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Elite books are concise 64 page, 248 x 184mm, paperbacks examining the uniforms, equipment, tactics and personalities of troops and commanders accompanied by 12 colour plates, artwork, photographs, maps and diagrams.

Ancient Warfare

3     The Vikings
7     The Ancient Greeks
9     The Normans
30    Attila and the Nomad Hordes
35    Early Samurai 200-1500 AD
39    The Ancient Assyrians
40    New Kingdom Egypt
42    The Persian Army 560-330 BC
50    The Praetorian Guard
66    The Spartan Army
101 Sassanian Elite Cavalry 224-642 AD
120 Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - 1300 AD
121 Ancient Siege Warfare : Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546-146 BC
125 Samurai Commanders (1) 940-1576
126 Siege Warfare in the Roman World : 146 BC - 378 AD
130 The Mycenaeans c.1650-1100 BC

Medieval Warfare

15    The Armada Campaign 1588
17    Knights at Tournament
19    The Crusades
23    The Samurai
28    Medieval Siege Warfare
35    Early Samurai 200-1500 AD
58    The Janissaries
70    Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605
82    Samurai Heraldry
120 Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - 1300 AD
125 Samurai Commanders (1) 940-1576
128 Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638

The Sixteen Hundreds

67 Pirates 1660-1730
69 Buccaneers 1620-1700
128 Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638

English Civil War 1642-1645

25 Soldiers of the English Civil War (1) : Infantry
27 Soldiers of the English Civil War (2) : Cavalry

The Seventeen Hundreds

74 Privateers and Pirates 1730-1830
149 The Scottish Jacobite Army 1745-1746

The American War of Independence 1776-1783

93 American War of Independence Commanders

The Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815

48    Nelson's Navy
52    Wellington's Foot Guards
72    Napoleon's Commanders (1) 1792-1809
77    British Colours & Standards (1) 1747-1881 : Cavalry
81    British Colours & Standards (2) 1747-1881 : Infantry
83    Napoleon's Commanders (2) c1809-1815
101 Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815
108 Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808-1814
115 Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters (1) : Organization and Personnel
116 Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters (2) : On Campaign

The Eighteen Hundreds

96 American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930

The American Indian Wars 1775-1890

36 The Texas Rangers
91 US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921
107 Buffalo Soldiers 1866-1891
140 The American Civil War in the Indian Territory

Queen Victoria's Wars 1837-1901

21    The Zulus
32    British Forces in Zululand 1879
71    Queen Victoria's Commanders

The Mexican American Wars 1846-1848

102 Santa Anna's Mexican Army 1821-1848

The American Civil War 1860-1865

62    American Civil War Zouaves
73    American Civil War Commanders (1) : Union Leaders in the East
88    American Civil War Commanders (2) : Confederate Leaders in the East
89    American Civil War Commanders (3) : Union Leaders in the West
91    US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921
94    American Civil War Commanders (4) : Confederate Leaders in the West
112 American Civil War Marines 1861-1865
140 The American Civil War in the Indian Territory

The Spanish American War 1898

134 Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918

World War I 1914-1918

24    The Old Contemptibles
56    Scottish Units in the World Wars
60    U-Boat Crews 1914-1945
61    The Guards Divisions 1914-1945
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
75    The Indian Army 1914-1947
78    World War I Trench Warfare (1) 1914-1916
84    World War I Trench Warfare (2) 1916-1918
91    US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921
97    The Kaiser's Warlords
134 Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918
135 German Air Forces 1914-1918
137 The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920
147 Irish Regiments in the World Wars
150 World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment

Between the World Wars

53    International Brigades in Spain 1936-1939
60    U-Boat Crews 1914-1945
61    The Guards Divisions 1914-1945
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
75    The Indian Army 1914-1947
76    The German Freikorps 1918-1923
91    US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921
96    American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930
131 The Condor Legion : German Troops in the Spanish Civil War

