Campaign Series
Campaign Series
Kos And Leros 1943
A highly illustrated account of the fighting on the Dodecanese in 1943 as the British sought to take advantage of the Italian armistice by opening a new front against Nazi Germany.
Fall Of The Philippines 1941-42
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WERE ONE OF TWO MAJOR US BASES IN THE PACIFIC, THE OTHER BEING PEARL HARBOR
Actium 31 Bc - Downfall Of Antony And Cleopatra
IN 32 BC, THE ROMAN REPUBLIC DECLARED WAR ON EGYPT AND SET IN MOTION A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT WOULD TEAR THE REPUBLIC APART
Granicus 334 Bc: Alexander`s First Persian Victory
GRANICUS RIVER WAS ALEXANDER`S FIRST GREAT VICTORY OVER THE PERSIANS, DEMONSTRATING THE HEROIC STYLE OF DECISIVE LEADERSHIP THAT WAS THE HALLMARK OF HIS CAREER
The Conquest Of Saxony 782-785 Ad
Charlemagne`s conquests became the driving force in European politics between the Muslim defeat at Poitiers and the Crusades
London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz
ON A SUNNY MAY AFTERNOON IN 1917, THE PEACE OF AN ENGLISH SEASIDE TOWN WAS SHATTERED WHEN A FLIGHT OF GERMAN GOTHA BOMBERS APPEARED WITHOUT WARNING
Chateau Thierry And Belleau Wood 1918: America`s Baptism Of Fire On The Marne
DISCUSSING THE STRATEGY EMPLOYED BY THE ALLIES AND ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILED MAPS, THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE TWO KEY BATTLES THAT SAW AMERICA`S BAPTISM OF FIRE IN WORLD WAR I: CHATEAU THIERRY AND BELLEAU WOOD.
Alesia 52 Bc: The Final Struggle For Gaul
Caesar`s Legions laid siege to Vercingetorix`s Gallic army in one of the most tactically amazing battles of all time.
Philippine Sea 1944: The Last Great Carrier Battle
After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands
Vienna 1683: Christian Europe Repels The Ottomans
THE CAPTURE OF THE HAPSBURG CITY OF VIENNA WAS A MAJOR STRATEGIC ASPIRATION FOR THE ISLAMIC OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Hindenburg Line 1918: Haig`s Forgotten Triumph
From September 26 until October 6, 1918, the Allied armies in France, led by British army commander Sir Douglas Haig, launched their biggest ever combined offensive on the Western Front of World War I
Operation Neptune 1944: D-day`s Seaborne Armada
June 6th, 1944: the largest fleet in history landed Eisenhower`s Allied army on the beaches of Normandy against Erwin Rommel`s Nazi German defenses
Bayonne And Toulouse 1813-14: Wellington Invades France
The news of Wellington`s momentous victory at Vitoria on June 21, 1813 reached London in early July
Hong Kong 1941-45: First Strike In The Pacific War
On December 8, 1941, as part of the simultaneous attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong
Peckuwe 1780: The Revolutionary War On The Ohio River Frontier
As the Revolutionary War raged on fields near the Atlantic, Native Americans and British rangers fought American settlers on the Ohio River frontier in warfare of unsurpassed ferocity
Caudine Forks 321 Bc: Rome`s Most Humiliating Defeat
In its long history, Rome suffered many defeats, but none were as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in 321 BC
Atlanta 1864: Sherman Marches South
Atlanta marked the beginning of the final Confederate struggle for survival
Spartacus And The Slave War 73-71 Bc: A Gladiator Rebels Against Rome
IN THE YEAR 73 BC, THE THRACIAN SPARTACUS BROKE OUT OF THE GLADIATORIAL TRAINING SCHOOL AT CAPUA IN CAMPAINIA
Fallen Timbers 1794: The Us Army`s First Victory
Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed
Leningrad 1941-44: The Epic Siege
HITLER`S PROTRACTED SIEGE OF LENINGRAD RESULTED IN ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL CAMPAIGNS ON THE EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II
Operation Dragoon 1944
OPERATION DRAGOON, THE ALLIED LANDINGS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE ON AUGUST 15, 1944, WAS ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL OPERATIONS OF 1944, LEADING TO DEEP DIVIDES BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND BRITISH PLANNERS.
The First Battle Of The Marne 1914: The French Miracle Halts The German
THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE WAS ONE OF THE DECISIVE ENCOUNTERS OF WORLD WAR I, SAVING FRANCE FROM A CATASTROPHIC DEFEAT THAT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE KNOCKED HER OUT OF THE WAR
Solferino 1859: The Battle For Italy`s Freedom
THE BATTLE OF SOLFERINO, FOUGHT DURING THE FRANCO-AUSTRIAN WAR OF 1859, WAS THE LARGEST EUROPEAN BATTLE SINCE LEIPZIG IN 1813
Osaka 1615: The Last Battle Of The Samurai
IN 1614, OSAKA CASTLE WAS JAPAN`S GREATEST FORTIFICATION, GUARDED BY 100,000 SAMURAI, LOYAL TO THEIR MASTER: THE HEAD OF THE TOYOTOMI CLAN, TOYOTOMI HIDEYORI
Ireland 1649-52: Cromwells Protestant Crusade
FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF KING CHARLES I IN JANUARY 1649, THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT SAW THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH AN ASSAULT ON THE ROYALIST ENCLAVE IN IRELAND
Mons Graupius Ad 83: Rome`s Battle At The Edge Of The World
IN AD 77, ROMAN FORCES UNDER AGRICOLA MARCHED INTO THE NORTHERN REACHES OF BRITAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO PACIFY THE CALEDONIAN TRIBESMAN
Mortain 1944: Hitler`s Normandy Panzer Offensive
A highly illustrated study of Operation Lttich, the German Panzer counteroffensive against the Normandy bridgehead in August 1944 that backfired, leading to a collapse of the German position in northern France
Shenandoah Valley 1862: Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvers The Union
`Stonewall` Jackson`s Valley Campaign saw a Confederate Army outmaneuver and defeat three times their number of Union troops in a lightning-swift campaign in the following battles: First Kernstown, Front Royal, First Winchester, Good`s Farm, Cross Keys, Port Republic.
Operation Totalize 1944: The Allied Drive South From Caen
In Operation Totalize, Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds` II Canadian Corps launched an attack from its positions south of Caen, striking south-southeast toward the high ground that dominated the town of Falaise
Tenochtitlan 1519-21: Clash Of Civilizations
In 1519, the Conquistador Hernn Corts landed on the mainland of the Americas
Shenandoah 1864
Virginia`s Shenandoah Valley in 1864 was the scene of one of the most crucial campaigns of the Civil War
Solomons 1943-44: The Struggle For New Georgia And Bougainville
Solomons 1943-44: The Struggle For New Georgia And Bougainville