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  • The Gathering Stormby Winston Churchill

    RosettaBooks 2002; US$ 7.99

    The first volume of Churchill's Noble-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. The Gathering Storm depicts the rise of Hitler and the indifference of the leaders of the European democracies to the clouds of the gathering storm. Churchill incorporates contemporary documentation and his own reminiscences in this opening memoir. more...

  • The Battle of Salamisby Barry Strauss

    Simon & Schuster 2004; US$ 11.99

    On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and Persians at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought. The Greek victory changed the course of western history -- halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens. In this dramatic new narrative account, historian and classicist Barry Strauss brings this landmark battle to life. He introduces us to the unforgettable... more...

  • The Battle for Spainby Antony Beevor

    Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 14.99

    A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall Of Berlin 1945 To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War?s outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book (Spain?s #1 bestseller for twelve weeks), provides a balanced and penetrating perspective, explaining the tensions that led to this terrible overture to World War II and affording new insights into the war?its causes, course, and consequences. more...

  • The History of the Peloponnesian Warby Thucydides; Richard Crawley

    The Floating Press 1874; US$ 3.99

    Written by Thucydides around 400 AD, The History of the Peloponnesian War is a meticulous account by the Athenian general of the extended struggle that raged between Athens and Sparta for the better part of twenty years. Thucydides eschews the romance of heroics and dramatics and his precise and thorough account of the ill-fated conflict is one of the first surviving scholarly works of history. more...

  • MacArthurby R. Frank

    Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 9.99

    Douglas MacArthur is best remembered for his adaptability that hoisted him to his greatest accomplishments. One of the first proponents of a new dimension in warfare - the Air Force - MacArthur was also unmatched historically for his management of peace during the U.S. occupation of Japan. more...

  • Makers of Ancient Strategyby Victor Davis Davis Hanson

    Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 27.95

    In this prequel to the now-classic Makers of Modern Strategy , Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prominent thinkers to explore key facets of warfare, strategy, and foreign policy in the Greco-Roman world. From the Persian Wars to the final defense of the Roman Empire, Makers of Ancient Strategy demonstrates that the military thinking and policies of the ancient Greeks and Romans remain surprisingly relevant for understanding conflict in the modern world. The book reveals that much of the organized violence witnessed today--such as counterterrorism, urban fighting, insurgencies, preemptive war, and ethnic cleansing--has ample precedent in the classical era. The book examines the preemption and... more...

  • World War Oneby Norman Stone

    Basic Books 2009; US$ 15.00

    The First World War was the overwhelming disaster from which everything else in the twentieth century stemmed. Fourteen million combatants died, four empires were destroyed, and even the victors’ empires were fatally damaged. World War I took humanity from the nineteenth century forcibly into the twentieth—and then, at Versailles, cast Europe on the path to World War II as well. In World War One , Norman Stone, one of the world’s greatest historians, has achieved the almost impossible task of writing a terse and witty short history of the war. A captivating, brisk narrative, World War One is Stone’s masterful effort to make sense of one of the twentieth century’s pivotal conflicts. more...

  • British Wars, 1637-1651by Peter Gaunt

    Routledge 1997; US$ 25.95

    A concise history of events in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland during the 1640s. Gaunt explores the relationship between the kingdoms and assesses whether the wars can be seen as a single conflict or inter-related, separate conflicts. more...

  • Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900by David Graff

    Routledge 2001; US$ 42.95

    The first survey of medieval Chinese military History to be published in English, this gripping book shows how China's history has been shaped by war. more...

  • War and Society in Early Modern Europeby Frank Tallett

    Routledge 1997; US$ 43.95

    Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement. more...