Osprey Combat Series

77 primary works • 77 total works
Combat pits history's adversaries against one another, from the snows of World War II's Eastern Front to the mud of the Somme. Combat's innovative split-screen artwork showing a key moment in battle from both sides' perspective offers a glimpse of war through the eyes of those who fought, while first hand accounts, expert analysis, photographs, map…

Book 1

British Paratrooper Versus Fallschirmjäger: Mediterranean 1942–43
By late 1942 Britain had developed an airborne cap…
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Book 2

Union Infantryman Versus Confederate Infantryman: Eastern Theater 1861–65
This book provides analysis and first-hand account…
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Book 3

British Infantryman Versus Zulu Warrior: Anglo-Zulu War 1879
4.17
· 35 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
Expert ananlyis and first-hand accounts of combat …
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Book 4

French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger – 1812–14
3.81
· 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
After Napoleon's abandonment of Moscow on 18 Octob…
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Book 5

British Infantryman vs German Infantryman: Somme 1916
3.96
· 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions
This engaging study pits the volunteers of Kitchen…
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Book 6

Roman Soldier vs Germanic Warrior – 1st Century AD
3.61
· 36 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions
From the annals of Tacitus we get a one-sided visi…
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Book 7

German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman – Barbarossa 1941
4.00
· 17 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions
Featuring full-color artwork, specially drawn maps…
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Book 8

US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman – Guadalcanal 1942–43
The bitter six-month struggle for control of Guada…
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Book 9

Continental vs Redcoat – American Revolutionary War
4.06
· 17 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
In June 1775 the Continental Congress, leading the…
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Book 10

Chindit vs Japanese Infantryman – 1943–44
4.25
· 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
This gripping study offers key insights into the t…
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Book 11

German Infantryman vs Russian Infantryman: 1914-15
The Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes over…
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Book 12

Confederate Cavalryman vs Union Cavalryman: Eastern Theater 1861–65
This gripping study offers key insights into the t…
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Book 13

US Marine vs NVA Soldier: Vietnam 1967–68
In 1967-68, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) …
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Book 14

German Infantryman vs British Infantryman: France 1940
3.64
· 14 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
When Hitler's forces poured into France and the Lo…
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Book 15

US Infantryman vs German Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944
The Allied airborne and amphibious landings in Nor…
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Book 16

Templar Knight vs Mamluk Warrior: 1218–50
3.25
· 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
Step into the violent world of the 13th century, w…
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Book 17

British Redcoat vs French Fusilier: North America 1755–63
3.62
· 13 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
Providing a unique glimpse into the experiences of…
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Book 18

Israeli Soldier vs Syrian Soldier: Golan Heights 1967–73
Israel seized the strategically critical Golan Hei…
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Book 19

Apache Warrior vs US Cavalryman: 1846–86
4.40
· 10 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
From the 1840s onward, United States military forc…
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Book 20

King's African Rifles Soldier vs Schutztruppe Soldier: East Africa 1917–18
Specially commissioned artwork and thrilling comba…
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Book 21

Finnish Soldier vs Soviet Soldier: Winter War 1939–40
The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy…
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Book 22

Panzergrenadier vs US Armored Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944
During World War II, the two preeminent mechanized…
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Book 23

New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier: Greece and Crete 1941
In April 1941, as the Allies strove to counter the…
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Book 24

Longbowman vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years’ War 1337–60
For centuries, the crossbow had dominated the batt…
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Book 25

Canadian Corps Soldier vs Royal Bavarian Soldier: Vimy Ridge to Passchendaele 1917
In 1917 the soldiers of the Canadian Corps would p…
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Book 26

Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880–1902
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied …
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Book 27

Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865–1066
3.67
· 39 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2017 · 5 editions
In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of…
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Book 28

German Soldier vs Soviet Soldier: Stalingrad 1942–43
By the end of the first week of November 1942, the…
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Book 29

Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979-89
In 1979 the Soviet Union moved from military 'help…
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Book 30

Gebirgsjäger vs Soviet Sailor: Arctic Circle 1942–44
In 1941–44, Nazi Germany's Gebirgsjäger --elite mo…
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Book 31

Greek Hoplite vs Persian Warrior: 499-479 BC
The Greco-Persian Wars (499–49 BC) convulsed Greec…
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Book 32

US Marine vs German Soldier: Belleau Wood 1918
After the US declaration of war on Germany, hundre…
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Book 33

US Airborne Soldier vs German Soldier: Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, 1943–44
The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest…
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Book 34

Hitlerjugend Soldier vs Canadian Soldier: Normandy 1944
Canadian and Waffen-SS troops of 12. SS-Panzer-Div…
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Book 35

Roman Legionary vs Carthaginian Warrior: Second Punic War 217–206 BC
The peace that followed the First Punic War was sh…
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Book 36

