Books in the Osprey Campaign S. series

During the Allied landings in Normandy, Sword Beach was the responsibility of the British 3rd Division. This text looks at how congestion on the Beach allowed the German forces time to react, preventing Caen from being taken on the first day, where much blood was shed before it finally fell.

The battle of Adrianople spelled the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. This is the story of the crushing Roman defeat by Gothic calvary which proved to the Empire as well as to the Goths themselves, that the migratory barbarians were a force to be reckoned with.

On 21 March 1918 the Germans launched their last great offensive of World War I, code-named "Michael", but popularly known as "Kaiserschlacht" - the Emperor's Offensive. This book provides a detailed account of the campaign, including maps of the critical stages.

The raid on Dieppe in August 1942 was one of the most controversial episodes of World War II. This study of the event explores the many lessons learned by all concerned, and how this led to a change of tactics and contributed to the success of the D-Day landings.

The fighting at Omaha Beach is one of the most famous events in military history, and represented a crucial moment in the course of World War II. This book reveals the events of that single day in June 1944.

The battle of Okinawa was the last battle fought in the Pacific War. The bitterness of the fighting on Okinawa helped persuade the US that an assault on the Japanese mainland would result in massive US casualties and led directly to the dropping of the atomic bomb. This book describes the events.

An account of the 1916 Battle of Verdun, the bloodiest battle between the French and German forces during World War I. It explores the origins of the battle, the German and the French armies, their plans, and the battle and its aftermath, and takes a look at the battlefield today.

An account of the Battle of Vimeiro in 1808. The battle was part of a string of victories over the French for the future Duke of Wellington. It liberated Portugal from French occupation and secured the vital base from which to prosecute the war in Spain.

Focusing on one of the most fascinating episodes in military history, this volume tells the story of the 1863 campaign in Texas, including the epic siege of the Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto. It examines the commanders, the armies, their plans and the campaign itself.

Wellington was faced by 80,000 men of the Army of Portugal under Marshal Massena. At Bussaco on 27 September the British/Portuguese force offered battle. This title shows how Bussaco was both a stinging defeat for the French army and a demonstration of the quality of the Portuguese army.

The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. A huge armada was assembled to transport US and British armies across the Channel to open the second front against the Third Reich. This text reveals the events of this day on Utah Beach.

The thwarted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada is studied here in detail. How Philip II's fleet was stopped from invading England and forced into full retreat is looked into with the help of battle plans and bird's eye views of the action.

One of the decisive battles of World War II, Iwo Jima was described as "the toughest fight in the 169 years of our corps". The island was of major strategic importance to both the US Air Force and the Japanese. The battle to decide it's fate is recorded here.

The full story surrounding the battle that represented the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce, and has since remained the most famous battle in Scottish history - the Battle of Bannockburn.

The "Campaign" titles provide concise accounts of the great conflicts of history, assessing each commander's strategy, and recounting the progress of the fighting using 3-D battle maps to illustrate the critical stages. This covers the victory of Henry V's heavily-outnumbered army at Agincourt.

An addition to the CAMPAIGN series which examines the German invasion of Byelorussia in June 1944, codenamed Operation Bagration, in which the Germans suffered huge losses. Illustrated with bird's-eye views and maps of the various stages of the campaign.

Offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Poltava in 1709, at which Peter the Great's newly modernized Russian Army smashed the Swedish Army of Charles XII, thus ending more than 50 years of Swedish military supremacy in northern Europe.

This title details the famous "Battle of the Three Emperors", featuring the three most powerful individuals and armies in Europe. It examines the attacks and counterattacks at Austerlitz with accompanying illustrations on the movements of the opposing armies.

A concise account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 - the most famous campaign of the Indian wars involving characters such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, which resulted in the death of General Custer and over half of his 7th Cavalry.

Osprey''s Campaign title for France''s defeat in the early period of World War II (1939-1945). The German victory of 1940 stunned the world. France, major European power and owner of the world''s largest armies had fallen in less than seven weeks to the might of the German Wehrmacht. The secret of the Wehrmacht''s success lay in its carefully thought out organization and the tactics of blitzkrieg. Fast moving tank divisions supported by armoured, mobile infantry swept over opposition, helped by both conventional bombers and deadly Stuka dive-bombers. Alan Shepperd''s highly detailed text examines the tactics, organization and equipment of the Allied and German forces, and provides a daily account of the most crucial period of the battle.