Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen”s Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He earned an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard”s three children Adam, Jason, and Christa are all professionally active in various artistic disciplines. He died in 2010.
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Barry O Sullivan & Wayne Stack: New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II
In 1939 more than 140, 000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104, 000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Initially thrown into the doomed cam …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.38
Mike Chappell: British Cavalry Equipments 1800 1941
This revised edition of Mike Chappell’s original Men-at-Arms 138 represents nearly 20 years’ new research. It covers the saddlery, horse furniture, and personal equipment of the British horsed cavalr …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
Martin Windrow: French Indochina War 1946 54
The states of Indochina had been French colonies or protectorates since the 19th century. However, in March 1945 the Japanese interned all French troops and officials, and turned over all civil gover …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.31
Ray Westlake: British Territorial Units 1914 18
In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation inte …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (3)
The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The ’forgott …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.38
Ken Bowra & Kenneth Conboy: War in Cambodia 1970 75
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the troops that fought in Cambodia in the 1970s. US and Cambodian forces are all covered, includin …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.38
Martin Windrow: French Foreign Legion 1872 1914
This volume covers the classic ’Beau Geste’ period, of the French Foreign Legion when the corps was expanded during the most dynamic years of French imperial expansion. Legion battalions fought in th …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
Robert Fleming: Australian Army in World War I
The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated. Some 400, 000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.44
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (1)
When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army starved of resources since 1919 numbered just 174, 000 men. By VJ-Day, 2 September 1945, a total of 8.3 million had served in an army which h …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.38
Philip Katcher: Armies of the Vietnam War 1962 75
Philip Katcher provides an overview to the conflict that engulfed Vietnam following the division of the country into two along the 17th Parallel in 1954. The uniforms and insignia of the US forces, i …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
John Laffin: Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars 1948 73
Israel assumes in advance that defeat in war means an end to the Jewish nation, and it wages war accordingly. This fact influences the Israeli approach to its army and to the strategy, tactics, train …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II
For the first time in English, this book offers a concise but fact-packed account of the organization, equipment, and all operations of Japan’s small but elite wartime parachute forces. Correcting an …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.40
Carl Smith: US Paratrooper 1941 45
In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America’s airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.49
John Weal: Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937 41
The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.A …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€17.53
Robert F Stedman: Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939 45
The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany’s ’Blitzkrieg’ victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompe …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Francois Vauvillier & Ian Sumner: French Army 1939 45 (2)
By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.32
Wayne Stack: New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force earned an elite reputation on the Western Front In World War I, and the New Zealanders’ war effort was a defining moment in their national history. The statistics …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
John Langellier: US Armed Forces in China 1856 1941
This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 185 …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.39
Martin Windrow: Algerian War 1954 62
It is hard to convey the public impact of France’s war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria; yet in the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe’s media to almost the same extent as would V …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (2)
It was the Mediterranean theatre which saw the blooding of the US Army against the German Wehrmacht, in North Africa in winter 1943/44. After this rough education the US forces pressed on to Sicily, …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.41
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (1)
The Second World War was Britain’s last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded the sacrifice of the entire national …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.36
Martin Windrow: French Foreign Legion
Men of action and elite soldiers with a young and dynamic spirit, the French Foreign Legion are capable of doing their duty anywhere anytime. Martin Windrow’s superb text examines the history of this …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.43
Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps 1941 45
While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.37
Peter Abbott & Philip Botham: Modern African Wars (1)
The Rhodesian War of 1965 80 is the battle for control of present day Zimbabwe. The former British colony of Southern Rhodesia rejected British moves towards majority rule and on 11 November 1965 the …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.31
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (3)
The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date. It was in the NW Europe campaign of June …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (2)
The scope of Britain’s wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army’s most famous battles were fought from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Pers …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€13.36
Mike Chappell & Phil Richards: Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline
With roots that go back to 1913, the Indianapolis Colts are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL. But the real legacy of achievement began in 1984 when the Colts arrived in Indianapolis afte …
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€15.25
Mike Chappell: Game of My Life Indianapolis Colts
In 1984, after more than thirty years as the Baltimore Colts, the franchise moved to their present home in Indianapolis, where they began their tenure as one of the most successful NFL teams.In Game …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€19.94
Mike Chappell & Phil Richards: Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline
With roots that go back to 1953, the Indianapolis Colts are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL. But the modern legacy of achievement began in 1984 when the Colts arrived in Indianapolis af …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.25
Gordon Williamson: German Special Forces of World War II
A fascinating and long overdue study of the troops that made up Germany’s elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out audacious tasks su …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.46
Martin Windrow: French Indochina War 1946 54
The states of Indochina had been French colonies or protectorates since the 19th century. However, in March 1945 the Japanese interned all French troops and officials, and turned over all civil gover …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Martin Windrow: Algerian War 1954 62
It is hard to convey the public impact of France’s war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria; yet in the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe’s media to almost the same extent as would V …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.39
Stephen Bull: World War II Infantry Tactics
Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in. This first of a two-part study examines …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.46
Stephen Bull: World War II Infantry Tactics
Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in. This first of a two-part study examines …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.43
Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps 1941 45
While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.40
Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II
For the first time in English, this book offers a concise but fact-packed account of the organization, equipment, and all operations of Japan’s small but elite wartime parachute forces. Correcting an …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.43
Peter Mersky: F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
An illustrated combat history of the ’last of the gunfighters’, due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannons.The F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at th …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€18.52
Peter Mersky: F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
An illustrated combat history of the ’last of the gunfighters’, due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannons.The F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at th …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€18.50
Martin Windrow: French Foreign Legion
Men of action and elite soldiers with a young and dynamic spirit, the French Foreign Legion are capable of doing their duty anywhere anytime. Martin Windrow’s superb text examines the history of this …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.43
Gordon Williamson: German Special Forces of World War II
A fascinating and long overdue study of the troops that made up Germany’s elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out audacious tasks su …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.42
Martin Windrow: French Foreign Legion 1872 1914
This volume covers the classic ’Beau Geste’ period, of the French Foreign Legion when the corps was expanded during the most dynamic years of French imperial expansion. Legion battalions fought in th …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
Robert Fleming: Australian Army in World War I
The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated. Some 400, 000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.41
Martin Bowman: Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942 45
Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary ’all-wooden’ Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World W …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€17.40
Martin Bowman: Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942 45
Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary ’all-wooden’ Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World W …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€17.48
Mike Chappell: British Cavalry Equipments 1800 1941
This revised edition of Mike Chappell’s original Men-at-Arms 138 represents nearly 20 years’ new research. It covers the saddlery, horse furniture, and personal equipment of the British horsed cavalr …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Ray Westlake: British Territorial Units 1914 18
In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation inte …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.32
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (3)
The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The ’forgott …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.39
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (1)
The Second World War was Britain’s last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded the sacrifice of the entire national …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
Barry O Sullivan & Wayne Stack: New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II
In 1939 more than 140, 000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104, 000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Initially thrown into the doomed cam …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.32
Martin Brayley: British Army 1939 45 (2)
The scope of Britain’s wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army’s most famous battles were fought from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Pers …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.38
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (1)
When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army starved of resources since 1919 numbered just 174, 000 men. By VJ-Day, 2 September 1945, a total of 8.3 million had served in an army which h …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.43
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (3)
The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date. It was in the NW Europe campaign of June …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.36
John Laffin: Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars 1948 73
Israel assumes in advance that defeat in war means an end to the Jewish nation, and it wages war accordingly. This fact influences the Israeli approach to its army and to the strategy, tactics, train …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Mark Henry: US Army in World War II (2)
It was the Mediterranean theatre which saw the blooding of the US Army against the German Wehrmacht, in North Africa in winter 1943/44. After this rough education the US forces pressed on to Sicily, …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
Carl Smith: US Paratrooper 1941 45
In Sicily, Normandy, and in the frozen hills of the Ardennes, America’s airborne warriors proved themselves some of the toughest and most determined soldiers of World War 2. What made these soldiers …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.35
John Weal: Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937 41
The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.A …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€17.52
Robert F Stedman: Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939 45
The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany’s ’Blitzkrieg’ victories in 1939-41. Badly overstretched by war on three fronts in 1942-44, it was crippled by an incompe …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.32
Ken Bowra & Kenneth Conboy: War in Cambodia 1970 75
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the troops that fought in Cambodia in the 1970s. US and Cambodian forces are all covered, including Special Operations, and the …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.36
Philip Katcher: Armies of the Vietnam War 1962 75
Philip Katcher provides an overview to the conflict that engulfed Vietnam following the division of the country into two along the 17th Parallel in 1954. The uniforms and insignia of the US forces, i …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.32
Francois Vauvillier & Ian Sumner: French Army 1939 45 (2)
By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.30
John Langellier: US Armed Forces in China 1856 1941
This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 185 …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.40
Wayne Stack: New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force earned an elite reputation on the Western Front In World War I, and the New Zealanders’ war effort was a defining moment in their national history. The statistics …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€13.34
Robert Gretzyngier & Wojtek Matusiak: Polish Aces of World War 2
Illustrated throughout, this book describes the action pilots of the Polish Air Force saw from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe.Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€17.53
Robert Gretzyngier & Wojtek Matusiak: Polish Aces of World War 2
Illustrated throughout, this book describes the action pilots of the Polish Air Force saw from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe.Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€17.53
Kalevi Keskinnen & Kari Stenman: Finnish Aces of World War 2
Always outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts, the small band of Finnish fighter pilots who defended their Scandinavian homeland from the ’communist hordes’ in three separate wars between 1939 and …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€17.45
Kalevi Keskinnen & Kari Stenman: Finnish Aces of World War 2
Always outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts, the small band of Finnish fighter pilots who defended their Scandinavian homeland from the ’communist hordes’ in three separate wars between 1939 and …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€17.52
Jon Lake & Robert F Dorr: Korean War Aces
The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on Mi G-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback b …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€17.51
Jon Lake & Robert F Dorr: Korean War Aces
The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on Mi G-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback b …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€17.52
