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The US invasion of Panama, Operation "Just Cause", in December 1989 was the most complex US military operation since Vietnam. This book details the forces involved in toppling General Noriega, widely considered Central America's most notorious hard-man and drug baron.

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Two of World War II's most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges. This book reveals the development history of these two feared weapons and assesses the tactics that were employed by the soldiers using them.

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This work details the 24-day Saipan and 8-day Tinian operations, fom the difficulties the Marines faced establishing themselves ashore, through the largest tank battle in the Pacific, and the horrors of Japanese civilians committing suicide to avoid capture.

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From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly mobile, offensive warfare. This book provides an insight into the Russian defensive attempts against the overwhelming might of the German Army.

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The Stryker combat light armored vehicle was adopted by the US Army in 2002. Covering the first US Army release since the M1 Abrams MBT, this book details the conception, development and deployment of one of the most highly anticipated AFVs, including its service in Iraq and the controversy surrounding the Stryker's varying successes.

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The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in use than any other individual small arm. This book looks at the history of the weapon, discussing its design, development, and usage, taking its story from the great armies of the Soviet Union to the insurgents and criminal gangs.

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The bazooka combined a revolutionary new anti-tank rifle-grenade warhead, a much-modified British anti-aircraft rocket motor, and a cobbled-together launcher tube and electrical firing system; its first test-firing astounded observers, and it was immediately adopted by the US armed forces. This study tells the story of the bazooka.

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On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit began a mission to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan. This book details the build-up to and execution of the operation, analyzing the difficulties faced and the contribution made by the guerrillas.

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Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs of grenades in use and in close-up, this book explores and assesses the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of the formidable military hand grenade.

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On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate battle for Manila raged, only 130 Paratroopers could be spared for the rescue operation.

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In November 1943 US forces successfully seized Tarawa and Makin in the first major counteroffensive of the Central Pacific; however, US casualties were heavy. By the end of January 1944. Operation 'Flintlock' - the seizure of the Marshall Islands - was launched: the next stepping-stone towards Japan.

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The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world. RPGs have been used not only against their intended targets, but against personnel, fortifications, buildings, soft-skin vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. This title provides an analysis this important weapon.

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"Tunnel Rat in Vietnam".

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The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan. Featuring artwork and rare photographs, this title tells the story of the US Army's only mountain division in action during the closing months of World War II.

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Examines the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. This volume, the first among three books, discusses pre-war and early-war airborne units, detailing how the first ones were formed and the tactical reasons for this move.

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This volume details the uniforms and organization of South Africa's special forces which have been fighting an almost continuous war against external and internal enemies since the 1960s.

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