Fighting Captains and
Frigate Warfare in the Age of Nelson. The author skilfully
dissects the events of the war years, focussing on the war
between opposing frigates which entailed the blockade of
enemy ports, the interception of enemy trade and the
protection of Britain's merchant ships. The whole
magnificent sweep of this great struggle is set against its
political background of the Napoleonic wars and the sea war
with America. The book features an array of young, daring
and hugely skilled frigate captains whose ability to grasp
the chances offered by war made them household names. Some,
like Warren, Pellew, Cochrane and Collingwood, are still
renowned
New in card cover - 384pp, 12 b/w
illustrations, 5 maps
OSPREY RAID 45: KILLING
BIN LADEN - OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR
by PeterPanzeri. Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
On May 2,
2011 a ten-year manhunt drew to a deadly end as the men of
the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team
Six) closed in on their prey, Osama Bin Laden, the
mastermind of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Flown from
Afghanistan by Army Special Operations Command's 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment, two US MH-X
helicopters flew towards the compound where they believed
Bin Laden to be. Forty minutes later one helicopter had
crashed and five enemy were dead, including Bin Laden. In
this book the story of the raid is told using specially
commissioned full-colour artwork, photographs, and maps. The
operation, codenamed Neptune Spear, is expertly analyzed and
the events are told in a concise and clear account of its
build-up, execution, and aftermath.
New
in card cover - A4 format, 80pp, numerous colour
illustrations, plans, maps & b/w photos
OSPREY ELITE 205: THE BRITISH
ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN 2006-14
by Leigh Neville.
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Fighting an
elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army
in Afghanistan has been involved in asymmetric warfare for
the best part of a decade. The eight-year series of
deployments jointly known as Operation Herrick, alongside US
and other NATO contingents within the International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, have been the
longest continuous combat commitment of the British Army
since World War II. Together with Operation 'Telic' in Iraq,
which immediately preceded and overlapped with it, this
conflict has shaped the British Army for a generation. Enemy
threats have diversified and evolved, with a consequent
evolution of British doctrine, tactics and equipment.
New in card covers - 64pp,
numerous colour & b/w illustrations & plates
OSPREY ELITE 170: SPECIAL
OPERATIONS FORCES IN IRAQ
by Leigh
Neville. Illustrated by Richard Hook
Filled with recently declassified
material, first hand accounts, and unique photographs, this book
offers a rare look at the largest mobilisation of Special Forces
in recent history. Examining in detail the US Delta Force, the
British SAS, Australian and Canadian Special Forces as well as
CIA and MI6 operational units, it provides a crucial study of
their skills and success in Iraq, from the Battle of Debecka to
storming the safe house of Uday Hussein. In a controversial war
that has been plagued by high fatalities and military blunders,
this book highlights the successes enjoyed by Special Forces
Operatives.
New in card covers - 64pp, numerous colour
& b/w illustrations & plates
OSPREY COMBAT AIRCRAFT 111:
A-10 THUNDERBOLT II UNITS
OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 2008-14
by Gary Wetzel
The untold
story of A-10 units in Operation Enduring Freedom focuses on
the type's combat missions in Afghanistan. Featuring
numerous first-hand accounts and photographs from those who
experienced the conflict, along with imagery from official
military archives, this book offers a detailed insight into
the record of the A-10 'Hog' in one of the 21st Century's
most significant conflicts. Initially, the A-10 was not a
favourite of the USAF, which, prior to the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait in 1990, was hoping to shunt this Cold War relic onto
the US Army and Marine Corps. But since then its formidable
armament, ruggedness and flexibility, has continually proven
itself in combat and evolved into the world's premiere close
support aircraft.
New in card covers - 96pp, numerous
colour illustrations, 8 colour plates
