Combat
Combat pits history's adversaries against one another, from the snows of World War II's Eastern Front to the mud of the Somme. Combat's innovative split-screen artwork showing a key moment in battle from both sides' perspective offers a glimpse of war through the eyes of those who fought, while first hand accounts, expert analysis, photographs, maps and specially commissioned colour plates combine to immerse you in the experience of close quarter battles.
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Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman
CBT 67 Paperback Published 15 Sep 2022Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila's bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD.The Huns burst on to the page of western European history... -
British Cavalryman vs German Cavalryman
CBT 66 Paperback Published 18 Aug 2022Fully illustrated, this book casts light on the utility and role of the German and British cavalry in the early stages of World War I on the Western Front.In the early months of World War I, before the... -
British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier
CBT 65 Multiple formatsAn illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43,... -
Viking Warrior vs Frankish Warrior
CBT 63 Multiple formatsFully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses the warriors fighting on both sides during the Vikings' attacks on the Frankish realm in the 9th century, as raiding escalated into full-scale siege... -
US Marine vs North Korean Soldier
CBT 64 Multiple formatsThis absorbing study casts light on the tactics, weapons and combat effectiveness of the US Marines and North Korean soldiers who fought one another in August and September 1950.Equipped with Soviet tanks... -
Patriot vs Loyalist
CBT 62 Multiple formatsFollowing the American Declaration of Independence, communities from Boston to Savannah were forced to make a choice: to strike out for an independent republic, or remain true to the British Crown. This... -
Seminole Warrior vs US Soldier
CBT 61 Multiple formatsDuring the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi,... -
Japanese Soldier vs US Soldier
CBT 60 Multiple formatsThis absorbing study pits US Army National Guardsmen against Japanese soldiers in the uniquely hostile setting of the New Guinea campaign in World War II.When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor in December... -
British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior
CBT 58 Multiple formatsIn the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and seized control of the Suez Canal. British forces were soon deployed to Egypt's southern colony, the Sudan, where they confronted a determined... -
Hungarian Soldier vs Soviet Soldier
CBT 57 Multiple formatsOn 26 June 1941, unidentified bombers attacked the Hungarian town of Kassa, prompting Hungary to join its Axis partners in Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. Hungary's...