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  • US Armed Forces in China 1856–1941

    by John Langellier ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941.Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 1856 as well as US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As China entered a chaotic period in her history, known as the years of the “Warlords”, American marines also participated in numerous small ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • US Armed Forces in China 1856–1941

    by John Langellier ...
    Series Book 455 - Men-at-Arms
    This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941.Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 1856 as well as US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As China entered a chaotic period in her history, known as the years of the “Warlords”, American marines also participated in numerous small ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • Second Manassas 1862

    Robert E Lee’s greatest victory

    by John Langellier ...
    Series Book 95 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated, compact volume on a significant win for the Confederacy."There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon," wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies.In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Second Manassas 1862

    Robert E Lee’s greatest victory

    by John Langellier ...
    Series series
    A highly illustrated, compact volume on a significant win for the Confederacy."There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon," wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies.In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The "Trapdoor" Springfield

    From the Little Bighorn to San Juan Hill

    by John Langellier ...
    Series Book 62 - Weapon
    Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the “Trapdoor Springfield” was designed in 1865–66 by Erskine S. Allin.Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute as much as fivefold. The new weapon quickly proved its worth in two separate incidents in August 1867: ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • Union Infantryman 1861–65

    by John Langellier ...
    Series Book 31 - Warrior
    A Union supporter once said, "What is a man's life worth if our glorious union is to be shattered by traitors?"President Lincoln's volunteers and conscripted soldiers expanded the permanent Union army to include 1,700 regiments of foot soldiers during the course of the war. Those who became part of "Mr. Lincoln's Army" came from various social and economic conditions, and they documented their day ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Union Infantryman 1861–65

    by John Langellier ...
    Series Book 31 - Warrior
    A Union supporter once said, "What is a man's life worth if our glorious union is to be shattered by traitors?" President Lincoln's volunteers and conscripted soldiers expanded the permanent Union army to include 1,700 regiments of foot soldiers during the course of the war. Those who became part of "Mr. Lincoln's Army" came from various social and economic conditions, and they documented their ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    This concise overview "fully captures the continuing evolution of snipers over the centuries" ( San Francisco Book Review).The German states made the first serious use of sharpshooters on the battlefield during the Seven Years' War in the eighteenth century. Some of these talented riflemen were then employed as mercenaries in America, where the tactical use of the rifle in wooded terrain was ... Read more

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  • American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2)

    Heavy Artillery

    by Philip Katcher ...
    Series Book 40 - New Vanguard
    Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences.The Union army organised its 'Heavy Artillery' into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Gettysburg

    by Stephen W. Sears ...
    A comprehensive history of the Battle of Gettysburg by one of today's leading historians.The greatest of all Civil War campaigns, Gettysburg was the turning point of the turning point in our nation’s history. Volumes have been written about this momentous three-day battle, but recent histories have tended to focus on the particulars rather than the big picture: on the generals or on single days of ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • Across the Dark Islands

    The War in the Pacific

    by Floyd W. Radike ...
    ACROSS THE DARK ISLANDSThe War in the PacificFloyd W. RadikeBrigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)“I remember sitting in a foxhole on Guadalcanal in the rain. The sergeant I shared the hole with shook his head and asked me: ‘What in the hell are we doing on this godforsaken island? Why don’t we let the Japs keep this stinking rock?’ I didn’t have an answer.”The war in the Pacific has never been ... Read more

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  • Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War

    by Tim Rowland ...
    Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look at the Civil War stories that don’t get told, and the misadventures you haven’t read about in history books. Share in all the humorous and strange events that took place behind the scenes of some of the most famous Civil War moments. Picture a pedestal in a public park with no statue on top; Rowland’s book explains that when the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD