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Bavarian Army During the Thirty Years War, 1618-1648 The Backbone of the Catholic League'

Spring Laurence

ISBN: PB: 9781911512394, Casemate, Helion and Company, April 2017
128 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 16 charts, 14 black&white illus.

The Bavarian Army has been overshadowed by those of Gustavus Adolphus' and Wallenstein's Armies, but it was one of only a few armies to have fought throughout the Thirty Years War, first as part of the Catholic League and then an independent army aft...

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Hey for Old Robin! The Campaigns and Armies of the Earl of Essex During the First Civil War, 1642-44

Scott Chris, Turton Alan

ISBN: PB: 9781911512219, Casemate, Helion and Company, March 2017
256 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 70 black&white illus., 8 colour illus.

"Hey For Old Robin!" was the cry of the Earl of Essex's army during the First Civil War as, contrary to modern popular belief, Robert Devereux was well-liked by the men he led. This book fills a gap in the literature of the Civil Wars, taking up the...

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Taste of Success The First Battle of the Scarpe: The Opening Phase of the Battle of Arras, 9-14 April 1917

Smithson Jim

ISBN: HB: 9781911096405, Casemate, Helion and Company, March 2017
288 pp., 24.5x17 cm, 40 black&white illus., 4 tables, 56 maps

Wedged between the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, the Battle of Arras has often been termed "The Forgotten Battle" with little in the way of supporting literature. "A Taste of Success" is aimed at filling that void -giving the reader an insi...

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Special Forces Berlin Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990

Stejskal James

ISBN: HB: 9781612004440, Casemate, March 2017
336 pp., 23.6x15.9 cm

It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two detachments were highly classified secrets. The massive arm...

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Confronting Case Blue Briansk Front's Attempt to Derail the German Drive to the Caucasus, July 1942

Sdvizhkov Igor'

ISBN: HB: 9781911096436, Casemate, Helion and Company, February 2017
384 pp., 24.5x17 cm, 10 maps, 3 colour photos, 6 black&white photos

The author, Igor' Sdvizhkov, takes a close look at the attempt by the Briansk Front's Operational Group Chibisov to collapse the northern shoulder of the German drive to the Caucasus – north-west of Voronezh – in July 1942. Using both previously clas...

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Biography & Memoires

Military

White Sniper Simo Hayha

Saarelainen Tapio

ISBN: HB: 9781612004297, Casemate, November 2016
192 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

Simo Hنyhن (1905-2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland in 1939-1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers al...

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Modelling - Military Drawings

Military

Tigers in Combat, Volume III Operation, Training, Tactics

Schneider Wolfgang

ISBN: HB: 9781910777978, Casemate, Helion and Company, November 2016
520 pp., 30.5x21.8 cm, 1200 photos

"Tigers in Combat, Volume 3" closes the gap between the unit histories of volumes 1 and 2 and the technical descriptions in the Jentz and Spielberger books. For the first time, efforts are described in detail of what was taken to create units and wha...

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Biography & Memoires

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Vanished Hero The Life, War, and Mysterious Disappearance of America's WWII Strafing King

Stout Jay A.

ISBN: HB: 9781612003955, Casemate, November 2016
288 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 16 illus.

A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most elusive, yet compelling, colorful and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the England-based 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis d...

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Ancient World

Caesar's Greatest Victory The Battle of Alesia, Gaul 52 BC

Sadler John, Serdiville Rosie

ISBN: HB: 9781612004051, Casemate, October 2016
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 27 illus.

The Battle for Alesia was a decisive moment in world history. It determined whether Rome would finally conquer Gaul or whether Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix would throw off the yoke and consequently whether a number of independent Celtic tribal king...

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Archaeology & Paleontology

Buddhism

Amaravati The Art of an Early Buddhist Monument in Context

Shimada Akira, Willis Michael

ISBN: PB: 9780861592074, Casemate, British Museum Press, October 2016
152 pp., 29x21 cm, 170 illus.

Buddhism originated in north India and spread to other parts of the subcontinent in the third century BCE. The Andhra region, located along the south-east coast of India, welcomed Buddhism and a stupa, probably built to house a relic of the Buddha fr...

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