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  • 100 Greatest Battles by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    100 Greatest Battles

    A highly illustrated introduction to some of the greatest battles in world history, from the iconic encounters of the Ancient World such as Thermopylae and Cannae, through to the major clashes of the 20th century epitomized by Stalingrad and Khe Sanh. This concise study...
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  • American Civil War Fortifications (1): Coastal Brick and Stone Forts by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    American Civil War Fortifications (1): Coastal Brick and Stone Forts

    The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick forts stretched from New England to the Florida Keys, and as far as the Mississippi River. At...
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  • American Privateers of the Revolutionary War by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    American Privateers of the Revolutionary War

    This title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a major part in winning the Revolutionary War at sea. During the American War of Independence (1775-83), Congress issued almost 800 letters of...
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  • Barents Sea 1942: The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Barents Sea 1942: The Battle for Russia's Arctic Lifeline

    A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all. The Arctic convoys that passed...
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  • Big Guns in the Atlantic: Germany's Battleships and Cruisers Raid the Convoys, 1939-41 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Big Guns in the Atlantic: Germany's Battleships and Cruisers Raid the Convoys, 1939-41

    In the early months and years of World War II, it was Germany's cruisers and battleships that most ravaged the Atlantic Convoys. This is the history of those raids, and how the success of 1941's Operation Berlin led directly to the Kriegsmarine sending into...
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  • Big Guns: Artillery on the Battlefield by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Big Guns: Artillery on the Battlefield

    The Casemate Short History Series presents readable and entertaining introductions to military history topics. Over seven centuries the artillery piece has evolved from a status symbol to one of the most deadly weapons wielded by man. Using gunpowder weapons was initially something of a...
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  • Blackbeard's Last Fight: Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Blackbeard's Last Fight: Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718

    In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy....
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  • Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate

    A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.--Publishers Weekly Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era.--Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who...
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  • Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate

    A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.--Publishers Weekly Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era.--Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who...
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  • British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45

    In August 1917, at the height of the First World War, a small biplane landed on the makeshift flight deck of HMS Furious - the first ever carrier landing in aviation history. This small act ushered in a new era. Two decades later, when...
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  • British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010

    The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans. In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Royal Navy's carrier fleet proved...
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  • British Battlecruisers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Battlecruisers 1939-45

    When war broke out in 1939, only three true battlecruisers remained in the Royal Navy including HMS 'Hood', the world's largest and fastest capital ship for much of her life, which would be destroyed in action against the German battleship 'Bismarck'. Out of the...
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  • British Battleships 1914-18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Battleships 1914-18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts

    The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taking on any two pre-dreadnought battleships in a straight fight. A naval arms race followed between Britain and...
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  • British Battleships 1914-18 (2): The Super Dreadnoughts by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Battleships 1914-18 (2): The Super Dreadnoughts

    The Royal Navy's Grand Fleet dominance at Jutland in World War I centered around big-gun battleships designed to overpower Germany's High Seas Fleet. In 1906, the Germans began building a dreadnought fleet of their own, and while they used a smaller main gun than...
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  • British Battleships 1939-45 (1): Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign Classes by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Battleships 1939-45 (1): Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign Classes

    With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet from a fleet of 12 battleships, ten were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of World War I. Extensive...
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  • British Commando 1940-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Commando 1940-45

    With Hitler's army rampaging across Europe, Winston Churchill ordered the creation of a special fighting force-- the Commandos. These valiant men were volunteers drawn from the ranks of the British Army, formed into a Special Service Brigade, and put through a rigorous but highly...
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  • British Destroyers 1939-45: Pre-War Classes by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Destroyers 1939-45: Pre-War Classes

    The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers. Some of these were veterans of World War I, fit only for escort duties. Most, though, had been built during the interwar period and were regarded as both reliable...
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  • British Forts in the Age of Arthur by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Forts in the Age of Arthur

    When the Romans left Britain around AD 410 the island had not been fully subjugated. In the Celtic fringes the unconquered native peoples were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. By way of response the Post-Roman Britons did their...
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  • British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939-45

    A history of the small, mass-produced warships that defended the Atlantic convoys from U-boats and secured Britain's lifeline to the United States. As the Battle of the Atlantic grew fiercer, Britain and the Commonwealth needed large quantities of new warships to defend their shipping...
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  • British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire

    A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak....
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  • British Heavy Cruisers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Heavy Cruisers 1939-45

    The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of the First World War, and was closely linked to the limits set by the inter-war Washington Treaty on naval armament. The pre-Great War concept of armoured cruisers had been abandoned, but in their...
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  • British Light Cruisers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Light Cruisers 1939-45

    Cruisers became Britain's essential vessel for protecting battleships, carriers, and convoys versus Japanese, Italian, and Nazi German commerce raiders, submarines, aircraft, and destroyers. The light cruiser was a natural development of the sailing frigate - a fast multi-purpose warship that could patrol the sea...
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  • British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45

    During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate the Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), Motor Launches (MLs) and Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) that protected coastal convoys,...
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  • British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939-45

    During the Second World War, flotillas of the Royal Navy's Motor Torpedo Boats and other coastal forces fought a deadly war for control of the English Channel and the North Sea. These small, fast boats attacked enemy convoys, escorted freighters, landed secret agents and...
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  • British Napoleonic Ship-Of-The-Line by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British Napoleonic Ship-Of-The-Line

