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Napoleon and modern war

Napoléon Bonaparte

1943

MILITARY HISTORY
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Jack Weatherford

2004

NON-FICTION

Revisionist biography of Genghis Khan arguing that the Mongol conquests, far from being purely destructive, created the first global trading network and spread technological innovation across Eurasia.

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900

Andrew Roberts

2010

NON-FICTION

Prize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th century Winston Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson H...

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British Armour Theory and the Rise of the Panzer Arm
British Armour Theory and the Rise of the Panzer Arm

Azar Gat

2000

NON-FICTION

In this meticulously researched book, Azar Gat overturns recent historiographical trends in the study of British and German armor developments between the two world wars. He dispels some of the seriou...

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Shadow on the White House
Shadow on the White House

David L. Anderson

1993

NON-FICTION

Harry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, ...

Tags: Europe, Infantry, Renaissance
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The Last King of America
The Last King of America

Andrew Roberts

2021

MEMOIR

From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his...

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From the Stars Above
From the Stars Above

Peter Watt

2018

FICTION

For a hundred years they have never forgiven, never forgotten. Now, the war between the Duffy and Macintosh dynasties will be brought to its stunning conclusion. Private Patrick Duffy was forced to fl...

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Above the Lines
Above the Lines

Norman L. R. Franks; Frank W. Bailey; Russell Guest

1993

NON-FICTION

This work contains the biographies of the aces of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps. As well as covering decorations and post-war careers, it also investigates the cl...

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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

2003

NON-FICTION

Gripping narrative of Rome's transformation from republic to empire, from Sulla's march on Rome to Julius Caesar's assassination.

Tags: Europe
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The Forgotten War: America in Korea 1950-1953

Clay Blair

1987

NON-FICTION

The most exhaustive single-volume history of the Korean War, covering every major campaign from the Pusan Perimeter to the armistice.

Tags: Infantry
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The Prince
The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

1515

MILITARY HISTORY

The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction...

Tags: Renaissance
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young

Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway

1992

NON-FICTION

Definitive account of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major engagement between US forces and the NVA.

Tags: Infantry
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This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History

T. R. Fehrenbach

1963

NON-FICTION

Classic examination of the Korean War that focuses on the experience of the infantry soldier and the failures of American military preparedness.

Tags: Infantry
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The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

Robert L. O'Connell

2010

NON-FICTION

Account of Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae, the tactical masterpiece that still influences military thought.

Tags: Europe
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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
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House to House: An Epic Memoir of War

David Bellavia

2007

MEMOIR

First-person account of urban combat in Fallujah in November 2004 by a decorated Army staff sergeant. The most visceral account of close-quarters combat in the Iraq War.

Tags: Infantry
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2017 War with Russia
2017 War with Russia

Richard Shirreff

2016

NON-FICTION

"The author is a world expert in geopolitics and military warfare, and his predictions are based on his experience, insight and knowledge for working for NATO at the highest level. The plot and events...

Tags: Europe
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Tomorrow is for Ever
Tomorrow is for Ever

E. V. Thompson

2004

NON-FICTION

Alan Carter was only married to Dora for a week before being called up to serve in The Great War on HMS Viper. Eighteen months later, convalescing from a shoulder wound, he discovers his wife has almo...

Tags: Europe
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Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia, 1806
Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia, 1806

Francis Loraine Petre

1993

NON-FICTION

The Napoleonic Library is an outstanding collection of seminal works on the Napoleonic Wars. It features evocative contemporary memoirs and makes available once again the classic works on the subject ...

Tags: Europe
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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