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Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes
22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the …
Scratch of a Pen
In this superb volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Colin Calloway reveals how the Treaty of Paris of 1763 had a profound effect on American history, setting in …
Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers
Having their origins in the Army of Louis XIV, the dragoons were originally mounted infantry. During the wars of the 1e Empire, they became ‘jacks of all trade’ equally capable as …
The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1811-1814
By the middle of 1811, Brigadier General Robert Craufurd's Light Division was emerging as the elite of the Peninsular Army and Wellington was seeking opportunities to go over to …
The Lords of War
In this compelling study of leadership, Correlli Barnett examines the strengths and weaknesses of twenty leaders in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He examines how …
Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family
A historian's fascinating account of two centuries in the lives of the powerful Despensers, famed for tragedy and scandal in medieval England. The Despensers were a baronial …
Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles
Reveals how King Henry VIII targeted his royal cousins, the Pole family, fearing their stronger claims to the throne.The story of King Henry VIII, a man who married six times only …
Mozambican Civil War
How superpower interests and Cold War politics exacerbated a war in Africa that left millions dead or displaced. As the Cold War raged on in the 1970s and 1980s, much of …
Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots
Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots covers the lives and careers of the men and women who 'kept' Mary Queen of Scots whilst she was a political prisoner in England, circa 1568 -1587. …
Glasgow in the Great War
When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Glasgow for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Glasgow …
Belisarius
A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North …
The Life of a Medical Officer in WWI
The Life of a Medical Officer in WW1 documents the experiences of Captain Harry Gordon Parker and provides a rare insight into the conflict that engulfed Europe from 1914-1918\. …