Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961, and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306: Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49; he has since published the three-part sequence The Italian Army 1940–45 (Men-at-Arms 340, 349 and 353). He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.
34 Ebooks by Philip Jowett
Philip Jowett: China and Japan at War, 1937-1945
This pictorial history of the Sino-Japanese War offers a rare look at one of the most important yet neglected aspects of WWII. The 1937-1945 war between China and Japan was one of the most bitter …
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€6.28
Philip Jowett: Rising Sun at War
The Japanese Imperial Army was the most powerful force in the Far East through the 1930s and early 1940s, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it. In a vivid selection of …
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English
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€4.96
Philip Jowett: Rising Sun at War
The Japanese Imperial Army was the most powerful force in the Far East through the 1930s and early 1940s, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it. In a vivid selection of …
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English
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€5.02
Jowett Philip Jowett: China s Wars
China is one of the great powers of the modern world. Yet in the late 19th century China was a ramshackle and isolated medieval empire upon whom the European colonial powers could impose their wishes …
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English
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€21.80
Philip Jowett: Modern African Wars (5)
With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian …
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€12.93
Philip Jowett: Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30
Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in …
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€13.06
Philip Jowett & Brent Snodgrass: Finland at War 1939–45
In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the …
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€14.91
Philip Jowett: Japan”s Asian Allies 1941–45
During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941–45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests. The …
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€12.05
Philip Jowett: Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919 22
This is a comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek …
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English
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€11.93
Alexei Ivanov & Philip Jowett: The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05
The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern means – machine guns, trench warfare, minefields …
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€12.93
Philip Jowett & Alejandro de Quesada: The Mexican Revolution 1910–20
Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offer a concise but …
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€15.02
Philip Jowett: Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911
An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and …
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€13.01
Philip (Author) Jowett: Latin American Wars 1900–1941
From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and …
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€13.09
Philip Jowett: Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13
In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645, 000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they …
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€13.09
Jowett Philip Jowett: Liberty or Death
A highly illustrated study of the wars of Central and South America from 1900 through to 1970, featuring many rare and never-before-seen images.From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through …
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English
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€26.54
Philip Jowett: Chiang Kai-shek Versus Mao Tse-tung
A vivid portrait of the final years of the civil war between the Chinese Nationalists and Communists, including many previously unpublished photos. This volume in the Images of War series is the …
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English
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€18.82
John Berger & Philip Jowett: Rays of the Rising Sun
The first of a three-volume series examining the history of Chinese "puppet" soldiers fighting for the Japanese before and during World War II.When the Japanese Empire went to war with the …
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English
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€21.39
Philip Jowett: Japan Triumphant
Imperial Japan’s ambitious offensive at the beginning of WWII is captured in dramatic detail in this pictorial history featuring rare wartime photographs. The Japanese offensive in the …
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English
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€6.28
Philip Jowett: Japan Triumphant
Imperial Japan’s ambitious offensive at the beginning of WWII is captured in dramatic detail in this pictorial history featuring rare wartime photographs. The Japanese offensive in the Far East in …
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English
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€6.28
Philip Jowett: Battle for Burma, 1942-1945
The battle for Burma during the Second World War was of vital importance to the Allies and the Japanese. The Allies fought to protect British India and force the Japanese out of Burma; the Japanese …
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English
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€18.62
Philip Jowett: Narvik and the Norwegian Campaign 1940
The Norwegian campaign, fought in 1940, early in the Second World War in Europe, is overshadowed by the campaign in Poland that preceded it and the German blitzkrieg in the Low Countries and France …
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English
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€18.84
Jowett Philip Jowett: China s Wars
This new history of China’s pivotal wars from 1894 to 1949 explains how China was transformed from a isolated and ramshackle medieval empire into a fledgling new world power.China is one of the great …
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English
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€22.00
Philip Jowett & Alejandro de Quesada: The Mexican Revolution 1910–20
Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offer a concise but …
PDF
DRM
€15.09
Jowett Philip Jowett: Liberty or Death
A highly illustrated study of the wars of Central and South America from 1900 through to 1970, featuring many rare and never-before-seen images.From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through …
PDF
English
DRM
€26.12
Philip Jowett: The Red Army 1922–41
This study explores the organization, history and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the 20 years between its victory in the Civil War and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in 1941.
The two …
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€12.06
Philip Jowett: The Red Army 1922–41
This study explores the organization, history and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the 20 years between its victory in the Civil War and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in 1941.
The two …
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€12.06
Philip Jowett & Brent Snodgrass: Finland at War 1939–45
In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the …
PDF
DRM
€15.08
Philip Jowett: Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911
An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and …
PDF
DRM
€13.05
Philip Jowett: Modern African Wars (5)
With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian …
PDF
DRM
€13.05
Philip Jowett: Japan”s Asian Allies 1941–45
During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941–45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests. The …
PDF
DRM
€12.06
Alexei Ivanov & Philip Jowett: The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05
The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern means – machine guns, trench warfare, minefields …
PDF
DRM
€13.05
Philip Jowett: Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30
Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in …
PDF
DRM
€12.97
Philip Jowett: Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919 22
This is a comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek …
PDF
English
DRM
€12.08
Philip Jowett: Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13
In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645, 000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they …
PDF
DRM
€13.04
