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Basic Instincts Love, Lust and Violence in the Art of Joseph Highmore

Riding Jaaqueline

ISBN: PB: 9781911300281, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, September 2017
120 pp., 26x21.6 cm, 80 colour illus.

Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London, this fascinating book will re-introduce Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), an artist of status and substance in his day, who is now largely unknown. It takes as its focus Highmore...

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Aviation

Military

Brazilians at War Brazilian Aviation in the Second World War

Rivas Santiago

ISBN: PB: 9781911512585, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
112 pp., 29.7x21 cm, 270 black&white photos, 35 colour photos, 6 maps, 10 tables

When the Second World War erupted, Latin America – despite being initially neutral – became part of it. Brazil, with its large provision of goods to the Allied Powers, was soon a victim of the Axis submarines – leading to the urgent development of an...

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Military

Short History

Gladiators Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome

Bishop M. C.

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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Military

French Army of the Orient 1798-1801 Napoleon's beloved "Egyptians"

Martin Yves

ISBN: PB: 9781911512714, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
200 pp., 24.8x18 cm, 200 illus.

More than 200 years ago – under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte – a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Cons...

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Military

Short History

Knights Chivalry and Violence

Sadler John, Serdiville Rosie

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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America

Jack and Hopit, Comrades in Arms An Officer of the 9th Lancers in the Great War and his War Horse

Merton Serena

ISBN: PB: 9781911512806, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
120 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 125 black&white photos and maps

A chance discovery of the existence of the gravestone carved with the battle honours of Hopit – the Tipperary-foaled hunter – led the author to research the Great War relationship of Hopit and 19-year-old Second Lieutenant John (Jack) Forrester Colvi...

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Military

Tanks The History of the Royal Tank Regiment, 1976-2017

Messenger Charles

ISBN: HB: 9781912174003, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
352 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 50 colour & black&white photos, 10 maps

The Royal Tank Regiment celebrates its centenary this year (2017). This, the fourth volume of the Regiment's history, begins in the midst of the Cold War, with the four RTR regiments mainly based in Germany. They experienced NATO's rearmament in the...

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Military

Short History

Vikings Raiders from the Sea

Hjardar Kim

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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Decorative Arts

FABERGE From St Petersburg to Sandringham

Collins Ian

ISBN: PB: 9780946009718, Casemate, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, September 2017
144 pp., 26.5x21 cm, 150 illus.

In 1907 Edward VII commissioned Peter Carl Faberge – court artist-jeweller to imperial Russia – to produce miniature sculptures of animals on the royal estate at Sandringham. Designed to please Queen Alexandra, the project was suggested by the king's...

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Military

Naval Advising and Assistance History, Challenges, and Analysis

Stoker Donald

ISBN: HB: 9781911512820, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
288 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 5 photos

This original edited volume is the only book on naval advising. Drawing upon the work of scholars and practitioners from all over the world, it takes a comparative and global approach to examining the history, theory and evolution of naval advising a...

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