Search Results: Authors starting with B from Viceroy Books

Seaforth Publishing, 2010. New book, 64 pages. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and websites. The subject of this volume is the largest and most sophisticated German cruiser class of WW2. The… Read More

Seaforth Publishing, 2007. New book, 64 pages. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The latest in this series covers the three ships of this First World War type, Hood,… Read More

Seaforth Publishing, 2009. New book, 64 pages. The latest volume covers the hugely important American carrier of the Second World War. Built in larger numbers than any fleet carrier before or since, the Essex class can claim to be the US Navy's most significant weapon in the defeat of Japan. Carrying up to 100 aircraft and capable of absorbing enormous punishment (not one was sunk), they spearheaded the Fast Carrier Task Forces for most of the Pacific War. The heavily illustrated work contains everything a modeller needs to know about this prolific class.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seaforth Publishing, 2009. New book, 64 pages. The latest volume covers the hugely important American carrier of the Second World War. Built in larger numbers than any fleet carrier before or since, the Essex class can claim to be the US Navy's most significant weapon in the defeat of Japan. Carrying up to 100 aircraft and capable of absorbing enormous punishment (not one was sunk), they spearheaded the Fast Carrier Task Forces for most of the Pacific War. The heavily illustrated work contains everything a modeller needs to know about this prolific class.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 64 pages, WAR065. This work takes the reader through the distinct stages of training and acceptance, including the Ranger Indoctrination Programme and Ranger Battalion training, and details the developments in Ranger weaponry, equipment and clothing since the early 1980s. Using first hand accounts, it shows what it was like to fight in Panama in 1989, and brings the unit up to date with the 3rd Battalion's deployment to Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom. It also covers the culture of the Rangers, from their special language and terminology, to the rites of passage that lie behind the formal training programme.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Welply, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2006. New book, 336 pages. No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq. With a focus on today's Army Rangers, who combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, this fascinating volume incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves. Covers: History of Early Rangers 1600-1775: Colonial America, French-Indian Wars - American War of Independence 1776-83 - The American Civil War 1861-65 - WW2 1942-45 - The Korean War: the first Airborne Rangers - Vietnam 1956-75 - Operation Eagle Claw 1980 - Grenada Invasion: Operation Urgent Fury 1983 -… Read More

Osprey Pub Co, 2009. New book, 320 pages. Throughout time, violent battles and bloody clashes have changed the course of history and shaped nations or empires. Battles of annihilation are rare, but ever since antiquity a stunning victory on the battlefield, even if it has failed to win the war, has captured the imagination. In this book Mir Bahmanyar examines battles of annihilation throughout history, some well known, others less so, but all equally extraordinary, to discover what sets these engagements apart, whether they achieve a decisive strategic advantage in war, and why there are fewer battles of annihilation in modern times. Contents: Introduction, Cannae, 216 BC, Zama, 202 BC, The Teutoburger Forest, 9 AD, Adrianople, 378, Pliska, 811, Hattin, 1187, Nordlingen, 1634, Jena-Auerstedt, 1806, The Alamo, 1836, Jugdulluck, 1842, Camerone, 1863, Little Big Horn, 1876, Isandlwana, 1879, Operation Dingo, 1976, Grozny, 1994, Qala-i-Jangi, 2001, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.. Hard Cover. As New/As… Read More

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2005. New book, 64 pages, ELI113. After the United States' failures in special operations missions during the late 1970s and 1980, a decision was made to revamp its unconventional military capabilities. The subsequent reorganization and redesignation in 1983 created the SEALs as they are known today, and later the all-encompassing command for US special operations forces under which they operate. Since then, these Navy Special Warfare (NSW) forces have operated in Grenada, the Persian Gulf, Panama, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and Liberia. NSW units have also participated in the ongoing missions of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. This book looks at the history, organization, training, uniforms, equipment and missions of the US Navy SEALs since their redesignation until the recent conflict in the Gulf.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Welphy, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2003. New book, 354 pages. As the struggle for independence in his native Chechnya moved into its bloodiest phase, Dr Khassan Baiev was enjoying a life of affluence as a plastic surgeon in Moscow. But hearing reports that war was about to break out in his homeland, he knew his skills could be more usefully employed helping the wounded. Against the advice of everyone, he returned to Chechnya and found it filled with gangs of rebel fighters, orphans and victims of terrible violence. It is remarkable how anyone could perform intricate surgery under terrible conditions, but he was driven by his allegiance to the Hippocratic Oath: a vow to serve anyone who needed his help. The Oath placed him outside politics, binding him to operate on Chechens and Russians alike, but this led Muslim extremists to swear on the Koran to kill him, and the Russian military to regard him as a traitor. He narrowly escaped execution several times. For now Khassan Baiev is a… Read More

