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MATCH 12
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.

Tags: Central Asia, Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Agincourt: A New History

Anne Curry

2005

NON-FICTION

The definitive modern account of Agincourt, drawing on English and French sources to reconstruct the battle and debunk centuries of myth.

Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes

Amin Maalouf

1984

NON-FICTION

A landmark work that recounts the Crusades entirely from the perspective of the Arab chroniclers who lived through them.

Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Timothy Snyder

2010

NON-FICTION

Groundbreaking history of the mass killings in the lands between Germany and Russia — Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states — during the Second World War.

Tags: Non-Fiction, StrategicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly

Scott Anderson

2013

NON-FICTION

Gripping 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.

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England

Juliet Barker

2005

NON-FICTION

The 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.

Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Armies of the Crusades

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

1984

NON-FICTION
Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

NON-FICTION
Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 09
The Traveller's Handbook for Constantinople, Gallipoli and Asia Minor
The Traveller's Handbook for Constantinople, Gallipoli and Asia Minor

Roy Elston

1923

NON-FICTION
Tags: Medieval, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

Robert Coram

2002

NON-FICTION

Biography 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.

Tags: Non-Fiction, StrategicThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
The Afghan Campaign
The Afghan Campaign

Steven Pressfield

2006

NON-FICTION

Alexander the Great's invasion of the Afghan kingdoms in 330 B.C. as told through the eyes of Matthias, a young infantryman.

Tags: Central Asia, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
The Afghan Campaign
The Afghan Campaign

Steven Pressfield

2007

NON-FICTION

Alexander 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...

Tags: Central Asia, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
Gallipoli Doctors
Gallipoli Doctors

Robert Likeman

2010

NON-FICTION

Gallipoli Doctors is a comprehensive record of the contribution made by almost 300 Doctors of the AIF during the Gallipoli Campaign.

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
Tank Action
Tank Action

George Forty

2009

NON-FICTION

The technology that separates the lumbering Heavy Mk I tank of 1916 from the Challenger main battle tank of 1994 may be aeons apart, but the basic skills of the tank commander have remained unchanged....

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
Tank Battles of the Mid East Wars
Tank Battles of the Mid East Wars

Steven J. Zaloga; Samuel Katz

1996

NON-FICTION

En kort gennemgang af de konflikter Israel har været involveret i i perioden 1948 til 1973. Ved hjælp af et omfattende billedmateriale dokumenteres de køretøjer de involverede hære benyttede

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
The Evolution of Special Forces in Counter-terrorism
The Evolution of Special Forces in Counter-terrorism

J. Paul de B. Taillon

2001

NON-FICTION

Annotation. The threat of terrorism knows no borders, and, given the complexities of today's global system, no nation can afford to stand alone. This study considers the role that international cooper...

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
The Lady of Abu Simbel
The Lady of Abu Simbel

Christian Jacq

2000

NON-FICTION

Despite the tremendous shock of the Battle of Kadesh, Ramses has not managed to bring the formidable Hittite might to its knees. Rather than continue the struggle he decides to engage in negotiations....

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 07
The Conspiracy of Evil
The Conspiracy of Evil

Christian Jacq

2006

NON-FICTION

Despite 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...

Tags: Middle East, Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 06
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs

H.R. McMaster

1997

NON-FICTION

Controversial 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.

Tags: Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
MATCH 06
Russia in Asia
Russia in Asia

Alexis Sidney Krausse

1899

NON-FICTION

Alexis Sidney Krausse (1859-1904) was a British journalist and author who wrote for many British periodicals and produced books about a wide range of subjects, including poverty in the city of London,...

Tags: Non-FictionThemes: Non-Fiction
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MATCH 05
Hammer of the Scots
Hammer of the Scots

Columbia Games

2002

WT 3.0/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 7.5

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.

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
Crusader Rex
Crusader Rex

Columbia Games

2007

WT 2.9/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 7.2

Block wargame of the Crusades in the Holy Land. Christians battle Saladin's forces across the Levant in this elegant Columbia block game.

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
Crusader
Crusader

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1997

WT 2.5/5 2–4P

Designed by Dean Essig

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
Samurai
Samurai

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1996

WT 3.4/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
Storm Over Jerusalem
Storm Over Jerusalem

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2023

WT 2.7/5 2–2P

Designed by Scott Blanton

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
The Crusades: Western Invasions of the Holy Land 1097-1191 A.D.
The Crusades: Western Invasions of the Holy Land 1097-1191 A.D.

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1978

WT 2.9/5 2–8P

Designed by Richard H. Berg

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition)
The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition)

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1989

WT 3.9/5 2–2P

Designed by Fred Schachter, Bruno Sinigaglio, Steve Weiss

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
We Happy Few: The Battle of Agincourt
We Happy Few: The Battle of Agincourt

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2015

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Amabel Holland

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 05
Men of Iron
Men of Iron

GMT Games

2005

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.9

Medieval battle game covering Agincourt, Crécy, and other battles.

Tags: Medieval
MATCH 02
AirLand Battle: Corps Operational Command in Europe
AirLand Battle: Corps Operational Command in Europe

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1986

WT 4.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Don Alexander

Same era
MATCH 02
Armored Knights: Guderian Crosses the Desna 1941
Armored Knights: Guderian Crosses the Desna 1941

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2013

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Christopher Fasulo

Same era
MATCH 02
Assault: Tactical Combat in Europe – 1985
Assault: Tactical Combat in Europe – 1985

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1983

WT 3.4/5 2–2P

Designed by Frank Chadwick

Same era
MATCH 02
Battles on the Ice: Defeats of the Livonian Order at Peipus and Karuse
Battles on the Ice: Defeats of the Livonian Order at Peipus and Karuse

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2017

WT 2.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Amabel Holland

Same era
MATCH 02
Beyond the Rhine: The Campaign for Northwest Europe
Beyond the Rhine: The Campaign for Northwest Europe

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2015

WT 4.4/5

Designed by Dean Essig, John Kisner, Roland LeBlanc

Same era
MATCH 02
Bitter Woods (Fourth Edition): Expansion Kit
Bitter Woods (Fourth Edition): Expansion Kit

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2004

WT 3.2/5 2–4P

Designed by Randy Heller

Same era
MATCH 02
Blocks in the East: Chrome Expansion
Blocks in the East: Chrome Expansion

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2013

WT 3.0/5 1–4P

Designed by Emanuele Santandrea

Same era
MATCH 02
Brief Border Wars
Brief Border Wars

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2020

WT 2.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Brian Train

Same era
MATCH 02
Chandragupta: Great Battles of the Mauryan Empire – India, 319-261 BC
Chandragupta: Great Battles of the Mauryan Empire – India, 319-261 BC

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2008

WT 3.8/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman, Alan J. Ray, Stephen R. Welch

Same era
MATCH 02
Charlemagne, Master of Europe
Charlemagne, Master of Europe

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2017

WT 3.2/5 1–1P

Designed by Amabel Holland

Same era
MATCH 02
Clontarf
Clontarf

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1993

WT 2.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Adrian McGrath

Same era