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The Violent Abuse of Women in 17th and 18th Century Britain
Although the worlds of science and philosophy took giant strides away from the medieval view of the world, attitudes to women did not change from those that had pertained for …
Setting France Ablaze
During the summer of 1940, as Britain was fighting alone for its survival, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, instructed the newly formed and clandestine Special …
Prehistoric London
Despite the vast amount of work written and published about London, there has never before been a full-length book covering the history of that part of the Thames Valley before the …
Chinese Hordes and Human Waves
The North Koreans’ attack on their Southern neighbors shocked and surprised the World. The conflict rapidly escalated with China soon heavily involved on one side and the United …
Cross & Crescent in the Balkans
This is NOT just another retelling of the Fall of Constantinople, though it does include a very fine account of that momentous event. It is the history of a quite extraordinary …
Photographic History of Airborne Warfare, 1939-1945
On 10 May 1940 German Fallschirmjager stormed the Dutch fort of Eben-Emael, south of Maastricht. The brilliantly executed operation was the first signal success by airborne troops …
Bombers over Sand and Snow
205 Group RAF provided the only mobile force of heavy night bombers in the Mediterranean theater in the Second World War. It operated mainly from bases in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and …
The Early Anglo-Saxon Kings
The Early Anglo-Saxon Kings takes a new look at the adventus Saxonum, the arrival of the Saxons, recorded in the earliest literary sources. As the Roman provincial structure …
The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III
Grainger's latest edition demonstrates that the Seleukid kingdom was still one of the great powers of the ancient world after Magnesia.The second volume in John Grainger's history …
Battle of Albuera 1811
On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain. What …
The Battle of the Lys 1918
The battles fought at Estaires and Givenchy, just south of Ypres, in April 1918 were critical episodes in the larger Battle of Lys which determined the outcome of the ultimate …
Major & Mrs Holt's Battle Map of Market Garden (Map)
An accompaniment to the best-selling guide to the area, now sold separately.