Автор: Carl Smith Название: Osprey Campaign 63 - Fredericksburg 1862: "Clear The Way" Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855328410 Язык: Английский Год: 1999 Формат: PDF Размер: 26,6 МБ Кол-во страниц: 98 Osprey's examination of the Battle of Fredericksburg of the American Civil War (1861-1865). In December 1862, things were still confused for the Union. Antietam had been a failure for both sides, and although the battle showed that the Union army could bring the Confederates to bay, it couldn't pin them in one place long enough to destroy them.
Название: Osprey Campaign 47 - Yorktown 1781: The World Turned Upside Down Автор: Brendan Morrissey Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855326884 Год: 1997 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 20,0 МБ Язык: Английский By 1781 Britain's struggle to contain the rebels in her American colonies had reached an inglorious stalemate. Six years on from the British defeat by the New England militia at Boston, George Washington's rebuilt Continental Army with support from the French now systematically began to seek out and destroy British forces even if protected by seemingly impregnable defences.
Название: Osprey Campaign 46 - Lake Peipus 1242: Battle of the Ice Автор: David Nicolle Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855325535 Год: 1997 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 46,9 МБ Язык: Английский Osprey's Campaign title for The battle of Lake Peipus, which took place in 1242 between the Teutonic Knights and the Russian city-state of Novgorod, led by its inspirational leader Alexandre Nevskii. The Teutonic Knights were a powerful military order, backed with the crusading zeal of Europe, the blessing of the Pope and the support of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Название: Osprey Campaign 43 - Fornovo 1495 France's Bloody Fighting Retreat Автор: David Nicolle Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781855325227 Год: 1996 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 27,0 МБ Язык: Английский In the year 1495, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll back the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade he was determined to seize southern Italy. In a lightning campaign he used France's modern army to sweep through Italy, his mobile field artillery train smashing into dust the tall towers of Italy's medieval castles. The Italian states rallied and at Fornovo their alliance, the League of Venice, fought Charles' army to a standstill.
Название: Osprey Campaign 37 - Boston 1775: The shot heard around the world Автор: Brendan Morrissey Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855323621 Год: 1995 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 5,0 МБ Язык: Английский The British assault on Breed's Hill and the burning of Charlestown were the first major battles of the American Revolution; after the events at Boston there was no turning back.
Название: Osprey Campaign 36 - Cannae 216 BC: Hannibal smashes Rome's Army Автор: Mark Healy Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855324709 Год: 1994 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 17,5 МБ Язык: Английский Osprey's study of the Battle of Canae (216 BC), which is regarded as one of the greatest battles of military history. Hannibal's stratagem has become a model of the perfectly fought battle and is studied in detail at military academies around the world.
Название: Osprey Campaign 44 - Pavia 1525 - The Climax of The Italian Wars Автор: Angus Konstam Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781855325043 Год: 1996 Формат: PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 16,0 МБ Язык: Английский The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan - the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe.
Название: Osprey Campaign 38 - Colenso 1899: The Boer War in Natal Автор: Ian Knight Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855324660 Год: 1995 Формат: PDF Страниц: 98 Размер: 41,7 МБ Язык: Английский In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 glittering years, and her domain touched upon every continent.
Автор: Douglas C. Dildy, Paul F. Crickmore Название: To Defeat the Few: The Luftwaffe’s campaign to destroy RAF Fighter Command, August–September 1940 Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1472839183 Язык: Английский Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB Размер: 167,1 МБ Кол-во страниц: 384 Over the past 77 years, histories of the Battle of Britain have consistently portrayed the feats of 'The Few' (as they were immortalized in Churchill's famous speech) as being responsible for the RAF's victory in the epic battle. However, this is only part of the story.
Автор: Robert Lyman Название: Osprey Campaign 229 - Kohima 1944: The battle that saved India Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1846039398 Язык: Английский Год: 2010 Формат: PDF Размер: 8,3 МБ Кол-во страниц: 47 In March 1944 the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go, which was intended as a feint to draw British attention away from the Imphal area. But British forces employed new defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics.
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