Osprey Publishing imprint: 2000 books
Pearl Harbor 1941
The day of infamy
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
December 7, 1941 was one of the single most decisive days of World War II the day that brought the USA into the fight. Six Japanese aircraft carriers disgorged their full complements in two waves on the superior US Pacific Fleet as it lay slumbering in Pearl Harbor. Depending on opposing viewpoints,...
US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman
Guadalcanal 1942–43
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
The brutal fighting between US Marines and Japanese infantry on the island of Guadalcanal in many ways came to typify the island-hopping war in the Pacific. This book not only explores the differing tactics and equipment used by the two combatants but also shows how the challenges of fighting in inhospitable...
by Piero Crociani, Pier Paolo Battistelli
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla used frogmen, 'two-man torpedoes' and explosive ram-boats. The Italian...
by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and specialforces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers, assault engineers, sea-landing and swimmer units, long-range recce and ski units, and even hand-picked...
American Knights
The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2015
As the war began to swing in favour of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armoured monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire...
Deliver Us From Darkness
The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market Garden
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
This follow-up to Tonight We Die As Men continues the story of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as they dropped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. The following 72-day campaign saw the 506PIR constantly on the move, defending various transport hubs around...
by Robert N. Watt
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skilful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger...
by Robert N. Watt
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2014
The idea of an Apache warrior still evokes a stereotyped response; that of an elusive, cunning, ferocious and cruel fighter. Focusing on the Chiricahua Apache, led by such famous warriors as Cochise Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana and Geronimo, this book explains how their upbringing, training and...
by Michael G Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
This focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. It was in the Southwest – modern Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California and other neighboring states – that the first major clashes took place between 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and...
SAS Ultimate Guide to Combat
How to Fight and Survive in Modern Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
I've written this book to help you – the soldier – kill the enemy when you get the chance and, most importantly, come back home in one piece. To achieve this aim I've covered combat training from boot camp up to the level required of a Special Forces soldier. And then gone on to add a few tricks...
Modern African Wars (3)
South-West Africa
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
From the days of its occupation by South African forces under the Mandate System, to its first election in 1989, South-West Africa was a hotbed of revolutionary activity. The establishment of SWAPO (South-West African People's Organization) in 1960, sparked decades of guerilla warfare, mostly aimed...
Modern African Wars (2)
Angola and Mozambique 1961–74
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Portugal was both the first and the last of the great European colonial powers. For 500 years Portugal had colonies in Africa. In 1960, as liberation movements swept across colonial Africa, the Portuguese flag still flew over vast expanses of territory across the...
by Charles M. Robinson III
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century were home to some of the largest and most powerful Indian tribes on the continent. The conflict between those tribes and the newcomers from the Old World lasted about one hundred and fifty years,...
Between Giants
The Battle for the Baltics in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
During World War II, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia found themselves trapped between the giants of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Over the course of the war these states were repeatedly occupied by different forces, and local government organizations and individuals were forced to choose between...