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Osprey Publications
In 1968 Osprey Publishing began life as a fledgling new publisher specialising in aviation history. Since then, and through many changes of ownership, the company has steadily built up and increased its enviable reputation for reliability and readability in ALL aspects of military history on land, sea and in the air. Osprey's chief strength lies in its detailed illustrations and the specialised series such as the much loved Men at Arms, that it does so well. Whatever your interest in warfare there is bound to be at least one Osprey book for you available through the Naval and Military Press.
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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. Helldivers of World War 2
The most numerous Allied dive-bomber of World War 2, the Curtiss Helldiver endured a prolonged gestation period to mature into one of the most effective aircraft of its type to see service in the Pacific theatre of war. Some 7200 aircraft were built between 1942 and 1945, the type making its serv...
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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. AMERICAN ACES IN THE PHILIPPINES
In spite of attempts to improve its performance, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver retained an unenviable reputation for unpleasant flying characteristics near to the stall.Nicknamed The Beast, more aircraft were lost in deck landing accidents than to enemy action.Nevertheless the helldiver was respon...
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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. Corsair Aces of World War 2
The speed with which the Corsair was rushed into service as a land-based fighter obliged the pilots to learn on the job. The aircraft soon proved to be superior to the Japanese Zero and played a major part in the destruction of Japans elite air forces in the South Pacific. Later, in an effort to...
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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. F-8 Crusader Units of Vietnam
Known to its pilots as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline u...
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Osprey 475th Fighter Group
Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney. From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it was the fastest scoring group in the Pacific and...
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Osprey African American Soldier in the Civil War: USCT 186266
Approximately 200,000 African Americans fought for the Union during the Civil War. Initially, many white soldiers doubted their bravery and skill; they were soon proved wrong. The United States Colored Troops performed countless acts of courage, most famously at the battle of Fort Wagner where th...
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Osprey F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing
The 51st Fighter Wing initially flew the F-80C in the Korean War, but in 1951, the 51st brought in high-scoring World War 2 ace Colonel Francis Gabreski to assume command when it converted from the F-80 over to the newly arrived F-86E. His recruits included his elite 4th Wing pilots, and by the e...
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Osprey First Special Service Force 194244
This is a concise history of the unique integrated commando-style brigade of US and Canadian volunteers formed in 1942. Hand picked, and trained in airborne, amphibious, mountain and winter warfare, demolitions and close-quarter tactics, they left a combat legacy still recognized amongst today's ...
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Osprey Mau-Mau Warrior
The Mau-Mau uprising (1952-60) remains a controversial conflict, waged by warriors about whom many myths have been formed, but little truth has been written. Condemned by history as a brutal rag-tag force engaged in oath-taking, cannibalism and witchcraft, the military activities of the Mau-Mau h...
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Osprey The Confederate Army 186165 (4): Virginia & Arkansas
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 mi...
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