Wellington's commanders were undoubtedly a breed apart. Among these heroes were cavalry officer Henry Paget, who kept the French horses from the heels of the retreating British inf...9999903391067Michael Barthorp
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The Indian Army underwent significant changes in command, organization and composition from the time of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59, to the outbreak of World War I. Prior to the M...9999903391050Michael Barthorp
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The American Indian Wars, the most famous of which were fought on the great Western plains between 1860 and 1890, were among the most tragic of all conflicts ever fought. To the vi...9999903391043Philip Katcher
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter pronounced himself the 'Mahdi' or 'Guided One of the Prophet', the long-expected Messiah of the Islamic faith. His influence was ...9999903391036Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War. Both sides are covered, and the campaigns summarised. Uniforms are s...9999903391012Christopher Wilkinson-Lat...
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
For almost three centuries the Royal Scots Greys have had the proud distinction of being Scoland's only regular cavalry regiment, famed for their distinguished service record from ...9999903391005Charles Grant
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially con...9999903390992Martin Windrow
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
For over a hundred years British and Indian troops were engaged on the North-West Frontier of India, policing the tribes, mounting expeditions, and guarding against the ever-presen...9999903390978Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organization of the 30th Punjabis, from 1857 to their service in World War II. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail...9999903390961James Lawford
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The Great War of 1914-18 is often seen as one major battleground ?? the Western Front ?? with numerous 'side-shows'. The other battle zones were not side-shows to those involved,...9999903390954David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
In this worthy addition to the Elite series, Ian Heath transports us to the time of the Vikings examining their epic journeys and the ships they made them in, their methods of warf...9999903390930Ian Heath
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta, became major world powers. T...9999903390923Nicholas Sekunda
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
A Gripping Crime Thriller with a Huge Twist"When Matt Ballard was starting out his career, three boys were murdered in the same area, the remote and bleak Gibbet Fen. When the main suspect was killed in a hit-and-run, the k...9999903129172Joy Ellis
Editors Varis
sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024
Born of a mixture of religious fervour, military ardour and political will, the Crusades ( 1095 - 1291) remain a fascinating and misunderstood aspect of medieval history. Born amid...9999903390862David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
'A very remarkable people, the Zulu', the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, said on hearing of a fresh disaster in the war of 1879, 'They defeat our generals; they convert...9780850458640Ian Knight
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The British Army's involvement in the Crimean War of 1854-56 is often remembered only for the ill-advised "charge of the Light Brigade" during the battle of Sevastopol as memoriali...9999903390848J.B.R. Nicholson
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues a...0850451256Terence Wise
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
This fascinating study by Anthony Kemp outlines the careers and characters of a number of senior German commanders of the World War II period (1939-1945). To those who read militar...9999903390817Anthony Kemp
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
During the Middle Ages, Islam was Christian Europe's only civilized and most troublesome neighbor. The Middle Ages saw almost continual strife between these two distinct cultures. ...9999903390800David Nicolle Angus McBri...
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Land ForcesOn the night of 1 ??2 April 1982, the Argentinian Junta led by Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri made its move against the Falkland Islands. On 3 April British Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Th...9999903390794Will Fowler
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to the 10th Century AD, represented one of the most important turning points in European history. It can be said with s...9999903390787David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
On 28 September 1066 William of Normandy landed near Hastings and prepared to meet the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson. On 10 October 1066 the two armies met; and after s...9999903390770Christopher Rothero
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one of the most confused yet vital periods in Br...9999903390763David Nicolle
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Gallic & British CeltsIn 390 BC, a Gallic army marched on Rome. A confident Roman army of about 15,000 men that was sent to bar the way, was destroyed. Three days after the Battle of Allia, the Gauls en...9999903390749Peter Wilcox
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
The German rulers were forceful and powerful men, and, surrounded by potential enemies, circumstances dictated the necessity of rule by strength based on military capacity. In the ...9999903390725Christopher Gravett
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Confederate TroopsWhen the Southern states seceded to form their own government in 1861, one of their first moves was to organise an army. The South's fighting men served from the time of their enli...9999903390695Philip Katcher
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Santa Anna rose to power. A dishon...9999903390671Philip Haythornthwaite
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
Union TroopsThe US Army during the Civil War was the largest the country had raised in its brief history; and it would remain the largest ever raised until World War I. In all, 2,772,408 men s...9999903390640Philip Katcher
Editors Varis
viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
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