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Nagashino 1575
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 15.95Osprey's examination of the campaign at Nagashino in 1575. When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori laid siege to Nagashino castle, a possession... more...
Norman Stone Castles (1)
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95Descended from the Viking raiders who settled in Northern France under the leadership of Rollo in around 911, the Normans were amongst the most feared warriors of their time. Their territorial ambitions culminated in Duke William 1's conquest of England in 1066, but although victory at Hastings left the English crown in William's hands, Norman sovereignty... more...
Ninja AD 1460-1650
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 14.95The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan and they remain a subject of enduring fascination. They first emerged during the power struggles of 9th and 10th century Japan, in response to the increasing demand for spies, informants and even assassins, and they were used until the mid-1600s when they disappeared on account of a campaign... more...
The Great Mortality
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 12.99La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality is the extraordinary epic account of the worst natural disaster... more...
The Great Mortality
HarperCollins 2012; Not AvailableLa moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality is the extraordinary epic account of the worst natural disaster... more...
The Raven's Quest
Hillcrest Media Group, Inc. 2012; US$ 3.99In 1066, Roger Corbeau is on a quest to redeem his soul, which, at his oder brother Hugh's death, he loses for coveting Hugh's inheritance of the Barony of the Pays de Caux. Despondent from grief and guilt, he is asked be Abbot Lanfranc to accompany him to Rome to petition the Pope for the designation "Dei Gratia Rex Anglorum" for... more...
Stirling Bridge and Falkirk 1297-98
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 15.95Osprey's study of William Wallace's rebellion in the First War of the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296-1357). The death of the last of the Scottish royal house of Canmore in 1290 triggered a succession crisis. Attempts to undermine Scottish independence by King Edward I of England sparked open rebellion culminating in an English defeat at the hands... more...
The Age of Chivalry
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99American writer Thomas Bulfinch was one of the most important scholars of world mythology. His nineteenth-century collections of folk literature from Europe and ancient Greece remain some of the most influential works in this field. The collection The Age of Chivalry focuses on romantic, action-packed tales from the King Arthur era. more...
Breve historia de la orden del temple
Edhasa 1753; US$ 9.94Estrechamente relacionado con la novela "El caballero del templo", este ensayo pone en claro muchos de los mitos que se han ido transmitiendo a lo largo de los siglos acerca de la Orden del Temple. Esta obra nos descubre las interioridades de la mítica orden, explicándonos todo tipo de detalles curiosos: la jornada de un templario en tiempos de paz,... more...
The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes who continued to raid and pillage English controlled areas of Wales, and even England itself. A key part of his strategy of subjugating and colonizing the Welsh was to erect a castle at every point where his army rested, to provide permanent bases for English... more...









