Land forces and warfare

In 1665 the Carignan-Salieres Regiment was sent to Canada by King Louis XIV to quell the Iroquois, whose attacks were strangling the colony's fur-based economy and threatening to destroy its tiny settlements.

A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from World War I to the end of World War II.

The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges.

In March 1945 the German Wehrmacht undertook its final attempt to change the course of the war by launching a counteroffensive in the area of Lake Balaton, Hungary.

The contradictory behaviour of the German Army in the east resulted from its adherence to the concept of military necessity.

In this comparative history of Union & Confederate command & strategy, Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted.

Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement offers a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.

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The contradictory behaviour of the German Army in the east resulted from its adherence to the concept of military necessity.

This indispensable Civil War reference profiles some 2,300 staff officers in Robert E.

A fully-illustrated, in-depth exploration of early Islamic military forces, their weapons and armour, and the conflicts in which they fought.

The years immediately following the French Revolution of 1789 saw an extraordinary transformation of the French army.

This in-depth study of the greatest samurai battle in history explores its momentous significance as well as the epic combat itself.

Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but by the private armies of the East India Company, which grew in size to become larger than that of any European sovereign state.

Illustrated by contemporary photos and specially commissioned maps, this book is a fascinating account of Rommel's greatest victory.

The history of Poland is a fascinating story of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external conflict.

An in-depth illustrated study of the T-64 Battle Tank, the Soviet Union's most secret and controversial Cold War weapon.

In World War II a number of German Army units and divisions were classed as lites, and were distinguished by special insignia of various kinds.

In April 1861, Dick and Tally Simpson, sons of South Carolina Congressman Richard F.

Fully illustrated study of the race to the Breton ports and the struggle to take them by Patton's Third Army in the months after D-Day.

Though the 'Wehrmachtsgefolge' (Armed Forces Auxiliaries) were generally inferior to their armed forces equivalents, their contribution to the German war-effort was far from negligible.

This new study brings together leading experts to show how the modern world began with the coming of the railway.

In this companion volume to The French Army 1939-45 (1), Ian Sumner and Fran ois Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.

Panzer warfare is synonymous with the Wehrmacht of World War II.

The definitive illustrated history of American Special Forces, including their training, tactics, weapons and famous missions.

This third volume of a successful mini-series examines the German Infantryman in the latter part of World War II.

A major new account of the Soviet Union at war which charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army.

This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli.

A fascinating look at the realities of day-to-day life as a Napoleonic Infantryman.

A lavishly illustrated volume marking the defining point in American history.

A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.

An introduction to the US Cavalry units equipped with light armor and their role in the European Theater during World War II.

The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies.

The follow-up to Finland at War: The Winter War, this is the astonishing David and Goliath story of Finland's military history during World War II as, heavily outnumbered, they held off the Soviet invadersIn the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941.

Overshadowed by the United States Army's armored divisions, the separate tank and tank destroyer battalions had the difficult mission of providing armored support for US infantry divisions in the 1944 45 campaigns.

A comprehensive history of the legendary armoured vehicles of the Panzerwaffe, Germany's most famous fighting force.

The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalin's forces in a mighty struggle for survival.

A comprehensive examination of the tactics, leadership and organization of Samurai armies during the Sengoku Jidai.

A book by the specialist for the specialist, this is a must-have history of the most powerful German tank destroyer of World War II the Ferdinand/Elefant.

The final instalment in Osprey's trilogy on Operation Market-Garden, this is a fascinating account of the British XXX Corps assault towards the Rhine at Arnhem.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.

A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanese War.

After Prussia's dismemberment a drastic re-organisation of the entire army was necessary, and the cavalry underwent this process with the rest.

A complete guide to trench warfare on the Western Front from an authority on the subject.

This title, a prequel to Warrior 57 French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15, concentrates on the period from the storming of the Bastille in 1789 until Bonaparte's election as Consul for Life in 1802.

Author Mike Green provides new insights into the creation and ultimate failure of the German Panther tank.

This text examines the history of the Japanese army in the 1920s.

Sergeant Major Devaney's They Were Heroes presents moving portraits of warriors who have not been fully celebrated.

This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land.

How did British authorities manage to secure the commitment of large dominion and Indian armies that could plan, fight, shoot, communicate, and sustain themselves, in concert with the British Army and with each other, during the era of the two world wars?