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Campaign 213 Ireland 1649–52. Cromwell’s Protestant Crusade. Paperback; 9781846033681

Ireland 1649–52. Cromwell’s Protestant Crusade. Paperback; Campaign 213 Author: Michael McNally. Illustrator: Graham Turner August 2009; 96 pages; 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.

Campaign 211 Actium 31 BC. Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra. Paperback; 9781846034053

Actium 31 BC. Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra. Paperback; Campaign 211 Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Christa Hook June 2009; 96 pages. Actium has remained one of the most famous battles of the ancient world thanks to Shakespeare and Hollywood. This new book tells the true story of the decisive and bloody battle that would once and for all seal the fate of the Roman Republic.

Campaign 210 Operation Dragoon 1944. France’s other D-Day. Paperback; 9781846033674

Operation Dragoon 1944. France’s other D-Day. Paperback; Campaign 210 Author: Steven J Zaloga June 2009; 96 pages; Popular Osprey author Steve Zaloga tells the story of this ultimately successful operation, from the derisive debates between the Allied commanders to the men who hit the beaches and charged ashore to help liberate occupied France.

Campaign 209 Niagara 1814. The final invasion. Paperback; 9781846034398

Niagara 1814. The final invasion. Paperback. Campaign 209 Author: Jon Latimer. Illustrator: Graham Turner May 2009; 96 pages; This Niagara campaign saw a number of pitched battles where the Americans, under competent leaders such as Winfield Scott, matched the British shot for shot. A critically-acclaimed researcher on the War of 1812, author Latimer presents a new look at an oft forgotten yet crucially important campaign in the history of North America.

Campaign 208 Petersburg 1864–65. The longest siege. Paperback; 9781846033551

Petersburg 1864–65. The longest siege. Paperback, Campaign 208 Author: Ron Field. Illustrator: Peter Dennis May 2009; 96 pages. Written by an expert on the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

Campaign 207 Solferino 1859. The battle that won Italy its independence. Paperback. 9781846033858

Solferino 1859. The battle that won Italy its independence. Paperback. Campaign 207 Author: Richard Brooks. Illustrator: Peter Dennis April 2009; 96 pages; The battle of Solferino, fought during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859, was the largest European battle since Leipzig in 1813. As a crucial climax to the Second Italian War of Independence, this title covers the build-up to the battle, including actions at Montebello, Palestro and Magenta that led to the decisive moment of the campaign.

Campaign 206 Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC. A gladiator rebels against Rome. Paperback: 9781846033537

Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC. A gladiator rebels against Rome. Paperback: Campaign 206 Author: Nic Fields. Illustrator: Steve Noon July 2009; 96 pages; Written by Nic Fields and illustrated by Steven Noon, this campaign title brings to life the story of Rome¹s most famous revolt and the ex-gladiator who led it.

Campaign 205 Warsaw 1944. Poland’s bid for freedom. Paperback. 9781846033520

Warsaw 1944. Poland’s bid for freedom. Paperback. Campaign 205 Author: Robert Forczyk. Illustrator: Peter Dennis March 2009; 96 pages. The Poles formed an underground army, the Armia Krajowa and waited for a moment of German weakness. That moment seemed to have arrived in July 1944. The AK launched its revolt in Warsaw on 1 August 1944. The SS was put in charge of suppressing the rebellion, beginning a wave of atrocities shocking even by Eastern Front standards.

Campaign 204 The Second Crusade 1148. Disaster outside Damascus. Paperback. 9781846033544

Second Crusade 1148. Disaster outside Damascus. Paperback. Campaign 204 Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Christa Hook 2009; 96 pages; This battle shook the Crusaders’ belief in their military supremacy, and revived the Islamic states, marking a crucial turning point in the history of the Crusades.

Campaign 203. Trenton and Princeton 1776–77. Washington crosses the Delaware. Paperback. 9781846033506

Trenton and Princeton 1776–77. Washington crosses the Delaware. Paperback. Campaign 203 Author: David Bonk. Illustrator: Graham Turner January 18, 2009; 96 pages. Pursued by British forces, Washington and his remaining 5,000 men resolved on a risky strike against the British and Hessian positions across the Delaware River.

Campaign 202 The Arab Revolt 1916–18. Lawrence sets Arabia ablaze. Paperback. 9781846033391

Arab Revolt 1916–18. Lawrence sets Arabia ablaze. Paperback. Campaign 202 Author: David Murphy. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2008; 96 pages; This book describes how a local Arab rebellion grew to form a major part of Allied operations in the Middle East, as Arab tribesman who were merely troublesome raiders developed into a force which could oppose brigade-sized Turkish columns by 1918.

Campaign 201 Brandy Station 1863. Paperback. 9781846033049

Brandy Station 1863. Paperback. Campaign 201 Author: Dan Beattie. Illustrator: Adam Hook October 2008; 96 pages. The road to Gettysburg began at Brandy Station on 9 June 1863. This book describes the battle with a step-by-step analysis, illustrated with detailed maps, birds-eye-views and full colour battlescene artwork.

Campaign 200 Japan 1945. Paperback 9781846032844

Japan 1945. Paperback. Campaign 200 Author: Clayton Chun. Illustrator: John White October 2008; 96 pages. In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan.  With a series of illustrations, including detailed diagrams of the atomic bombs, a depiction of the different stages of the explosions and maps of the original invasion plans, this book provides a unique perspective of a key event in world history

Campaign 199 Philippi 42 BC. The death of the Roman Republic. Paperback; 9781846032653

Philippi 42 BC. The death of the Roman Republic. Paperback; Campaign 199 Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Steve Noon August 2008; 96 pages; Packed with photographs, breathtaking battlescene artwork and detailed maps illustrating the course of the battles on land and on sea, this is the history of the campaign which sounded the final death knell for the Republican movement.

Campaign 198 The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592–98. 9781846032547

Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592–98 Author: Stephen Turnbull. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2008; 96 pages. Highly illustrated with photographs, full colour battlescene artwork, detailed maps and bird’s-eye views. Stephen Turnbull examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. This is a history of a campaign, which not only involved huge numbers of men, differing terrain and tactics but was also the only time that the legendary samurai were pitched against a foreign nation.

Campaign 197: McCluskey: Amiens 1918. The Black Day of the German Army. 9781846033032

Amiens 1918. The Black Day of the German Army. Campaign 197 by Alistair McCluskey. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 96 pages, June 2008. The battle of Amiens was the turning point of World War I, confirming to all that the strategic initiative had decisively returned to the Allies. The battle heralded the arrival of new strategic, tactical and operational methods of attack for the Allies.

Campaign 196: Ford: Gazala 1942. Rommel's greatest victory. Paperback. 9781846032646

Gazala 1942. Rommel's greatest victory Author: Ken Ford. Illustrator: John White May 2008. Accompanied by contemporary photographs and maps depicting the movement of both armies, Ken Ford provides a masterful study of Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', at the height of his powers as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.

