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Armies of Arthurian Britain
History, Organization and Equipment
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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Following the evacuation of the Roman troops after AD 410, Britain entered a period characterized by the co-existence of competing military systems. The Britons, who had been progressively ‘Romanized’ during the previous centuries, retained many elements of the military organization that was …
Armies of the Wars of the Roses
Organization, Weapons and Equipment
Inbunden, 2026
313 kr
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Gabriele Esposito offers a clear, concise overview of the Wars of the Roses, the complex series of civil wars that ravaged the Kingdom of England for three decades, from 1455 to 1487. Stemming from a rivalry between two cadet branches of the Plantagenet dynasty, the houses of York and Lancaster, …
Armies of the Crimean War, 1853 1856
History, Organization and Equipment of the British, French, Turkish, Piedmontese and Russian forces
Inbunden, 2023
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
313 kr
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The Crimean War was the first major European war since the end of the Napoleonic Wars and Britain's only war on that continent in the century between Waterloo and WW1\. When Russia invaded provinces of the Ottoman Empire, the British and French, later joined by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, …
Armies of the Great Northern War 1700–1720
Häftad, 2019
160 kr
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The Great Northern War was a long series of campaigns in which Russia, linked with several other countries in temporary alliances, confronted and eventually replaced Sweden as the predominant power in Northern Europe.While contemporary with the Duke of Marlborough's pivotal campaigns against …
Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450–1550
Häftad, 2020
168 kr
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The Italian Renaissance marked a period of political and military turmoil, which saw trained infantry and firearms challenging the domination of heavy armoured cavalry.Many regional wars were fought between the states ruled by Milan, Venice, Genoa, Florence, the Papacy, Siena and Naples. Major …
Japanese Armies 1868–1877
The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion
Häftad, 2020
161 kr
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The restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the creation of a new Westernized army.However, this modernization process was resisted by the …
British Army of the American War of Independence
History, Organization and Uniforms
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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The American War of Independence was arguably the greatest test of the British Empire's military might before the World Wars and the outcome had far-reaching consequences. When revolt broke out in the thirteen colonies, Britain enjoyed unrivalled naval supremacy backed by a dominant economy, yet …
Armies of the Hellenistic States 323 BC to AD 30
History, Organization and Equipment
Inbunden, 2019
2,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
225 kr
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This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment employed by the armies of the Hellenistic States. After Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC, his immense Macedonian empire was divided between his ambitious generals, who in turn formed their own monarchies …
Wellington's Cavalry and Technical Corps, 1800-1815
Including Artillery
Inbunden, 2021
220 kr
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While artillery has been described as the queen of the Napoleonic battlefield, this was an era when cavalry could still play a decisive role in battle, as well as being vital on campaign. This volume covers both British cavalry and artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as supporting units such …
Wellington's Infantry
British Foot Regiments 1800-1815
Inbunden, 2021
225 kr
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The period covered in this book is one of the most famed and glorious for the British Army and the infantry were its backbone. Gabriele Esposito examines how the foot regiments were reformed and evolved to absorb the lessons of defeat in America and setbacks elsewhere to become the efficient and …
British Army of the Napoleonic Wars
1800–15
Häftad, 2023
199 kr
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After the Peace of Amiens was broken in 1803, Great Britain found herself at war with an old enemy (France) but also with a new competitor (Napoleon): the latter was the greatest military commander of his times, a man who was able to transform the French Army into the most lethal fighting machine …
Armies of the Roman Civil Wars and Slave Revolts, 135 BC–AD 69
History, Organization, Weapons and Equipment
Inbunden, 2026
274 kr
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The year 135 BC saw the outbreak of the so-called ‘First Servile War’, which proved to be just the first of a series of conflicts that ravaged the Roman Republic during the following century and changed forever the institutions of the Roman state. This bloody and violent period of civil wars and …
British Army of George II, 1727-1760
Inbunden, 2024
280 kr
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Gabriele Esposito provides a detailed overview of the history, organization and uniforms of the British military forces during the long reign of George II (1727-1760). Perhaps best known for the Jacobite Rebellion, this period saw the British military forces greatly expanded and involved in two …
Napoleon's Cavalry, Artillery and Technical Corps 1799-1815
History, Organization and Equipment
Inbunden, 2023
280 kr
