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History: The Pacific Theatre
A brief history of the Pacific theatre in World War II In late 1941 the war between Japan and China, began in 1937, was drawing to a bloody stalemate. The Japanese invaded French Indo-China to further...
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History: Merill’s Marauders
Unit Galahad – 5307 Composite Unit. by Chris Brown Never heard of 5307 Composite Unit? You probably have since they are more widely known as ‘Merrill’s Marauders’ – a title coined from their first...
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Museums: Inspiration for Pike & Shotte
Steve Morgan (Author of Pike and Shotte) recently provided an article on the English Civil War covering a project of his, focused on Edge Hill, combine this with photos from a visit to a wonderfully...
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History: SS-Ki Engineering Vehicle
The SS-Ki, officially the Soko Sagyo, a fully tracked – flamethrower armed – engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). History By the 1930s the IJA had grasped the need for a dedicated...
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History: M21 Mortar Carrier Halftrack
By the middle of the war the US Army could field legions of tanks and support vehicles, backed by the industrial might of the USA. Using their reliable M3 Half-track as a basis, they created the M21, a...
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New: Osprey – Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis – France 1940
Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis – France 1940 View in Store Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Publication Date: 20 Jan 2011 Number of Pages: 80 The Battle of France in 1940 involved the...
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New: Osprey – Panzer III vs Somua S35
Panzer III vs Somua S35 View in Store Author: Steven J. Zaloga Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Publication Date: 20 Nov 2014 Number of Pages: 80 The armour clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world...
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New: Osprey – Dunkirk 1940
Dunkirk 1940 View in Store Author: Doug Dildy Illustrator: Howard Gerrard Publication Date: 10 Mar 2010 Number of Pages: 96 The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk is one...
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New: Osprey – France 1940
France 1940 View in Store Author: Alan Shepperd Publication Date: 24 May 1990 Number of Pages: 96 The German victory of 1940 stunned the world. France, major European power and owner of the world’s...
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New: Osprey – Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel View in Store Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli Illustrator: Peter Dennis Publication Date: 10 Jul 2010 Number of Pages: 64 Nicknamed ‘The Desert Fox’ for his cunning command of the Afrika...
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New: Osprey – Quebec 1759
View in Store Author: Stuart Reid Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Publication Date: 20 Apr 2003 Number of Pages: 96 What a scene!’ wrote Horace Walpole. ‘An army in the night dragging itself up a...
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New: Osprey – Montcalm’s Crushing Blow
View in Store Author: René Chartrand Illustrator: Peter Dennis, Mark Stacey Publication Date: 20 Sep 2014 Number of Pages: 80 The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America...
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New: Osprey – Ticonderoga 1758
View in Store Author: René Chartrand Illustrator: Patrice Courcelle Publication Date: 25 Oct 2000 Number of Pages: 96 On 5 July 1758 General Abercromby’s expedition against Fort Carillon set off from...
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New: Osprey – Fort William Henry 1755–57
View in Store Author: Ian Castle Illustrator: Graham Turner Publication Date: 20 Nov 2013 Number of Pages: 96 After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to...
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New: Osprey – Wolfe’s Army
View in Store Author: Robin May Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Publication Date: 1 Jan 1997 Number of Pages: 48 The British victory at Quebec in 1759 was a landmark in the history of North America. In...
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