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This manual illustrates the development of samurai armies during the mid-16th century, which witnessed the introduction of firearms. Focusing on the Kawanakajima campaigns of 1553-1564, it relates the struggle between two of mediaeval Japan's greatest warlords, Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin.

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Under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko, the Stavka's remaining reserves were assembled and prepared to conduct a breakthrough attack intended to encircle the German Sixth Army near Kharkov. However, Stalin was unaware that the Germans were planning their own riposte at Kharkov, known as Operation Fredericus.

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In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go. But British forces employed defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics.

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The important Austrian victory at Kolin in 1757 broke the Prussian siege of Prague and saved the second city of the Holy Roman Empire from capture by Frederick the Great. This volume details the actions that took place at Kolin, covering the commanders, their plans and the outcome.

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Focusing on the northern front of the battle with Generaloberst Walter Model's forces pitted against General Rokossovsky's Central Front between 5 July and 18 August, this title helps you explore both the German offensive and the Soviet counteroffensive.

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In the largest tank battle of World War II, the Soviet army successfully resisted the German Panzer offensive in the Kursk Salient on the Eastern Front, and in the counter-offensive that followed, began an advance that finally ended in Berlin. This book is a history of the battle.

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One of the most famous ambushes in military history, Lake Trasimene was the site of the slaughter of an entire Roman army at the hands of Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Covering part of the wars between Carthage and Rome, this book will be enjoyed by all enthusiasts of ancient warfare.

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An account of the campaign leading to the "Battle of the Nations", the titanic clash which drove the French out of Germany in 1813. The book is illustrated with bird's-eye views.

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Hitler's protracted siege of Leningrad resulted in one of the most brutal campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II. The German Army Group North was able to isolate the city and its garrison for a period of 900 days. This book examines the strength of the garrison's defenses, which ultimately prevented the Germans from capturing the city.

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For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. This work details a five hour melee in which the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks in a battle which proved to be the last great galley fight of all time.

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Based on extensive research in the US Army's Military History Institute, along with other archival and veteran sources, this book sheds light on the operation that saw the US finally return to the Philippines and in doing so placed another nail firmly in the coffin of the Japanese Empire.

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Described as the 'greatest sea battle of all', the battle of Leyte Gulf comprised three major naval engagements at Samar, Cape Engano and Surigao Strait. Experienced naval historian Bernard Ireland has written a multi-dimensional portrait of one of the most crucial battles of the Pacific war.

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A concise account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 - the most famous campaign of the Indian wars involving characters such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, which resulted in the death of General Custer and over half of his 7th Cavalry.

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The first Zeppelin attack on London came in May 1915 - and with it came the birth of a new arena of warfare, the 'home front'. German airships attempted to raid London on 26 separate occasions between May 1915 and October 1917, but only reached the capital and bombed on nine occasions, with much terror inflicted upon the capital's residents.

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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. Twenty-three Gothas had set out to attack London in this first bomber raid. This book tells the story of the Gotha and the massive Staaken 'Giant' bomber raids against London.

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In the wake of the defeat in Normandy in the summer of 1944, Hitler plans to stymie the Allied advance by cutting off Patton's Third Army in the Lorraine with a panzer offensive. But Patton's aggressive tactics continue to thwart German plans and lead to a series of violent armoured battles.

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This is a detailed account of the 1758 siege of Louisbourg, examining the talents of Wolfe and Amhert as commanders, and focusing on the British and French armies as well as the surrender and mutiny of the Carnbis' regiment.

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Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon faced a new coalition of his old enemies. This title examines the campaign at Lutzen that led to the climactic battle of Leipzig, one of the key battles of the Napoleonic wars.

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Details the key battle in one of the most destructive wars in history - the 30 years war between Catholic and Protestant armies. By 1632 the Protestant powers were in trouble, until King Adolphus II of Sweden came to their rescue and with his troops defeated the Imperial army.

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A highly illustrated account of the bitter struggle for the Philippine island of Luzon between the United States and Japan, the largest land campaign in the Pacific War.

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Constructed throughout the 1930s, the Maginot Line was supposed to form the ultimate defence against a German invasion of France. This book uses maps and period photographs to tell the story of the five German operations launched against the Maginot Line.

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An account of the epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the Turkish Army of the Emperor Suleiman. The six battle scenes in the book depict the brutal fighting and acts of bravery by the 500 Knights who held out against 30,000 Turkish soldiers for four months.