    The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics were evolving. The British Royal Navy emerged triumphant as the leading world sea power, and the epitome of Britannic naval strength was the Ship-of-the-Line....
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  • British/Commonwealth Cruiser Vs Italian Cruiser: The Mediterranean 1940-43 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    British/Commonwealth Cruiser Vs Italian Cruiser: The Mediterranean 1940-43

    This illustrated history explores the cruiser forces of the Italian and British Royal navies, the jack-of-all trades warships of the Mediterranean Naval War. In 1940, when Italy entered World War II, the Royal Navy was badly overstretched, and its Mediterranean Fleet had to face...
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  • Byzantine Warship Vs Arab Warship: 7th-11th Centuries by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Byzantine Warship Vs Arab Warship: 7th-11th Centuries

    This engaging study pits the the Byzantine dromon against the Arabic shalandi in the prolonged struggle for mastery in the Mediterranean in the four centuries after 630 AD. For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic...
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  • Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham's Mediterranean Triumph by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham's Mediterranean Triumph

    The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina. The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologies to bring about a stunning British victory over the Italian Navy....
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  • Commonwealth Cruisers 1939-45 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Commonwealth Cruisers 1939-45

    In the early 20th century Britain's largest colonies established their own small naval presence, and their ships fought alongside the Royal Navy during World War I. These fleets were expanded slightly during the inter-war years, and in 1939 the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal...
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  • Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65

    The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of...
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  • Confederate Ironclad 1861-65 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Confederate Ironclad 1861-65

    The creation of a Confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, Confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on...
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  • Confederate Raider 1861-65 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Confederate Raider 1861-65

    The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines...
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  • Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign

    This Osprey title details General George B. McClellan's controversial Peninsula campaign and the southern attempt to halt the Union juggernaut during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Following its humiliating defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, McClellan took command of the Union Army...
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  • Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship

    A brand-new narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship, Bismarck. Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rhein bung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany's largest battleship in May 1941....
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  • Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship

    Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship Bismarck. Hunt the Bismarck, now available in paperback, tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie...
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  • Lepanto 1571: The Greatest Naval Battle of the Renaissance by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Lepanto 1571: The Greatest Naval Battle of the Renaissance

    This Osprey title details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. A decisive battle between two large galley fleets was expected to decide the...
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  • Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861-65

    At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River and in the first few months both sides scrambled to gather a flotilla, converting existing riverboats for naval use. These ships were transformed into powerful naval weapons despite...
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  • Naval Battle of Crete 1941: The Royal Navy at Breaking Point by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Naval Battle of Crete 1941: The Royal Navy at Breaking Point

    A fascinating account of an often overlooked naval action of World War II, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Royal Navy. In April 1941, following the Axis invasion of Greece, the British Mediterranean Fleet was ordered to evacuate Allied...
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  • Nile River Gunboats 1882-1918 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Nile River Gunboats 1882-1918

    For more than 30 years, the Nile river gunboat was an indispensable tool of empire, policing the great river, and acting as floating symbols of British imperial power. They participated in every significant colonial campaign in the region, from the British invasion of Egypt...
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  • Operation Pedestal 1942: The Battle for Malta's Lifeline by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Operation Pedestal 1942: The Battle for Malta's Lifeline

    A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline. Since 1940, the island of Malta had been a thorn in the Axis' side. It sat astride the direct sea...
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  • Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars

    Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). 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...
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  • Pirates 1660 1730 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Pirates 1660 1730

    This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and...
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  • Pirates: Predators of the Sea: An Illustrated History by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Pirates: Predators of the Sea: An Illustrated History

    Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution,...
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  • Pirates: Predators of the Seas: A Guide to Real-Life Scallywags and Pillagers of the High Seas, from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Pirates: Predators of the Seas: A Guide to Real-Life Scallywags and Pillagers of the High Seas, from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd

    Authors Angus Konstam and Roger Michael Kean reveal the truth behind our myths, fairy tales, and Hollywood-inspired images. The reality is, unbelievably, even more intriguing than the flashing swords, talking parrots, and mysterious eye patches portrayed in the movies. In this lavishly illustrated tour...
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  • Pirates: The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Pirates: The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day

    Angus Konstam sets sail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British...
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  • Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830

    Following the pirate scourge of the early 18th century, many sea captains took to privateering as a means of making money. A form of nationally sponsored piracy, it reached its peak during the American Revolution (1763-1776), when the fledgling American navy had to rely...
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  • Renaissance War Galley 1470-1590 by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Renaissance War Galley 1470-1590

    For most of the Renaissance period, naval warfare in the Mediterranean was dominated by the war galley, a unique naval vessel for a momentous age. During the struggle for supremacy between Christian and Muslim powers, war galleys formed the backbone of the rival battlefleets....
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  • River Plate 1939: The Sinking of the Graf Spee by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    River Plate 1939: The Sinking of the Graf Spee

    Days before the outbreak of World War II, a handful of German commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on Allied merchantmen. Among them was the Panzerschiffe (armored ship) Graf Spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship, but had...
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  • Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939-41: The Last Line of Defence at Scapa Flow by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939-41: The Last Line of Defence at Scapa Flow

    Packed with illustrations, this is a new history and analysis of how the Royal Navy's most important fleet operated and fought the German Navy in the crucial first years of World War II. Throughout its history, the Royal Navy's most powerful fleet has been...
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  • Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2) by Konstam, Angus
    Angus Konstam

    Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2)

    This second volume (see MAA 297) by Angus Konstam on the Russian Army of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) concentrates on the cavalry, both the regular troops and irregular forces, considering their composition, nature and effectiveness. It also outlines the state of the Russian...
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