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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Late Roman Infantryman vs Gothic Warrior
CBT 56 Multiple formatsRavaged by civil war and pressure from the Huns to the east, in late summer AD 376 the Gothic tribe of the Theruingi - up to 200,000 people under their leader Fritigern - gathered on the northern bank... -
Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior
CBT 55 Multiple formatsIn the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would write his domestic political ambitions in the blood and treasure of foreign lands. His governorship of Cisalpine Gaul gave him the opportunity to demonstrate... -
US Soldier vs British Soldier
CBT 54 Multiple formatsBetween June 1812 and January 1815, US and British forces, notably the regular infantrymen of both sides (including the Canadian Fencibles Regiment), fought one another on a host of North American battlefields.... -
Athenian Hoplite vs Spartan Hoplite
CBT 53 Multiple formatsThe Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), waged between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies, involved some of the most important developments in ancient warfare. A life-and-death struggle between the... -
German Soldier vs Polish Soldier
CBT 52 Multiple formatsThe Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 saw mostly untested German troops face equally inexperienced Polish forces. With the Polish senior leadership endeavouring to hold the country's industrialized... -
US Air Cavalry Trooper vs North Vietnamese Soldier
CBT 51 Multiple formatsThe tactics and technologies of modern air assault - vertical deployment of troops by helicopter or similar means - emerged properly during the 1950s in Korea and Algeria. Yet it was during the Vietnam... -
Soviet Soldier vs Finnish Soldier
CBT 49 Multiple formatsIn a bid to recapture territory conceded following the Winter War of 1939-40, Finnish forces cooperated with Nazi Germany and other Axis powers during the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Rapid... -
Roman Soldier vs Parthian Warrior
CBT 50 Multiple formatsIn 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a confrontation that would reshape the geopolitical map and establish a frontier between East and West that would endure for the next 700 years. From the... -
US Soldier vs German Soldier
CBT 48 Multiple formatsDuring World War II, the US Army and its allies faced a formidable challenge: the need to assault Hitler's ‘Fortress Europe' from the sea. As a result, during 1941-45, the US Army had to add... -
French Soldier vs German Soldier
CBT 47 Multiple formatsOn 21 February 1916, the German Army launched a major attack on the French fortress of Verdun. The Germans were confident that the ensuing battle would compel France to expend its strategic reserves in...
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