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  • Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (1)

    Infantry

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 510 - Men-at-Arms
    A highly illustrated study of the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, ideal for enthusiasts of 16th and 17th century warfare and the development of military strategy.The 80 Years' War (also known as the Dutch War of Independence) was the foundation of Dutch nationhood, and during the course of the conflict one of its main leaders – Maurice of Orange-Nassau – created an army and a tactical ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (2)

    Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 513 - Men-at-Arms
    Throughout the 16th Century, the Spanish had an aura of invincibility.They controlled a vast colonial empire that stretched across the Americas and the Pacific, and held considerable territories in Europe, centring on the so-called 'Spanish Road'. The Dutch War of Independence (also known as the 80 Years' War) was a major challenge to their dominance. The Dutch army created by Maurice of Nassau ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Nieuwpoort 1600

    The First Modern Battle

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 334 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated study of the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600, one of the key engagements of the Eighty Years War.The Eighty Years' War began as a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious tolerance from their Spanish overlords, but it quickly escalated into one of the longest wars in European history. Spain's failed invasion of 1599 and the mutinies that followed convinced Dutch leaders ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568–1648

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 263 - New Vanguard
    The tiny new state of the United Provinces of the Netherlands won its independence from the mighty Spanish empire by fighting and winning the Eighty Years' War, from 1568 and 1648.In this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role in determining the ultimate victor. On the high seas the fleet carved out a new empire, growing national income to such levels that it could continue the ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

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  • The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068–1945

    by Darren Fa, Prof. Clive Finlayson ...
    Series Book 52 - Fortress
    Gibraltar, located at the meeting points of Europe and Africa, preserves within its fortifications a rich testament to human conflict spanning 600 years.In 1068 the ruling Spanish Muslims built a large fort there. Between 1309 and 1374 Gibraltar underwent a period of intensive building and fortification, and following the Spanish reconquest of 1462 the inhabitants carried out further works. In ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Warships of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652–74

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 183 - New Vanguard
    Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy.Primarily fought in the cold waters of the North Sea and the English Channel, the wars proved revolutionary in their impact upon warship design, armament, and naval tactics. During this time, the warship evolved into the true ship-of-the-line that would dominate ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Terror By Night

    The official history of the SBS and the Greek Sacred Squadron 1943-1945

    Edited by Alan Ogden ...
    In the Aegean, between 1943 and 1945, the Raiding Forces – a combination of British Special Forces (primarily the SBS) and the Greek Sacred Squadron – established a reign of terror and suspense in the hearts of a German force a hundred times its number.In this very readable official report, the founding, training and composition of Raiding Forces are dealt with in sufficient detail to show what ... Read more

    $6.65 USD

  • Montcalm And Wolfe

    Two Men Who Forever Changed the Course of Canadian History

    by Roch Carrier ...
    The national bestseller that tells the story of Wolfe and Montcalm and the Plains of AbrahamIn September 1759, a small band of British troops led by James Wolfe scaled the tall cliff overlooking a farmer’s field owned by Abraham Martin and overpowered the French garrison that protected the area, allowing the bulk of the British army to ascend the cliff behind and attack the French who, led by ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Waterloo Battlefield Guide

    by David Buttery ...
    Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports, which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion. However, unbeknown to virtually anyone in the English-speaking world interested in the more human aspects of these 'foreign' troops fighting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fall of Denmark (1940) - part of the Bretwalda Battles series

    Bretwalda Battles, #11

    by Oliver Hayes ...
    Series Book 11 - Bretwalda Battles
    In 1940 Hitler's Germany launched an unprovoked attack on little Denmark. The campaign was meticulously planned and over in hours. It saw the first ever use of paratroops in war, the first German amphibious landings of the war and the threat of terror bombing of cities and towns.The Fall of Denmark is often overlooked by historians as the campaign was over in a matter of hours. But the campaign ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of HMS Revenge

    by Alexander Stilwell ...
    This sweeping naval history chronicles the many British vessels to bare the name Revenge, from the sixteenth-century galleon to the twentieth-century submarine.The glory years of the Royal Navy can be glimpsed between Sir Francis Drake's Revenge and the Polaris submarine of the same name, built four centuries later. In its various forms, Revenge was at the Armada, the Azores, Trafalgar, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Peninsular War

    A Battlefield Guide

    by Andrew Rawson ...
    A new battlefield guide to the Peninsular War is long overdue. Modern development in Spain and Portugal has encroached on many of the battlefields, new research has questioned established interpretations of events, and there is a broader appreciation of the parts played by all the armies involved - the French on one side and the Spanish, Portuguese and British on the other. Andrew Rawson, in this ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus