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Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America
2004
NON-FICTIONRolling Stone journalist's embedded account of the 1st Recon Battalion's charge through Iraq in the opening weeks of the 2003 invasion — raw, unfiltered, and unflinching.
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC
2000
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of all three Punic Wars, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to the final destruction of Carthage.
Warfare and Empires
2022
NON-FICTIONIt is commonplace that warfare was integral to the European expansion, pitting the superiorities of the European against the inferiorities of the ’native’. The aim of this book is to look deeper, and ...
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles
2014
NON-FICTIONCornwell brings the chaos and drama of Waterloo to life in vivid narrative history.
Gates of Fire
1998
FICTIONA vivid fictional account of the 300 Spartans who held the pass at Thermopylae. Widely regarded as the finest military historical novel ever written.
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
2005
NON-FICTIONHolland's gripping narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, from Marathon to Salamis, and how a tiny Greek coalition stopped the mightiest empire on earth.
1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
2004
NON-FICTIONZamoyski's devastating account of the Grande Armée's catastrophic Russian campaign, told through the voices of soldiers on both sides.
Sharpe's Rifles
1988
FICTIONFirst in Cornwell's beloved series following Richard Sharpe through the Peninsular War — vivid, historically grounded Napoleonic military fiction.
The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
2010
NON-FICTIONAccount of Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae, the tactical masterpiece that still influences military thought.
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
2014
NON-FICTIONCornwell's narrative account of Waterloo — the 100 Hours campaign from Ligny and Quatre Bras to the final clash at Waterloo — drawing on eyewitness accounts from soldiers on all sides.
Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World
2006
NON-FICTIONScholarly account of the Battle of Thermopylae by a leading classicist, examining the historical reality behind the Spartan stand and its extraordinary afterlife in Western culture.
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
2010
NON-FICTIONPart 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.
Waterloo
2005
NON-FICTIONThe 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.
Waterloo 1815
2000
NON-FICTIONWaterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. It was a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire cam...
Waterloo 1815: Wavre to Plancenoit
2006
NON-FICTIONThe acclaimed historian sheds new light on the Battle of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon with a focus on the Prussian Army's critical contribution. Histories of the Waterloo campaign that brought ...
Waterloo, 1815
1992
NON-FICTIONThe Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny are often overshadowed by the Battle of Waterloo that took place two days later. Yet the events of 16 June 1815 were crucial, as Napoleon missed his chance of achi...