Warsaw 1920: The War for the Eastern Borderlands (Osprey Campaign 349)
Published to coincide with the centenary of the campaign, this highly illustrated title from Steven Zaloga explores the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, a David and Goliath conflict which saw the survival of the newly independent Poland in the face of the Soviet Red Army. The Battle of Warsaw in August 1920 has been described as one of the decisive battles of European history. At the start of the battle, the Red Army appeared to be on the verge of advancing through Poland into Germany to expand the Soviet revolution. Had the war spread into Germany, another great European war would have ensued, dragging in France and Britain. However, the Red Army was defeated by “the miracle on the Vistula.” This campaign title explores the origins and outcomes of this momentous battle. In May 1920, the Polish Army intervened in war-torn Ukraine, pushing all the way to Kiev, but the Red Army, by now triumphant in most of the theaters of the Russian Civil War, turned its attention to this new threat. By the late summer of 1920, two Soviet armies had advanced into Poland and the overconfident Soviet leadership dreamed of advancing over a prostrate Polish Army into neighboring Germany to ignite a Communist revolution in the heart of Europe. Thanks to the low density of forces on both sides and the huge distances involved, the conflict was a war of maneuver, with a curious mixture of traditional and advanced tactics. Horse cavalry played a dominant role in the fighting, but airplanes, tanks, and armored trains lent the war an air of modernity. This illustrated study explores the war through the lens of the Battle of Warsaw, the turning point when, after a summer of disastrous retreat, the Polish army rallied and repulsed the Red Army at Warsaw and Lwow. Series: Campaign (Book 349)Paperback: 96 pagesPublisher: Osprey Publishing (August 4, 2020)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1472837290ISBN-13: 9781472837295
Gabriele Esposito King Philip’s War 1675–76 (Paperback) Campaign
Author: Gabriele Esposito. Title: King Philip’s War 1675–76. King Philip’s War was the result of over 50 years’ tension between the native inhabitants of New England and its colonial settlers as the two parties competed for land and resources.
Mark Galeotti Siege of Kazan 1552 (Paperback) Campaign (UK IMPORT)
Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia’s first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to Muscovy’s rise. In this gripping tale of Russian history, expert historian Mark Galeotti explores the major land and river offensive that saw Kazan fall to Ivan the Terrible’s Army.
Mark Galeotti Siege of Kazan 1552 (Paperback) Campaign
Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia’s first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to Muscovy’s rise. In this gripping tale of Russian history, expert historian Mark Galeotti explores the major land and river offensive that saw Kazan fall to Ivan the Terrible’s Army.
Mark Galeotti Siege of Kazan 1552 (Paperback) Campaign
Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia’s first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to Muscovy’s rise. In this gripping tale of Russian history, expert historian Mark Galeotti explores the major land and river offensive that saw Kazan fall to Ivan the Terrible’s Army.
Mark Galeotti Siege of Kazan 1552 (Paperback) Campaign
Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia’s first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to Muscovy’s rise. In this gripping tale of Russian history, expert historian Mark Galeotti explores the major land and river offensive that saw Kazan fall to Ivan the Terrible’s Army.
Mark Galeotti Kulikovo 1380 (Paperback) Campaign
Title: Kulikovo 1380. The colourful, enthralling story of the Russo-Mongol battle of Kulikovo, involving: the killing of a Muscovite prince (only for it to turn out to be a body double) and an unexpected ambush to turn looming defeat into glorious victory.
Mark Galeotti Kulikovo 1380 (Paperback) Campaign
Title: Kulikovo 1380. The colourful, enthralling story of the Russo-Mongol battle of Kulikovo, involving: the killing of a Muscovite prince (only for it to turn out to be a body double) and an unexpected ambush to turn looming defeat into glorious victory.
Mark Galeotti Kulikovo 1380 (Paperback) Campaign
Title: Kulikovo 1380. The colourful, enthralling story of the Russo-Mongol battle of Kulikovo, involving: the killing of a Muscovite prince (only for it to turn out to be a body double) and an unexpected ambush to turn looming defeat into glorious victory.
Mark Galeotti The Panjshir Valley 1980–86 (Paperback) Campaign
When the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan in 1979, they believed if they took the cities, the country would follow. They were wrong. The Panjshir was not just a pivotal battlefield, it also shaped the subsequent Afghan civil wars that followed Soviet withdrawal, and the military thinking that is still informing the new Russian military.