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The French Army of Napoleon could count on a brilliant mounted arm, consisting of three main types of cavalry: heavy, medium and light. The first, consisting of carabiniers and cuirassiers, was tasked with conducting frontal charges; the second, consisting of dragoons and lancers, could perform a …
Armies of the Byzantine Empire, 395-1204
Organization, Weapons and Equipment
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
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The Byzantine Empire originated in AD 395 from the definitive subdivision of the Roman Empire into two distinct political entities: the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire. While the Western Empire disappeared in 476, due to Germanic invasions, the Eastern Empire endured for centuries. During …
Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97
Häftad, 2021
148 kr
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This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare.Formed in 1689, the 'Grand Alliance' or League of Augsburg was a military coalition of the Holy Roman …
Armies of the Steppe Nomads, 376–1227
from the Coming of Attila's Huns to the Death of Genghis, Great Khan of the Mongols
Inbunden, 2024
280 kr
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Gabriele Esposito presents an overview of the history, organization and equipment of the military forces deployed by the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes during the period from the appearance of the Huns in Eastern Europe to the death of Genghis Khan. Each chapter is devoted to a different …
Late Roman Army
AD 284-565
Häftad, 2024
192 kr
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In this book, the late period of the Roman army begins with the accession of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 284 and ends with the culmination of the reign of Justinian I. This was a turbulent period during which the Roman state and its armed forces changed. Wonderfully illustrated with historical …
Roman Armies of the Seven Kings, 753–509 BC
History, Organization and Equipment
Inbunden, 2026
274 kr
Kommande
Before it became a major power of the Mediterranean world, Rome had to fight a series of wars first to survive and then to obtain dominance over the historical region of Latium that was centred around the River Tiber. Gabriele Esposito describes how early Rome was just one of the many Latin urban …
King Philip's War 1675–76
America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict
Häftad, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
207 kr
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A superbly illustrated study of the Native Americans’ last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years' tension between the native inhabitants of New England and its colonial settlers as the two parties competed for land and …
Armies of the American Revolution, 1775 - 1783: Part 2: Great Britain and Her Allies
Häftad, 2022
333 kr
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British Army of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901
Organization, Uniforms and Equipment
Inbunden, 2025
280 kr
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In 1837, Queen Victoria inherited an army that had not changed greatly from that which defeated Napoleon in 1815, although reform was already under way. The process of reorganization and modernization, however, continued throughout her reign. As the British army protected and extended the Empire, …
Queen Victoria's Colonial Troops, 1837-1901
Organization, Uniforms and Equipment
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
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Queen Victoria famously presided over an empire upon which the sun never set. Extending, defending and policing Britain’s global territories required the British Army to fight a bewildering array of foes, in equally varied terrain and climates. From the subarctic mountains of Canada to the Sahara …
Armies of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 550-330 BC
Organization, Weapons and Tactics
Inbunden, 2025
280 kr
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Gabriele Esposito presents a detailed overview of the history, organization, equipment and tactics of the military forces deployed by Achaemenid Persia during the period 550-330 BC. The Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great was one of the major military powers of Antiquity, conquering vast …
Army of George Washington, 1775–1783
History, Organization and Uniforms
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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The American War of Independence was one of the most significant wars of the Early Modern period and certainly one of the greatest military upsets, with George Washington's rebel army humbling the might of the British Empire. When revolt broke out, the thirteen colonies were dependent on ragtag …
Armies of Homeric Greece, 1750 to 500 BC
The Minoan, Mycenaean, Dark Age and Archaic Greek Periods
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
Kommande
Gabriele Esposito offers a fascinating overview of warriors, weapons and warfare in the Greek world during the approximate period of 1750 to 500 BC. This period predates the familiar Classical Greek world and much of it is shrouded by the mists of time and interwoven with myth and legend but much …
Armies of the Assyrian Empire, 1363-609 BC
Organization, Weapons and Tactics
Inbunden, 2027
280 kr
Kommande
The Assyrians built one of the first great empires, which, under famous warrior kings such as Shalmeneser III and Senacherib, began to dominate its Middle Eastern neighbours in the ninth and eighth centuries BC and reached its apogee with the conquest of Egypt under Essahardon in the first half of …
Wellington's Cavalry and Technical Corps, 1800-1815
E-bok, 2021
132 kr
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While artillery has been described as the queen of the Napoleonic battlefield, this was an era when cavalry could still play a decisive role in battle, as well as being vital on campaign. This volume covers both British cavalry and artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as supporting units such …
