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Oldest Allies: Alcantara 1809

Product Description: Napoleon left his brother Joseph as King of Spain with some 300,000 French troops to put down the Spaniards, nearly all of whom had revolted against French rule. At the beginning of 1809, British forces held most of Portugal, while Marshal Soult attacked the north...read more

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9781849085885 | Osprey Pub Co, September 18, 2012, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Napoleon left his brother Joseph as King of Spain with some 300,000 French troops to put down the Spaniards, nearly all of whom had revolted against French rule.

Forts of the War of 1812

Product Description: When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications. The most sophisticated and modern fortifications were those built by the US Corps of Engineers to protect some of the main port cities...read more

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9781849085762 | Osprey Pub Co, February 21, 2012, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, neither side was prepared for the conflict, as evidenced by their respective fortifications.

Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758

Product Description: In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley. As his army closed in upon the fort, he sent Major Grant of the 77th Highlanders and 850 men on a reconnaissance in force against the fort...read more

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9781849085649 | Osprey Pub Co, January 24, 2012, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley.

The Spanish Army in North America 1700-1783

Product Description: A classic Men-at-Arms title detailing a major chapter in American military history. North American colonial history can broadly be divided into 'New France', 'New England' and 'New Spain. The latter covered a vast expanse of land from California to the whole of the south-west and south including modern-day Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Illinois...read more

By Rene Chartrand and David Rickman (illustrator)

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9781849085977 | Osprey Pub Co, November 22, 2011, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A classic Men-at-Arms title detailing a major chapter in American military history.

Japanese War Art and Uniforms, 1853-1930

Product Description: This beautifully illustrated book reviews the extraordinary evolution of Japan s military institutions at a period of enormous transformation. Conversely, as this book shows with many fine color plates, Japanese art deeply influenced emergent impressionist Western artists...read more

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9780764339578 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, November 28, 2011, cover price $69.99 | About this edition: This beautifully illustrated book reviews the extraordinary evolution of Japan s military institutions at a period of enormous transformation.

The Forts of Colonial North America: British, Dutch and Swedish Colonies

Product Description: The second in a two-volume study of forts in colonial North America, this title offers a detailed look at various types of fortifications built between the times of the earliest British settlements in North America in the late 16th century until the end of the Seven Years War, when France ceded New France to Britain...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Donato Spedaliere (illustrator)

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9781849081979 | Osprey Pub Co, January 18, 2011, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The second in a two-volume study of forts in colonial North America, this title offers a detailed look at various types of fortifications built between the times of the earliest British settlements in North America in the late 16th century until the end of the Seven Years War, when France ceded New France to Britain.

The Forts of New France: The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600-1763

Product Description: "New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This title, which follows on from Fortress 27: French Fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Qu¿bec, Montr¿al, Louisbourg and New Orleans and Fortress 75: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763, takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico...read more

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9781846035043 | Osprey Pub Co, April 20, 2010, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: "New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

American Loyalist Troops 1775-84

Product Description: To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago. Author of 27 other Men-at-Arms titles René Chartrand uses newly discovered material to offer a more modern analysis of the American Provincial Corps in this book, American Loyalist Troops...read more

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9781846033148 | Osprey Pub Co, September 23, 2008, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago.

The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763

Product Description: "New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century. At its peak in the early 18th century its territory was huge, stretching from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Brian Delf (illustrator)

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9781846032554 | Osprey Pub Co, May 20, 2008, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: "New France" consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America from the 16th to the 18th century.

The Canadian Corps in World War I

Product Description: In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter World War I (1914-1918). Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied cause. Ultimately the Canadian contribution was the most important non-British contingent within the vast Allied armies with a total of nearly 700,000 Canadians in uniform...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Gerry Embleton (illustrator)

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9781846031861 | Osprey Pub Co, June 26, 2007, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter World War I (1914-1918).

Gibraltar 1779 - 1783: The Great Siege

Product Description: After Spain declared war against Britain on 21 June 1779 during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a siege by land and sea was deployed against Gibraltar. For four years the garrison of Governor Elliot was blockaded and starvation was never far away...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Patrice Courcelle (illustrator)

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9781841769776 | Osprey Pub Co, July 25, 2006, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: After Spain declared war against Britain on 21 June 1779 during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a siege by land and sea was deployed against Gibraltar.

French Fortresses In North America 1535-1763: Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg And New Orleans

Product Description: Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests. French and British explorers came later to North America, and thus the establishment of their sizeable settlements only got under way during the 17th century...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Donato Spedaliere (illustrator)

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9781841767147 | Osprey Pub Co, March 20, 2005, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests.

Fuentes De Onoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation Of Portugal

Product Description: In the winter of 1809-10 Viscount Wellington, confronted by the prospect of facing formidable French forces in Spain without the aid of his Spanish allies, the construction of the massive defensive lines of Torres Vedras north of Lisbon...read more

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9780275986230 | Ill edition (Praeger Pub Text, February 28, 2005), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: In the winter of 1809-10 Viscount Wellington, confronted by the prospect of facing formidable French forces in Spain without the aid of his Spanish allies, the construction of the massive defensive lines of Torres Vedras north of Lisbon.

