Product Description: Ranging from the Peloponnesian war, to Trafalgar and Gettysburg, to the War in Iraq, this exciting book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history. This superb, one-volume reference describes almost 300 battles from around the world--from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, as well as from Europe and the Americas...read more

Product Description: The Peloponnesian war, the decisive English victory at Agincourt, the brilliant sea battle of Trafalgar, the bloody three-day struggle at Gettysburg, the ferocious fighting on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day--this exciting book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history...read more

Product Description: Osprey's study of the pivotal battle of the English Civil War (1642-1651). In 1645 the fate of the British monarchy hung in the balance as the Royalist Army under King Charles I fought the Parliamentarian Army for control of the country...read more

The stories of nearly three hundred of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history are told in this in-depth narrative that begins with the battle of Megiddo in ancient Egypt and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf War.

Product Description: It's the summer of 1940 and the Nazis have crossed the English Channel to invade Britain. They advance North from the South coast and great swathes of Southern England come under German control.  Fiction, of course, but an invasion of Britain was planned by Hitler to take place in the summer of 1940 - how far would the Germans have been able to advance? Would they have been successful?  Huge appeal of hypothetical scenarios Reproduction of original German maps and briefing materials for the first time Detailed information on the anti-invasion measures taken in Britain and records of actual installations still in existence No comprehensive books have been published on it for over a decade Contemporary photos of relevant places add to the local history appeal...read more

Product Description: The struggle between Germany and the Allies along the Western Front is for many the most familiar element of World War I. However, many less well-known theaters of conflict, key to the overall progress and conduct of the war, hold as much relevance to both the traveler and the armchair enthusiast...read more

Product Description: The major land, sea and air battles of World War I are described with concise data on more than 50 confrontations. This text is structured so that readers can follow events in a chronological order on the Western and Eastern Fronts of the war in Europe and also in the Balkan, Middle East, Africa and at sea...read more

Product Description: The early battles of the First World War during the autumn and winter of 1914 were open, mobile affairs of the kind long familiar to professional soldiers. By early 1915, however, a new type of war had emerged - trench warfare. Over the Top offers an innovative examination of trench warfare on the Western Front and Gallipoli during 1914-1918 in the major battles that influenced the outcome of the First World War...read more

Product Description: The major land, sea and air battles of WWII are described with concise data on more than fifty confrontations. Maps, statistical information on the opposing forces and their commanders are included, together with suggestions for further reading, museums and related places of interest...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Naseby was the decisive engagement of the English Civil War and the battlefield is the first to have been radically reinterpreted in the light of metal detector research. This guide, co-authored by the principal authorities on the Battle, links contemporary accounts to their findings in the context of today's landscape...read more

Product Description: Using original documents from the US Army Military History Institute (including extracts from letters from soldiers, from their diaries, from their later accounts of their experiences and from official reports and papers), American Voices of World War I recalls the experiences of Americans who fought in the First World War...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The only comprehensive encyclopedia on the Boer War available, this volume offers A-to-Z entries on the war's origins, military strategy and tactics, main battles and sieges, major political and military figures, weaponry, and several related topics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: On the 10 May 1940 the "Phoney War" ended as the German Army attacked France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In less than 50 days all three nations were overwhelmed. Photographs and maps identify key battle sites and there are artworks of the uniforms and weapons of the armies that fought...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: These great-value guides cover destinations far and wide around the globe. Established in 1990, Nelles Guides sought to provide travelers with comprehensive destination coverage in a handy, take-along format. Today, the tradition continues...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This brutal of attrition which devastated the South African economy and cost the war British over $22 billion in 1899, triggered by Cecil Rhodes' failed Jameson raid. It marked the end of the old wars of empire and the beginning of a new more recognizably 20th century style of warfare...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is an updated guide to the military sites around Britain and Ireland where the great events of history took place. It includes sites from the distant prehistoric past, through two World Wars, to the tensions and intrigues of the Cold War. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: With the breaking of diplomatic relations between the USA and Germany a declaration of war was inevitable. Despite this it would be months before their contribution had a real impact on the war. Their troops were untrained and without equipment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Passchendaele and the battles of Ypres stand out amongst the key events of World War 1 as particularly striking symbols of both courage, and death and desolation which the great war brought to an entire generation. Here, Martin Marix Evans presents a moving portrayal of those who fought and died in Ypres, on both sides of the conflict...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Introduce your patrons to a new vision of the world with this survey of today's best and most prominent photographers Discover the lives and works of a diverse group of 850 international photographers in this unrivaled ALA/RASD Outstanding Reference Source...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is an illustrated guide to the canals and waterways of England. This book bears witness to the transformation that took place in the English landscape during the last 50 years of the 18th century, when canals were built from the Pennines to the English Channel...read more