Series Osprey Elite

268 Works Popularity 5,887 (2,038 Members) 12,423 Books 95 Reviews ½ 3.6
The Paras 1940-84 by Greg Ferguson 67 copies1
The US Marine Corps since 1945 by Lee E. Russell 54 copies2
The Vikings by Ian Heath 244 copies, 3 reviews3
US Army Special Forces 1952-84 (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 68 copies4
Soviet Bloc Elite Forces by Steven J. Zaloga 71 copies5
French Foreign Legion Paratroops by Martin Windrow 68 copies6
The Ancient Greeks by Nicholas Sekunda 123 copies7
Israeli Defence Forces since 1973 by Sam Katz 62 copies8
The Normans by David Nicolle 168 copies, 3 reviews9
Warsaw Pact Ground Forces by Gordon L. Rottman 65 copies10
Ardennes 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny by Jean-Paul Pallud 90 copies11
Inside the Soviet Army by Steven J. Zaloga 57 copies12
US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942-87 by Gordon L. Rottman 64 copies13
The British Army in the 1980s (Elite) by Mike Chappell 56 copies14
The Armada Campaign 1588 by John Tincey 76 copies, 1 review15
NATO Armies 1949-87 by Nigel Thomas 55 copies16
Knights at Tournament by Christopher Gravett 159 copies, 2 reviews17
Israeli Elite Units since 1948 by Sam Katz 43 copies18
The Crusades by David Nicolle 121 copies, 2 reviews19
Inside The U.S. Army Today by Gordon L. Rottman 61 copies20
The Zulus by Ian Knight 64 copies21
World Special Forces Insignia by Gordon L. Rottman 49 copies22
The Samurai by Anthony J. Bryant 119 copies23
The Old Contemptibles by Michael Barthorp 63 copies24
Soldiers of the English Civil War 1: Infantry by Keith Roberts 85 copies25
Tank War-Central Front (Elite Series No. 26) by Steven J. Zaloga 81 copies, 1 review26
Soldiers of the English Civil War 2: Cavalry by John Tincey 75 copies, 1 review27
Medieval Siege Warfare by Christopher Gravett 190 copies, 2 reviews28
Vietnam Airborne (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 44 copies29
Attila and the Nomad Hordes by David Nicolle 112 copies, 4 reviews30
US Army Airborne 1940-90 (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 72 copies31
British Forces in Zululand 1879 by Ian Knight 45 copies32
South-East Asian Special Forces by Kenneth Conboy 43 copies33
Afrikakorps 1941-43 by Gordon Williamson 99 copies34
Early Samurai AD 200-1500 by Anthony J. Bryant 99 copies35
The Texas Rangers by Stephen Hardin 56 copies36
Panama 1989-90 by Gordon L. Rottman 51 copies37
The NVA and Viet Cong by Kenneth Conboy 55 copies38
The Ancient Assyrians by Mark Healy 114 copies, 1 review39
New Kingdom Egypt by Mark Healy 63 copies40
Elite Forces of India and Pakistan by Kenneth Conboy 39 copies41
The Persian Army 560-330 BC by Nicholas Sekunda 98 copies, 1 review42
Vietnam Marines, 1965-73 by Charles Melson 50 copies43
Security Forces in Northern Ireland 1969-92 by Tim Ripley 48 copies44
Armies of the Gulf War (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 42 copies45
US Army Air Force (1) (Elite) (Vol 1) by Gordon L. Rottman 35 copies46
South African Special Forces by Robert Pitta 47 copies47
Nelson's Navy by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 86 copies, 1 review48
The Gurkhas by Mike Chappell 54 copies49
The Praetorian Guard by Boris Rankov 88 copies50
US Army Air Force (2) (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 37 copies51
Wellington's Foot Guards by Ian Fletcher 35 copies52
International Brigades in Spain 1936-39 by Ken Bradley 52 copies53
UN Forces: 1948-94 by Robert Pitta 37 copies54
Marine Recon 1940-90 by Charles Melson 39 copies55
Scottish Divisions in the World Wars by Mike Chappell 44 copies56
Royal Marines, 1939-93 by Nick Van Der Bijl 37 copies57
The Janissaries by David Nicolle 81 copies, 2 reviews58
US Marine Corps 1941-45 (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 64 copies59
U-Boat Crews 1914-45 by Gordon Williamson 84 copies60
The Guards Divisions 1914-45 by Mike Chappell 42 copies61
American Civil War Zouaves by Robin Smith 53 copies62
German Mountain & Ski Troops, 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson 66 copies63
Army Commandos 1940-45 by Mike Chappell 49 copies64
Redcaps: Britain's Military Police (Elite) by Mike Chappell 24 copies65
The Spartan Army by Nicholas Sekunda 100 copies66
Pirates 1660-1730 by Angus Konstam 74 copies67
The Military Sniper since 1914 (Elite) by Martin Pegler 63 copies68
Buccaneers 1620-1700 by Angus Konstam 52 copies69
Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605 (Elite) by Angus Konstam 70 copies70
Queen Victoria's Commanders by Michael Barthorp 44 copies71
