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A History of the British Army, Vol.2 (of 2)
NON-FICTIONThe work of disbanding the Army began some months before the final conclusion of the Peace of Utrecht. By Christmas 1712 thirteen regiments of dragoons, twenty-two of foot, and several companies of in...
The End of Everything
2024
NON-FICTIONAn instant New York Times bestseller, this “profound book” (Wall Street Journal) charts how and why some societies chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are ...
America and the Future of War
2017
NON-FICTIONWilliamson Murray examines the past to shed light on the present and future challenges between war and peace. The author offers a historical perspective to show that armed conflict between organized p...
The Military Revolution in Sixteenth-century Europe
1995
NON-FICTIONThis ground-breaking study represents a new twist in the already complicated debate on military change in the early modern period. Previous writers have for the most part defined a 'military revolutio...
The Conspiracy of Evil
2006
NON-FICTIONDespite the best efforts of the Pharaoh Senusret and his generals, the beautiful acacia tree of Abydos is dying. But the beautiful priestess Isis has an idea: to save the 'Tree of Life', a new pyramid...
Hammond Atlas of the 20th Century
1996
REFERENCEHistorical events from 1900 to space exploration of a world-wide significance.
The Signature of All Things
2013
FICTIONA glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition and the thirst for knowledge-from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love
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.
Austerlitz: Napoleon and the Destruction of the Third Coalition
2005
NON-FICTIONDetailed military history of Napoleon's greatest victory.
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.
Napoleon: A Biography
1997
NON-FICTIONSweeping biography of Napoleon drawing on psychology and politics as well as military history to present a fully rounded portrait.
The Peninsular War: A New History
2002
NON-FICTIONThe most comprehensive modern history of the war in Spain and Portugal, challenging received wisdom about guerrilla warfare and Wellington's role.
The Years of Triumph: The First World War (Seven Years War Global History)
2001
NON-FICTIONClear single-volume account of the Seven Years' War — the first truly global conflict — covering all theaters from North America to India.
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.
Austerlitz: The Story of a Battle
1896
NON-FICTIONThe classic French account of Napoleon's greatest victory, still considered one of the finest battle histories ever written for its operational clarity and narrative power.
The Peninsular War Atlas
2010
NON-FICTIONThe most comprehensive cartographic history of the Peninsular War, with over 150 detailed operational maps covering every major engagement from Rolica to Toulouse.
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.
Grave Is the Day
2011
NON-FICTIONIn October of 1957, more than Sputnik fell to Earth... Set against the back drop of the Space Race and the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union have a new issue to deal with, aliens f...
The Liberation Trilogy Box Set
2013
NON-FICTIONThe definitive chronicle of the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II, Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy is now together in one ebook bundle From the War in North Africa to the Invasion of Nor...