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British Armour in the Normandy Campaign
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate. Explanation of these and other humiliating failures has centred predominantly... more...
Early Riders
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95In this wide-ranging and often controversial book, Robert Drews examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. He questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were riding in battle as early as 4000 BC, and suggests that it was not until around 900 BC that men anywhere - whether in the Near East and the Aegean or... more...
On Armor
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 139.00On Armor tells three important and interconnected stories. The first is a tale of a technology, in particular, the rise and fall of the main battle tank?a type of armored vehicle that came to dominate land warfare in the middle of the 20th century but is now obsolete. The second is a history of ideas. The problem that armored vehicles created for 20th-century... more...
British Armour Theory and the Rise of the Panzer Arm
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 132.00Azar Gat overturns recent historiographical trends in the study of British and German armour developments between the two World Wars. He reinstates British pioneering theory and practice as the inspiration for the creators of the Panzer arm that made possible Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in the opening stage of World War II. more...
Half-Track
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 80.00A complete history of American semi-track vehicles for both military and rural uses. It includes detailed explanations of each vehicle, including its use, the dates of its invention and use, and its mechanical workings, from fuel to horsepower. more...
Cavalry from Hoof to Track
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 50.00outlining the doctrinal and material evolution of the cavalry in its quest for dominance and survival in the battlefield, this history assesses the philosophy and principles of one of warfare's most constant participants. more...
Exploring Advanced Technologies for the Future Combat Systems Program
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95An assessment of technologies, tactics and operational concepts being considered for future army rapid-reaction forces in the USA. It focuses on small-scale contingency and the associated spectrum of challenges that this type of scenario might entail. more...
Cavalry of the Roman Republic
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 49.95In this original and revealing work, Jeremiah B. McCall challenges the generally accepted view of the Roman cavalry and explores the fundamental connections between war and society in republican Rome, c.300-100 BC. McCall describes the citizen cavalry's equipment, tactics, and motivation in battle, and argues for its effectiveness in the field. This... more...
Medieval Weapons
ABC-CLIO 2007; US$ 85.00In the Middle Ages, the lack of standardized weapons meant that one warriorÕs arms were often quite different from anotherÕs, even when they were fighting on the same side. And with few major technological advances in that period, the evolution of those weapons over the centuries was incremental. But evolve they ultimately did, bringing arms, armor,... more...









