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An account of the history and development of German armoured cars and recce vehicles used in World War Two. The volume is number 29 in the NEW VANGUARD series.

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Discusses the concept of the Battlekreuzer. This book details individual ship histories with particular emphasis upon the German Groerkreuzers' battle experience and deployment in conflict, and it includes a variety of official records and uses personal first-hand accounts.

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Covers the history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes of German battlecruisers, beginning with the last of the pre-dreadnought battleships and explaining the revolutionary developments, particularly the vast increases in size and armament, that took place within the German Imperial Navy as it readied itself for war.

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Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and artwork, this volume is an informative history of the key classes Kaiser, Konig and Bayern that formed the backbone of the German Imperial Navy throughout World War I.

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This series covers the capital ships of the German Navy of World War II, this volume examines the design, development and operational use of the battleships used by the Kriegsmarine. The sinking of the Bismarck is also covered.

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This work details the German vessels involved in the infamous naval battle at Narvik, where the Royal Navy destroyed half of the German naval force. It describes the destroyers' design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war.

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Germany was well-served in World War II by her Navy's smaller vessels, in particular the U-boats and the S-boats. Known to the Allies as "E-boats" (E being indicative of "Enemy"), this volume examines the sterling duties and achievements of the E-boats.

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An examination of one of the most successful ships used by the German Navy between 1939 and 1945, despite only five being built: the Admiral Hipper, the Blucher, The Prinz Eugen, the Seydlitz and the Lutzow. It details the design, development and operational history of these heavy cruisers.

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A study of Germany's fleet of light cruisers between 1939 and 1945. There were only six vessels in the fleet: the Emden, Leipzig, Koln, Konigsberg, Karlsruhe and Nurnberg. This text describes their design, development and varied operational history throughout the course of World War II.

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With points of technical interest on the German Light Panzers this book provides reference material for the modelling enthusiast, with an annotated cutaway. In the NEW VANGUARD series.

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Germany was very slow to develop armored vehicles compared to Britain and France. Efforts to catch-up proved difficult, and as a result, the majority of German panzer units actually used captured British tanks, the Beutepanzer. This book traces the development of German panzers of World War One, including the A7V and its unfinished stablemates.

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At the end of World War I the German Navy came up with the concept of the pocket battleship. This title covers the three sister ships - the "Deutschland", the "Admiral Graf Spee" and the "Admiral Scheer" which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II.

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The catapult (katapeltikon) was developed around 400 BC by engineers and craftsmen assembled by Dionysius I of Syracuse. This work describes the development and operational use of siege artillery throughout the classical period.

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This volume covers such great events as the Siege of Syracuse and the Roman siege of Masada. It traces the development of siege-towers and battering-rams from the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily in the late 5th century to the fall of the Roman Empire.

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From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, from the Balkans to Mesopotamia, gunboats played an influential part in the story of World War I. This is a detailed technical guide to the gunboats of all the major navies of the war.

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Traces the development of the Humvee and its many variations, including the families of armored Humvees used in Iraq, in 2003-05. This book also briefly covers the proliferation of Hummer clones in other countries, as well as the civilian versions of the HMMWV.

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The Bell Huey Cobra was the first purpose-designed helicopter gunship to become operational and to see combat. This book discusses the origins of the Huey Cobra, the innovations to its design throughout the years and its major combat uses in numerous theatres, including Vietnam, the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, and more.

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The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. Using numerous photographs, this book looks at the development of the LRC, its use by the Reconnaissance Corps and its importance to British infantry divisions.

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The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the 'Hosho'. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction.

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Details the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers that was built before the war. This book includes the famous Fubuki class called Special Type by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920's, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world.

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During the Pacific War the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. These ships were larger and, in most cases, better-equipped than their Allied counterparts. This volume details the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers built just before and throughout the war.

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