Trial by Fire - The Hundred Years War by Jonathan Sumption
$40.00 NZD
Category: Wars of the Ages | Series: The\Hundred Years War Ser.
This second volume on the Hundred Years War traces Edward III's increasing domination of France, from the fall of Calais in 1347 up to 1369. The period is dominated by a succession of crises in French affairs of state; crises that brought it to the verge of ruin.
Indian Fights and Fighters by Cyrus Townsend Brady; James T. King (Introduction by)
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Wars of the Ages
Originally published in 1904, Indian Fights and Fighters regularly appears in bibliographies of significant works on the history of the American West. Embracing almost three decades of Plains history, it contains not only Brady's clear, fast-paced accounts of the Plains wars, but also a number of eyewit ...Show more
Shadows in the Desert - Ancient Persia at War by Kaveh Farrokh; Richard Nelson Frye; Peter Bull (Illustrator)
$25.00 NZD
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Category: Wars of the Ages | Series: General Military Ser.
The ruins of Persepolis evoke the best-known events of ancient Persia's history: Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius III, his conquest of the Achaemenid empire, and the burning of the great palace complex at Persepolis. However, most of the history of ancient Persia remains as mysterious today as it ...Show more
A System of Ambition? - British Foreign Policy 1660-1793 by Jeremy Black
$15.00 NZD
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Category: Wars of the Ages | Series: Sutton History Paperbacks Ser.
This work charts the rise of Britain to a position of spectacular greatness on the international stage, with an empire to provide vast wealth and prestige. Background events include the Anglo-Dutch wars, the wars of the Austrian and Spanish successions, the Seven Years War and the American and French re ...Show more
The Monks of War by Desmond Seward
$80.00 NZD
$90.00 (11% off)
Category: Rare and antique books (military history)
Hannibal by Ernle Bradford
$20.00 NZD
Category: Wars of the Ages | Series: Military History Ser.
The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar. Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example set by his father, Hamilcar, he dedicated his life ...Show more
The Wars of the Roses - England's First Civil War by Trevor Royle
$15.00 NZD
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Category: Wars of the Ages
THE WARS OF THE ROSES is the definitive account of one of the bloodiest episodes in British history ? wars between the houses of York and Lancaster. Trevor Royle provides a military history of the Wars while placing the conflict in the context of the time. This was a period with a rich legacy: William C ...Show more
War in Britain by Tim Newark
$15.00 NZD
Category: Wars of the Ages
English Heritage arranged re-enacted events every weekend in summer 1998. The largest, in August at Kirby Hall attracted 25,000 spectators and involved over 2,000 re-enactors. The aim was to reveal what it was like to be a soldier, soldier's wife, servant or even child on campaign in Britain. From Roman ...Show more
In Search of the Battlefields of Britain by Marc Alexander
$50.00 NZD
Category: Wars of the Ages
Unlike castles and cathedrals, the battlefields situated around the UK are not easily found and require some background knowledge of the contender's tactics, the cause of the battle and its effect on history to be fully appreciated. At first sight, Bosworth is a piece of rural landscape, yet here a roya ...Show more