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This book examines the major warships of the Imperial Russian Navy which participated in the Russ...

A highly illustrated account of the first and largest fleet action between the navies of Great Br...

By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate w...

A detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to r...

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Osprey's study of African Americans who participated in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Appro...

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The most successful commerce raider of the Civil War, the CSS Alabama almost single-handedly drov...

On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into...

The summer of 1944 was the turning point of World War II. Operation Overlord, the landing at Norm...

The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of $68...

A fully illustrated history of how the US Navy destroyed Truk, the greatest Japanese naval and ai...

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In September 1864, the Confederate army abandoned Atlanta and were on the verge of being driven o...

The Space Shuttle is one of the oldest and most famous manned launch systems - the only launch ve...

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Ellington Field was one of 32 training airfields authorized by Congress in 1917. During World War...

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II and thi...

The cruiser Houston was the first warship named for the Bayou City, and the ship proved a favorit...

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The air campaign that incinerated Japan's cities was the first and only time that independent air...

In 1910 the first aircraft was successfully launched from a small wooden platform on a stationary...

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the climactic events of the Battle of the Atlantic, a...

George Washington may be one of history's most underrated commanders. Overlooked in favour of his...

The USS Texas was built when dreadnought battleships were kings of the seas. It was the world's m...

Famed as a classic naval duel, the clash between two sailing frigates of the nineteenth century a...

A superbly illustrated study of the major warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. While the Krie...

In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought ...

When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a tok...

This is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft aga...

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Most of the critical naval fighting during the War of 1812 took place, not on the high seas, but ...

The clash between the American Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis during the American R...

A history of America's small but gallant World War II warships, which were at the forefront of th...

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Following the disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces were in disarray and the tactically ...

This fascinating title explores the conflict between two formidable warship types of the Age of D...

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For three years of war the Union and the Confederacy had battled over the picturesque Shenandoah ...