First published in the U.K. in 2006, a quick scan of the contents page says this collection has the potential to live up to its subtitle: "The 40 Most Dangerous Special Operations of Modern Times."

Chuck Gross was 19 years old when he started his 1970-71 tour of duty as a UH-1 Huey pilot in Vietnam. Among his assignments as a member of the 71st Assault Helicopter Company were operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail (he was shot down during one such mission) and inserting special operations forces into Laos.

The reason why various air forces have suffered collapses is the subject of this collection of eleven essays by twelve notable aviation historians. The debacles they examine include those of the air forces of Germany/Austria-Hungary in WW I, Poland, France, and the individual Axis powers in WWII, the Arabs from the 1967 Arab-Israeli war to the 2003 Gulf War, and Argentina in the Falklands War.

In May 1968, several months after the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong launched a suicidal attack on Saigon. Dubbed Mini-Tet, this offensive was intended to show America and the world that the VC were willing to accept catastrophic losses in their bid to win the war.

The title of this book is somewhat a misnomer. Actually, this work is much broader in scope, comprising an analytical study of the meteoric rise of the Luftwaffe in WWII and its equally abrupt fall.

USMC is a tribute to the Marine Corps, with an emphasis on the current state of the service. It discusses training, organization, doctrine, tactics (especially the recent emphasis on developing Marines as urban warfare specialists), and the future prospects of the Corps.

During the Vietnam War, the III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF) was a reinforced corps comprising two divisions, an air wing, and a division-sized logistics command. This book details the origins of III MAF; its component units and complex organizational history; its doctrine, training, and tactics; and its weapons and equipment.

B-17 at War is a brief, heavily illustrated history of the Boeing Flying Fortress in WWII.

Deftly edited by Ruth Sheppard, Empires Collide combines elements from a number of previous Osprey books to synthesize a military history of the French and Indian War.

During a ten-year hitch with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Jeff Struecker experienced combat in a variety of campaigns, including the invasion of Panama and the "Black Hawk Down" incident in Mogadishu, Somalia.