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Concealment in the Field 1957
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 14.99Camouflage and concealment are subjects which are often forgotten in the heat of battle, but they are so fundamental to survival on the battlefield that instruction has been emphasised ever since the British Army discarded the line and went over to khaki and skirmish lines.This pamphlet looks in great detail at the reasons for concealment, and what... more...
Military Leadership and Counterinsurgency
I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 104.00Between 1948 and 1960, the British army conducted three important counterinsurgency operations in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus. During that time, military leaders inspired the evolution of a distinct organisational culture, known as 'small wars culture', which affected learning, discipline and attitudes towards leadership and fellow soldiers. Using a synthesis... more...
Art of War in an Asymmetric World
Continuum International Publishing 2012; US$ 140.00The work examines the rise of the movements against globalization, modernization, and Western dominance that followed the collapse of the bipolar world and the end of the Cold War and that culminated with today’s global jihadist movements. It describes how the U.S. had to adapt to this new, asymmetrical world of conflict with its strategic, doctrinal... more...
Journal of Medieval Military History
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 99.00The articles in this volume focus on the fifteenth century. Several draw on the substantial archives of the Burgundian polity, focusing particularly on the Flemish shooting guilds, spying, and the provision of troops by towns. The urban emphasis continues with a study of the transition from `traditional' artillery to gunpowder weaponry in Southampton,... more...
Macedonian Armies after Alexander 323-168 BC
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander?s circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexander?s conquests gave way to a period of bloody and prolonged warfare. For well over a century the largely mercenary armies... more...
Designing Soldier Systems
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 119.95This book focuses on contemporary human factors issues within the design of soldier systems and describes how they are currently being investigated and addressed by the U.S. Army to enhance soldier performance and effectiveness. It appeals to an international multidisciplinary audience including defense contractors, program management offices, human... more...
The Republican Roman Army
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95The Republican Roman Army assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the evolution of the Roman Army and the Roman experience of war. The author has carefully selected and translated key texts, many of them not previously available in English, and provided them with comprehensive commentaries and essays. ... more...
Roman Imperial Armour
Oxbow Books 2011; US$ 25.00The Roman Empire depended on the power of its armies to defend and extend the imperial borders, enabling it to dominate much of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Success was, in large part, founded on well-trained, well-disciplined soldiers who were equipped with the most advanced arms and armour available at that time. This is the story... more...
Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare
Routledge 2004; US$ 33.95This comprehensive volume provides easily accessible factual material on all major areas of warfare in the medieval west. more...
Greek and Roman Military Writers
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 35.95Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers who tell us about the technical aspects of military practice and the management of armies. The pieces cover a fascinating range of topics - battle formations and manoeuvres, different types of troops, the art of generalship, methods for conducting... more...