Napoleon's Commanders 1 : c.1792-1809 by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 35 copies72
American Civil War Commanders (1): Union Leaders in the East (Elite) by Philip Katcher 32 copies73
Privateers & Pirates 1730-1830 by Angus Konstam 59 copies74
The Indian Army 1914-1947 by Ian Sumner 47 copies75
The German Freikorps 1918-23 by Carlos Caballero Jurado 54 copies76
British Colours & Standards 1747-1881 (1): Cavalry by Ian Sumner 35 copies77
World War I Trench Warfare 1 : 1914-16 by Stephen Bull 82 copies, 5 reviews78
The Royal Navy 1939-45 (Elite) by Ian Sumner 32 copies79
The US Navy in World War II (Elite) by Mark Henry 48 copies80
British Colours & Standards 1747-1881 (2): Infantry by Ian Sumner 38 copies81
Samurai Heraldry by Stephen Turnbull 93 copies82
Napoleon's Commanders (2) c.1809-15 by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 36 copies83
World War I Trench Warfare 2 : 1916-18 by Stephen Bull 81 copies, 1 review84
US Commanders of World War II (1) Army and USAF by James Arnold 34 copies85
Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 by Gary Nila 34 copies86
US Commanders of World War II (2) Navy & USMC by James Arnold 36 copies87
American Civil War Commanders (2): Confederate Leaders in the East (Elite) by Philip Katcher 30 copies88
American Civil War Commanders 3: Union Leaders in the West by Philip Katcher 33 copies89
Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941-45 (Elite) by Henry Sakaida 54 copies90
Elite 91: US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921 by Ron Field 31 copies91
Elite 92: World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) Navy & USMC by Robert Hargis 31 copies92
American War of Independence Commanders by Rene Chartrand 37 copies93
Elite 94: American Civil War Commanders (4) Confederate Leaders in the West by Philip Katcher 27 copies94
World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2): Army & Air Corps (Elite) by Starr Sinton 33 copies95
American Frontier Lawmen 1850–1930 (Elite) by Charles M. Robinson, III 31 copies96
Elite 97: The Kaiser's Warlords by Ronald Pawly 30 copies97
British Commanders of World War II (Elite) by Ian Sumner 27 copies98
Italian Army Elite Units and Special Forces, 1940-43 by Pier Paolo Battistelli 38 copies99
World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman 53 copies, 4 reviews100
Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815 by David Hollins 32 copies101
Santa Anna's Army by Rene Chartrand 40 copies102
Vietnam ANZACs by Kevin Lyles 49 copies103
Britain's Air Defences 1939-45 by Alfred Price 34 copies104
World War II Infantry Tactics (1): Squad and Platoon (Elite) by Stephen Bull 113 copies, 1 review105
Wehrmacht Combat Helmets 1933-45 (Elite) by Brian Bell 24 copies106
Buffalo Soldiers 1866-91 (Elite) by Ron Field 36 copies107
Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808-14 (Elite) by Rene Chartrand 34 copies108
The British Home Front 1939-45 (Elite) by Martin Brayley 43 copies109
Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642 by Kaveh Farrokh 55 copies110
Heroes of the Soviet Union 1941-45 (Elite) by Henry Sakaida 46 copies111
American Civil War Marines 1861-65 by Ron Field 44 copies112
US Navy SEALs (Elite) by Mir Bahmanyar 35 copies, 1 review113
Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1939-40 by Gordon Williamson 31 copies114
Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters 1: Organization and Personnel by Ronald Pawly 27 copies115
Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters 2: On Campaign by Ronald Pawly 32 copies116
US World War II Amphibious Tactics, Army and Marine Corps, Pacific Theater by Gordon L. Rottman 64 copies117
German Commanders of World War II (1): Army (Elite) by Gordon Williamson 28 copies118
Apache Tactics 1830-86 by Robert Watt 36 copies, 1 review119
Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC-AD 1300 by Antony Karasulas 70 copies, 1 review120
Ancient Siege Warfare: Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546-146 BC by Duncan B Campbell 54 copies121
World War II Infantry Tactics (2): Company and Battalion (Elite) (v. 2) by Stephen Bull 114 copies, 1 review122
Knight's Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941-45 by Gordon Williamson 28 copies123
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 85 copies, 1 review124
Samurai Commanders 1 : 940-1576 by Stephen Turnbull 53 copies125
Siege Warfare in the Roman World: 146 BC-AD 378 by Duncan B Campbell 71 copies126
Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 54 copies127
Samurai Commanders 2 : 1577-1638 by Stephen Turnbull 41 copies128
