THE FACE OF BATTLE
Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell
2005
NON-FICTIONHarrowing account of the First Marine Division's assault on Peleliu — one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War, fought over an island of questionable strategic value.
The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II
1980
NON-FICTIONClassic examination of what combat was actually like for the ordinary infantryman in WWII — covering fear, exhaustion, morale, and the gulf between official narratives and soldier reality.
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.
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 Wargame Companion
2004
NON-FICTIONCompanion volume to Charles Grant's classic wargaming rules, covering scenario design, army organization, and the historical background behind 18th-century tabletop warfare.
Programmed Wargames Scenarios
1983
NON-FICTIONFifty pre-programmed wargame scenarios using solo and umpire-free mechanics, a foundational reference for scenario design still used by historical wargamers.
Enemy at the Gates
1973
NON-FICTIONThe definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege
1998
NON-FICTIONBeevor's masterful account of the battle that changed the course of WWII on the Eastern Front.
A Time for Trumpets
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.
The Somme
2005
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of the Battle of the Somme and its horrific toll.
Gallipoli
2011
NON-FICTIONComprehensive account of the doomed Gallipoli campaign using firsthand sources.
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.
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
2013
NON-FICTIONDeeply researched modern account of the three-day battle that decided the Civil War.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
1988
NON-FICTIONPulitzer Prize-winning single-volume history of the Civil War era. The standard work on the causes, course, and consequences of the conflict.
The Civil War: A Narrative
1958
NON-FICTIONFoote's monumental three-volume narrative history of the Civil War, combining scholarly rigor with the storytelling power of a novelist.
Band of Brothers
1992
NON-FICTIONThe story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. Basis for the HBO miniseries.
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The Great War
2017
Commands & Colors system applied to WWI Western Front tactics. Mud, wire, gas, and machine guns make this a tactically distinctive entry in the C&C family — infantry assaults feel appropriately brutal...
Iwo Jima: Bloodbath in the Bonins
2020
Solitaire game of the US Marine assault on Iwo Jima.
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D-Day at Omaha Beach
2009
Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.
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Napoleon's Triumph
2007
Innovative block wargame recreating Austerlitz with hidden unit information.
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Wellington's Victory
1976
Highly detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Waterloo at battalion level.
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Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
2010
Light-to-medium wargame using the Commands & Colors system for Napoleonic battles.
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Battle Cry
2000
Introductory Civil War wargame using the Commands & Colors system.
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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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Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid
2019
Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.
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Tannenberg
2009
Operational simulation of the opening battles on the Eastern Front in 1914.
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1914: Twilight in the East
2015
Operational game of the opening campaigns on the Eastern Front in 1914.
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Borodino
2012
Block game simulating Napoleon's brutal 1812 battle at Borodino.
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Gettysburg: The Magnificent Fight
2020
Fast-playing card-driven game of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Antietam: The Civil War Battles Series
2011
Detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Antietam.
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Prussia's Glory II
2008
Detailed tactical simulation of Frederick the Great's major battles.
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SPQR
1992
GMT Great Battles of History series opener. Covers major battles of the Roman Republic.
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Men of Iron
2005
Medieval battle game covering Agincourt, Crécy, and other battles.
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Victory at Sea
1974
Classic WWII and WWI naval warfare game covering major fleet engagements.
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