World War II 1939-1945

1     The Paras 1940-1984
11    Ardennes 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny
13    US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-1987
31    US Army Airborne 1940-1990
34    Afrikakorps 1941-1943
46    US Army Air Force (1)
49    The Gurkhas
51    US Army Air Force (2)
55    Marine Recon 1940-1990
56    Scottish Units in the World Wars
57    The Royal Marines 1939-1993
59    US Marine Corps 1941-1945
60    U-Boat Crews 1914-1945
61    The Guards Divisions 1914-1945
63    German Mountain and Ski Troops 1939-1945
64    Army Commandos 1940-1945
65    Redcaps : Britain's Military Police
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
75    The Indian Army 1914-1947
79    The Royal Navy 1939-1945
80    The US Navy in World War II
85    US Commanders of World War II (1) : Army and USAAF
86    Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-1945
87    US Commanders of World War II (2) : Navy and USMC
90    Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941-1945
92    World War II Medal of Honor Winners (1) : Navy & USMC
95    World War II Medal of Honor Winners (2) : Army & Air Corps
98    British Commanders of World War II
104 Britain's Air Defences 1939-1945
105 World War II Infantry Tactics (1) : Squad and Platoon
106 Wehrmacht Combat Helmets 1933-1945
109 British Home Front Services 1939-1945
111 Heroes of the Soviet Union 1941-1945
114 Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1939-1940
117 US World War II Amphibious Tactics : Army & Marine Corps, Pacific Theater
118 German Commanders of World War II (1) : Army
122 World War II Infantry Tactics : Company and Battalion
123 Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients : The Southern Fronts 1941-1945
124 World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
127 Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II
132 German Commanders of World War II (2) : Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe & Navy
133 Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-1945
136 World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics
139 Knight's Cross with Diamonds Recipients 1941-1945
141 Finland at War 1939-1945
142 No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945 : Britain's Secret Commando
143 Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942
144 US World War II Amphibious Tactics : Mediterranean & European Theatres
145 First Special Service Force 1942-1944
147 Irish Regiments in the World Wars
151 World War II Jungle Warfare Tactics
152 The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II
153 The Australian Army in World War II

Post World War II 1946-2000

2     The US Marine Corps Since 1945
4     US Army Special Forces 1952-1984
5     Soviet Bloc Elite Forces
6     French Foreign Legion Paratroops
10    Warsaw Pact Ground Forces
12    Inside the Soviet Army Today
13    US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-1987
14    The British Army in the 1980's
16    NATO Armies Today
20    Inside the US Army Today
22    World Special Forces Insignia
26    Tank War - Central Front : Nato vs. Warsaw Pact
31    US Army Airborne 1940-1990
33    South-East Asian Special Forces
37    Panama 1989-1990
41    Elite Forces of India and Pakistan
44    Security Forces in Northern Ireland 1969-1992
45    Armies of the Gulf War
47    South African Special Forces
54    UN Forces 1948-1994
55    Marine Recon 1940-1990
57    The Royal Marines 1939-1993
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
113 US Navy SEALs
138 The Yugoslav Wars (1) : Slovenia & Croatia 1991-1995
146 The Yugoslav Wars (2) : Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992-2001
148 The Hungarian Revolution 1956

Arab-Israeli Wars 1948-1984

8 Israeli Defence Forces Since 1973
18 Israeli Elite Units since 1948

The Vietnam War 1962-1975

2     The US Marine Corps Since 1945
4     US Army Special Forces 1952-1984
6     French Foreign Legion Paratroops
13    US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-1987
20    Inside the US Army Today
29    Vietnam Airborne
31    US Army Airborne 1940-1990
38    The NVA and Viet Cong
43    Vietnam Marines 1965-1973
55    Marine Recon 1940-1990
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
103 Vietnam ANZACs : Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam 1962-1972
154 Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics

Modern Warfare 2001 Onwards

2     The US Marine Corps Since 1945
6     French Foreign Legion Paratroops
16    NATO Armies Today
20    Inside the US Army Today
22    World Special Forces Insignia
33    South-East Asian Special Forces
41    Elite Forces of India and Pakistan
47    South African Special Forces
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
113 US Navy SEALs
146 The Yugoslav Wars (2) : Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992-2001

The Gulf Wars 1991 & 2003

2     The US Marine Corps Since 1945
4     US Army Special Forces 1952-1984
13    US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-1987
22    World Special Forces Insignia
31    US Army Airborne 1940-1990
45    Armies of the Gulf War
54    UN Forces 1948-1994
55    Marine Recon 1940-1990
57    The Royal Marines 1939-1993
68    The Military Sniper since 1914
113 US Navy SEALs

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