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Warfare in the Medieval World
Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe in the period between the fall of Rome and the …
Roman Conquests: Gaul
This Ancient Roman military history examines the famous Gallic Wars, in which Julius Caesar extended Roman rule across much of Europe. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar celebrated two …
Waterloo 1815: Quatre Bras & Ligny
The Battle of Waterloo marked the climax of four extraordinary months. Napoleon returned from exile, ousted the unpopular King Louis XVIII, and then turned to launch a pre-emptive …
Beating the Nazi Invader
"e;A compelling examination of an aspect of World War II that always has a rapt audience: espionage . . . With a cast of colorful characters."e; -Library Journal (starred …
Fallschirmjager
The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album that belonged to a member of the elite German Paratroopers. First Sgt Wilhelm Plieschen served with Fallschirmjager …
Arnhem-Oosterbeek 1944
ARNHEM-OOSTERBEEK 1944 Then and Now shows and tells the story of the most daring part of operation Market-Garden: the landing of the British 1st Airborne Division west of Arnhem to …
Admiral Lord St. Vincent: Saint or Tyrant?
This biography of John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. It throws an oblique light on Nelsons personality. St Vincent, who was born twenty-three …
The Red Army at War
What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the …
Other Side of the Berlin Wall
Chronicles life under East Germany's GDR, the Berlin Wall's rise, and citizens' struggle for freedom.At midnight of 12 August 1961 East Germany became partitioned from the West by …
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
This well-illustrated book describes the massive effort that the occupying Nazi forces put into the construction of the Eastern section of the Atlantic Wall. While the D-Day …
Cornwall at War, 1939-45
When the Second World War commenced on 1 September 1939, the people of Cornwall rallied together in a way that they hadnt done since the Great War of 191418. Young men in their …
Armada 1588
The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II …