Campaign 195: Fields: Syracuse 415–413 BC. Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet. 9781846032585

Syracuse 415–413 BC. Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet Nic Fields. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2008. Nic Fields examines the foolhardy campaign in which Athens ignored the strategic implications of attacking a nation that was over 1,100 km away as two enormous armadas and 60,000 Athenians and their allies fought for two years against the only other democracy in the Greek world. With rare illustrations and breath-taking full-colour artwork

Campaign 194: Zaloga: Liberation of Paris 1944. Patton’s race for the Seine. Paperback. 9781846032462

Liberation of Paris 1944. Patton’s race for the Seine. Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2008. Steven J Zaloga first describes the operations of Patton's Third Army as it advanced towards Paris before focussing on the actions of the Resistance forces inside the city and of the Free French armoured division that fought its way in and joined up with them to liberate it on the 24th August.

Campaign 193: Castle: London 1914-17 The Zeppelin Menace. 9781846032455 Paperback

London 1914-17 The Zeppelin Menace Author: Ian Castle. Illustrator: Christa Hook 2008. This book tells the story of Germany's strategic Zeppelin offensive against Britain, and how it came to be neutralized.

Campaign 192: Smith: New York 1776 The Continentals' first battle. 9781846032851 Paperback. 9781846032851

New York 1776 The Continentals' first battle Author: David Smith. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2008. General Sir William Howe's New York campaign gave the British their best chance of destroying the Continental Army and George Washington's resistance to colonial power.

Campaign 191: Millar: Vienna 1683 Christian Europe repels the Ottomans. Paperback. 9781846032318

Vienna 1683. Christian Europe repels the Ottomans Author: Simon Millar. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2008. The capture of the Hapsburg city of Vienna was a major strategic aspiration for the Islamic Ottoman Empire, desperate for the control that the city exercized over the Danube and the overland trade routes between southern and northern Europe.

Campaign 190: Nicolle: Poitiers AD 732 Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide. Paperback. 9781846032301

Poitiers AD 732 Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2008. Expert medievalist David Nicolle draws on contemporary sources to reconstruct this turning-point battle, placing it in its historical context and reviewing its background and the subsequent historical consequences.

Campaign 189: Forczyk: Sevastopol 1942 Von Manstein’s triumph. Paperback 9781846032219

Sevastopol 1942 Von Manstein’s triumph Author: Robert Forczyk. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2008. In 1941, Hitler ordered Army Group South to seize the Crimea. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Germans breached the Soviet defences and overran most of the Crimea. By November 1941 the only remaining Soviet foothold in the area was the heavily fortified naval base at Sevastopol.

Campaign 188 Fields: Thermopylae 480 BC Last stand of the 300. 9781841761800

Thermopylae 480 BC Last stand of the 300 Author: Nic Fields. Illustrator: Steve Noon 2007. An authoritative re-telling of one of the greatest tales of heroism of all time and a decisive moment for the history of the world, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans' fight to the death against overwhelming Persian forces preserved the future of Greece and the golden age of classical civilization

Campaign 187 Turner: Cambrai 1917 The birth of armoured warfare. 9781846031472

Cambrai 1917 The birth of armoured warfare Author: Alexander Turner. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2007. This crucial new study on one of the seminal events in military history dispells many of the myths surrounding Cambrai 1917. Common perception classifies it as the 'world's first tank battle' but Alexander Turner shows us that the true importance of Cambrai was that it saw the first use of armour as an operational shock tactic.

Campaign 186 Kirchubel: Operation Barbarossa 1941. 3. Army Group Center. 9781846031076

Operation Barbarossa 1941. 3. Army Group Center by Robert Kirchubel, Illustrators: Peter Dennis, Howard Gerrard 2007. Full-colour artwork, maps and bird's-eye-views illustrate the campaign in detail, revealing how, despite lapses and flaws in Soviet defences, the Red Army was able to capitalize on every German weakness.

Campaign 185 Evans: Naseby 1645. The triumph of the New Model Army. Paperback. 9781846030789

Naseby 1645. The triumph of the New Model Army Author: Martin Marix Evans, Illustrator: Graham Turner 2007. Using first-hand accounts, Martin Marix Evans introduces the origins of the campaign, explores the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing armies, and vividly describes the engagement

Campaign 184 Antill: Stalingrad 1942. Paperback. 9781846030284

Stalingrad 1942 Author: Peter Antill, Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2007. The bird's-eye view illustrations and maps that feature in this book help to unravel the detail of unit directions, priorities and deployments, and the tactical failures that led to the day-by-day war of attrition that lasted for nearly five months.

Campaign 183: Dildy: Denmark and Norway 1940 Hitler's boldest operation. Paperback. 9781846031175

Denmark and Norway 1940 Hitlers boldest operation by Doug Dildy. Illustrator: John White 2007. On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark, and then Norway, in an attempt to guarantee security of Scandinavias vital mineral resources for their war industry. This assault represented the first joint air-land-and-sea campaign in the history of warfare, and was the only such campaign planned by the Wehrmacht high command, including all three services of the Wehrmacht.

Campaign 182: Thompson: Granicus 334BC Alexander's First Persian Victory. Paperback. 9781846030994

Granicus 334 BC Alexander's First Persian Victory. Author: Michael Thompson. Illustrator: Richard Hook 2007. In the initial engagement, Alexander's 5,000 cavalry, supported by archers and javelin men, routed a force of 20,000 Persian cavalry

Campaign 181: Zaloga: Siegfried Line 1944-45 Battles on the German frontier. Paperback. 9781846031212

Siegfried Line 1944-45 Battles on the German frontier. Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Steve Noon 2007. The campaign on the German frontier in late 1944 was one of the most frustrating and costly efforts by the US Army in the ETO. The Allies first encountered the Siegfried Line (Westwall) fortifications in September 1944. The border area around Aachen had been fortified with a double line of bunkers, and both the terrain and the weather made things difficult for the Allies.

Campaign 180: McNally: Easter Rising 1916 Birth of the Irish Republic. Paperback. 9781846030673

Easter Rising 1916 Birth of the Irish Republic Author: Michael McNally. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2007. This book covers this important milestone in Anglo-Irish history in detail, thoroughly examining the politics behind the Easter Rising and the tactics employed to counter it.

Campaign 179: Smith: Sherman's March to the Sea 1864 Atlanta to Savannah. Paperback. 9781846030352

Sherman's March to the Sea 1864 Atlanta to Savannah. Author: David Smith. Illustrator: Richard Hook 2007. Supported by photographs, detailed maps, and artwork, this title explores the key personalities and engagements of the march and provides a detailed analysis of the campaign that marked the 'beginning of the end' of the Civil War.

Campaign 178: Ford: The Rhine Crossings 1945. Paperback. 9781846030260

Rhine Crossings 1945. Author: Ken Ford. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2007. With an elaborate description of the combined Allied attack, second in magnitude only to the Normandy invasion, this book charts the history of the last great set-piece battle of the war that ultimately brought the defeat of Hitler's Nazi regime one step closer.

Campaign 177: Bonk: Château Thierry & Belleau Wood 1918 America's baptism of fire on the Marne. Paperback. 9781846030345

Château Thierry & Belleau Wood 1918. America's baptism of fire on the Marne. Author: David Bonk. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2007. Building on this success the US 2nd Division stopped the German advance on Paris and were given the task of recapturing Belleau Wood. First-hand accounts, photographs, and detailed maps dramatically bring to life these key battles, America's baptism of fire in World War I.

Campaign 176 Clement: Philadelphia 1777. Taking the capital. 9781846030338

Philadelphia 1777. Taking the capital. Author: Justin Clement. Illustrator: Stephen Walsh The initial engagement at Brandywine, the Paoli Massacre and the missed opportunity at Germantown are all examined in detail by Justin Clement, with supporting maps, original artwork and photographs. Recently discovered information about the battle of Brandywine and analysis of the major personalities

Campaign 175: Zaloga: Remagen 1945 Endgame against the Third Reich. 9781846030185

Remagen 1945. Endgame against the Third Reich. Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2006. This book describes how the US Army, in the face of furious last-ditch German resistance, captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen - securing the last surviving major crossing over the Rhine and setting the stage for the defeat of the German Army in the West.

Campaign 174: Sheppard: Pharsalus 48 BC Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans. Paperback. v

Pharsalus 48 BC Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans. Campaign 174 Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Adam Hook 2006. Simon Sheppard expertly charts the events surrounding the Pharsalus campaign, and the seismic implications of the decisive clash between the two greatest generals of their age.

Campaign 172: Chartrand: Gibraltar 1779–1783: The Great Siege. 9781841769776

Gibraltar 1779–1783: The Great Siege Author: René Chartrand. Illustrator: Patrice Courcelle 2006. In this detailed account of the siege, Chartrand examines the Franco-Spanish and British forces as well as the personalities and plans that would contribute to a vital British victory at a time when British fortunes elsewhere in the world were on the wane.

Campaign 170: Turnbull: Osaka 1615. The last battle of the samurai. 9781841769608

Osaka 1615. The last battle of the samurai. Author: Stephen Turnbull. Illustrator: Richard Hook 2006. This book explores the bitter struggle of the Summer and Winter campaigns, which eventually saw the last great clash of the samurai and defined the balance of power in Japan for years to come.

Campaign 169: Robertshaw: Somme 1 July 1916. Tragedy and triumph. 9781846030383

Somme 1 July 1916. Tragedy and triumph Andrew Robertshaw. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2006. This book discusses the successes and failures of the British and the German forces along the frontline. It also offers a detailed account of the battle itself, following the actions of individual units throughout the day.

Campaign 168: Sadler: Flodden 1513. Scotland's greatest defeat. 9781841769592

Flodden 1513. Scotland's greatest defeat. Author: John Sadler. Illustrator: Stephen Walsh 2006. This book examines the strategies of the opposing armies and the significant effect of the weapons, including longbow and artillery, which they deployed.

Campaign 167: Forczyk: Moscow 1941. Hitler’s first defeat. 9781846030178

Moscow 1941. Hitler’s first defeat Author: Robert Forczyk. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2006. This book is the story of Operation Typhoon, the largest German operational attack of the war and Hitler's desperate attempt to seize Moscow.

Campaign 166: Millar: Assaye 1803. Wellington's first and ‘bloodiest’ victory. 9781846030017

Assaye 1803. Wellington's first and ‘bloodiest’ victory Author: Simon Millar. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2006. The battle witnessed costly infantry and cavalry assaults, but was won by the steadiness of Wellesley's troops and his inspiring leadership.

Campaign 165 Lyman: Iraq 1941. The battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad. 9781841769912

Iraq 1941. The battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad Author: Robert Lyman. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2006. This book examines the strategy and tactics of the Iraq campaign, the role of the Indian Army and the Arab Legion, the nature of expeditionary warfare and the complementary roles of air and land power.

Campaign 164: Armstrong: Otterburn 1388. Bloody border conflict. 9781841769806

Otterburn 1388. Bloody border conflict. Author: Peter Armstrong. Illustrator: Stephen Walsh 2006. Using all the contemporary sources, this book details the events that led up to the clash on the borders, examines the opposing armies, their weaponry and their commanders and gives a full account of the battle and its aftermath

Campaign 163 Ireland: Leyte Gulf 1944. 9781841769783

Leyte Gulf 1944. The world’s greatest sea battle Bernard Ireland. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2006. This highly-accessible book describes the conflict's interweaving battles and the personalities of the commanders involved in what has been called ‘the greatest sea battle of all’.

Campaign 162: Rottman: Inch'on 1950. The last great amphibious assault. 9781841769615

Inch'on 1950. The last great amphibious assault Author: Gordon Rottman. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2006. Inch'on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare. This book details the strategy and tactics that led to the operation's success, as well as narrating the experience of the battle in fascinating detail.

Campaign 161 Nicolle: The Third Crusade 1191. Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and the struggle for Jerusalem. 9781841768687

Third Crusade 1191. Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and the struggle for Jerusalem David Nicolle. Illustrator: Christa Hook 2005. The clash between King Richard I ‘The Lionheart’ of England and Saladin has become legendary. Throughout the ages, military enthusiasts have been fascinated by the strategy of the resolute, heavily armed Anglo-Saxon army versus their more lightly armed opponents.

Campaign 160 McNally: Battle of the Boyne 1690. The Irish campaign for the English crown. 9781841768915

Battle of the Boyne 1690. The Irish campaign for the English crown Author: Michael McNally. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2005. This book describes the events that led to the momentous battle on 1 July that would decide the fate of the crown of England.

Campaign 159: Antill: Berlin 1945. End of the Thousand Year Reich. 9781841769158

Berlin 1945. End of the Thousand Year Reich Author: Peter Antill. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2005. This book, supplemented with a host of maps and illustrations, provides a vivid portrayal of the death throes of the Third Reich and the end of the war in Europe, exploring the strategy of both sides and the tactics of impromptu urban warfare.

Campaign 158: Ford: El Alamein 1942: The Turning of the Tide. 9781841768670

El Alamein 1942: The Turning of the Tide. Campaign 158 Author: Ken Ford, Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2005. This final battle at El Alamein, fought in October and November, saw the continuous bombardment of the German line that Rommel was instructed to hold at all costs by Hitler himself. The Allies shattered the German defences, and Rommel led a westward retreat in order to salvage what was left of the Afrika Korps.

Campaign 157 Fremont-Barnes: Trafalgar 1805: Nelson’s Crowning Victory. Paperback. 9781841768922

Trafalgar 1805: Nelson’s Crowning Victory Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes. Illustrator: Christa Hook 2005. Nelson’s brilliant tactics, inspiring leadership and the superior training and morale of his crews left his opponents shattered in a savage encounter that not only marked the last great battle fought in the age of sail, but ushered in a century of British naval mastery.

Campaign 156 Chun: The Doolittle Raid 1942. America’s first strike back at Japan. 9781841769189

Doolittle Raid 1942. America’s first strike back at Japan. Author: Clayton Chun. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2006. This book examines the planning, execution, and aftermath of this innovative, daring and risky attack, which would show that the Japanese navy and air forces were anything but invincible.

Campaign 155 Zaloga: Anzio 1944: The beleaguered beachhead. 9781841769134

Anzio 1944: The beleaguered beachhead Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2005. Vividly describing each thrust and counter-thrust, this book takes us through the agonizing struggle as each side sought to retain or regain mastery.  It shows how Anzio proved to be a stepping stone not only to Rome but also to the liberation of Italy.

Campaign 154 Nicolle: Acre 1291: Bloody sunset of the Crusader states. 9781841768625

Acre 1291: Bloody sunset of the Crusader states Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2005. This book depicts the dramatic collapse of this great fortress, whose demise marked the end of the Crusades in the Holy Land.

Campaign 153 Forczyk: Toulon 1793. Napoleon’s first great victory. 9781841769196

Toulon 1793. Napoleon’s first great victory. Author: Robert A. Forczyk. Illustrator: Adam Hook 2005. This title describes the Republican victory at Toulon that not only saved the Revolution but also saw the young Napoleon Bonaparte begin his meteoric rise to power.

Campaign 152 Zaloga: Kasserine Pass 1943. Rommel's last victory. 9781841769141

Kasserine Pass 1943. Rommel's last victory. By Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Michael Welply 2005. The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 was a baptism of fire for the US Army. The fighting in Tunisia taught the green US Army vital combat lessons, and brought to the fore senior commanders such as Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.

Campaign 151 Turner: Vimy Ridge 1917. Byng’s Canadians Triumph at Arras. 9781841768717

Vimy Ridge 1917. Byng’s Canadians Triumph at Arras Author: Alexander Turner. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2005. This book describes how the innovative efforts that went into every aspect of the preparation for this attack ensured that the Canadian and British troops achieved unprecedented success.

Campaign 150 Khe Sanh 1967-68. Marines battle for Vietnam’s vital hilltop base. 9781841768632

Khe Sanh 1967-68. Marines battle for Vietnam’s vital hilltop base Gordon L. Rottman. Illustrator: Peter Dennis 2005. This book details the siege and explains how, although the NVA successfully overran a Special Forces camp nearby, it was unable to drive US forces from Khe Sanh.

Campaign 149 Ford: Falaise 1944. Death of an Army. 9781841766263

Falaise 1944. Death of an Army Author: Ken Ford. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard The battle around Falaise in Normandy during August 1944 saw the destruction of the German Seventh army. At Falaise, the armoured units of US Third Army encircled the German Seventh Army, squeezed them into an ever-smaller cauldron of chaos and crushed them against the advancing British Second Army. The results were devastating: those troops able to escape the disaster fled, those who remained were killed or captured

Campaign 148 Kirchubel: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2). Army Group North. 9781841768571

Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2). Army Group North Author: Robert Kirchubel. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard, Peter Dennis This book examines the German offensive, and also the courageous Soviet attempts to halt the German spearhead, defending every possible line against overwhelming odds.

Campaign 147 Antill: Crete 1941. Germany’s Lightning Airborne Assault. 9781841768441

Crete 1941. Germany’s Lightning Airborne Assault. Author: Peter Antill This book describes how desperately close the battle had been, and explains how German losses so shocked the Führer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.

Campaign 146 Rottman: The Marshall Islands 1944. Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok. 9781841768519

Marshall Islands 1944. Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok Gordon Rottman By the end of January 1944, Operation 'Flintlock' was launched: the next stepping-stone towards Japan. Following a three-day naval and air bombardment, the 7th US Infantry Division and 4th Marine Division landed on the islands.

Campaign 145 Zaloga: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2). Bastogne. 9781841768106

Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2). Bastogne Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard, Peter Dennis This volume offers a fresh analysis of this crucial battle. Following on from the earlier Campaign series volume on St Vith and the Northern Shoulder, this book examines not only the defence of embattled Bastogne, but also the attempts by the Panzer divisions to break out beyond the Meuse river.

Campaign 143 Ford: Caen 1944. Montgomery's break-out attempt. Paperback,. 9781841766256

Caen 1944. Montgomery's break-out attempt Ken Ford, illustrated by Peter Dennis 2004. The Allies paid a high price for Caen but the horrific German casualties bled their forces in Normandy white and helped open the way for the American breakout in Operation Cobra

Campaign 142 Reid: Dunbar 1650. Cromwell’s most famous victory. 9781841767741

Dunbar 1650. Cromwell’s most famous victory Author: Stuart Reid. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2004. In July 1650, Oliver Cromwell led a powerful force across the Scottish border to remove the problem. For six weeks Cromwell waged a frustrating campaign against a Scots enemy that refused to meet him in battle.

Campaign 141 Tincey: Blenheim 1704. The Duke of Marlborough’s masterpiece. 9781841767710

Blenheim 1704. The Duke of Marlborough’s masterpiece Author: John Tincey. Illustrator: Graham Turner The Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy faced a Franco-Bavarian army threatening to knock Austria out of the War of the Spanish Succession. In a hard-fought battle Marlborough won a resounding victory, capturing Marshal Tallard and over 14,000 men.

Campaign 140 Chartrand: Monongahela 1754-55. Washington’s defeat, Braddock’s disaster. 9781841766836

Monongahela 1754 - 55. Washington’s defeat, Braddock’s disaster René Chartrand. Illustrator: Stephen Walsh The origins of this defeat can be traced back to the death of a junior French officer little more than a year before in a relatively minor skirmish with a party of Virginian militia commanded by the same George Washington. René Chartrand examines the subsequent chain of events that ultimately sparked a world war.

Campaign 139 Rottman: Guam 1941 & 1944. Loss and Reconquest. 9781841768113

Guam 1941 & 1944. Loss and Reconquest Author: Gordon L Rottman. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. In this book Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island.

Campaign 138 Nicolle: Poitiers 1356. The capture of a king. 9781841765167

Poitiers 1356. The capture of a king Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Graham Turner 2004. In this volume, Dr David Nicolle details a campaign that enhanced the reputation of the Black Prince and led King John to catastrophe

Campaign 137 Rottman: Saipan & Tinian 1944. Piercing the Japanese Empire. Paperback. 9781841768045

Saipan and Tinian 1944. Piercing the Japanese Empire. Paperback. Campaign 137 Gordon L. Rottman 2004. The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II. Fighting side-by-side, Army and Marine units witnessed the largest tank battle of the Pacific War. In this book Gordon Rottman details the capture of these vital islands that led to the collapse of Prime Minister Tojo’s government

Campaign 136 Young: Meiktila 1945. The battle to liberate Burma 9781841766980

Meiktila 1945. The battle to liberate Burma. Author: Edward M. Young. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2004. In the spring of 1944, Japanese 15th Army was shattered at Imphal and Kohima, allowing General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, to liberate Burma overland from India, a task considered impossible by the British chiefs of staff.

Campaign 135 Morrissey: Monmouth Courthouse 1778. The last great battle in the North. 9781841767727

Monmouth Courthouse 1778. The last great battle in the North. (Campaign 135) Author: Brendan Morrissey. Illustrator: Adam Hook 2004. The battle of Monmouth Courthouse was not only the last major action in the Northern theater, it was also the longest and hardest-fought engagement of the entire Revolutionary War.

Campaign 134 Ford: Cassino 1944. Breaking the Gustav Line. Paperback. 9781841766232

Cassino 1944. Breaking the Gustav Line Ken Ford, illustrated by Howard Gerrard 2004. The dominating peak of Montecassino crowned by its medieval monastery was the key to the entire Gustav Line, a formidable system of defences that stretched right across the Italian peninsula. Between January and May 1944 the Allies struggled amid inhospitable terrain and dreadful weather to dislodge the German paratroops that tenaciously defended the vital mountaintop.

Campaign 133 Konstam: Seven Days Battls 1862. Lee's defense of Richmond. 9781841766829

Seven Days Battls 1862. Lee's defense of Richmond by Angus Konstam. Illustrator: Stephen Walsh 2004. When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant, week-long campaign. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond

Campaign 132 Nicolle: The First Crusade 1096 - 99. Conquest of the Holy Land. 9781841765150

First Crusade 1096 - 99. Conquest of the Holy Land. Campaign 132 Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Christa Hook In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I appealed to the Christian states of western Europe for help against the Turks who had swept across the Empire after the disastrous Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071. This book is about the First Crusade that followed

Campaign 131 Gravett: Tewkesbury 1471: The last Yorkist victory. Paperback. 9781841765143

Tewkesbury 1471: The last Yorkist victory Christopher Gravett In this book Christopher Gravett details the climactic events of 1471 and the battle that virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. After the crushing Yorkist victory at Towton in 1461, King Edward IV appeared to have triumphed in England’s bloody Wars of the Roses. The Lancastrian King Henry VI was even a prisoner in the Tower of London.

Campaign 130 Turnbull: Kawanakajima 1553 - 64. Samurai power struggle. 9781841765624

Kawanakajima 1553–64. Samurai power struggle Author: Stephen Turnbull. Illustrator: Wayne Reynolds 2003. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mountains of central Japan witnessed no less than five battles between two of Japan’s greatest warlords. Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were both descended from great families and were highly skilled tacticians. Both had taken the tonsure and risen to high rank in their respective Buddhist sects. When Shingen attempted to seize control of Shinano province they were set on a collision course.

Campaign 129 Kirchubel: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (1) Army Group South. 9781841766973

Operation Barbarossa 1941 (1) Army Group South Author: Robert Kirchubel. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2003. This book focuses on Field Marshal von Rundstedt and Army Group South, tasked with the capture of the Ukraine and Crimea. Von Rundstedt’s 46 divisions and single Panzer Group faced fierce resistance from the best equipped, trained and commanded units in the Red Army, but ultimately succeeded in destroying the Soviet 6th and 12th Armies at Uman before inflicting a further 600,000 casualties at Kiev.

Campaign 128 Morrissey: Quebec 1775: The American invasion of Canada. Paperback. 9781841766812

Quebec 1775: The American invasion of Canada Brendan Morrisey In this book Brendan Morrissey details the events of this ferocious struggle whose results would have such momentous consequences at Saratoga in 1777

Campaign 127 Ford: Dieppe 1942. Prelude to D-Day. 9781841766249

Dieppe 1942. Prelude to D-Day The Dieppe raid of August 1942 is one of the most controversial actions of World War II. Operation ‘Jubilee’ was a frontal assault on a fortified port landing the latest equipment and armour directly on to the beach. The main force would destroy the port facilities while other smaller landings dealt with anti-aircraft and coastal batteries. The raid itself turned into a fiasco. The assault force was pinned down on the beach and three quarters of the 5,000 troops landed were lost.

Campaign 126 Dunstan: The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2) The Sinai. 9781841762210

Yom Kippur War 1973 (2) The Sinai. by Dunstan In the second of his two-volume analysis of the Yom Kippur War, Simon Dunstan details the fighting in the Sinai, culminating in Operation Gazelle, the Israeli counterattack across the Suez Canal. Although defeated militarily Egypt did ultimately succeed in forcing the Israelis back to the negotiating table.

Campaign 125 Zorndorf 1758. Frederick faces Holy Mother Russia. 9781841766966

Zorndorf 1758. Frederick faces Holy Mother Russia. by Simon Millar. Illustrator: Adam Hook 2003. In January 1758 Count Wilhelm Fermor marched into East Prussia at the head of 45,000 Russians. This book details the bitter day-long battle in which the Russian infantry refused to buckle.

Campaign 124 Konstam: Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign. 9781841766805

Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign Author: Angus Konstam. Illustrator: Steve Noon In the spring of 1862, having rebuilt his forces, the "Little Napoleon" devised a plan to end the war in a single campaign. Transporting his army by sea to the Virginia Peninsula, he would outflank Confederate forces and march unopposed on Richmond, the Southern capital. Excessive caution squandered the opportunity, however, and on 31 May the Confederates struck at McClellan’s divided forces at Fair Oaks.

Campaign 123 Reid: Auldearn 1645. The Marquis of Montrose’s Scottish campaign. 9781841766799

Auldearn 1645. The Marquis of Montrose’s Scottish campaign Author: Stuart Reid. Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Stuart Reid details the remarkable sequence of victories at Tippermuir, Aberdeen, Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth that left Montrose briefly in the ascendant in Scotland. However, his decisive defeat and surrender at Philiphaugh finally crushed the Royalist cause in Scotland.

Campaign 122 Turnbull: Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights. 9781841765617

Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights by Stephen Turnbull, illustrated by Richard Hook By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order’s meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order’s territory with all the enemies of the Teutonic Knights – Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Bohemians, Hungarians, Tartars and Cossacks.

Campaign 121 Reid: Quebec 1759. The battle that won Canada. 9781855326057

Quebec 1759. The battle that won Canada Author: Stuart Reid. Illustrator: Gerry Embleton In this book Stuart Reid details how one of the British Army’s consummate professionals literally beat the King’s enemies before breakfast and in so doing decided the fate of a continent.

Campaign 120 Gravett: Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle. 9781841765136

Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle Author: Christopher Gravett. Illustrator: Graham Turner Christopher Gravett examines the campaign that marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king

Campaign 119 Tincey: Marston Moor 1644. The beginning of the end. 9781841763347

Marston Moor 1644. The beginning of the end Author: John Tincey. Illustrator: Graham Turner The Royalists in the North were forced onto the defensive and besieged in York. In a bold march Prince Rupert outmanoeuvred his enemies and relieved York without a shot being fired. However, when Rupert met the allied army in battle on Marston Moor on 2 July his cavalry was defeated by Cromwell’s Ironsides who then turned on the Royalist infantry. The result was a hard-fought but catastrophic defeat; the Royalist army was crushed and their forces driven from the north of England.

Campaign 117 Armstrong: Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297-98. 9781841765105

Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297-98 Author: Peter Armstrong. Illustrator: Angus McBride The death of the last of the Scottish royal house of Canmore in 1290 triggered a succession crisis. Edward gathered an army, marched north and at Falkirk on 22 July 1298 he brought Wallace’s army to battle. Amid accusations of treachery, Wallace’s spearmen were slaughtered by Edward’s longbowmen, then charged by the English cavalry and almost annihilated. In 1305 Wallace was captured and executed

Campaign 116 Roberts: First Newbury 1643: The turning point. 9781841763330

First Newbury 1643: The turning point by Keith Roberts. Illustrator: Graham Turner Parliament armies had been crushed at Adwalton Moor and Roundway Down and the Royalists had taken Bristol. When they summoned Gloucester to surrender on 10 August the city’s only hope was a Parliament relief army. With the citizens of London so firmly committed to Parliament’s cause and the King’s cavalry no longer invincible the balance of power had shifted irretrievably.

Campaign 115 Zaloga: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1): St Vith and the Northern Shoulder. 9781841765600

Battle of the Bulge 1944 (1): St Vith and the Northern Shoulder Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard In the first of two volumes on the Ardennes campaign Steven Zaloga details the fighting in the northern sector around St Vith and the Elsenborn Ridge. Sixth Panzer Army, containing the bulk of German Panzer strength, was expected to achieve the breakthrough here. It was the failure around St Vith that forced the Germans to look south towards Bastogne.

Campaign 114 Konstam: Lepanto 1571. The greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. 9781841764092

Lepanto 1571. The greatest naval battle of the Renaissance Author: Angus Konstam. Illustrator: Tony Bryan 2003. For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. A decisive battle between two large galley fleets was expected to decide the fate of the entire Mediterranean basin. In August 1571, an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered the slightly smaller Christian fleet of the Holy League

Campaign 113 Millar: Rossbach and Leuthen 1757: Prussia's Eagle Resurgent. 9781841765099

Rossbach and Leuthen 1757: Prussia's Eagle Resurgent Author: Simon Millar. Illustrator: Adam Hook By the autumn of 1757 Frederick the Great was beset by enemies. The French had invaded the territory of his Anglo-Hanoverian allies, a Franco-Imperial army was threatening Saxony, an Austrian army 110,000-strong had marched into Silesia and even the ponderous Russians had moved against him. Then within a month Frederick transformed his fortunes

Campaign 112 Ford: D-Day 1944 (4): Gold & Juno Beaches. 9781841763682

D-Day 1944 (4): Gold & Juno Beaches Author: Ken Ford. Illustrator: Kevin Lyles The Beaches codenamed Gold and Juno constituted the western section of the British sector of the landings. Although in the British sector the forces landing on Juno were actually the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Gold was to be assaulted by the British 50th infantry division.

Campaign 111 Knight: Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory. 9781841765112

Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory Author: Ian Knight. Illustrator: Adam Hook The battle of Isandlwana fought on 22 January 1879 was the greatest defeat suffered by the British Army during the Victorian era.

Campaign 110 Rottman: Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell. 9781841765129

Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell Authors: Jim Moran, Gordon L Rottman. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, the battle for Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific war's 'forgotten battle', one that with hindsight should never have been fought at all. The assault became superfluous after a massive carrier-based attack on the Palau Islands by Task Force 58 some weeks earlier destroyed all aircraft and shipping in the area and virtually isolated the Japanese garrison.

Campaign 109 Konstam: Guilford Courthouse 1781. Lord Cornwallis's ruinous victory. 9781841764115

Guilford Courthouse 1781. Lord Cornwallis's ruinous victory Author: Angus Konstam. Illustrator: Adam Hook When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy General Nathaniel Greene’s American army. At Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781 the two armies met. In a desperately hard-fought battle the small but professional British army succeeded in fighting its way through three separate lines of American troops. Cornwallis lost over a quarter of his command.

Campaign 108 Sekunda: Marathon 1490 BC: The first Persian invasion of Greece. 9781841760001

Marathon 1490 BC: The first Persian invasion of Greece by Nicholas Sekunda. Illustrator: Richard Hook When the Ionian Revolt broke out in 499BC , led by the city of Miletus, the Ionian cities requested assistance from Greece. Sparta refused, but Athens and Eretria (on the Island of Euboea) sent small land and naval contingents. Having crushed the revolt the Persian King Darius decided to punish Athens for supporting the Ionian cities. He decided to send an amphibious expedition across the Aegean to attack Athens and Eretria. The Persians sacked Eretria and then landed at Marathon some 26 miles from Athens.

Campaign 107 Zaloga: Poland 1939 The Birth of Blitzkrieg. 9781841764085

Poland 1939 The Birth of Blitzkrieg. by Steven J. Zaloga 2002. The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II in Europe. The outcome of the campaign was a foregone conclusion. It pitted the newly modernized army of Europes great industrial power against the much smaller Polish army. To further tip the scales, Germany signed a pact with the Soviet Union by which the Red Army would invade Poland two weeks after the German attack.

Campaign 106 Reid: Culloden Moor 1746. The death of the Jacobite cause. 9781841764122

Culloden Moor 1746. The death of the Jacobite cause by Stuart Reid. Illustrator: Gerry Embleton In this modern and highly detailed account the author combines a thorough knowledge of 18th century tactics, an intimate knowledge of the battlefield itself and a scandalously underused archive of contemporary material from both sides to provide a balanced and accurate account of this controversial encounter.

Campaign 105 Ford: D-Day 1944 (3) Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings. 9781841763668

D-Day 1944 (3) Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings Ken Ford On the eastern most flank of the Allied landings in Normandy was Sword Beach, the responsibility of British 3rd Division. Their objectives for D-Day were to seize Ouistreham and Lion-sur-Mer, and to drive inland taking Hermanville, Perriers Ridge, and in co-operation with the Canadians landing on Juno, capture their ultimate goal - the town of Caen.

Campaign 104 Zaloga: D-Day 1944 (2): Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings. 9781841763651

D-Day 1944 (2): Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings Author: Steven J Zaloga. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2004. On their western flank, the Allied landings on D-Day combined a parachute drop by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions with an amphibious assault on “Utah” Beach by the US 4th Infantry Division. The landings came ashore in the wrong place but met weaker German resistance as a result. The heaviest fighting took place inland where the badly scattered paratroopers gradually gathered in small groups and made for their objectives.

Campaign 103 Konstam: Hampton Roads 1862: First clash of the Iranclads. 9781841764108

Hampton Roads 1862:  First clash of the Iranclads Author: Angus Konstam. Illustrator: Adam Hook On 9 March 1862 the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports.

Campaign 102 Armstrong: Bannockburn 1314: Robert Bruce's great victory. 9781855326095

Bannockburn 1314:  Robert Bruce's great victory Author: Peter Armstrong. Illustrator: Graham Turner Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England died and his son, Edward II, was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling and Edward II took an army north to subdue the Scots. The battle of Bannockburn that finally won Scotland her independence.

