This book is available from Osprey Publications. Raid 35, The Last Ride of the James-Younger Gang is a fact filled photographically rich book that would appeal to the historian or the gamer looking to recreate this western event.
I would caution some readers who may be squeamish that there are photographs in this book that they may find distasteful.This detailed study of the naval Spanish Civil War describes how the Spanish Navy, torn in two and comprising a Republican and Nationalist part, fought a civil war at sea involving both Hitlers and Mussolinis navies.
In July 1936, a pro-fascist coup orchestrated by General Franco tore Spain apart and plunged the country into a bitter civil war.
These photographs and illustrations draw a picture in the reader’s mind of the events of that fateful day as the story unfolds. Aircraft patrols (against U-boats) and defensive launches of carrier aircraft (against recently detected enemy ships) are differentiated from raids. An aircraft 'raid' was always planned ahead of time. There are also numerous period photographs and illustrations to complement the written material. 'Raid' was different from 'battle', which was used for land, sea, or amphibious conflict. In the 80 pages that make up this book the reader learns much about what is fable and what is historical fact. These few pages set the tone for the remainder of the book.
The book begins with a short introduction to the James family and how they became outlaws during and after the Civil War. Osprey Publishing is a British, Oxford-based, publishing company specializing in military history.Predominantly an illustrated publisher, many of their books contain full-colour artwork plates, maps and photographs, and the company produces over a dozen ongoing series, each focusing on a specific aspect of the history of warfare.
Its unique approach will give the reader a detailed analysis of each raid, describing the background, the initial strategy, how the action played out, and an assessment of its success. On 27 June 1976, four terrorists - two of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two of the German Baader-Meinhof terrorist group - highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in Entebbe, Uganda.
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Illustrated by Peter Dennis & Johnny Shumate This book is number 35 in the Raid series of books available from Osprey Publishing. Raid is the new series from Osprey Publishing, which looks at both sides of these engrossing stories. The Israeli Special Forces' operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted.
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