Osprey Publishing - OSP

CBT041 - Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter

Gary Yee

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...

CBT044 - Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier

An acknowledged expert investigates the clashes between Soviet partisans and their German and locally recruited opponents on the Eastern Front during World War II.The savage partisan war on the...

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...

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,...

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...

COM058 - US Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Part Two)

Tony Holmes

COM120 - Ju 52/3m Bomber and Transport Units 1936-41

The all-metal Junkers Ju 52/3m enjoyed a solid – indeed, revered – reputation amongst its crews and the troops and paratroopers who used and depended on it. For more than ten years, it saw service as...

COM129 - Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2

Illustrated throughout with detailed artwork, this book examines the Do 17, also known as the “Flying Pencil,” a common and feared sight in the European skies, including over southern England during...

COM133 - Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command

This illustrated study charts the development and combat history of the Vickers Wellington units, the mainstay of the RAF heavy bomber force during the first half of World War II.The Vickers...

COM134 - Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units

This illustrated title explores the design, evolution, and deployment of the Arado Ar 234, the world's first truly operational jet bomber and first reconnaissance jet.When the revolutionary twin...

COM136 - Arado Ar 196 Units in Combat

A detailed study of the attractive Arado Ar 196, one of the last fighting seaplanes. It was the standard seagoing aircraft for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II, providing the Luftwaffe...

COM139 - Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

This illustrated study charts the development and combat history of the Dornier Do 217 Units, the Luftwaffe's workhorse bomber during World War II.The Dornier Do 217 had a much larger bomb load...

COM142 - RAF Tornado Units in Combat 1992-2019

The Tornado units were deployed in many operational missions in the most recent conflicts over the Middle East and the Balkans. Featuring many first-hand combat accounts, this book tells the story of...

COM143 - F3D/EF-10 Skyknight Units of the Korean and Vietnam Wars

An illustrated study of the F3D Skyknights and their deployment during the Korean and Vietnam wars, as well as their key role both as escort aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft.The Douglas F3D...

COM145 - Macchi C.202/C.205V Units in Combat

A study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro, the most successful Italian fighters in World War II. With specially commissioned profiles, the book examines how these fighters were conceived, their...

COM146 - Junkers Ju 188 Units of World War 2

The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war German twin-engined aircraft design, representing the enhancement of an earlier type and incorporating increased performance and technological...