GENGHIS KHAN AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs
1997
NON-FICTIONControversial argument that the Vietnam War was lost as much by deception and institutional failures at the top of the U.S. military and government as by battlefield failure.
The Age of Tamerlane
1989
NON-FICTIONThe most authoritative study of Timur (Tamerlane) and his conquests, examining the Timurid empire's political structure and military system through Persian and Chaghatai sources.
Hue 1968
2017
NON-FICTIONGripping account of the bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive and the Vietnam War's turning point.
Agincourt: A New History
2005
NON-FICTIONThe definitive modern account of Agincourt, drawing on English and French sources to reconstruct the battle and debunk centuries of myth.
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
1984
NON-FICTIONA landmark work that recounts the Crusades entirely from the perspective of the Arab chroniclers who lived through them.
Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945
2011
NON-FICTIONGlobal history of WWII told through the testimonies of hundreds of ordinary soldiers and civilians from every theater and every major nation.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
1992
NON-FICTIONDefinitive account of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major engagement between US forces and the NVA.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly
2013
NON-FICTIONGripping account of T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt in WWI, drawing on newly available documents to portray the betrayals and imperial maneuvering that shaped the modern Middle East.
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
2005
NON-FICTIONThe 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.
Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights
NON-FICTIONThe Traveller's Handbook for Constantinople, Gallipoli and Asia Minor
1923
NON-FICTION
The Forever War
1974
MILITARY SCI-FI"The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe Haldeman's Vietnam War parable epic war story spanning relativistic space a...
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
2002
NON-FICTIONBiography of John Boyd — the iconoclastic Air Force colonel who created the OODA loop concept and whose theories on maneuver warfare reshaped modern American military doctrine.
The Afghan Campaign
2006
NON-FICTIONAlexander the Great's invasion of the Afghan kingdoms in 330 B.C. as told through the eyes of Matthias, a young infantryman.
The Afghan Campaign
2007
NON-FICTIONAlexander the Great's campaign in the Afghan kingdoms began in the summer of 330BC. It lasted for three brutal years and proved the most difficult he and his army ever fought... The Afghan Campaignrec...
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.
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive single-volume history of the Pacific War covering strategy, tactics, leadership, and the experience of soldiers and sailors on both sides.
The First World War
1998
NON-FICTIONAuthoritative single-volume history of WWI covering all fronts and theaters, emphasizing the devastating human cost of industrialized warfare.
7th Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Far East
1987
Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski
Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment
1979
Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Stephen A. Donaldson
Firefight: Modern U.S. and Soviet Small Unit Tactics
1976
Designed by Jim Dunnigan, Irad B. Hardy
Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean
1985
Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski
South China Sea: Modern Naval Conflict in the South Pacific
2017
Designed by John Gorkowski
The Next War: Modern Conflict in Europe
1978
Designed by Jim Dunnigan, Mark Herman
Hammer of the Scots
2002
Columbia Games' block wargame of the Scottish Wars of Independence, 1296-1314. Features William Wallace and Robert Bruce against English domination. Hidden unit strengths via wooden blocks.
Crusader Rex
2007
Block wargame of the Crusades in the Holy Land. Christians battle Saladin's forces across the Levant in this elegant Columbia block game.
The Crusades: Western Invasions of the Holy Land 1097-1191 A.D.
1978
Designed by Richard H. Berg
The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition)
1989
Designed by Fred Schachter, Bruno Sinigaglio, Steve Weiss
Men of Iron
2005
Medieval battle game covering Agincourt, Crécy, and other battles.