Osprey Warrior Series

181 primary works • 181 total works
Books in Osprey's Warrior series span military history, from Romans and their contemporaries to the men who fought in Vietnam. Medieval warriors, Napoleonic warriors, American Civil War warriors, and the warriors of World War I and World War II are brought to life. Featuring specially commissioned colour artworks and illustrated throughout with bla…

Book 1

Norman Knight AD 950–1204
3.88
· 48 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions
Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Norman …
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Book 2

Waffen-SS Soldier: 1940-1945
3.64
· 33 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1993 · 9 editions
Probably the most highly motivated and ruthless co…
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Book 3

Viking Hersir 793–1066 AD
3.63
· 62 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions
When Norwegian Vikings first raided the European c…
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Book 4

US Cavalryman 1865–90
3.44
· 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
The period 1865-90 was one of unparalleled change …
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Book 5

Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449–1066
4.01
· 84 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so m…
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Book 6

Confederate Infantryman 1861-65
3.79
· 19 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was predominant…
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Book 7

Samurai 1550–1600
3.61
· 77 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1989 · 12 editions
This title details the culture, weapons, armour an…
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Book 8

British Cavalryman 1792–1815
3.77
· 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1994 · 6 editions
In the campaigns of the French Revolutionary (1792…
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Book 9

Late Roman Infantryman 236-565 AD
3.98
· 44 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1994 · 6 editions
Between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD the tradition…
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Book 10

Saracen Faris AD 1050-1250
3.76
· 25 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1994 · 2 editions
In the Middle East, not only were the 12th and 13t…
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Book 11

English Longbowman 1330–1515
4.13
· 54 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions
The English military ascendancy which lasted from …
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Book 12

German Stormtrooper 1914–18
3.92
· 24 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1995 · 6 editions
The first official German stormtroop unit was auth…
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Book 13

Union Cavalryman 1861–65
3.32
· 19 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1995 · 11 editions
The bombardment by Confederate artillery of Fort S…
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Book 14

Zulu 1816–1906
3.75
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
Zulu military organisation was extremely sophistic…
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Book 15

Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236–565
The twilight of the Roman Empire saw a revolution …
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Book 16

British Tommy 1914–18
3.91
· 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1996 · 3 editions
World War I (1914-1918) was a watershed in British…
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Book 17

Germanic Warrior AD 236–568
4.20
· 55 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions
The 3rd to the 6th centuries saw the collapse of t…
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Book 18

Knight of Outremer AD 1187-1344
3.60
· 30 Ratings · published 1996 · 3 editions
After Saladin's great victory at the Battle of Hat…
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Book 19

British Redcoat 1740–93
4.00
· 36 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1997 · 6 editions
During this period, the British army earned itself…
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Book 20

British Redcoat 1793-1815
4.00
· 21 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1997 · 2 editions
In 1783 the British army struggled home from North…
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Book 21

Highland Clansman 1689–1746
3.88
· 26 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1997 · 4 editions
For nearly 60 years the clans of Highland Scotland…
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Book 22

Imperial Guardsman 1799–1815
3.75
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions
Napoleon's Imperial Guard was one of the most famo…
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Book 23

US Marine Rifleman in Vietnam: 1965-1973
3.46
· 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1998 · 10 editions
This volume provides an in-depth look at the exper…
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Book 24

Austrian Grenadiers and Infantry 1788–1816
3.65
· 17 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1998 · 1 edition
Aside from the Peninsula and Napoleon's 1807 campa…
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Book 25

Italian Militiaman 1260–1392
3.80
· 5 Ratings · published 1999 · 3 editions
Medieval Italy was characterized by regular warfar…
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Book 26

US Paratrooper 1941–45
3.50
· 18 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2000 · 10 editions
In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of th…
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Book 27

Greek Hoplite 480–323 BC
3.88
· 50 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2000 · 2 editions
The Greek hoplite, the archetypal spear-armed warr…
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Book 28

Green Beret in Vietnam
3.93
· 28 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 11 editions
Vietnam was the US Special Forces' most complex an…
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Book 29

Ashigaru 1467–1649
3.82
· 34 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions
The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. …
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Book 30

Celtic Warrior: 300 BC–AD 100
3.93
· 82 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2001 · 5 editions
In the 1st century BC, Strabo wrote of the Celts: …
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Book 31

Union Infantryman 1861–65
3.56
· 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions
A Union supporter once said, "What is a man's life…
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Book 32

Aztec Warrior: AD 1325–1521
4.36
· 14 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2001 · 7 editions
According to one popular image, the Aztec army was…
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Book 33

Knight Hospitaller (1): 1100–1306
3.83
· 60 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
Unlike their sometime rivals the Templars, the Ord…
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Book 34

Confederate Artilleryman 1861-65
3.38
· 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions
In the heady days of the rush to arms in 1861, com…
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Book 35

English Medieval Knight 1400–1500
3.92
· 26 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
The 15th century was a time of change for knightho…
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Book 36

Grey Wolf: U-Boat Crewman of World War II
3.83
· 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 9 editions
The scourge of Allied shipping during World War II…
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Book 37

German Seaman 1939–45
3.44
· 9 Ratings · published 2001 · 7 editions
When re-armament came after World War I, the Germa…
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Book 38

Fallschirmjäger: German Paratrooper 1935–45
3.72
· 29 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2001 · 11 editions
Few of the combatants of World War II have capture…
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Book 39

Gladiators: 100 BC–AD 200
3.83
· 47 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2001 · 5 editions
The gladiatorial games of the Roman world comprise…
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Book 40

The Conquistador: 1492–1550
3.74
· 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 8 editions
Many accounts portray the conquest of the New Worl…
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Book 41

Knight Hospitaller (2): 1306–1565
Having campaigned on land during their early exist…
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Book 42

Redcoat Officer: 1740–1815
4.05
· 22 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 7 editions
The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army…
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Book 43

Matchlock Musketeer 1588-1688
3.50
· 22 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 2 editions
The Matchlock Musketeer follows the lives of soldi…
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Book 44

Ironsides: English Cavalry 1588–1688
3.75
· 8 Ratings · published 2002 · 5 editions
The Ironside is symbolic of the one occasion when …
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Book 45

US Infantryman in World War II (1): Pacific Area of Operations 1941-45
This title deals with the experiences of the Ameri…
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Book 46

Panzer Crewman 1939–45
3.90
· 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 8 editions
In World War II (1939-1945), the Panzer crews spea…
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Book 47

British Rifleman 1797–1815
3.81
· 26 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
The rifle corps of the British Army during the Nap…
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Book 48

English Medieval Knight 1200–1300
3.87
· 38 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 4 editions
The 13th century was a time of change for knights …
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Book 49

Landsknecht Soldier 1486–1560
4.02
· 42 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
The Landsknecht (meaning 'servant of the country')…
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Book 50

Pictish Warrior AD 297 - 841
3.89
· 71 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2002 · 9 editions
First mentioned by name in AD 297, the Picts inhab…
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Book 51

Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799–1815
3.83
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 4 editions
This title provides a comprehensive and vivid acco…
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Book 52

US Naval Aviator: 1941–45
4.00
· 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 6 editions
The US naval aviator of World War II played a pivo…
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Book 53

US Infantryman in World War II (2): Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942–45
Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infant…
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Book 54

Confederate Cavalryman 1861–65
The southerner of the mid-19th century had been br…
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Book 55

Imperial Japanese Naval Aviator 1937–45
4.09
· 11 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions
The fateful attack on Pearl Harbor forced the West…
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Book 56

US Infantryman in World War II (3): European Theater of Operations 1944-45
The ETO is seen by many as the major theater of Wo…
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Book 57

French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15
3.80
· 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition
This title draws on contemporary testimonies of li…
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Book 58

English Medieval Knight 1300–1400
3.67
· 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
The 14th-century knight lived in a century of chan…
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Book 59

German Infantryman (1) 1933–40
3.75
· 8 Ratings · published 2002 · 8 editions
The common German infantryman played a crucial rol…
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Book 60

Sharpshooters of the American Civil War 1861–65
3.50
· 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 4 editions
When the American Civil War (1861-1865) broke out,…
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Book 61

German Security and Police Soldier 1939–45
4.22
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 8 editions
The security units of the Third Reich were many an…
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Book 63

French Revolutionary Infantryman 1791–1802
4.00
· 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions
This title, a prequel to Warrior 57 French Napoleo…
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Book 64

Ninja AD 1460–1650
3.66
· 119 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2003 · 14 editions
The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of …
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Book 65

US Army Ranger 1983-2002: Sua Sponte - Of Their Own Accord (Warrior, Vol.65
This study of the US Army Ranger takes the reader …
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Book 66

British Infantryman in the Far East 1941–45
3.71
· 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 5 editions
This title focuses on the experience, tactics, tra…
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Book 67

The Cossacks 1799–1815
3.71
· 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
During the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the Cossac…
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Book 68

Continental Infantryman of the American Revolution
America raised three distinct forces to win its re…
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Book 69

Darby's Rangers 1942–45
3.85
· 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 5 editions
This title follows one recruit through commando, r…
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Book 70

Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949–1603
4.04
· 72 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions
From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious o…
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Book 71

Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69
3.82
· 71 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2003 · 4 editions
The period 31 BC-AD 43 saw the greatest expansion …
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Book 72

Warrior 72: Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-284
Between AD 161 and 244 the Roman legions were invo…
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Book 73

Tito's Partisans 1941–45
3.36
· 22 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
The civil war that raged in Yugoslavia following t…
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Book 74

Gebirgsjager: German Mountain Trooper 1939-45
Few branches of the German armed forces were repre…
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Book 75

Comanche 1800-74
3.58
· 12 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the numerous tribe…
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Book 76

German Infantryman (2) Eastern Front 1941–43
In this second volume examining the German infantr…
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Book 77

جيش الشرق: الجنود الفرنسيون في مصر 1798-1801
عرض المؤلف -في هذا الكتاب- شهاداتٍ كثيرةً لعدد من …
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Book 78

US Army Tank Crewman 1941–45: European Theater of Operations (ETO) 1944–45
Revealing what it was like to live and fight in a …
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Book 79

US Doughboy 1916-19
4.14
· 21 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
Dedicated to the life of the average US soldier du…
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Book 80

Warrior 80: Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913-23
3.88
· 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions
The political situation in Ireland at the beginnin…
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Book 81

Hungarian Hussar 1756–1815
4.14
· 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
The Hussar were the skilled, daring and flamboyant…
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Book 82

US Submarine Crewman 1941–45
3.62
· 8 Ratings · published 2003 · 4 editions
This book takes a close look at the "Dolphins" of …
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Book 83

British Infantryman in South Africa 1877–81
4.11
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
For many people the epitome of the British soldier…
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Book 84

Mongol Warrior 1200–1350
4.12
· 50 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions
The Mongol warriors are one of the great success s…
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Book 85

American Colonial Ranger: The Northern Colonies, 1724-64
4.56
· 27 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
This title examines the development of the Colonia…
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Book 86

Boer Commando 1876–1902
4.00
· 12 Ratings · published 2004 · 3 editions
Their lifestyle of hunting for sport and profit ho…
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Book 87

Italian Arditi: Elite Assault Troops 1917–20
3.82
· 22 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2004 · 5 editions
The Italian Reparti d'Assalto (Assault Units) of W…
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Book 88

British Light Infantryman of the Seven Year's War: North America 1757-63
The British Light Infantryman of the Seven Years' …
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Book 89

US Cavalryman 1891-1920
4.00
· 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2004 · 6 editions
Following the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, the …
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Book 90

US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965–70: Vietnam
4.08
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2004 · 5 editions
By 1960, following Korea, tanks and their crews ha…
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Book 91

Knight Templar
3.70
· 83 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
The order of the Temple was a military-religious o…
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Book 92

US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1941–45: Pacific
The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the …
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Book 93

German Infantryman (3) Eastern Front 1943–45
3.17
· 6 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
This third volume of a successful mini-series exam…
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Book 94

Polish Winged Hussar 1576–1775
4.16
· 49 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
This book examines the origins and development of …
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Book 95

Japanese Infantryman 1937-45
3.83
· 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 13 editions
This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantry…
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Book 96

Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768–987
3.73
· 22 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
The army of Charlemagne and his successors enabled…
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Book 97

French Warship Crews 1789–1805: From the French Revolution to Trafalgar
This book gives a detailed and authentic account o…
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Book 98

US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965–73
4.07
· 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 7 editions
This book tells the compelling story of the averag…
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Book 99

Kampfflieger: Bomber Crewman of the Luftwaffe 1939–45
The Kampfflieger are relatively unknown within avi…
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Book 100

Nelson’s Sailors
4.06
· 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 3 editions
Drawing on many contemporary sources and eyewitnes…
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Book 101

Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman: AD 14–193
4.17
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions
Drawn from a wide range of warlike peoples through…
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