Warrior Series
Warrior Series
Us Combat Engineer 1941-45
AT ITS PEAK IN WORLD WAR II, THE UNITED STATES ARMY CONTAINED OVER 700 ENGINEER BATTALIONS, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS INDEPENDENT BRIGADES AND REGIMENTS
Us Doughboy 1916-19
DEDICATED TO LIFE OF THE COMMON US SOLDIER DURING WORLD WAR I, THIS BOOK FOLLOWS THE DOUGHBOY THROUGHOUT THE WAR, DETAILING THE HISTORY, APPEARANCE, EQUIPMENT, AND WEAPONRY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.
Roman Legionary Ad 284-337
Diocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary system
Us Mechanized Infantryman In The First Gulf War
IN MANY WAYS THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR LEFT THE US ARMY A SPENT FORCE
Us Army Soldier
IN APRIL 2003, AFTER BRIEF COMBAT, BAGHDAD FELL UNDER US CONTROL AND THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY WAS FORMED TO MAINTAIN ORDER UNTIL A NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BECAME A REALITY
American Bomber Crewman 1941-45
GREGORY FREMONT-BARNES EXAMINES THE LIVES OF THE AMERICAN BOMBER CREWMEN OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, `THE MIGHTY EIGHTH`, WHO MANNED, MAINTAINED, AND REPAIRED THE BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESSES AND THE B-24 LIBERATORS THAT FLEW FROM THE AIRFIELDS OF ENGLAND.
Carthaginian Warrior 264-146 Bc
BY THE TIME OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST CARTHAGINIAN WAR, CARTHAGE CONTROLLED THE WHOLE COAST OF NORTHERN AFRICA FROM CYRENAICA TO THE ATLANTIC
German Pionier 1939-45
THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE RECRUITMENT AND SPECIAL TRAINING OF A GERMAN PIONIER, AS WELL AS COVERS LIFE IN THE FIELD WHILE ON CAMPAIGN AND THE ROLE OF A PIONIER IN SUPPORTING INFANTRY ASSAULTS.
Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 Bc
MORE THAN A CENTURY HAS PASSED PAST SINCE GERMAN ARCHEOLOGIST HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN DISCOVERED THE TREASURES OF BRONZE AGE MYCENAE
French Warship Crews 1789-1805
THIS BOOK GIVES A DETAILED AND AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND EXPERIENCES OF FRENCH WARSHIP CREWS FROM THE REVOLUTION UP TO TRAFALGAR, DESCRIBING RECRUITMENT AND COMPOSITION OF CREWS, THE DIFFERENT DUTIES PERFORMED, AND THE LIVING CONDITIONS THEY HAD TO ENDURE AT SEA.
Us Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70
FOLLOWING KOREA, BY 1960 TANKS AND THEIR CREWS HAD PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE MARINE CORPS` COMBINED ARMS TEAM
Anzac Infantryman 1914-15: From New Guinea To Gallipoli
WORRIED ABOUT THE GROWING POWER OF JAPAN AND THE GERMAN FAR EASTERN COLONIES, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAD BOTH INTRODUCED CONSCRIPTION IN 1912
Desert Rat 1940-43
THIS WARRIOR TITLE EXAMINES THE `DESERT RATS`, A POPULAR NICKNAME USED TO DESCRIBE FIRST 7TH ARMORED DIVISION AND ALL THE MIXED BODY OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TROOPS - BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND INDIAN - THAT FOUGHT AGAINST AXIS FORCES IN NORTH AFRICA BETWEEN 1940 AND 1943.
Roosevelts Rough Riders
THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE BRIEF BUT COLORFUL HISTORY OF THE 1ST US VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, AND DETAILS THE RICH EXPERIENCES OF THE MEN WHO FOUGHT IN ITS RANKS
French Musketeer
In 1884, the French novelist Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, followed by Twenty Years After (1845) and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-50)
Samurai Women 1184-1877
EVER SINCE THE EMPRESS JINGO-KOGO LED AN INVASION OF KOREA WHILE PREGNANT WITH THE FUTURE EMPEROR OJIN, TALES OF FEMALE JAPANESE WARRIORS HAVE EMERGED FROM JAPAN`S RICH HISTORY
Native American Mounted Rifle 1861-65
SEVERAL THOUSAND NATIVE AMERICANS FOUGHT ON BOTH SIDES DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, AND WERE ORGANIZED INTO REGIMENTS OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN
Celtic Warrior 300 Bc-ad 100
THIS BOOK GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE OF THE CELTIC WARRIOR, AND HIS EXPERIENCE OF BATTLE ON FOOT, ON HORSEBACK, AND AS A CHARIOTEER
Us Macv-sog Reconnaissance Team In Vietnam
IN 1964, MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND, VIETNAM, ACTIVATED A JOINT, UNCONVENTIONAL TASK FORCE KNOWN AS THE STUDIES AND OBSERVATION GROUP (MACV-SOG)
Japanese Infantryman 1937-45
THIS BOOK EXAMINES IN DETAIL THE JAPANESE INFANTRYMAN WHO, DESPITE COMPARISONS WITH THE NOTORIOUS GERMAN WAFFEN SS, WAS AN ENIGMA TO WESTERNERS
Early Aegean Warrior 3000-1450 Bc
The civilizations of the Greece in the Ancient World have inspired and fascinated throughout European history
Us Army Long-range Patrol Scout In Vietnam 1965-71
LONG-RANGE RECONNAISSANCE PATROL UNITS PROVED TO BE HIGHLY VALUABLE IN VIETNAM
Roman Guardsman 62 Bc-ad 324
For four centuries, from the civil wars of the Late Republic to Constantine`s bloody reunification of the Empire, elite corps of guardsmen were at the heart of every Roman army
Patriot Militiaman In The American Revolution 1775-82
The American Revolution was a momentous conflict, the outcome of which would influence the birth of a nation
Apache Warrior 1860-86
Focusing on the Chiricahua Apache, led by such famous warriors as Cochise Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo, this book strips away the myths behind the history of some of the feared opponents of the US Army in the southwest United States
Merrills Marauders
MERRILL`S MARAUDERS WERE THE FIRST AMERICAN ARMY INFANTRY UNIT TO FIGHT IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, AND ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED UNITS TO COME OUT OF WORLD WAR II
Mau-mau Warrior
THE MAU-MAU FREEDOM FIGHTERS WAGED A GUERRILLA WAR FOR EIGHT YEARS (1952-1960) AGAINST THEIR BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS, TO WIN BACK THEIR LAND AND INDEPENDENCE
Us Army Ranger 1983-2002
THIS TITLE TAKES THE READER THROUGH THE DISTINCT STAGES OF TRAINING AND ACCEPTANCE, INCLUDING THE RANGER INDOCTRINATION PROGRAM AND RANGER BATTALION TRAINING, AND DETAILS THE DEVELOPMENTS IN RANGER WEAPONRY, EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING SINCE THE EARLY 1980S
Border Reiver 1513-1603
STRETCHING FROM THE NORTH SEA TO THE SOLWAY FIRTH, THE BORDER REGION HAS A SHARPLY DIVERSE LANDSCAPE AND WAS A BATTLEGROUND FOR OVER 300 YEARS AS THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH MONARCHS ENCOURAGED THEIR SUBJECTS TO CONDUCT RAIDS ACROSS THEIR RESPECTIVE BORDERS.
Roman Legionary 109-58 Bc: The Age Of Marius, Sulla And Pompey The Great
The Roman centurion, holding the legionaries steady before the barbarian horde and then leading them forward to victory, was the heroic exemplar of the Roman world
Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913-23
THIS BOOK DETAILS THE LIFE OF AN AVERAGE VOLUNTEER, AND INCLUDES THE EXPERIENCES OF INTERNMENT, THE LACK OF ESTABLISHED MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR WOUNDED, LIFE ON THE RUN, DISCIPLINE, AND TYPICAL DUTIES.
Tunnel Rat In Vietnam
BASED ON THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THIS UNIQUE ROLE, TUNNEL RAT IN VIETNAM DESCRIBES THE SPECIALIST TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, TACTICS, AND COMBAT EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AN UNDERGROUND WAR AGAINST THE VIET CONG IN VIETNAM.
Tarentine Horseman Of Magna Graecia
THE TARAS WERE THE LEADING POWER OF THE TWENTY OR SO WIDELY SCATTERED GREEK STATES OF SOUTHERN ITALY (MAGAN GRAECIA), AND WOULD REMAIN SO UNTIL ITS CAPTURE BY THE ROMANS IN 272 BC
Roman Legionary Ad 69-161
Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed
Teutonic Knight
THIS BOOK DETAILS THE RECRUITMENT, MILITARY TRAINING, BATTLE EXPERIENCE, ARMS AND ARMOR, AND DAILY LIFE OF THE TEUTONIC KNIGHT.
Ninja Ad 1460-1650
The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan and they remain a subject of enduring fascination
Galloglass 1250-1600
GALLOGLASS, FROM THE GAELIC GALL`GLAIGH FOR `YOUNG FOREIGN WARRIORS`, WERE MERCENARIES FROM THE WESTERN ISLES OF SCOTLAND WHO FOUGHT IN THE RETINUES OF IRISH MAGNATES FROM THE MID-13TH CENTURY UNTIL THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY