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American
Defences of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898 - 1945 by Terrance C McGovern
and Mark A Berhow.
The Philippines were declared
an American Territory on January 4th 1899, and fortification
construction began soon after on the islands in the mouth of Manila
Bay. among the sites built were Fort Mills (Corregidor), Fort
Frank, and the unique and formidable concrete battleship of Fort
Drum. War came in December 1941, and the defenses suffered
constant Japanese bombardment, leading to the surrender of American
forces. In 1945 the forts were manned by Japanese soldiers
determined to hold out to the bitter end: bloody and brutal fighting
ensued. This title brings to life the fortifications of this key
strategic location, and considers both their efeectiveness and
historical importance.
Part of the Osprey Fortress Series. Illustrated
paperback with approximately 65 pages.
Order code FS4. Book price £10.99.
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The
Texan Army 1835 - 46 by Stuart Reid
The volunteer army that fought
the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortalized in
the epic battle of the Alamo. Taking arms initially to fight for
the restoration of the liberal Mexican constitution of 1824, the
volunteers were eventually fighting for outright Texan
independence. This book describes and illustrates the group of men
who, despite the diversity of their origins, equipment, weaponry and
dress, were united in a common cause that reached its culmination in the
victory of San Jacinto. The turbulent decade (1836 - 46) of Texan
independence is also covered, and the little studied army and navy of
the Republic of Texas examined.
Part of the Osprey Men at Arms Series.
Illustrated paperback with approximately 50 pages.
Order code MA398. Book price £8.99.
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Book serial number BB33571. Price £22.00 ($35.00)
Fully illustrated hard back with 245 pages.
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The US - Mexican War
by Carol & Thomas Christensen
A chronicle of voices and memorabilia - including personal diaries,
letters, photographs and artwork from both sides. The US - Mexican War is
a thorough and thoughtful examination of the war that defined two nations,
and casts light on an event that has been shrouded in controversy for over
150 years.
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£6.00).
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American Indian
Warrior Chiefs - Tecumseh, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo - by Jason
Hook and Richard Hook
European settlement of North America was soon accompanied by violent
conflict with the native peoples, dubbed Indians by the colonists.
Often embittered and incensed by broken treaties and shattered
promises, Indian tribes rose up to resist encroachment and theft of their
lands. In almost every case, they were led by remarkable and charismatic
warrior chiefs.
This volume tells the true stories of four great champions of their
people; resolute and powerful men whose military campaigns, though often
reluctantly commenced, were brilliantly executed. It tells of their cultur,
heritage and way of life, all of which were at stake in the bitter and
bloody fighting.
Over 100 photographs, line illustrations and maps accompany a
detailed text, with dramatic incidents captured in 16 exciting paintings.
Book serial number BB2. Price £17.99.
Fully illustrated hard back with 192 pages.
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Book serial number BK61. Price £48
Fully illustrated hard back with 171 pages.
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The French and Indian
War 1754-1763, The Imperial Struggle for North America by Seymour I
Schwartz
This book presents, for the first time, a description of the battles
and engagements of the war complemented by contemporary maps, drawings,
and engravings of troop movements, views of forts, and portraits of
participants. This book contains 118 illustrations, many from the author's
own collection, as well as from public and private sources in the United
States, Canada and Europe.
The French and Indian War, also called the Great War for the Empire,
changed the map of North America. The battles that occurred between 1753
and 1760 took more lives than the American War of Independence, making the
French and Indian War the bloodiest conflict fought on American soil in
the eighteenth century.
The war pitted the French and their Indian allies against the
English colonists and their Indian allies along the Atlantic seaboard in
an attempt to gain possession of the Ohio Valley. Warriors of legendary
and even heroic stature faced each other. The war afforded George
Washington his first command of troops. It saw the exploits of Captain
Robert Rogers and his Rangers and the dominant role of Sir William
Johnson, the great Indian agent in New York colony. It saw the deaths of
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham as the
British captured Quebec. It erased France's political influence form the
continent and established English dominance east of the Mississippi and in
Canada. And it set the stage for the American Revolution and the establishment
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Osprey MA032.
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The United States
Marine Corps by John Selby & Michael Roffe
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Osprey 79.
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Louisbourg 1758,
Wolfe's First Siege by René Chartrand
Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to
invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base
astride the Anglo-American lines of communication - Louisbourg had to be
taken. The siege itself was a tremendous pounding match. Faced with strong
beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops and
was only achieved by a stroke of daring on the part of a young Brigadier
named James Wolfe, who managed to turn the French beach position. The
story is largely based on first-hand accounts from the journals of several
participants including General Amherst and the French Governor Drucour,
whose excellent account has never been published.
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San Juan Hill 1898 by
Angus Konstam
Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish
American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much
by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed
maps and artwork, the author deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El
Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the naval battle and siege of
Santiago. The war was to mark the end of Spanish sovereignty in her 'New
World', and the establishment of the United States of America as a world
power.
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The American Indian
Wars 1860-1890 by Philip Katcher & G Embleton
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Osprey MA56.
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The
Mexican-American War 1846-1848 by Philip Katcher & G A Embleton
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The Alamo and the
War of Texan Independence 1835-36 by Philip Haythornthwaite
& Paul Hannon
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The Alamo 1836,
Santa Anna's Texas Campaign by Stephen L. Hardin
On the morning of 6 March 1836 around 1,100 Mexican
soldiers under Genralissimo Santa Anna stormed a small mission outside San
Antonio, Texas, and slaughtered the garrison of around 200 Texans.
It was not a large battle but its significance vastly outweighed its size
for the name of the mission was the Alamo. Less than two months
later Santa Anna's force was smashed at San Jacinto by a volunteer army
whose battle cry was "Remember the Alamo". Stephen Hardin
details the climactic 1836 campaign which won Texas her independence.
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