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This book provides a highly detailed account of the history, organisation, uniforms and insignia of South African Special…

This volume details the military career and accomplishments of Walther Model, the youngest Generalfeldmarschall in the…

The 3rd to the 6th centuries saw the collapse of the classical Mediterranean civilization and the emergence of new states in…

Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan's century of civil wars to an end, but it was…

Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Saracen cavalry during the time of the Crusades…

The Grumman F6F Hellcat and Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were the two principal opposing fighters in the brutal aerial clashes of…

During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry - the French cuirassiers, and their…

For almost a decade the European Union has been stuck in a permanent crisis. Starting with domestic constitutional crises,…

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A revised and updated edition of the definitive work on the wars of German unification.…

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A witty, insightful, and groundbreaking take on one of the most urgent questions of our time: Why, despite overwhelming…

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An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built…

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