Osprey Publishing imprint: 2000 books
Midway 1942
Turning point in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the latest research and detailed combat maps, this book tells the dramatic story of the Japanese assault on Midway Island...
Santa Cruz 1942
Carrier duel in the South Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Despite myth, the Japanese carrier force was not destroyed at Midway but survived to still prove a threat in the Pacific Theater. Nowhere was this clearer than in the battle of Santa Cruz of October 1942. The stalemate on the ground in the Guadalcanal campaign led to the major naval forces of both...
US Fast Battleships 1936–47
The North Carolina and South Dakota classes
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and were the first vessels built in the US since 1923. Consequently, these...
USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer
The Pacific 1943
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during late 1943 as the Allies advanced slowly up the Solomons Islands toward the major Japanese naval base at Rabaul. During this period, several vicious actions were fought featuring the most...
The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942
Clash for supremacy in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat on the Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal...
The Cabanatuan Prison Raid
The Philippines 1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan. This daring plan was fraught with difficulties...
US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships
Pacific Theater 1944–45
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2015
As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the fortunes of the two nations. They also served as a metaphor for the profound changes in naval technology and...
Carlson’s Marine Raiders
Makin Island 1942
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
On August 17–18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This ambitious but flawed operation was intended to divert Japanese reinforcements bound for Guadalcanal, over 1,000 miles to...
by Steven J. Zaloga
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
During World War II, the US Marine Corps formed six tank battalions that battled through the harsh conditions of the Pacific Theatre. Using the same basic tanks as the US Army, notably the M3 and M5A1 light tanks and the M4 Sherman medium tank, the marines made both technical and tactical innovations...
The Great Chevauchée
John of Gaunt’s Raid on France 1373
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
In 1373, John of Gaunt set off from Calais on a great raid to strike at the heart of France. Driven by the high ideals of chivalry,the raiders left with epic pageantry. However, the reality soon overwhelmed the raiders. Beset on all sides by French ambushes and plagued by disease and starvation, the...
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards Allied victory both in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres. Rather than relying on size or speed, it was their sheer numbers that made them...
Panzer Divisions
The Eastern Front 1941–43
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. On 22 June 1941 Germany attacked the Soviet Union and her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle. Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability of the German Panzer divisions meant that in three months the Germans...
by Robert Hargis
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
This book takes a close look at the "Dolphins" of the US Navy submarine force, it covers recruitment, training, service conditions and combat experiences, and discusses the effects of advances in torpedo technology on crew roles. The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941...
Iwo Jima 1945
The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps " a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that...