World War II US Cavalry Units: European Theater by Gordon L. Rottman 37 copies129
The Mycenaeans c.1650-1100 BC (Elite) by Nicolas Grguric 60 copies, 1 review130
The Condor Legion: German Troops in the Spanish Civil War (Elite) by Carlos Caballero Jurado 38 copies, 1 review131
German Commanders of World War II (2): Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe & Navy (Elite) (v. 2) by Gordon Williamson 28 copies132
Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45 (Elite) by Gordon Williamson 30 copies133
Buffalo Soldiers 1892-1918 by Ron Field 33 copies134
German Air Forces 1914-18 (Elite) by Ian Sumner 31 copies, 2 reviews135
World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 61 copies136
The Mexican Revolution 1910-20 by Philip Jowett 48 copies137
The Yugoslav Wars (1): Slovenia & Croatia 1991–95 (Elite) by Nigel Thomas 43 copies, 1 review138
Knight's Cross with Diamonds Recipients: 1941–45 (Elite) by Gordon Williamson 27 copies139
The American Civil War in Indian Territory (Elite) by John D. Spencer 45 copies, 1 review140
Finland at War 1939 - 45 (Elite) by Philip Jowett 86 copies, 3 reviews141
No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-45: Britain's Secret Commando by Nick Van Der Bijl 65 copies142
Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942 (Elite) by Bernd Horn 31 copies, 1 review143
US World War II Amphibious Tactics: Mediterranean & European Theaters by Gordon L. Rottman 53 copies144
First Special Service Force 1942–44 (Elite) by Bret Werner 42 copies145
The Yugoslav Wars (2): Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia 1992–2001 (Elite) by Nigel Thomas 48 copies146
Irish Regiments in the World Wars by David Murphy 37 copies, 1 review147
The Hungarian Revolution 1956 by Erwin Schmidl 37 copies148
The Scottish Jacobite Army 1745-46 (Elite) by Stuart Reid 53 copies149
World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment by Simon Jones 58 copies, 1 review150
World War II Jungle Warfare Tactics (Elite) by Stephen Bull 54 copies, 1 review151
The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II (Elite) by Richard Doherty 43 copies, 1 review152
The Australian Army in World War II by Mark Johnston 57 copies153
Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 50 copies154
Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313 by Ross Cowan 125 copies155
World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman 70 copies156
The German Home Front 1939-45 by Brian L. Davis 39 copies157
African American Troops in World War II (Elite) by Alexander Bielakowski 34 copies158
French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815 by Paddy Griffith 82 copies159
World War II Infantry Assault Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 61 copies160
The US Home Front 1941-45 (Elite) by Alejandro de Quesada 31 copies161
World War II Desert Tactics (Elite) by Paddy Griffith 69 copies162
Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan (Elite) by Leigh Neville 64 copies163
British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815 by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 69 copies164
The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II by Mark Barber 45 copies165
The Bay of Pigs: Cuba 1961 (Elite) by Alejandro de Quesada 39 copies166
Scottish Renaissance Armies 1513-1550 by Jonathan Cooper 38 copies167
World War II Street-Fighting Tactics (Elite) by Stephen Bull 65 copies, 1 review168
World War II Japanese Tank Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 52 copies169
Special Operations Forces in Iraq (Elite) by Leigh Neville 46 copies170
American Civil War Railroad Tactics (Elite) by Robert R. Hodges Jr. 46 copies171
Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC by Nic Fields 63 copies, 1 review172
Office of Strategic Services 1942-45: The World War II Origins of the CIA by Eugene Liptak 41 copies173
American Civil War Guerrilla Tactics (Elite) by Sean McLachlan 44 copies174
World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater by Gordon L. Rottman 41 copies, 1 review175
World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 45 copies176
German Special Forces of World War II by Gordon Williamson 46 copies, 1 review177
Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540-1724 (Elite) by Stephen Turnbull 39 copies, 1 review178
Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660 by Keith Roberts 71 copies179
US Coast Guard in World War II (Elite) by Alejandro de Quesada 30 copies180
World War II Battlefield Communications by Gordon L. Rottman 40 copies181
Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792-1815 (Elite) by Peter Hofschroer 35 copies182
U-boat Tactics in World War II by Gordon Williamson 46 copies, 2 reviews183
Allied World War II Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps by Gordon L. Rottman 32 copies184
European Medieval Tactics, Vol. 1: The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450-1260 (Elite) by David Nicolle 73 copies, 1 review185
Vietnam Infantry Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 35 copies186
Byzantine Imperial Guardsmen 925–1025: The Tághmata and Imperial Guard (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 48 copies, 2 reviews187
Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics (Elite) by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 36 copies188
European Medieval Tactics (2): New Infantry, New Weapons 1260-1500 (Elite) by David Nicolle 55 copies, 1 review189
US Marine Infantry Combat Uniforms and Equipment 2000-12 (Elite) by J. Kenneth Eward 25 copies190
Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-45 by Piero Crociani 38 copies191
World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 32 copies192
World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics (Elite) by Stephen Bull 38 copies, 1 review193
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army since 1949: Ground Forces (Elite) by Benjamin Lai 30 copies, 1 review194
World War II River Assault Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 38 copies, 1 review195
Napoleonic Light Cavalry Tactics (Elite) by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 35 copies196
Russian Security and Paramilitary Forces since 1991 (Elite) by Mark Galeotti 46 copies, 2 reviews197
US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 27 copies198
World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics (Elite) by Dale Clarke 46 copies199
World War II Glider Assault Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 35 copies200
The Carthaginians 6th-2nd Century BC (Elite) by Andrea Salimbeti 39 copies201
The British Army since 2000 (Elite) by James Tanner 33 copies202
World War II US Navy special warfare units by Eugene Liptak 20 copies203
Sea Peoples of the Bronze Age Mediterranean c.1400 BC-1000 BC (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 61 copies, 1 review204
The British Army in Afghanistan 2006–14: Task Force Helmand (Elite) by Leigh Neville 29 copies205
Spetsnaz: Russia's Special Forces (Elite) by Mark Galeotti 37 copies, 1 review206
World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy (Elite) by Pier Paolo Battistelli 27 copies207
US Marine Corps Recon and Special Operations Uniforms & Equipment 2000-15 (Elite) by J. Kenneth Eward 19 copies208
Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 31 copies209
World War II US Army Combat Equipments (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 27 copies210
The SAS 1983-2014 (Elite) by Leigh Neville 28 copies, 1 review211
US Army Rangers 1989–2015: Panama to Afghanistan (Elite, 212) by Leigh Neville 29 copies212
The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries (Elite) by Angus Konstam 26 copies, 1 review213
World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 32 copies214
British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars (Elite) by Philip J. Haythornthwaite 28 copies215
Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 24 copies216
The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016 (Elite) by Mark Galeotti 41 copies, 3 reviews217
World War II German Motorized Infantry & Panzergrenadiers (Elite) by Nigel Thomas 26 copies218
D-Day Beach Assault Troops (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 22 copies219
European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972–2017 (Elite) by Leigh Neville 20 copies220
Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1): 112 BC–AD 192 (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 23 copies221
World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 21 copies, 1 review222
The Etruscans: 9th–2nd Centuries BC (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 24 copies, 1 review223
Israeli Paratroopers 1954–2016 (Elite) by David Campbell 24 copies, 1 review224
Roman Heavy Cavalry (1): Cataphractarii & Clibanarii, 1st Century BC–5th Century AD (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 30 copies225
Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946 (Elite) by Merlin Robinson 24 copies, 2 reviews226
Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20 by Nigel Thomas 33 copies, 3 reviews227
Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine by Mark Galeotti 31 copies, 1 review228
Raiders from New France: North American Forest Warfare Tactics, 17th–18th Centuries (Elite) by Rene Chartrand 29 copies229
Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (2): AD 192–500 (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 15 copies230
Soviet Airborne Forces 1930-91 (Elite) by David Campbell 20 copies231
World War II US Fast Carrier Task Force Tactics 1943–45 (Elite) by Brian Lane Herder 29 copies232
Hitler's Eastern Legions 1942–45 by Nigel Thomas 13 copies233
Roman Shields (Elite) by M. C. Bishop 19 copies234
Roman Heavy Cavalry (2): AD 500–1450 (Elite) by Andrey Negin 27 copies235
Vietnam War Booby Traps (Elite) by Gordon L. Rottman 11 copies236
British Light Infantry in the American Revolution (Elite) by Robbie MacNiven 17 copies237
Battle Tactics of the American Revolution (Elite) by Robbie MacNiven 17 copies, 1 review238
Armies of the Iran–Iraq War 1980–88 (Elite) by Chris McNab 17 copies, 1 review239
Japanese Home Front 1937–45, The (Elite) by Philip Jowett 12 copies, 2 reviews240
Armies of Julius Caesar 58–44 BC (Elite) by Raffaele D'Amato 17 copies241
US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: UDTs and SEALs, 1950–73 (Elite) by Eugene Liptak 9 copies242
Soviet State Security Services 1917–46 (Elite) by Douglas A. Drabik 21 copies243
Soldiers of Fortune: Mercenaries and Military Adventurers, 1960–2020 (Elite) by Anthony Rogers 19 copies, 1 review244
Dutch Resistance 1940–45, The: World War II Resistance and Collaboration in the Netherlands (Elite) by Klaas Castelein 11 copies245
Gladiators 4th–1st centuries BC (Elite) by François Gilbert 11 copies246
Roman Plate Armour (Elite, 247) by M. C. Bishop 14 copies247
Post-Roman Kingdoms: ‘Dark Ages' Gaul & Britain, AD 450–800 (Elite, 248) by Raffaele D'Amato 28 copies, 1 review248
Soviet Naval Infantry 1917–91 (Elite, 249) by David Greentree 15 copies249
Russia's Five-Day War: The invasion of Georgia, August 2008 (Elite, 250) by Mark Galeotti 17 copies, 1 review250
The US Marine Corps 1775–1859: Continental and United States Marines (Elite, 251) by Ron Field 9 copies251
Roman Mail and Scale Armour (Elite, 252) by M. C. Bishop 9 copies252
Anglo-Saxon Kings and Warlords AD 400–1070 (Elite, 253) by Raffaele D'Amato 27 copies, 1 review253
World War II Close Air Support Tactics (Elite, 254) by Richard P. Hallion 2 copies254
The 'Grossdeutschland' Division in World War II: The German Army's premier combat unit (Elite, 255) by James F. Slaughter 17 copies255
The War Underground 1914–18: Tactics and Equipment (Elite, 256) by Simon Jones 17 copies256
The Rif War 1921–26: Morocco's Berber Uprising (Elite, 257) by Philip Jowett 13 copies, 1 review257
Gladiators 1st–5th centuries AD (Elite, 258) by François Gilbert 8 copies258
The Athenian Army 507–322 BC (Elite, 259) by Nicholas Sekunda 6 copies259
The German Navy in World War II: The Kriegsmarine in World War II (Elite, 260) by Nigel Thomas 5 copies260
The Goths AD 200–700 (Elite, 261) by Raffaele D'Amato 7 copies261
American Civil War Amphibious Tactics (Elite, 262) by Ron Field 5 copies262
Roman Cavalry Tactics (Elite, 263) by M. C. Bishop 7 copies263
US and Allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, 2009–21 (Elite, 264) by John Parkinson 5 copies264
Putin's Mercenaries, 2013–24: The Wagner Group and other Russian PMCs: 265 (Elite) by Mark Galeotti 6 copies265
Roman Infantry Helmets (Elite, 266) by M. C. Bishop 6 copies266
Roman Cavalry Helmets (Elite, 268) by M. C. Bishop 2 copies268
US Tank Tactics in World War II (Elite, 269) by Steven J. Zaloga 2 copies269

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From the publisher (Osprey) : "Each book in the Elite series focuses on a single army or elite unit, a military tactic or a group of famous commanders. Military uniforms, insignia and equipment are shown in full colour artwork. Books in Osprey’s Elite series cover the full spectrum of military history, examining the greatest armies, units and commanders of the ancient, medieval, Napoleonic, American Civil War, World War I and World War II periods. Many of the world’s special forces are also covered. Featuring full specially commissioned colour artworks of typical military uniforms and equipment, together with organisational diagrams and a wealth of black and white photography, books in Osprey’s Elite series provide a valuable resource for history enthusiasts, model makers, re-enactors, and wargamers. " (English, Unclassified)

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