Weapons and equipment

Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army.

A concise, illustrated study of the Netherlands troops that fought at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo.

One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia.

A concise, illustrated study of the Netherlands troops that fought at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo.

The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were formed in 1810 after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France.

The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were formed in 1810 after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France.

The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date.

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

During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology.

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War.

Less well known than the Zulu of South Africa, the warriors of East Africa had just as fearsome a reputation.

When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army starved of resources since 1919 numbered just 174,000 men.

For most of World War II, British tank development remained faithful to the design philosophy inaugurated during World War I.

Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War.

The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940.

The USS Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, entered service in 1922.

The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortalized in the epic battle of the Alamo.

When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army starved of resources since 1919 numbered just 174,000 men.

A compact, detailed account of the most powerfully gunned tank fielded by the Allies during World War II.

In 1915 a machine christened "e;Little Willie"e; changed the way that wars were fought.

Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War.

Less well known than the Zulu of South Africa, the warriors of East Africa had just as fearsome a reputation.

The formidable Mark IV tank was pitted against the German Army from 1917 until the end of World War I.

The USS Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, entered service in 1922.

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War.

A comprehensive overview of the troops involved in the First World War campaigns in Southeastern Europe.

The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology.

For most of World War II, British tank development remained faithful to the design philosophy inaugurated during World War I.

A compact, detailed account of the most powerfully gunned tank fielded by the Allies during World War II.

The formidable Mark IV tank was pitted against the German Army from 1917 until the end of World War I.

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is regarded as one of the best fighters of World War II.

The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortalized in the epic battle of the Alamo.

The Royal Hungarian Army was Germany's largest ally on the Eastern Front, but information about the Hungarian Army in English is rare.

In 1944 45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds.

As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace.

As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace.

Each of Germany's World War II armed services could claim one unit which earned a unique combat reputation, and which consequently was enlarged and developed far beyond the size originally planned.

A comprehensive reference resource on the uniforms, dress, flight gear and personal weaponry of the Imperial Japanese Navy airmen of World War II.

In 1915 a machine christened "e;Little Willie"e; changed the way that wars were fought.

The development of this excellent and successful class of warship only became possible after the Anglo-German naval agreement of 1935 eased restrictions on the types of ship Germany could build.

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is regarded as one of the best fighters of World War II.

The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52.

The army commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly-unified Netherlands (or 'Dutch-Belgian') army.

The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions.

A comprehensive overview of the troops involved in the First World War campaigns in Southeastern Europe.

The German Navy of World War II was small in number, but contained some of the most technologically advanced capital ships in the world.

The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940.

The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value.

The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of nearly $700,000.

The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew by the end of World War II from a handful of poorly regarded infantry battalions in 1939, into a force of more than 30 divisions including units of every type.