COMBAT SERIES
COMBAT SERIES
Soviet Paratrooper Vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979-89
Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this absorbing study examines the origins, combat role, and battlefield performance of the Soviet Union`s paratroopers and their Mujahideen adversaries during the long and bloody Soviet involvement in Afghanistan during the 1980s.
Finnish Soldier Vs Soviet Soldier: Winter War 1939-40
The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy conflict
Us Soldier Vs Afrikakorps Soldier: Tunisia 1943
Operation Torch, launched on November 8, 1942, landed Anglo-American forces in Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria to create a second front against the Axis forces in North Africa, catching Rommel`s German and Italian forces in the claws of a giant pincer
German Soldier Vs Soviet Soldier: Stalingrad 1942-43
By the end of the first week of November 1942, the German Sixth Army held about 90-percent of Stalingrad
Union Sharpshooter Vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 1861-65
During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters
British Airborne Soldier Vs Waffen-ss Soldier: Arnhem 1944
Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try and end the war before the end of 1944, and relied on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands
Chindit Vs Japanese
This gripping study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of six representative Chindit and Japanese infantry units involved in three pivotal actions that hastened Japan`s defeat in Burma during World War II.
German Vs Russian Infantry
The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalins forces in a mighty struggle for survival
Soviet Partisan Vs German Security Soldier: Eastern Front 194144
The savage partisan war on the Eastern Front during World War II saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides
Viking Warrior Vs Anglo-saxon Warrior: England 865-1066
In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in battle, with mixed success for both sides
Roman Soldier Vs Germanic Warrior
The reigns of Augustus and his successor Tiberius saw an epic struggle between the Romans and local peoples for the territory between the Rhine and Elbe rivers in what is now Germany
Us Infantryman Vs German Infantryman: European Theater Of Operations 1944
The Allied airborne and amphibious landings in Normandy on D-Day on June 6, 1944, opened up the long-awaited Second Front against Nazi Germany, but after overcoming the German coastal defenses at Utah and `Bloody Omaha,` the US Army found itself having to contest every hedgerow and street in a night
German Infantryman Vs Britain Infantryman - France 1940
When Hitler`s forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the `Phoney War` was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg
British Infantryman Vs German Infantryman: Somme 1916
This engaging study pits the volunteers of Kitchener`s `New Armies` against the German veterans who defended the Somme sector in the bloody battles of July-November 1916.
Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years War 1337-60
For centuries, the crossbow had dominated the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years` War they came up against a more powerful foe
Russian Soldier Vs Japanese Soldier: Manchuria 1904-05
At the turn of the 20th century, the region of Manchuria sat atop a potentially catastrophic political fault line
Boer Guerrilla Vs British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880-1902
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 188081 and 18991902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers` commandos
Greek Hoplite Vs Persian Warrior: 499-479 Bc
The Greco-Persian Wars convulsed Greece, Asia Minor, and the Near East for half a century
Templar Knight Vs Mamluk Warrior 1218 50
Step into the violent world of the 13th Century, where the European states of the Levant battled with Muslim powers for control of Jerusalem
Us Marine Vs German Soldier: Belleau Wood 1918
After the US declaration of war on Germany, hundreds of thousands of American troops flooded into France and were thrust into the front line
Chinese Soldier Vs Japanese Soldier: China 1937-38
In July 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident sparked a bloody conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that would rage across China and beyond for more than eight years
British Paratrooper Vs Fallschirmjager
By late 1942, Britain had developed an airborne capability that would obtain its baptism of fire versus German airborne in North Africa and Sicily
Romand Legionary Vs Carthaginian Warrior: Second Punic War 217-206 Bc
The Carthaginian army was a composite affair primarily made up of a number of levies from Africa and around the Mediterranean augmented by mercenaries and allies, and these troops crushed the Roman heavy infantry maniples in a series of battles across Southern Europe
Sioux Warrior Vs Us Cavalryman: The Little Bighorn Campaign 187677
Following the discovery of gold deposits, in December 1875 the US Government ordered the indigenous population of the Black Hills in what is now South Dakota and Wyoming, the Sioux, to return to the Great Sioux Reservation
French Foreign Legionnaire Vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948-52
The French Indochina War was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters
Panzergrenadier Vs Us Armored Infantryman: European Theater Of Operations 1944
During World War II, the two pre-eminent mechanized infantry forces of the conflict, the German Panzergrenadier arm and the US Army`s armored infantrymen, clashed in France and Belgium after the Normandy landings
Canadian Corps Soldier Vs Royal Bavarian Soldier: Vimy Ridge To Passchendaele 1917
In 1917, the soldiers of the Canadian Corps would prove themselves the equal of any fighting on the Western Front, while on the other side of the wire, the men of the Royal Bavarian Army won a distinguished reputation in combat
French Guardsman Vs Russian Jaeger
Featuring specially commissioned artwork, expert analysis, and carefully chosen first-hand accounts, this absorbing study traces the evolving trial of strength between Russia`s Jaegers and France`s Young Guardsmen by examining three key clashes at unit level.
Confederate Cavalryman Vs Union Cavalryman
This gripping study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance, and subsequent reputations of Union and Confederate mounted units fighting in three pivotal cavalry actions of the Civil War: Second Bull Run/Manassas (1862), Buckland Mills (1863), and Tom`s Brook (1864).
New Zealand Infantryman Vs German Motorcycle Soldier: Greece And Crete 1941
In April 1941, as the Allies strove to counter the German threat to the Balkans, New Zealand troops were hastily committed to combat in the wake of the German invasion of Greece where they would face off against the German Kradschutzen - motorcycle troops
Gebirgsjager Vs Soviet Sailor: Arctic Circle 1942-44
In 1941-44, Nazi Germany`s Gebirgsjger - elite mountain troops - clashed repeatedly with land-based units of the Soviet Navy during the mighty struggle on World War II`s Eastern Front
Union Infantryman Vs Confederate Infantryman
This book provides analysis and first-hand accounts of three major Civil War battles: 1st Bull Run/1st Manassas, Gettysburg and Chaffin`s Farm from two perspectives.
German Infantryman Vs Soviet Rifleman
Featuring full-color artwork, specially drawn maps, and archival photographs, this study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance, and subsequent reputations of six representative German and Soviet infantry battalions pitched into three pivotal actions that determined the
Us Marine Vs Japanese Infantryman
The brutal fighting between US Marines and entrenched Japanese infantry on the island of Guadalcanal in many ways came to typify the island-hopping war in the Pacific
Continental Vs Redcoat
In June 1775, the Continental Congress, leading the American rebellion against the British Crown, created the Continental Army to serve in the line of battle alongside militia and `Provincial` units
British Infantryman Vs Zulu Warrior
The short but savage Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 pitched well-equipped but complacent British soldiers and their auxiliaries into combat with one of history`s finest fighting forces, the Zulu Nation
Us Airborne Soldier Vs German Soldier: Sicily, Normandy, Operation Market Garden, 1943-44
The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained, and most resourceful troops of World War II all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield
Macedonian Phalangite Vs Persian Warrior: Alexander Confronts The Achaemenids, 334-331 Bc
Alexanders phalangites clash with Persian foot-soldiers in three key battles of the Ancient World
British Redcoat Vs French Fusilier: North America 175563
Providing a unique glimpse into the experiences of regular British and French infantry in North America during the French and Indian War, this book reveals what it was like for soldiers fighting each other at some of the most pivotal engagements of the conflict - Ticonderoga, La Belle-Famille, and Q
Combat Tiers: Extension Pack
This brand-new game aid gives you the ability to show elevation ranging from 10` to 50` with the base set, extension sets give you the ability to add 10` to 90` to the base unit.
Typhoon Wings 2nd Taf 1943-45
THE TYPHOON WAS THE RAF`S CHOSEN HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTER-BOMBER TO SUPPORT THE BRITISH AND CANADIAN ARMIES DURING THE INVASION OF NORTHWEST EUROPE
Savoia-marchetti S.79 Sparviero Torpedo-bomber Units
Italy`s Sparviero (Sparrowhawk) saw combat with the Regia Aeronautica in France, Yugoslavia, Greece, North Africa, East Africa, and in the Mediterranean versus the Royal Navy
A-26 Invader Units In World War Ii
DESIGNED TO COMBINE THE BOMBING CAPABILITY OF THE B-26 MARAUDER WITH THE VERSATILITY OF THE GROUND-ATTACK A-20 HAVOC, THE A-26 INVADER WOULD BECOME THE USAAF`S ATTACK BOMBER PAR EXCELLENCE
Av-8b Harrier Ii Units Desert Storm
WHEN IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT IN AUGUST 1990, A COALITION OF NATIONS LAUNCHED OPERATION DESERT SHIELD IN ORDER TO DEFEND SAUDI ARABIA
Av-8b Harrier Ii Units Of Operation Enduring Freedom
This book is the third of three volumes on US Marine Corps Harrier II`s in combat, and the first volume in print to cover the whole story of the AV-8B`s service employment during peacekeeping operations and then in Afghanistan.
Us Navy F-4 Phantom Ii Units Of The Vietnam War 1969-73
Although the F-4 Phantom II was the most important fighter-bomber to see action with all three American services during the Vietnam War, it was essentially a US Navy design, and the carrier-borne squadron crews were its main operators in combat