| ELITE |
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.
Updated 1/31/2007
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| Ancients | ||
| ELI-007 | Ancient Greeks | $18.95 |
| ELI-030 | Attila & Nomad Hordes | $18.95 |
| ELI-039 | Ancient Assyrians | $18.95 |
| ELI-040 | New Kingdom Egypt | $18.95 |
| ELI-042 | Persian Army 560-330BC | $18.95 |
| ELI-050 | The Praetorian Guard | $18.95 |
| ELI-066 | The Spartans | $18.95 |
| ELI-155 | Roman Battle Tactics 109 BC-AD313 | $18.95 |
| Medieval | ||
| ELI-003 | The Vikings | $18.95 |
| ELI-009 | The Normans | $18.95 |
| ELI-017 | Knights at Tournament | $18.95 |
| ELI-019 | Crusades | $18.95 |
| ELI-028 | Medieval Siege Warfare | $18.95 |
| ELI-035 | Early Samurai 200-1500 AD | $18.95 |
| ELI-058 | The Janissary | $18.95 |
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16th & 17th Century |
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| ELI-015 | The Armada Campaign | $18.95 |
| ELI-023 | Samurai | $18.95 |
| ELI-025 | Soldiers of the English Civil War Armies (1): Infantry | $18.95 |
| ELI-027 | Soldiers of the English Civil War Armies (2): Cavalry | $18.95 |
| ELI-067 | Pirates | $18.95 |
| ELI-069 | The Buccaneers | $18.95 |
| ELI-070 | Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605 | $18.95 |
| ELI-082 | Samurai Heraldry | $18.95 |
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18th Century |
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| ELI-074 | Privateers and Pirates1730-1830 | $18.95 |
| ELI-077 | British Colours and Standards 1747-1881 (1) Cavalry | $18.95 |
| ELI-081 | British Colours and Standards 1747-1881 (2) Infantry | $18.95 |
| ELI-093 | American War of Independence Commanders | $18.95 |
| Napoleonic | ||
| ELI-048 | Nelson's Navy | $18.95 |
| ELI-052 | Wellington's Foot Guards | $18.95 |
| ELI-072 | Napoleon's Commanders (1) 1792-1809 | $18.95 |
| ELI-083 | Napoleon’s Commanders (2) c1809-15 | $18.95 |
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19th Century |
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| ELI-021 | Zulus | $18.95 |
| ELI-036 | Texas Rangers | $18.95 |
| ELI-071 | Queen Victoria's Commanders | $18.95 |
| ELI-091 | US Army Frontier Scouts 1840-1921 | $18.95 |
| ELI-137 | The Mexican Revolution 1910-20 | $18.95 |
| American Civil War | ||
| ELI-062 | Zouaves of the American Civil War | $18.95 |
| ELI-073 | American Civil War Commanders (1) Union leaders in the east | $18.95 |
| ELI-088 | American Civil War Commanders (2): Confederate Leaders in the East | $18.95 |
| ELI-089 | American Civil War Commanders (3) Union Leaders in the West | $18.95 |
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World Wars |
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| ELI-001 | The Para: British Airborne Forces 1940-1984 | $18.95 |
| ELI-011 | Ardenes 1944: Peiper and Skorzeny | $18.95 |
| ELI-013 | U.S. Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-87 | $18.95 |
| ELI-024 | Old Contemptibles: BEF 1914 | $18.95 |
| ELI-031 | U.S. Army Airborne 1940-90: The First 50 Years | $18.95 |
| ELI-034 | The Afrika Korps | $18.95 |
| ELI-046 | US Army Air Force I | $18.95 |
| ELI-049 | The Ghurkas | $18.95 |
| ELI-051 | US Army Air Force 2 | $18.95 |
| ELI-053 | International Brigades in Span 1936-1939 | $18.95 |
| ELI-056 | Scottish Infantry Units in the World Wars | $18.95 |
| ELI-057 | The Royal Marines | $18.95 |
| ELI-059 | US Marine Corps 1941-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-060 | German U-boat Crews 1914-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-061 | The Guards 1914-1945 | $18.95 |
| ELI-063 | German Mountain and Ski Troops 1939-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-064 | Army Commandos 1940-1945 | $18.95 |
| ELI-075 | The Indian Army 1914-1947 | $18.95 |
| ELI-076 | The German Freikorps 1918-1923 | $18.95 |
| ELI-079 | The Royal Navy 1939-1945 | $18.95 |
| ELI-080 | The US Navy in WW2 | $18.95 |
| ELI-084 | World War I Trench Warfare (2) 1916-18 | $18.95 |
| ELI-086 | Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-087 | US Commanders of World War II (2): Navy & USMC | $18.95 |
| ELI-090 | Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-092 | World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) | $18.95 |
| ELI-095 | World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2) Army & Air Corps | $18.95 |
| ELI-131 | The Condor Legion: German Troops in the Spanish Civil War | $18.95 |
| ELI-132 | German Commanders of WWII (2):Waffen, Luftwaffe and Navy | $18.95 |
| ELI-136 | World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics | $18.95 |
| ELI-139 |
Knight's Cross with Diamonds Recipients 1941-45 |
$18.95 |
| ELI-141 | Finland at War 1939-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-142 | No.10 (inter-Allied) Commando 1942-45 | $18.95 |
| ELI-145 |
First Special Service Force 1942-44 |
$18.95 |
| ELI-146 |
The Yugoslav Wars(2) Bosnia, Kosovo & Macedonia 1992-2001 |
$18.95 |
| ELI-147 |
Irish Regiments in the World Wars |
$18.95 |
| ELI-148 |
The Hungarian Revolution 1956 |
$18.95 |
| ELI-149 | The Scottish Jacobite Army 1745-46 | $18.95 |
| ELI-150 |
World War I Gas Warfare Tactics & Equipment |
$18.95 |
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Modern Warfare |
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| ELI-002 | The U.S. Marines since 1945 | $18.95 |
| ELI-004 | Us Army Special Forces 1952-84 | $18.95 |
| ELI-005 | Soviet Bloc Elite Forces | $18.95 |
| ELI-006 | French Foreign Legion Paratroops | $18.95 |
| ELI-008 | Israeli Armed Forces | $18.95 |
| ELI-010 | Warsaw Pact Ground Forces | $18.95 |
| ELI-016 | NATO Armies Today | $18.95 |
| ELI-018 | Israeli Units since 1948 | $18.95 |
| ELI-020 | Inside the U.S. Army Today | $18.95 |
| ELI-022 | World Special Forces | $18.95 |
| ELI-029 | Vietnam Airborne | $18.95 |
| ELI-038 | The NVA and Viet Cong | $18.95 |
| ELI-043 | Vietnam Marines | $18.95 |
| ELI-044 | Security forces in Northern Ireland 1969-92 | $18.95 |
| ELI-045 | Armies of the Gulf War | $18.95 |
| ELI-047 | South African Special Forces | $18.95 |
| ELI-054 | UN Forces 1948-94 | $18.95 |
| ELI-055 | Marine Force Recon 1940-90 | $18.95 |
| ELI-065 | Redcaps - British Military Police | $18.95 |
| ELI-068 | Military Sniper since 1914 | $18.95 |