Bussaco 1810: Wellington Defeats Napoleon's Marshals

Product Description: Despite having repulsed French attacks at Talavera in July 1809, by 1810 Viscount Wellington had been forced onto the defensive. Napoleon was not about to give up and ordered a third massive invasion of Portugal. Wellington now faced by 80,000 men of the Army of Portugal under Marshal Massena...read more

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9780275986186 | Praeger Pub Text, February 28, 2005, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Despite having repulsed French attacks at Talavera in July 1809, by 1810 Viscount Wellington had been forced onto the defensive.

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9781841763101 | Osprey Pub Co, November 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This Osprey title details the gruelling Bussaco campaign of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), as French attempts to subdue Portugal reached their climax.

Vimeiro 1808: Wellesley's First Victory In The Peninsular War

Product Description: On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's oldest ally, to liberate their country from its French occupiers...read more

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9780275986223 | Praeger Pub Text, February 28, 2005, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.

Louisbourg 1758: Wolfe's First Siege

Product Description: Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops, and it was only due to a stroke of daring on the part of a young brigadier named James Wolfe, who managed to turn the French beach position, that this was achieved...read more

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9780275986391 | Praeger Pub Text, February 1, 2005, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada.

Monongahela, 1754-55: Washington's Defeat, Braddock's Disaster

Product Description: Osprey's examination of one of the key campaigns of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock’s army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia, was shattered, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Stephen Walsh (illustrator)

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9781841766836 | Osprey Pub Co, October 15, 2004, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Osprey's examination of one of the key campaigns of the French and Indian War (1754-1763).

Ticonderoga 1758: Montcalm's Victory Against All Odds

Provides details of command strategies, tactics, and battle experiences during the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1758.

By Rene Chartrand

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9780275984595 | Praeger Pub Text, August 30, 2004, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: Provides details of command strategies, tactics, and battle experiences during the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1758.

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9781841760933 | Osprey Pub Co, October 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Osprey's study of one of the decisive battles of the French and Indian War (1754-1763).

American Wars

Product Description: Praeger is pleased to announce a partnership with Osprey Publishing to make these unique books available to our customers. Now available in high-quality hardback volumes, this series provides an insightful, yet concise, overview of all the major battles of American and world history...read more

By James Arnold, Rene Chartrand, Stephen Hardin, Angus Konstam, Brendan Morrissey, Panzeri and Tim Pickles

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9780275984502 | Praeger Pub Text, August 30, 2004, cover price $362.95 | About this edition: Praeger is pleased to announce a partnership with Osprey Publishing to make these unique books available to our customers.

Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War, 1808-14

Product Description: Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third of the French army could be tasked with confronting Wellington...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841766294 | Osprey Pub Co, June 1, 2004, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy.

Santa Anna's Mexican Army 1821-48

Product Description: Osprey's examination of the Mexican Army of Santa Anna, from 1821 to 1848. Detailed information on the Mexican Army which fought the Texans in the Battle of the Alamo (1836) and the US Army in its first important foreign war ten years later, is notoriously elusive...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Bill Younghusband (illustrator)

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9781841766676 | Osprey Pub Co, April 1, 2004, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Osprey's examination of the Mexican Army of Santa Anna, from 1821 to 1848.

American War of Independence Commanders

Product Description: The commanders who led the opposing armies of the American War of Independence (1775–1783) came from remarkably different backgrounds. They included not only men from Britain and America, but from Germany, France and Spain as well...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841765686 | Osprey Pub Co, September 1, 2003, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The commanders who led the opposing armies of the American War of Independence (1775–1783) came from remarkably different backgrounds.

Napoleon's Gun 1792-1815 (2): Heavy and Siege Artillery

Product Description: This volume is the second half of the story of the French artillery during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It covers the howitzers, mortars and large siege (16- and 24-pdrs) and garrison (8- and 12-pdrs) guns, placing a special emphasis on their role, technical significance and operational use...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Ray Hutchins (illustrator)

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9781841764603 | Osprey Pub Co, June 1, 2003, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This volume is the second half of the story of the French artillery during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Colonial Troops, 1610-1774

Looks at the militia in various colonies, especially the uniforms and equipment that distinguished each.

By Rene Chartrand and David Rickman (illustrator)

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9781410901187 | Heinemann/Raintree, May 1, 2003, cover price $32.86 | About this edition: Looks at the militia in various colonies, especially the uniforms and equipment that distinguished each.

Napoleons Guns 1792-1815 (1: Field Artillery

Product Description: As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe’s finest artillery arms. Both the technological sophistication of their weaponry and the skill of their gunners was largely the result of the adoption of the system devised by one man, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval...read more

By Rene Chartrand and Ray Hutchins (illustrator)

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9781841764580 | Osprey Pub Co, February 1, 2003, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe’s finest artillery arms.

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