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MATCH 31
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England

Juliet Barker

2005

NON-FICTION

The definitive modern account of the Battle of Agincourt, combining close reading of contemporary sources with analysis of the armies, terrain, and tactics that produced Henry V's famous victory.

Same eventSame warTags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval, Tactical
MATCH 28
Agincourt: A New History

Anne Curry

2005

NON-FICTION

The definitive modern account of Agincourt, drawing on English and French sources to reconstruct the battle and debunk centuries of myth.

Same eventSame warTags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
MATCH 28
Azincourt
Azincourt

Bernard Cornwell

2008

FICTION

Cornwell's masterful novel follows an English archer through the brutal Agincourt campaign — mud, terror, and the long-bow's devastating power.

Same eventSame warTags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
MATCH 28
Agincourt
Agincourt

Bernard Cornwell

2009

FICTION

"The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet—the heroic tale of Agincourt. Young Nicholas Hook is dogged by a cursed past—haun...

Same eventSame warTags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
MATCH 09
Three Great English Victories: A 3-book Collection of Harlequin, 1356 and Azincourt
Three Great English Victories: A 3-book Collection of Harlequin, 1356 and Azincourt

Bernard Cornwell

2015

FICTION

On the eve of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Azincourt comes three classic battle books of The Hundred Years War by the bestselling master of historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, in one three...

Same war
MATCH 08
A Time for Trumpets

Charles B. MacDonald

1985

NON-FICTION

Comprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers

Stephen E. Ambrose

1992

NON-FICTION

The story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. Basis for the HBO miniseries.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Citizen Soldiers
Citizen Soldiers

Stephen E. Ambrose

1997

NON-FICTION

The story of the American infantryman in the ETO from the breakout after D-Day to the fall of Germany, based on hundreds of veteran interviews.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell

Bill Sloan

2005

NON-FICTION

Harrowing account of the First Marine Division's assault on Peleliu — one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War, fought over an island of questionable strategic value.

Tags: Infantry, Tactical
MATCH 08
The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II

John Ellis

1980

NON-FICTION

Classic examination of what combat was actually like for the ordinary infantryman in WWII — covering fear, exhaustion, morale, and the gulf between official narratives and soldier reality.

Tags: Infantry, Tactical
MATCH 08
Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]
Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]

Rick Atkinson

2015

FICTION

On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, launching a final bid to turn the tide of World War II. Thus began the long, hard...

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble

Andrew Roberts

2010

NON-FICTION

Part of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Waterloo
Waterloo

Andrew Roberts

2005

NON-FICTION

The author of "Napoleon & Wellington" takes a brilliant look at the conflict that ended Napoleon's reign and ushered in the modern world, with new evidence of just how the battle was lost.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
The Traveller's Handbook for Constantinople, Gallipoli and Asia Minor
The Traveller's Handbook for Constantinople, Gallipoli and Asia Minor

Roy Elston

1923

NON-FICTION
Tags: Europe, Medieval
MATCH 08
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

1992

NON-FICTION
Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Monte Cassino
Monte Cassino

Peter Caddick-Adams

2013

NON-FICTION

Waged deep in the Italian mountains beneath a mediaeval monastery, the battle of Monte Cassino was an astonishingly brutal encounter, grinding up ten armies in conditions as bad as the Eastern Front a...

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Poland in World War II
Poland in World War II

Andrew Hempel

2000

NON-FICTION

Poland's participation in World War II is generally little known in the West and is often reduced to stereotypes advanced by the media: German planes attacking the civilian population in 1939 and Poli...

Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
The Historical Atlas of Poland
The Historical Atlas of Poland

Państwowe Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych, Tadeusz Ładogórski

1986

NON-FICTION
Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 08
Historical Geography
Historical Geography

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

2003

NON-FICTION
Tags: Europe, Infantry
MATCH 06
The Face of Battle

John Keegan

1976

NON-FICTION

Landmark study examining three battles — Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme — from the perspective of the ordinary soldier, asking what combat is actually like for those who must endure it.

Tags: Infantry, Tactical