Russia has seen a growing emphasis on special and specialist forces. Traditionally, the elite Spetsnaz commandos had to make do with regular vehicles or civilian-based ‘technicals'. Now at the forefront of Russian power projection, the Spetsnaz are acquiring more capable, versatile vehicles, such as the paratroopers' BTR-D personnel carrier, and also experimenting with specialist new acquisitions, such as the Chaborz M-3 buggy and Yamaha Grizzly all-terrain vehicle. Other elite branches, such as the Arctic-warfare troops, paratroopers of the Air Assault Troops (VDV), Naval Infantry, and the elite units of the security forces are also developing and fielding new vehicles for their specialist roles.

2020, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472841834,< L-11>,A4 format, 48pp, numerous colour photo, 8 colour plates, new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey: Armour
Web No. 38012-01..............................£11.99 

Patrol vehicles used by Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq vary quite dramatically between the theatres as well as amongst the Coalition members, and have been developed and upgraded to meet the demands of the deployment. Covering all the major Coalition nations, this book looks at the elite forces deployed in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. From the mine-protected vehicles used to counter the IED threat in Iraq, the use of Strykers as armoured raiding platforms by the US Rangers, to the civilian vehicles adapted for military service by both Coalition troops and Private Military Contractors in the regions, this book uses rare in-theatre photographs and colour artwork to show the variety and inventiveness of the patrol vehicles being used.

2011, Osprey Publishing, , 9781849081870,< L-11>,A4 format, 48pp, numerous colour & b/w photos, 7 colour plates, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey: Armour
Web No. 37749-01..............................£9.99 

First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was also deployed during the Russian Civil War and the technology traveled east into the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent war with Japan. It saw service on the Russian Front in World War II, but was increasingly sidelined because of its vulnerability to air attack. Steven J Zaloga examines the origins and development of the armored train, focusing equally on the technical detail and on the fascinating story of how armored trains were actually used in combat.

2008, Osprey Publishing, , 9781846032424,< L-11>,48pp, 7 colour plates, numerous b/w photos, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey: Armour
Web No. 36602-01..............................£9.99 

The T-26 was the first major Soviet armour program of the 1930s, beginning as a license-built version of the British Vickers 6-ton export tank. Although the T-26 retained the basic Vickers hull and suspension, the Red Army began to make extensive changes to the turret and armament, starting with the addition of a 45mm gun in 1933. The T-26 was built in larger numbers than any other tank prior to World War II. Indeed, more T-26 tanks were manufactured than the combined tank production of Germany, France, Britain, and the United States in 1931-40. This book surveys the development of the T-26 as well as its combat record in the Spanish Civil War, the war in China, the border wars with Poland and Finland in 1939-40, and the disastrous battles of 1941 during Operation Barbarossa.

2015, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472806253,< L-11>,48pp, 8 colour plates, numerous b/w photos, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey: Armour
Web No. 37834-01..............................£9.99 

In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the tank industry to drop the discredited T-72 designation in favour of the T-90 Vladimir. The T-90 was in fact a further evolution of the T-72 family, but the name change represented an important break in Russian/Soviet tank design history. The T-90 has become the principal export tank of Russia, and is in service in large numbers in many countries including Algeria, India, and many of the former Soviet republics. Using detailed illustrations and full colour artwork, this book describes the evolution of the T-90's many failed successors including the little known Bokser, Molot, and T-95, as well as its likely successor, the new T-14 Armata, and the wide range of specialized vehicles based on the T-90 chassis such as the formidable Terminator tank support vehicle.

2018, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472818225,< L-11>,A4format,48pp, 40 colour photos, 8 pages colour profiles,1 keyed colour drawing, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey: Armour
Web No. 37738-01..............................£10.99 

Israeli delta fighters pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli aircraft were Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 opponents should have had a performance edge over them. This book details their most signifcant engagements, many of which were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft. Because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a life and death struggle. The introduction of air-to-air missiles and the Israeli Nesher was to prove decisive in the various combat theatres.

2008, Osprey Publishing, , 9781841766539,< L-13>,A4 format, 96pp, 15 colour plates, numerous b/w photos, new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey Aviation
Web No. 38131-01..............................£14.99 

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the Apache made significant contributions to the Coalition campaign against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan. Functioning as the 'killer' part of US Army Hunter-killer teams, Apaches sought out and brought overwhelming firepower to bear on enemy forces, as well as providing direct support to Coalition troops on the ground. They then spearheaded the advance of the 3rd Infantry and the 101st airborne divisions into Iraq in 2003, engaging in some of the heaviest fighting along the western axis of advance. Weather and enemy fire took a heavy toll on Apaches operating in Iraq, but the resilience and flexibility of the aircraft was central to the success of this campaign.

2005, Osprey Publishing, , 9781841768489,< L-13>,96pp, numerous b/w & colour illustrations, 7 colour plates, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey Aviation
Web No. 36946-01..............................£13.99 

The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas, formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the US Army’s primary attack helicopter, and the most advanced helicopter gunship flying today. The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s, it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world, seeing action in the first Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo and the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book examines the design, development and deployment of this potent airborne weapons system.

2010, Osprey Publishing, , 9781841768168,< L-13>,48pp, 7 colour plates, 42 colour & 5 b/w photos, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey Aviation
Web No. 36618-01..............................£9.99 

The Douglas AD Skyraider is considered the most effective naval aircraft of the Korean War despite the emergence of new jet fighters that captured public imagination. Built to replace the World War 2 workhorses like the Dauntless, Helldiver and Avenger dive and torpedo-bombers, the Skyraider operated numerous combat missions from carrier decks and from US Marine Corps land bases throughout the conflict. Drawing from personal interviews with Skyraider pilots, the authors paint a harrowing picture of the deadly combat of this often forgotten air war as pilots took on Chinese and North Korean forces during daring night and daytime attacks. With illustrations by Jim Laurier.

2016, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472812643,< L-13>,A4 format, 96pp, numerous colour & b/w photos, 10 colour plates, New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Osprey Aviation
Web No. 38109-01..............................£14.99 

The aces of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 made records of the RoCAF nearly impossible to access. Now the colourful story of these aces can finally be told. Using research based on released archival information and full-colour illustrations, this book charts the history of the top scoring pilots of the RoCAF from the beginning of the gruelling, eight-year Sino-Japanese War to the conclusion of the Civil War against the Chinese Communists. Altogether the RoCAF produced 17 aces who scored kills whilst flying a startling variety of aircraft, from biplanes to F-86 Sabres.

2015, Osprey Publishing, , 9781472805614,< L-13>,96pp, numerous b/w illustrations, 10 colour plates, New, , CARD
Subject...Osprey Aviation
Web No. 37014-01..............................£13.99