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Gladiators Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome
ISBN: PB: 9781612005133, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious duals in large arenas filled with baying crowds. The survivor could be either executed (the famous 'thumbs down' signal) or spared...
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Knights Chivalry and Violence
ISBN: PB: 9781612005171, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Originally warriors mounted on horseback, knights became associated with the concept of chivalry as it was popularised in medieval European literature. Knights were expected to fight bravely and honourably and be loyal to their lord until death if ne...
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Vikings Raiders from the Sea
ISBN: PB: 9781612005195, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
From the 9th to the 11th century, Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world. Viking ravages united the Spanish kingdoms and stopped Charlemagne and the Franks' advance in Europe. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering f...
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Greek Warriors Hoplites and Heroes
ISBN: PB: 9781612005157, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Thermopylae, Marathon: though fought 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, the names of these battles are more familiar to many than battles fought in the last half-century, but our concept of the men who fought in these battles may be more a product of...
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Fighter Aces Knights of the Skies
ISBN: PB: 9781612004822, Casemate, June 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Just over a decade after the first powered aeroplane flight, fearless pioneers were flying over the battlefields of France in flimsy biplanes. As more military aircraft took to the skies, they were equipped with weapons and their pilots began to deve...
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Tommies The British Army in the Trenches
ISBN: PB: 9781612004846, Casemate, June 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the name is particularly associated with the British soldier in World War I. In 1914, a small professional force of British soldiers crossed the Channel to aid the French. It soon became...
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Big Guns Artillery on the Battlefield
ISBN: PB: 9781612004884, Casemate, June 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Ever since the first appearance of large-calibre guns in the Middle Ages, gunpowder artillery has had an enormous impact on military strategy and warfare. Cannons were initially developed to tackle fortifications, but then technology enabled the deve...
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Sharpshooters Marksmen through the Ages
ISBN: PB: 9781612004860, Casemate, June 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
From the Middle Ages on the most precise shooters have been employed as marksmen or sharpshooters, and equipped with the best available weapons. The German states made the first serious use of sharpshooters on the battlefield during the Seven Years W...
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Tanks A Century of Tank Warfare
ISBN: PB: 9781612004907, Casemate, June 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Tanks made their first appearance on the battlefield in September 1916 and have captured the public imagination ever since. Other countries scrambled to develop tanks of their own, and by the time war broke out again in 1939, a wide variety of tanks,...
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