THE FALL OF CARTHAGE: THE PUNIC WARS 265-146BC
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.
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.
The Peloponnesian War
2003
NON-FICTIONKagan's single-volume masterpiece covering the entire war between Athens and Sparta.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
2003
NON-FICTIONGripping narrative of Rome's transformation from republic to empire, from Sulla's march on Rome to Julius Caesar's assassination.
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
2006
NON-FICTIONRevisionist history arguing that the fall of Rome was caused primarily by external military pressure from the Huns and Goths.
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.
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.
Alexander of Macedon, 356–323 B.C.: A Historical Biography
1974
NON-FICTIONThe most scholarly biography of Alexander the Great, placing his campaigns in their full political, economic, and cultural context.
The Face of Battle
1976
NON-FICTIONLandmark 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.
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...
French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786-1861
2015
NON-FICTIONIn 1786 the French navy had just emerged from its most successful war of the eighteenth century, and the reputation of its ship design and fighting skills never stood higher. Though the effects of the...
The Great Swindle
2016
NON-FICTIONWinner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, a timeless story of how war transforms lives in unexpected and often tragic ways as seen through the eyes of three World War I vets The year is 1918, the war o...
2017 War with Russia
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...
The Fire Fighter
2002
NON-FICTIONSebastian Faulks meets Robert Harris in a wonderfully evocative and thrilling first novel about a firefighter in London at the height of the Blitz. Autumn, 1940, and the Luftwaffe is firebombing Londo...
Haig's Medical Officer
2013
NON-FICTIONEugene (Micky) Ryan was born in Ireland and studied medicine at Cork and Edinburgh. After a period of private practice in London he was commissioned into the RAMC in 1901 and saw active service in Sou...
Tomorrow is for Ever
2004
NON-FICTIONAlan 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...
Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia, 1806
1993
NON-FICTIONThe 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 ...
Roman Britain
2008
NON-FICTIONPart of the 'British History' series, this book is illustrated with a combination of cartoons, reproduced artwork, and photographs.
Sharpe's Prey
2011
NON-FICTIONThe heroic Richard Sharpe finds himself (after victory in "Sharpe's Trafalgar") in Denmark, where he is fighting once again to keep the treacherous French troops at bay.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
2018
NON-FICTIONIn 1940s Italy, teenager Pino Lella joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for a beautiful widow, he also becomes the personal driver of one of the Third Reich's mos...
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SPQR
1992
GMT Great Battles of History series opener. Covers major battles of the Roman Republic.
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Commands & Colors: Ancients
2006
Fast-playing tactical wargame covering battles from the Greco-Persian Wars through the fall of Rome. Uses the Commands & Colors block system with scenario-specific terrain.
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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
1996
Card-driven operational game of the Second Punic War. Hannibal must use his brilliant generalship to defeat Rome before Carthage's allies defect. A landmark design that popularised the card-driven war...
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Polis: Fight for the Hegemony
2012
Strategic game of the Peloponnesian War covering the conflict between Athens and Sparta.
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Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars
2017
Mark Herman's strategic game of the entire Peloponnesian War. Each side juggles political infighting between its own factions as well as military competition against the enemy — unique dual-layer card...
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Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module
2008
Designed by Richard H. Berg, Dan Fournie, Mark Herman
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Caesar in Gallia: Conquest on the Ancient Frontier
1993
Designed by Joseph Miranda
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Carthage: The First Punic War – The Ancient World, Vol. II
2005
Designed by Richard H. Berg
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Diadochoi: Great Battles of Alexander Module
1995
Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
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Epic of the Peloponnesian War
2006
Designed by Jonathan Iwamasa, Kurt Kuhlmann
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Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition
2018
Designed by Vance von Borries
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Genesis: Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East
2015
Designed by Richard H. Berg
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