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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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... -
British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher
CBT 46 Multiple formatsThe battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807-14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and... -
Samurai vs Ashigaru
CBT 45 Multiple formatsDuring the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This study... -
Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier
CBT 44 Multiple formatsThe savage partisan war on the Eastern Front during World War II saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides. On the Soviet side, civilian partisans fought alongside and in co-operation with Red... -
Sioux Warrior vs US Cavalryman
CBT 43 Multiple formatsFollowing the discovery of gold deposits, in December 1875 the US Government ordered the indigenous population of the Black Hills in what is now South Dakota and Wyoming, the Sioux, to return to the Great... -
British Airborne Soldier vs Waffen-SS Soldier
CBT 42 Multiple formatsOperation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try and end the war before the end of 1944, and relied on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands. Critical to... -
Union Sharpshooter vs Confederate Sharpshooter
CBT 41 Multiple formatsDuring the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of sharpshooters. Sometimes equipped with firearms no better than those of their infantry brethren, they fought in a manner... -
Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior
CBT 40 Multiple formatsIn August 334 BC, Alexander the Great invaded the Persian Empire and systematically set about its conquest. At the core of Alexander's army were 10,000 members of the phalanx, the phalangites. Armed... -
Russian Soldier vs Japanese Soldier
CBT 39 Multiple formatsAt the turn of the 20th century, the region of Manchuria sat atop a potentially catastrophic political fault line; the ancient strength of China was crumbling, leaving opportunities for both Russia and...
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