stuka had had its reputation...

COM009 - Mosquito Fighter/Fighter-Bomber Units of World War 2

The second volume in the trilogy of Combat Aircraft titles devoted to de Havilland's 'wooden wonder', this book focuses on the Mosquito fighter/fighter-bomber variants, and their users. From its...

COM012 - RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam

Although the Crusader was built first and foremost as a Navy interceptor, as has often been the tradition with US fighters, a photo-reconnaissance variant was also produced by Vought. The...

COM014 - Halifax Squadrons of World War 2

The second of Britain's four-engined bombers to enter frontline service during World War II (1939-1945), Handley Page's Halifax has forever lived in the shadow of Avro's superb Lancaster. However, it...

COM025 - MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War

COM027 - Air War in the Gulf 1991

In August 1990 Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. This book analyses the ensuing Gulf War (16 January - 28 February 1991) - a war fought to expel Iraq...

COM028 - Air War in the Falklands 1982

The Falklands War (1982), fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina for the possession of the Falkland Islands, was probably the last 'colonial' war that will ever be undertaken by the British...

COM056 - RAF Jaguar Units in Combat

An illustrated account of the development and action-packed service history of the Jaguar attack jet, featuring first-hand accounts from the pilots that flew it into combat. Developed as a joint...