French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948–52
The French Indochina War (1946–54) was the largest…
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Book 37

Chinese Soldier vs Japanese Soldier: China 1937–38
In July 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident spark…
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Book 38

US Soldier vs Afrikakorps Soldier: Tunisia 1943
From Sidi Bou Zid to El Guettar, this fully illust…
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Book 39

Russian Soldier vs Japanese Soldier: Manchuria 1904–05
This fully illustrated study tells the story the f…
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Book 40

Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior: Alexander confronts the Achaemenids, 334–331 BC
Alexander's phalangites clash with Persian foot-so…
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Book 41

Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 1861–65
During the American Civil War, the Union and the C…
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Book 42

British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier: Arnhem 1944
Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try …
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Book 43

Sioux Warrior vs US Cavalryman: The Little Bighorn campaign 1876–77
Following the discovery of gold deposits, in Decem…
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Book 44

Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier: Eastern Front 1941–44
An acknowledged expert investigates the clashes be…
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Book 45

Samurai vs Ashigaru: Japan 1543–75
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a militar…
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Book 46

British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher: Peninsular War and Waterloo 1808–15
The battles between British and French forces duri…
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Book 47

French Soldier vs German Soldier: Verdun 1916
Featuring specially commissioned artwork, archive …
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Book 49

Soviet Soldier vs Finnish Soldier: The Continuation War 1941–44
In June 1941, Finnish troops invaded the Soviet Un…
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Book 50

Roman Soldier vs Parthian Warrior: Carrhae to Nisibis, 53 BC–AD 217
In 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a …
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Book 51

US Air Cavalry Trooper vs North Vietnamese Soldier: Vietnam 1965–68
The tactics and technologies of modern air assault…
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Book 52

German Soldier Vs Polish Soldier: Poland 1939
This is an expert assessment of the realities of c…
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Book 53

Athenian Hoplite vs Spartan Hoplite: Peloponnesian War 431–404 BC
Featuring full- color artwork and drawing upon an …
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Book 55

Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior: 58–52 BC
In the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would…
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Book 57

Hungarian Soldier vs Soviet Soldier: Eastern Front 1941
This fully illustrated study assesses the Hungaria…
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Book 58

British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior: Sudan 1884–98
A new study of the battles fought between Queen Vi…
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Book 59

US Soldier vs Chinese Soldier: Korea 1951–53
This absorbing study examines the US infantry agai…
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Book 60

Japanese Soldier vs US Soldier: New Guinea 1942–44
This absorbing study pits US Army National Guardsm…
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Book 61

Seminole Warrior vs US Soldier: Second Seminole War 1835–42
This engrossing study investigates the tactics, we…
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Book 62

Patriot vs Loyalist: American Revolution 1775–83
Following the American Declaration of Independence…
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Book 63

Viking Warrior vs Frankish Warrior: Francia 799–911
Fully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses t…
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Book 64

US Marine vs North Korean Soldier: Korea 1950
This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, w…
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Book 65

British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier: Britannia AD 43–105
An illustrated study of the British tribal warrior…
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Book 66

British Cavalryman vs German Cavalryman: Belgium and France 1914
Fully illustrated, this study casts light on the u…
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Book 67

Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman: Attila's Wars, AD 440–53
Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and com…
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Book 68

ANZAC Soldier vs Ottoman Soldier: Gallipoli and Palestine 1915–18
In 1915–18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on …
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Book 69

Teutonic Knight vs Lithuanian Warrior: The Lithuanian Crusade 1283–1435
Featuring full-colour artwork, maps and carefully …
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Book 70

Mongol Warrior versus European Knight: Eastern Europe 1237–42
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps,…
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Book 71

Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman: Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43
Fully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet …
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Book 72

British Light Infantryman vs Patriot Rifleman: American Revolution 1775–83
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the origins,…
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Book 73

Byzantine Cavalryman vs Vandal Warrior: North Africa AD 533–36
Fully illustrated, this enthralling study explores…
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Book 74

Texian Volunteer vs Mexican Soldier: The Texas Revolution 1835–36
Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artw…
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Book 75

Japanese Infantryman vs. US Marine Rifleman: Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok, 1943–44
Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully s…
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Book 76

Barbarian Warrior vs. Roman Legionary: Marcomannic Wars AD 165–180
This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imper…
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Book 77

US Marine vs Japanese Soldier: Saipan, Guam, and Peleliu, 1944
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marin…
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Book 78

German Soldier vs. British Soldier: Spring Offensive and Hundred Days 1918
This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops ag…
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Book 79

Eighth Army Soldier vs Italian Soldier: El Alamein 1942
Fully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses t…
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Book 80

Roman Soldier vs. Dacian Warrior: Dacian Wars AD 85–106
While the Roman emperor Trajan's two campaigns aga…
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