Campaign 101 Castle: Austerlitz 1805: The fate of empires. 9781841761367

Austerlitz 1805: The fate of empires Author: Ian Castle. Illustrator: Christa Hook This all-new volume chronicles the events that climaxed on the field of Austerlitz in one of the most famous battles of history. Not only was it the first campaign Napoleon waged as Emperor of France, but also the first great test for his Grande Armée. The Emperor himself regarded it as his greatest victory and it undoubtedly won him a mastery of Europe that would remain unbroken for almost a decade.

Campaign 100 Zaloga: D-Day 1944 (1) Omaha Beach. 9781841763675

D-Day 1944 (1) Omaha Beach by Steven J. Zaloga The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. The greatest armada the world had ever seen was assembled to transport the Allied invasion force across the Channel and open the long-awaited second front against Hitler’s Third Reich. Of the landings on the five assault beaches, Omaha Beach was the only one ever in doubt.

Campaign 099 Chartrand: Fuentes de Onoro 1811. Wellington's liberation of Portugal. 9781841763118

Fuentes de Onoro 1811. Wellington's liberation of Portugal Author: René Chartrand. Illustrator: Patrice Courcelle Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro.

Campaign 098 Nicolle: Kalka River 1223: Genghiz Khan's Mongols invade Russia. 9781841762333

Kalka River 1223: Genghiz Khan's Mongols invade Russia by David Nicolle In 1221, Genghiz, Great Khan of the Mongols, ordered an armed reconnaissance expedition into Russia commanded by Sübodei Bahadur and Jebei Noyon 'The Arrow'. The decisive Mongol victory at Kalka River, opened up vast regions of Russia and Eastern Europe to Mongol conquest. Genghiz ordered his victorious army to return eastwards. Genghiz died in 1227, but within 10 years his son Ögedei ordered a return to Russia to complete the conquest

Campaign 097 Chartrand: Bussaco 1810: Wellington defeats Napoleon's Marshals. 9781841763101

Bussaco 1810: Wellington defeats Napoleon's Marshals Author: René Chartrand. Illustrator: Patrice Courcelle Napoleon ordered Marshal Masséna to crush this resistance with the Army of Portugal. Greatly strengthened, Masséna's army would drive the Portuguese and British into the sea. Facing the French were 60,000 British and Portuguese troops. No-one knew how the Portuguese would perform in battle, but on 27 September 1810, they received their baptism of fire

Campaign 096 Rottman: Okinawa 1945; The last battle. New edition. 9781855326071

Okinawa 1945; The last battle. New edition Author: Gordon L Rottman. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard By the spring of 1945 the Allies were sweeping all before them in the Pacific War against Japan, and a series of victories had reclaimed many of the islands and territories seized by the Imperial Japanese forces in the early months of the war. The question was where the last battle would be fought. That place was the island of Okinawa.

Campaign 095 Langellier: Second Manassas 1862. Robert E Lee's greatest victory. 9781841762302

Second Manassas 1862. Robert E Lee's greatest victory "There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon" wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies. In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military commander and the Army of Northern Virginia as it's most powerful weapon. The fighting in northern Virginia left Union General John Pope's career in tatters and proved the South was a power to be reckoned with.

Campaign 094 Nicolle: Orléans 1429. France turns the tide, 9781841762326

Orléans 1429. France turns the tide. Author: David Nicolle. Illustrator: Graham Turner In 1415 King Henry V of England invaded France and won an overwhelming victory at the Battle of Agincourt. Following his victory, the English conquered a large part of northern France, and by 1429 were besieging the city of Orléans. In this darkest hour, France's fortunes were transformed by the inspirational leadership of a young woman, Jeanne d'Arc  Joan of Arc . Within four months the French had broken the siege

Campaign 093 Martin: Verdun 1916. "They shall not pass" 9781855329935

Verdun 1916. "They shall not pass". On 21 February 1916 German General Erich von Falkenhayn unleashed his hammer-blow offensive against the French fortress city of Verdun. Falkenhayn was sure that the symbolic value of Verdun was such that the French would be ‘compelled to throw in every man they have.’ He was equally sure that ‘if they do so the forces of France will bleed to death’.

Campaign 092 Ford: St. Nazaire 1942. The Great Commando Raid. 9781841762319

St. Nazaire 1942. The Great Commando Raid This book tells the story of the raid on St Nazaire that denied the use of the dock to the Tirpitz, the sister ship of the Bismarck, and constituted a crucial victory in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Campaign 091 Millar: Kolin 1757. Frederick the Great's first defeat. 9781841762975

Kolin 1757. Frederick the Great's first defeat. Author: Simon Millar. Illustrator: Adam Hook In May of 1757 Frederick the Great invaded Bohemia, smashed an Austrian army outside Prague and bottled it up in the city. The Empress Maria Theresa despatched Marshal Daun with 60,000 men to save the Empire's second city. Frederick had won a string of victories over the Austrians and was convinced his men would always triumph. Although outnumbered he attacked, but the Austrians were waiting. His army was defeated and forced to withdraw. As his veterans commented, 'they were not the same old Austrians at all'

Campaign 090 Chartrand: Vimeiro 1808. Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular. 9781841763095

Vimeiro 1808. Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular. On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. René Chartrand examines the first of Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War.

Campaign 088 Zaloga: Operation Cobra 1944. Breakout from Normandy. 9781841762968

Operation Cobra 1944. Breakout from Normandy. One of the most decisive months of World War II was the 30 days between 25 July and 25 August 1944. After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces found themselves bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy. On 25 July General Bradley launched Operation Cobra to break the deadlock.

Campaign 087 Hofschröer: Lutzen & Bauten 1813. The Turning Point. 9781855329942

Lutzen & Bauten 1813. The Turning Point Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies. With incredible speed he raised an army of 200,000 men and marched to join the remnants of the old Grande Armee in Germany. However, he no longer faced the brittle enemies of 1805 and 1806 and at Lützen on 2 May the inexperience of his new army began to show.

Campaign 086 Konstam: The Armada Campaign 1588. The Great Enterprise Against England. 9781841761923

Armada Campaign 1588. The Great Enterprise Against England With the help of battle plans and bird's eye views of the action, leading historian Angus Konstam considers many of the intriguing questions surrounding the campaign, concluding with details of how the Armada's disastrous return voyage around Scotland and Ireland became one of the most tragic episodes in maritime history

Campaign 085 Harrington: Peking 1900. The Boxer Rebellion. 9781841761817

Peking 1900. The Boxer Rebellion Peter Harrington In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China – the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China.

Campaign 084 MacDowall: Adrianople AD 378. The Goths Crush Rome's Legions. 9781841761473

Adrianople AD 378. The Goths Crush Rome's Legions ’Never, except in the battle of Cannae, had there been so destructive a slaughter recorded in our annals.’ Thus the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus recorded the battle of Adrianople, which spelled the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Such a crushing Roman defeat by Gothic cavalry proved to the Empire, as well as to the Goths themselves, that the migratory barbarians were a force to be reckoned with.

Campaign 083 Haythornthwaite: Corunna 1809. Sir John Moore's Fighting Retreat. 9781855329683

Corunna 1809. Sir John Moore's Fighting Retreat. Campaign 083 Haythornthwaite 2001. Late in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he faced a victorious French force under the Emperor Napoleon. He had little option but to order a retreat to the port of Corunna. This became the most arduous of trials with armies traversing mountainous terrain over appalling roads in the depths of winter.

Campaign 082 Tincey: Edgehill 1642. First Battle of the English Civil War. 9781855329911

Edgehill 1642. First Battle of the English Civil War Keith Roberts In 1642 both Royalists and Parliamentarians expected that one great contest of arms would see the crushing of their enemies. When their field armies blundered into contact on the evening of 22 October 1642, Prince Rupert urged King Charles to array his army on the great ridge of Edgehill and give battle.

Campaign 080 Latimer: Tobruk 1941. Rommel's Opening Move. 9781841760926

Tobruk 1941. Rommel's Opening Move John Latimer 96 pages, bibliography, index, numerous illustrations. In March 1941, with Wavell's British troops having routed the Italians from Cyrenaica, General Erwin Rommel arrived in Tripoli to command the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Campaign 079 Chartrand: Louisbourg 1758. Wolfe's First Siege. 9781841762173

Louisbourg 1758. Wolfe's First Siege. René Chartrand Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Louisbourg had to be taken. The siege itself was a tremendous pounding match. Faced with strong beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops and was only achieved by a stroke of daring on the part of a young Brigadier named James Wolfe who managed to turn the French beach position.

Campaign 078 Nicolle: Constantinople 1453. The End of Byzantium 9781841760919

Constantinople 1453. The End of Byzantium by David Nicolle This title details the epic four-month siege of the city of Constantinople, last vestige of the once mighty Roman and Byzantine Empires. Mehmet 'The Conqueror' led an army of 80,000 men with a massive siege train against the city. Defending were a mere 10,000 men under the Emperor Constantine XI. The Turkish artillery battered the ancient city walls mercilessly, levelling a large section. A gallant defence held off the massive Turkish assault for several hours.

Campaign 077 Wright: Tarawa 1943. The turning of the tide. 9781841761022

Wright: Tarawa 1943. The turning of the tide Author: Derrick Wright. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard 2000. The island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll was defended by the elite troops of the Special Naval Landing Force, whose commander, Admiral Shibasaki, boasted that "the Americans could not take Tarawa with a million men in a hundred years".

Campaign 076 Chartrand: Ticonderoga 1758. Montcalm's Victory against All Odds. 9781841760933

Ticonderoga 1758. Montcalm's Victory against All Odds. by René Chartrand On 5 July 1758 General Abercromby's expedition against Fort Carillon set off from its camp. Within hours, tragedy struck. Some rangers ran into a French scouting party and in the fierce skirmish that followed Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot through the heart. The army was shattered at the loss, but Abercromby went to pieces.

Campaign 075 Zaloga: Lorraine 1944. Patton vs Manteuffel. 9781841760896

Lorraine 1944. Patton vs Manteuffel Steven J. Zaloga The battle-hardened Wehrmacht confronted the better-equipped and better-trained US Army. The Germans managed to re-establish a fragile defensive line but could not stop the US Army from establishing bridgeheads over the Moselle along Germany's western frontier.

Campaign 074 Ford: The Rhineland 1945. The Last Killing Ground in the West. 9781855329997

Rhineland 1945. The Last Killing Ground in the West by Ken Ford. Illustrator: Tony Bryan The Germans opened the Roer dams in a vain bid to temper this massive Allied offensive and this called for a drastic change in tactics. The ensuing battle was characterised by amphibious assaults on the fortified villages of the flooded Rhine lowlands, frontal assaults on the much vaunted Siegfried Line and the grim fighting for the Reichswald Forest

Campaign 073 Latimer: Operation Compass 1940. Wavell's Whirlwid Offensive. 9781855329676

Operation Compass 1940. Wavell's Whirlwind Offensive Author: Jon Latimer. Illustrator: Jim Laurier Lt Gen. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'. In less than two months the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. 7th Armoured Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, and took 130,000 prisoners.

Campaign 072 London: Jutland 1916. Clash of the Dreadnoughts. 9781855329928

Jutland 1916. Clash of the Dreadnoughts Author: Charles London. Illustrator: Howard Gerrard The only major fleet engagement of World War I, the Battle of Jutland has been surrounded by controversy ever since. The British public felt Admiral Jellicoe had failed. True, the German Fleet had sunk more ships and suffered fewer casualties, but the British had forced them to disengage and run for port and were still cruising off Denmark spoiling for a fight.

Campaign 071 Nicolle: Crécy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow. 9781855329669

Crécy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow David Nicolle It pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, and their miscellaneous allies against the English under King Edward III and the ‘Black Prince’, who as yet had no great military reputation; this was the battle where he ‘won his spurs’. The Genoese crossbowmen were outshot by the English longbows and the pattern was set for the rest of the day: the French cavalry were committed piecemeal in fruitless charges against strong English positions, losing perhaps 10,000 men in the course of the fighting.

Campaign 070 Hollins: Marengo 1800: Napoleon's Day of Fate. 9781855329652

Marengo 1800: Napoleon's Day of Fate by David Hollins 2000; 112 pages. Having returned from Egypt Napoleon led the Army of the Reserve against the Austrian Army besieging Genoa. Believing he had won, the wounded Melas left the field to his Chief-of-Staff, Zach. The timely arrival of Desaix's Division led by Kellerman's cavalry and the 9e Légère threw the Austrians into confusion, turned the battle in Napoleon's favour, thus securing his position as First Consul.

Campaign 069 Turnbull: Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades. 0697808504599

Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades by Stephen Turnbull When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori laid siege to Nagashino castle, a possession of Nobunaga's ally, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Campaign 068 Brzezinski: Lützen 1632. Climax of the Thirt Years War. 9781855325524

Lützen 1632. Climax of the Thirt Years War by Richard Brzezinski This book describes how, having smashed one of the two main Catholic armies, he faced the other at Lützen near Leipzig in November 1632. In a nightmare battle fought in thick fog, his Swedish troops locked horns with the Imperial army.

Campaign 067 Morrissey: Saratoga 1777: Turning Point of a Revolution. 9781855328624

Saratoga 1777: Turning Point of a Revolution Brendan Morrissey and Adam Hook For the first time British regulars were beaten in open battle by equal numbers of Americans. The Continentals bore the brunt of the fighting, supported by 'hordes' of militia who proved adept at attacking detachments or lines of communication.

Campaign 066 Gravett: Bosworth 1485: Last Charge of the Plantagenets. 9781855328631

Bosworth 1485: Last Charge of the Plantagenets Christopher Gravett. Colour artwork by Graham Turner Since his death in battle against Henry Tudor argument has raged around the figure central to the story, the controversial King Richard III. Christopher Gravett cuts through the myth and propaganda to detail the course of this pivotal campaign. With index and Historic site visitor information