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Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
Brings to life "e;a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome's rise"e; (HistoryOfWar.org). The …
Battle of Actium 31 BC
A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. On a bright September day, the naval forces of Octavian …
El Alamein 1942
The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk …
Waves of Hate
Whilst researching his earlier book Sea Killers in Disguise, the author unearthed a rich stem of incidents at sea which happened during the two World Wars that shocked and …
Battles and Battlefields of Ancient Greece
"e;This useful work will appeal to a wide audience, from military buffs to historically minded tourists (and their guides), to students and scholars."e; -Choice Greece was …
Empire Javelin, D-Day Assault Ship
"e;This interesting book looks at the history of the ship, including its post-D-day service. It also goes into depth on the soldiers of the 116th who travelled aboard the …
Book Lover's Guide to London
"e;Brings literature lovers on a journey through London, from Chaucer in the fourteenth century to present day . . . as diverse as the city itself."e; -British Heritage …
Waterloo: The Truth At Last
During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the material he examined had never …
The Rise of Persia and the First Greco-Persian Wars
Manousos Kambouris revisits the epic events of the first Greco-Persian War and the Persian invasion of Greece. He gives excellent detail on the Persian perspective and sets the war …
Peter of Savoy
Where did the story that ended with the great Edwardian castles of north Wales begin? How was it that hundreds of men from Savoy built castles in north Wales? Whose stylised statue …
Reporting the Second World War
After a slow start, the Second World War produced an enormous number of war correspondents. Correspondents like Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos and George Orwell were all …