United Kingdom: Grub Street the Basement, 2002. New book, 327 pages 170+ photos. Frank Bailey, a recognised expert in French aviation during this period, has created as detailed a list as possible covering all the claims and losses of the French fighter force on a day-by-day basis. Unlike their British counterparts, the French did not credit pilots with kills unless htey could be confirmed, although they acknowledged 'probable kills'. Confirmed and probable claims are all listed, along with the Escadrille the pilots flew with, and the pilots running total of confirmed victories. This chronology, with its detailed information and unpublished photos, is a valuable resource for historians and researchers alike.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lanasta, 2013. New book, 48 pages. The two ships of the Jacob van Heemskerck class of the Royal Netherlands Navy were built as specialized air defence frigates. A development of the Standard-type. Paid off after about twenty years service and transfered to the Chilean Navy. Since 2005 / 2006 commissioned units of the Almirante Latorre class in the Chilean Navy. . Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2016. New book, 52 pages, HMCS Haida was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943-1963. Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship. In the Korean War the ship did two tours of duty. She is also the only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels that were constructed between 1937-1945 for the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2019. New book, 52 pages. HNLMS Kortenaer was in action in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, where she was torpedoed by the Japanese cruiser Haguro. An eyewitness, recorded that Kortenaer about 700 yards bearing 80 relative was struck on the starboard quarter by a torpedo, blew up, turned over, and sank at once leaving only a jackknifed bow and stern a few feet above the surface.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2019. New book, 52 pages. HNLMS Kortenaer was in action in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, where she was torpedoed by the Japanese cruiser Haguro. An eyewitness, recorded that Kortenaer about 700 yards bearing 80 relative was struck on the starboard quarter by a torpedo, blew up, turned over, and sank at once leaving only a jackknifed bow and stern a few feet above the surface.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2013. New book, 48 pages. The two ships of the Jacob van Heemskerck class of the Royal Netherlands Navy were built as specialized air defence frigates. A development of the Standard-type. Paid off after about twenty years service and transfered to the Chilean Navy. Since 2005 / 2006 commissioned units of the Almirante Latorre class in the Chilean Navy. . Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2019. New book, 52 pages. HNLMS Kortenaer was in action in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, where she was torpedoed by the Japanese cruiser Haguro. An eyewitness, recorded that Kortenaer about 700 yards bearing 80 relative was struck on the starboard quarter by a torpedo, blew up, turned over, and sank at once leaving only a jackknifed bow and stern a few feet above the surface.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2013. New book, 48 pages. The two ships of the Jacob van Heemskerck class of the Royal Netherlands Navy were built as specialized air defence frigates. A development of the Standard-type. Paid off after about twenty years service and transfered to the Chilean Navy. Since 2005 / 2006 commissioned units of the Almirante Latorre class in the Chilean Navy. . Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Lanasta, 2019. New book, 52 pages. HNLMS Kortenaer was in action in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, where she was torpedoed by the Japanese cruiser Haguro. An eyewitness, recorded that Kortenaer about 700 yards bearing 80 relative was struck on the starboard quarter by a torpedo, blew up, turned over, and sank at once leaving only a jackknifed bow and stern a few feet above the surface.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2016. New book, 52 pages, HMCS Haida was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943-1963. Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship. In the Korean War the ship did two tours of duty. She is also the only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels that were constructed between 1937-1945 for the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanasta, 2014. New book, 48 pages. USS Clark (FFG-11) was the fifth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates. The ships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large quantities to replace World War II-era destroyers and 1960s-era frigates. Intended to protect convoys, landing forces, supply and replenishment groups. The frigate was ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Clark was laid down on 17 July 1978, launched on 24 March 1979, and commissioned on 9 May 1980. Decommissioned and stricken on 15 March 2000, she was handed over to Poland that same day to become the Polish Navy's Gen. K. Pulaski.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.