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  • The Centurion Tank

    by Pat Ware, Brian Delf ...
    Series series Images of War
    "An in-depth illustrated history of one of the most successful post-war British tanks" from the author of Special Forces Vehicles (Forces Pension Society).Few tank designs have been as effective, versatile and long-lived as that of the British Centurion. Conceived during the Second World War as the answer to the superior German Tiger and Panther tanks and to the lethal 88mm gun, this 52-ton main ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tiger I & Tiger II

    by Anthony Tucker-Jones ...
    Series series Images of War Special
    A pictorial history and analysis of the infamous World War II German tanks.The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the King Tiger or Royal Tiger) were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day, their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763

    by René Chartrand ...
    Series Book 75 - Fortress
    This book takes a look at the lengthy chain of forts built by the French to guard the frontier in the American northeast, including Sorel, Chambly, St Jean, Carillon (Ticonderoga), Duquesne (Pittsburgh, PA), and Vincennes.These forts were of two types: the major stone forts, and other forts made of wood and earth, all of which varied widely in style from Vauban-type elements to cabins surrounded ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Soviet Field Fortifications 1941–45

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 62 - Fortress
    From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly mobile, offensive warfare.Lessons were quickly learned across a wide variety of terrain and climates, including the open steppes, dense forests, wooded swamps, cities, and in snow and ice, where ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Castles of Henry VIII

    by Peter Harrington ...
    Series Book 66 - Fortress
    In the last years of his reign Henry VIII needed a radically modern system of defence to protect England and its new Church. Anticipating a foreign onslaught from Catholic Europe after his split from Rome, Henry energetically began construction of more than 20 stone forts to protect England's major ports and estuaries. Aided by excellent illustrations, Peter Harrington explores the departure from ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Fortifications of Verdun 1874–1917

    by Clayton Donnell ...
    Series Book 103 - Fortress
    Featuring illustrations throughout, this concise volume explores the development of the fortress of Verdun and the climactic battle that took place around it.The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763

    by René Chartrand ...
    Series Book 75 - Fortress
    This book takes a look at the lengthy chain of forts built by the French to guard the frontier in the American northeast, including Sorel, Chambly, St Jean, Carillon (Ticonderoga), Duquesne (Pittsburgh, PA), and Vincennes.These forts were of two types: the major stone forts, and other forts made of wood and earth, all of which varied widely in style from Vauban-type elements to cabins surrounded ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • World War II Infantry Tactics

    Squad and Platoon

    by Dr Stephen Bull ...
    Series Book 105 - Elite
    Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in.This first of a two-part study examines the methods by which the Western infantry of World War II - the German, British and US armies - actually brought their firepower to bear. Drawing upon period training manuals for the evolving theory, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Dambusters

    Operation Chastise 1943

    by Douglas C. Dildy ...
    Series Book 16 - Raid
    In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • US Anti-tank Artillery 1941–45

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series Book 107 - New Vanguard
    The US Army developed the 37mm anti-tank gun in response to needs identified during the Spanish Civil War. By the time it entered service in Tunisia in 1943, the gun was already obsolete.This compact guide explores the US' manufacture of anti-tank artillery over the changing course of the Second World War. They next began developing licensed manufacture of the British 6-pdr in the hope of finding ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • British Artillery 1914–19

    Field Army Artillery

    by Dale Clarke ...
    Series Book 94 - New Vanguard
    In 1914 the artillery of Britain's 'Field Army' encompassed those weapons judged to have sufficient mobility to keep up with troops in the field.This book describes all major variants, from the 60-pdr guns of the heavy field batteries, perched somewhat uncomfortably on the cusp between field artillery and siege artillery, to the 2.75in. guns of the mountain batteries, almost toy-like in comparison ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • The Fortress of Rhodes 1309–1522

    by Konstantin Nossov ...
    Series Book 96 - Fortress
    An illustrated history of the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller, repeatedly besieged during the Crusades.First besieged in 305 BC, the island of Rhodes became part of the Roman Empire and was later fortified in the Byzantine style. Due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean, Rhodes was also attacked and besieged for over a century by Islamic forces.This book details the development ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD