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Hmmwv Humvee 1980-2005 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military
The HMMWV, better known as the Humvee or Hummer, has set the world standard for army tactical vehicles since its introduction into the US Army in the 1980s. Designed to be the successor to the jeep of World War II with a greater load-bearing capacity, the Humvee has proven to be adaptable to a wide rang ...Show more
Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles - Man-Portable Air Defense Systems by Steven J. Zaloga; Alan Gilliland (Illustrator); Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Weapon Ser.
Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day.The first attempts at developing a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) based around a guided missile began in the mid-1950s, as a response ...Show more
Japanese Tanks 1939-45 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard S.
Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor. The tank ...Show more
Kamikaze: Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944-45 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military
With the Japanese Home Islands increasingly vulnerable, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using special attack formations, or suicide attacks. Called Divine Wind (Kamikaze), the special attack formations first saw action in 1944, and became the scourge of the US fleet in the battles for Iwo Jima and O ...Show more
M10 Tank Destroyer Vs Stug III Assault Gun: Germany, 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Cap Link Damages SPECIALS | Series: Duel
The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to the ru ...Show more
M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45 by Steven J. Zaloga; Hugh Johnson
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version called ...Show more
M47 & 48 Patton Tanks by Steven J. Zaloga; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
With Cold War fears mounting, the M47 and M48 were rushed into production - teething troubles were inevitable. In the decade that followed, however, these tanks proved to be the backbone of US armoured units. In its lifetime, the Patton has played vital roles in three wars, including Vietnam, and has se ...Show more
M8 Greyhound Light Armored Car 1941-1991 by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Military
The M8 light armored car was the only significant wheeled combat vehicle used by the US Army in World War II. In conjunction with the lightly armed utility version, the M20, it was the staple of the army's cavalry squadrons for use in reconnaissance and scouting. First entering combat in Italy in 1943, ...Show more
Operation Crossbow 1944 - Hunting Hitler's V-Weapons by Steven J. Zaloga; Graham Turner (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Air Campaign Ser.
In mid-1943, Allied intelligence began to pick up the signs of unusual German construction in remote locations near the Channel Coast. Several massive fortifications were beginning to take shape, and they appeared to be oriented towards London. Allied intelligence codenamed these sites as "Crossbow" and ...Show more
Operation Dragoon 1944 - France's Other D-Day by Steve Noon (Illustrator); Steven J. Zaloga; John White (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Campaign Ser.
Osprey's study of Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, which was one of the most controversial operations of World War II (1939-1945), leading to deep divides between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armi ...Show more
Operation Pointblank 1944: Defeating the Luftwaffe by Steven J. Zaloga
Category: Cap Link Damages SPECIALS
Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attri ...Show more
Panther vz sherman: battle of the dulge 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga; Howard Gerrard (Illustrator); Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
In this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison between the two most important tanks involved in the crucial fighting of 1944, the American Sherman and the German Panther. Placing the reader in the heart of this battle between quality and quantity Zaloga uses a compelling account of the fer ...Show more