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AXIS AND ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES 1940–43 Author: Andrea MolinariNumber of Pages: 96Although harsh and inhospitable, the North African theatre of World War II proved to be a perfect environment for irregular warfare and the deployment of Special Forces. Following Italy's...

BRITISH 8TH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1941–43 Author: Tim Moreman Publication Date: 4 Jul 2007 ISBN: 9781846031441 Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 About this book: Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, British 8th Army (comprising British,...

Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Publication Date: 20 Nov 2014 Number of Pages: 80 The armour clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the sweeping German advances of that period came to...

New in from Karwansaray Publishers and Fragma comes the deliciously gorgeous second edition of their photographic history of Romans! Watch a video review of the hardback (first) edition: Here The Romans have left their mark on the history of North-West...

Author: Michael G Johnson, Illustrator: Jonathan Smith About this book: The Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy were central to the story of the white colonization of the American Northeast. The European fur trade transformed their world, and...

Author: Michael G Johnson, Illustrator: Jonathan Smith About this book: This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron,...

Author: Boris Rankov, Illustrator: Richard Hook About this book: The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an emperor. As the main body of troops in Rome, they were...

Author: Stephen Turnbull Publication Date: 25 Aug 2016 The world of the samurai, the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan, has for too long been associated solely with military history and has largely remained a mystery. In this exciting...

Author: Daniel Mersey Illustrator: Craig Spearing, Mark Stacey, RU-MOR 0 Pages: 64 Whether you're a nameless Dark Lord looking to conquer the known world, a Champion of Light holding out against the forces of evil or a Northern barbarian facing...

Author: Keith Flint Illustrator: Giuseppe Rava Pages: 64 The Seven Years' War was the pinnacle of 18th-century warfare, with dramatic campaigns and battles, famous leaders, and wide variety of colourful uniforms. Compared with the later Napoleonic Wars, tactics were simpler,...

Author: John Tincey, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: In March 1642 King Charles I, believing that Parliament had gone too far when it issued the Grand Remonstrace, moved to arrest John Pym and four other leaders. That summer Parliament,...

Author: Richard Brzezinski, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: The 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was almost as varied as modern America. Alongside Slavs lived Lithuanians and other Balts, Germans, Tatars, Armenian merchants, Jewish traders, and even a remarkably large populations...

Author: Richard Brzezinski, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: Few people will realise that at one time the Polish state was one of Europe's great powers. One of the chief instruments of her success was undoubtedly her army, which though...

Author: Keith Roberts, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: When civil war erupted in England in 1642, it quickly involved every level of society throughout the British Isles. On one side the King and his supporters fought for traditional government...

Author: Stuart Reid, Illustrator: Graham Turner About this book: In the summer of 1642 the First Civil War between king and parliament had broken out in England. Initially both sides were confident of victory, but after the first campaigns ended...

Author: Douglas V Meed, Illustrator: Jonathan Smith About this book: In the 18th and 19th centuries, the numerous tribes of mounted Comanche warriors were the Lords of the Southern Plains. For more than 150 years, these ferocious raiders struck terror...

Author: Mark Healy, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of...

300 BC - AD 100 In the 1st century BC, Strabo wrote of the Celts: ‘The whole race... is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle... and on whatever pretext you stir them up, you will have them ready...

Author: John Richard Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Pages: 64 The Landsknecht (meaning 'servant of the country') flourished during a key period for military organisation and practice. In the late 15th century, the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, recruited thousands of mercenaries from Central...

Author: Craig Woodfield Illustrator: Peter Dennis Pages: 64 En Garde! is a small-scale skirmish game based on the successful Ronin rules, in which small groups of warriors fight each other for honour or riches. Rather than just rolling a few...

Author: Craig Woodfield Illustrator: Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña Pages: 64 Set in an age of feuding samurai, wandering swordsmen and fearless warrior monks, Ronin is a skirmish wargame that captures the flavour and excitement of such Akira Kurosawa films as...

Author: Craig Cartmell, Charles Murton Illustrator: Fabien Esnard-Lascombe, Jesse McGibney Pages: 64 It is 1895 and the world is in turmoil. The Great Powers compete for resources and the latest technology, and an undeclared and secret war rages between them...

Author: Mark Latham Illustrator: Alan Lathwell Pages: 64 The Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful and limitless. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands...

Author: Daniel Mersey Illustrator: Peter Dennis Pages: 64 The Men Who Would Be Kings is a set of rules designed for fighting historical or Hollywood colonial battles in the mid to late 19th Century, from the Indian Mutiny to the...

Author: Guy Bowers Illustrator: Johan Egerkrans, Dmitry Burmak Pages: 64 Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films. The fast-play rules keep...

Author: Daniel Mersey Illustrator: José Daniel Cabrera Peña Pages: 64 The Dark Age of Britain, from the middle of the 4th century to the end of the 8th, was a time of violence and warfare, when charismatic warlords such as...