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The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

Product Description: The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries. It pitted the samurai of Japan against the fierce warriors of the steppes who had conquered half the known world...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Stephen R. Turnbull

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9781846034565 | Osprey Pub Co, January 26, 2010, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries.

The Seminole Wars 1818-58

Product Description: This volume details the crucial chapter in the history of the Indian Wars. The Seminole of Florida were one of the largest tribes of Native Americans living in peace with settlers. They traded with the Americans, the English and the Spanish, lived in cabins, planted crops and raised cattle...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781846034619 | Original edition (Osprey Pub Co, August 18, 2009), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This volume details the crucial chapter in the history of the Indian Wars.

Irish-American Units in the Civil War

Product Description: Some 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army, most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army. Out of the array of Irish-American units involved in the conflict, perhaps the best known was the Irish Brigade of the Union Army of the Potomac, which distinguished itself at both Antietam and, particularly, at Fredericksburg, where its sacrificial bravery astonished friend and foe alike...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Thomas G. Rodgers

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9781846033261 | Osprey Pub Co, August 19, 2008, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Some 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army, most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army.

The Confederate Army 1861-65 (6): Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland

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By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781846031885 | Osprey Pub Co, May 20, 2008, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This book is brand new and in excellent condition.

The Confederate Army 1861-65 (5): Tennessee & North Carolina

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By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781846031878 | Osprey Pub Co, October 23, 2007, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This book is brand new and in excellent condition.

Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America

Product Description: Review of the previous edition: "A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing... Every public and school library... should acquire this treasure. It will remain the standard for many years to come." - Dr. James A...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Michael Johnson

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9781554073078 | Firefly Books Ltd, September 14, 2007, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: Review of the previous edition: "A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing.

9780785818465 | Chartwell Books, May 30, 2004, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Review of the previous edition: "A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing.

Granicus 334 BC: Alexander's First Persian Victory

Product Description: Granicus River was Alexander's first great victory over the Persians, where he demonstrated the heroic style of active and decisive leadership that was the hallmark of his career. After assuming the throne of Macedonia in 336BC and consolidating his hold on mainland Greece, Alexander crossed the Hellespont to face the Persians at the steep banks of the Granicus...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Michael Thompson

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9781846030994 | Osprey Pub Co, July 24, 2007, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Granicus River was Alexander's first great victory over the Persians, where he demonstrated the heroic style of active and decisive leadership that was the hallmark of his career.

US Infantry in the Indian Wars 1865-91

Product Description: Thanks to Hollywood's many portrayals of the US Cavalry, it is little understood that the infantry played as great a part in the Indian Wars of the 1860s-80s, and were more consistently successful. The great Paiute War of 1866, where the infantry of the most renowned Indian-fighting general, George Cook, excelled in battle, together with the role of other infantry units in the final subjugation of Geronimo's Apaches in 1886, are but two instances of their achievements...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841769059 | Osprey Pub Co, April 24, 2007, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Thanks to Hollywood's many portrayals of the US Cavalry, it is little understood that the infantry played as great a part in the Indian Wars of the 1860s-80s, and were more consistently successful.

Sherman's March to the Sea 1864: Atlanta to Savannah

Product Description: The March to the Sea was the culmination of Union General William T. Sherman's 1864 campaign during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and was a devastating example of "total war." Confederate hopes in 1864 hinged on frustrating Union forces in the field and forcing Abraham Lincoln out of office in the November elections...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and David Smith

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9781846030352 | Osprey Pub Co, February 27, 2007, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The March to the Sea was the culmination of Union General William T.

World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment

Product Description: Osprey's study of gas warfare tactics that were employed during World War I (1914-1918). Battlefield Gas was first employed in April 1915 at the village of Langemarck near Ypres. At 1700 hours the Germans released a five mile-wide cloud of 168 tons of chlorine gas from 520 cylinders, causing panic and death in the French and Algerian trenches...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Simon Jones

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9781846031519 | Osprey Pub Co, January 30, 2007, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Osprey's study of gas warfare tactics that were employed during World War I (1914-1918).

To Live and Die in the West (Co-ed): The American Indian Wars

Product Description: The apocalyptic clashes of culture between the land-hungry whites and the American Indians, which reached their climax in the latter half of the 19th century, were among the most tragic of all wars ever fought. These conflicts pitted one civilisation against another, neither able to comprehend or accommodate the other...read more

By Jason Hook and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9787607870267 | Osprey Pub Co, November 7, 2006, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: The apocalyptic clashes of culture between the land-hungry whites and the American Indians, which reached their climax in the latter half of the 19th century, were among the most tragic of all wars ever fought.

The Confederate Army 1861-65 (4): Virginia & Arkansas

Product Description: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of troops wearing the gray and butternut of the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. By contrast, this book examines the variety of uniforms worn by the Virginia and Arkansas militia and volunteers brought together in the Confederate field armies, and the continuing efforts to clothe them as wear-and-tear gradually reduced this wide range of uniforms...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781846030321 | Osprey Pub Co, October 31, 2006, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of troops wearing the gray and butternut of the CS regulations and quartermaster issues.

Osaka 1615: The Last Battle of the Samurai

Product Description: In 1614, Osaka Castle was Japan's greatest fortification, measuring approximately 2 miles in length with double circuits of walls, 100 feet high. It was guarded by 100,000 samurai, loyal to their master: the head of the Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi Hideyori...read more

By Richard Hook

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9781841769608 | Osprey Pub Co, June 27, 2006, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: In 1614, Osaka Castle was Japan's greatest fortification, measuring approximately 2 miles in length with double circuits of walls, 100 feet high.

The Confederate Army 1861-65 (3): Louisiana & Texas

Product Description: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of officers and men wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781846030314 | Osprey Pub Co, April 25, 2006, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of officers and men wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues.

Jesus: The Friend of Children

Product Description: Introducing the David C. Cook Bible Story Series. Packed with stories that unveil the truth and power of God's Word to start transforming even the youngest heart! This classic children's book has been repackaged to introduce the favourite stories about Jesus' life to a whole new generation of young readers...read more

By Frances Hook (illustrator) and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9780781443906 | Faith Kidz, April 1, 2006, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Introducing the David C.

Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918

Product Description: The Buffalo Soldier played an important part in the US Army's operations during the “age of American Imperialism”, between 1898 and 1916. These men campaigned against the Spanish in Cuba (San Juan Hill, 1898), Filipino insurrectionists on Mindanao and Mexican border raiders...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841768984 | Osprey Pub Co, October 11, 2005, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The Buffalo Soldier played an important part in the US Army's operations during the “age of American Imperialism”, between 1898 and 1916.

American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930

Product Description: In the 1840s, gold had officially been discovered in California, and many men made their way out West in search of riches. The early mining camps were dangerous places full of violence and crime. Law and order was needed, and the Vigilante Committee became the first organized deliverer of justice in these turbulent new towns...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Charles M. Robinson, III

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9781841765754 | Osprey Pub Co, September 30, 2005, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In the 1840s, gold had officially been discovered in California, and many men made their way out West in search of riches.

The Confederate Army 1861�65 (2): Florida, Alabama & Georgia

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841768502 | Osprey Pub Co, August 30, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of officers and men wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues.

Samurai Commanders (2): 1577-1638

Product Description: This second volume about Japan's samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States (Sengoku period), a period when only the most able leaders survived. This was a time when the prowess of a commander was measured as much by his strategic and organizational abilities as by his individual fighting skills and he was expected to give as great a show of strength in the council chamber as on the battlefield...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Stephen Turnbull

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9781841767444, titled "Samurai Commanders (2): 1577�1638" | Osprey Pub Co, August 30, 2005, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: This second volume about Japan's samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States (Sengoku period), a period when only the most able leaders survived.

The Confederate Army 1861-65: South Carolina & Mississippi

Product Description: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of soldiers wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841768496 | Osprey Pub Co, May 10, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of soldiers wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues.

Samurai Commanders: 940-1576

Product Description: Osprey's examination of Samurai commanders during the Gempei Wars (1180–1185), the Onin War (1467–1477), and the early Sengoku period. The samurai were the military elite of medieval and early modern Japan, and the men who led them were hailed as the very greatest, most heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors...read more

By Richard Hook (illustrator) and Stephen Turnbull

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9781841767437 | Osprey Pub Co, April 30, 2005, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Osprey's examination of Samurai commanders during the Gempei Wars (1180–1185), the Onin War (1467–1477), and the early Sengoku period.

American Civil War Marines, 1861-65

Product Description: The part played in the Civil War (1861-1865) by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River...read more

By Ron Field and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781841767680 | Osprey Pub Co, November 15, 2004, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The part played in the Civil War (1861-1865) by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies.

Where's the Dragon?

Although Mr. Jones is simply mad about dragons, he has never seen a real one, so he and his grandson George set sail in search of one, in a colorful story with spot lamination, embossed pages, and dragons hidden in every spread.

By Jason Hook and Richard Hook (illustrator)

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9781402716249 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, November 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Although Mr.

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.

Warriors at the Little Bighorn 1876

Product Description: The battle which took place on the Little Bighorn river on June 25, 1876 has passed into legend as “Custer's Last Stand”. This remarkable book is a unique analysis of the oral and pictorial evidence for the appearance of nearly 30 named Sioux and Cheyenne warriors who were present that day, and for their parts in the battle...read more

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9781841766669 | Osprey Pub Co, April 1, 2004, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The battle which took place on the Little Bighorn river on June 25, 1876 has passed into legend as “Custer's Last Stand”.

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