Osprey Publishing imprint: 2000 books
Appomattox 1865
Lee’s last campaign
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
From an internationally renowned expert on US history, this highly illustrated title details the curtain-closing campaign of the American Civil War in the East. Ulysses S Grant's Army of the Potomac and Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced up to one another one last time, resulting in Lee...
by Peter E. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF's tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe,...
Run The Gauntlet
The Channel Dash 1942
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
In February 1942, three of the major ships of the German surface fleet – the battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen – stormed out of the harbour at Brest on a dramatic voyage back to Germany. Passing through the straights of Dover, the ships faced everything...
Out of Nowhere
A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The sniper is probably the most feared specialist warrior and the most efficient killer on the battlefield. Endlessly patient and highly skilled, once he has you in his crosshairs, your chances of survival are slim. This revised edition of Out of Nowhere provides a comprehensive history of the sniper,...
Panther
Germany’s quest for combat dominance
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
In most people's opinion, the German Panther tank was the most elegant tank design of World War II. It embodied a balance of firepower, armor protection, and mobility unmatched by any other tank of the period. Yet, it was not the war-winner it might have been. Author Mike Green examines the disparity...
Rising Sun, Falling Skies
The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese offensive in the Far East seemed unstoppable. Allied forces engaged in a futile attempt to halt their rapid advance, culminating in the massed fleet of American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces (ABDA) clashing with the Japanese at the battle...
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that saw service between 1941 and 1945, including the mighty Yamato. Each class is considered in light of its design and construction, its armament...
The Coral Sea 1942
The first carrier battle
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes. In May of 1942, the Japanese fleet moved...
The Pacific War
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World War II. This definitive history reveals each of the major battles...
USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers
The Pacific 1942
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
The IJN was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first carrier, which was used against the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. The Americans followed suit, initiating a huge aircraft carrier development program. As the War in the Pacific escalated into the largest naval conflict in history,...
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the defining Japanese naval commander of World War II. Yamamoto's career in the Imperial Japanese Navy started in the early years of the 20th century and he saw service in the Russo–Japanese War, being wounded in the battle of Tsushima in 1904. He went on to study at...
Wake Island 1941
A battle to make the gods weep
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
On the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an American marine and naval base in the Pacific. Three days later a Japanese invasion force stormed the island, but were bloodily repulsed by the scratch force of marines, sailors and even service...
USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser
Guadalcanal 1942
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting. This thrilling duel presents the cruiser clashes during the battles for Guadacanal , highlighting the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Cape Esperance. The first was a...
Kamikaze
Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944–45
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The destruction of much of the remainder of the Japanese fleet and its air arm in the later half of 1944 left the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable to attack by US naval and air forces. In desperation, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using "special attack†? formations, or suicide attacks....