Frederick the Great. A Military History, Paperback - Dennis Showalter

This edition includes an excellent bibliographical essay which surveys the latest works on Frederician Prussia and eighteenth-century warfare. Clas...

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The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history Few figur...

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Reducere. The Wars of German Unification is the definitive account of the three of the most decisive conflicts in the history of modern Europe. In this new e...

Reducere. The battle of Tannenberg (August 27-30, 1914) opened World War I with a decisive German victory over Russia--indeed the Kaiser's only clear-cut vic...

DescriptionImmigrant American soldiers played an important, often underrated role in World War I. Those who were non-citizens had no obligation to ...

The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. This illustrated pean to his rich heritage explores both the detail of battles and the cu...

DescriptionIf wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse races, the Germany military in August 1914 would have been a clear front-runner, with a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James GainesIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment...

The Cambridge History of War: Volume 4, War and the Modern World - Roger Chickering, Dennis Showalter, Hans van de Ven

Reducere. Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian ar...

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Richard McMurry compares the two largest Confederate armies, assessing why Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was more successful than the Army of Ten...

Reducere. Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to ...

Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary maps, photographs, charts and prints, this authoritative military history of the Second Boer War was...

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This book reassesses the earliest evidence afresh from the perspective of a military historian.

With production in excess of 55, 000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of ...

DescriptionIn late 1944 and 1945 the Panther tank played an important role in Germany's desperate efforts to stem the Allied advance on the Western...

Reducere. Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imp...

Major new interpretation of the events which continue to dominate the American imagination and identityPublisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s)...

DescriptionBefore the Great War began, Ireland had already began to take up arms. Conflict and political unrest was at the forefront of everyone's ...

DescriptionSpain in Arms is a military history of the Spanish Civil War. It examines how the Spanish Civil War developed on the battlefield through...

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As a veteran campaigner, the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582-602) compiled a unique and influential handbook intended for the field commander. In th...

DescriptionBefore the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were viewed as they are today; scenic, sunny and relaxing holiday destin...

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Reducere. DescriptionMalleson's essential text enhanced with many maps and illustrationsMany English language readers may have discovered Prince Eugene of Sa...

DescriptionFollowing his first book in the TankCraft series on the British army's Shermans during the battle for Normandy, Dennis Oliver has compil...

Designed as a heavily armored tank which could accompany infantry formations, the Churchill's ability to cross rough ground and climb seemingly una...

The picturesque Gettysburg Battlefield has long been memorialized as an iconic landscape of America s national identity. The tumultuous Civil War b...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barry LintonArmed conflict has produced many of the great leaders in human history. Some fought purely for glory, others wa...