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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781849086387
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Features profile illustrations of the Type 97-kai Shinhoto Chi-ha and the M4A3, views showing the ammunition of both types, interior illustrations showing the turret layout in both types, and a battlescene showing the Type 97-kai in combat against US armour.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781846033919
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Since the advent of airmobile warfare, there have been numerous attempts to support paratroopers with attached armored vehicles. However, full success was not achieved until the production of the M551 Sheridan. This book tells the story of the US experience with air-mobile tanks, starting with their efforts in World War II.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841764689
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The M8 light armoured car was the only significant wheeled combat vehicle used by the US Army in World War II. This title describes the design and development of the M8, the many variants that were produced during World War II and afterwards, along with a survey of its operational use.


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By: Tim Pickles

ISBN: 9781855326033
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.


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By: Steve Nichols

ISBN: 9781846033056
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Ian Knight

ISBN: 9781846033704
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Maori people of New Zealand were experienced field engineers and it was common practice to protect villages with surrounding entrenchments and wooden palisades, known as pas. This book explores the evolution and design of Maori fortifications, and charts the course of a conflict that would ultimately see the British break the Maori pas.


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By: David Hollins

ISBN: 9781855329652
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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One of the 'What Ifs' of military history Marengo is the Battle that established Napoleon reputation.


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By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781849083515
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although, to the casual eye, various British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won the Great War. This title examines the technological developments that made this tank excel where others had failed.


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By: Michael Barthorp

ISBN: 9780850453461
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 1980
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Martyn Chorlton

ISBN: 9781780966052
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. This title deals with this aircraft.


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By: Keith Roberts

ISBN: 9781841762128
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The "Matchlock Musketeer" follows the lives of soldiers armed with this weapon from its adoption by the English in Queen Elizabeth's reign until its replacement with the flintlock at the end of the 17th century.


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By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781855324572
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jan 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Terence Wise

ISBN: 9780850452457
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 1987
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Sean McLachlan

ISBN: 9781849081559
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Featuring illustrations and colour photographs of reconstructed handgonnes, this book reveals the true history of what could easily have been the most revolutionary weapon in history. It is suitable for medieval enthusiasts and re-enactors.


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By: Dr David Nicolle

ISBN: 9781841762340
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Between the 13th and 15th centuries Russia developed along different lines from the rest of Europe. The Mongol conquest had an influence on arms, armour, organization, recruitment and tactics. This text reveals how firearms and the development of distinct fortifications make this period unique.


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By: Dr David Nicolle

ISBN: 9781841762357
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In terms of the development of siege warfare, the mediaeval world was probably the most inventive in history. This text explores a range of devices and details the changes in siege warfare brought about by the mixing of traditions from Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China.


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By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781782003984
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series' coverage of the major British tanks of the war.


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By: Bryan Perrett

ISBN: 9781855328273
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 1999
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The campaign at Megiddo, covered in detail in this text, featured the last great cavalry action in modern warfare and featured the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia. It laid the foundations for the modern "Blitzkrieg" style campaign, producing a profound change in military thought and practice.


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By: Sam Katz

ISBN: 9781855326439
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 1997
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A history of the Merkava, or Chariot - the first tank designed and built by the Israeli Army. It was heavily armoured and packed a powerful 105mm main gun backed up with a digital fire control system and laser range-finder. The Merkava first saw action during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.


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By: John Weal

ISBN: 9781855327535
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 1999
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This volume is devoted to the Bf 110 day fighter aces, spanning the war years from Poland to the defence of the Reich.


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By: Istvn Toperczer

ISBN: 9781841761626
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) grew from an ill-organized rabble to a highly effective fighing force that held its own over the skies of North Vietnam. This title charts the exploits of the VPAF in detail.


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By: Dmitriy Khazanov

ISBN: 9781849084420
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"Mig-1/3 Aces of World War 2".


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By: Ren Chartrand

ISBN: 9781855328594
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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After disbanding many emigre units in 1802, following the Peace of Amiens, many more were formed with the resumption of hostilities in 1803. The new units were noticeably different from the French royalist regiments of the 1790s - only the Chasseurs Britanniques remained.


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By: Alexander Mladenov

ISBN: 9781782003748
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) firmly holds the title of the world's most widely built and used jet fighter, with more than 10,000 units rolling off the lines of three plants in the former Soviet Union. This book deals with this topic.

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