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  • The African Wars

    Warriors and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns

    by Chris Peers ...
    A military history of native sub-Saharan African armies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, exploring their training, weapons, tactics and more.In The African Wars, Chris Peers provides a graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought between European powers and the native peoples of tropical and sub-tropical Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • King Stephen and The Anarchy

    Civil War and Military Tactics in Twelfth-Century Britain

    by Chris Peers ...
    "[The] epic story of the struggle for the throne and the woman who was almost the first queen of England . . . historically accurate . . . entertaining." — Tudor HistoryThe Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Offa and the Mercian Wars

    The Rise and Fall of the First Great English Kingdom

    by Chris Peers ...
    This biography of an overlooked but important Anglo-Saxon ruler sheds light on the Dark Ages of England.In the eighth century, Offa ruled Mercia, one of the strongest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. For over thirty years he was the dominant warlord in the territory south of the Humber River and the driving force behind the expansion of Mercia's power. During that turbulent period, Offa commanded Mercian ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Highland Battles

    Warfare on Scotland's Northern Frontier in the Early Middle Ages

    by Chris Peers ...
    This in-depth history of medieval Scottish warfare highlights the rivalries between the Norse warlords and the early Scottish kings.Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Scotland's northern and western highlands underwent a turbulent period of significant wars. The Highlands and islands were controlled by the kings of Norway or by Norse or Norse-Celtic warlords, who not only resisted ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana 1879

    A Battlefield Guide

    by Chris Peers ...
    Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana, both 1879, are undoubtedly the most famous of Britain's imperial battles, the former the subject of one of the nation's top war movies, Zulu, even if it wasn't actually filmed there. With South Africa becoming a more popular tourist destination, never has there been a better time to visit these iconic battlefields and trace the steps of the red-coated heroes who ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Genghis Khan and the Mongol War Machine

    by Chris Peers ...
    The military might, tactics, and philosophy of Khan is explored in this "fine read" and "useful source for Mongolian . . . and medieval studies in general" (De Re Militari).As a soldier, general, statesman, and empire-builder, Genghis Khan is a near-mythical figure. His remarkable achievements and his ruthless methods have given rise to a monstrous reputation. But who was the man behind the legend ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Border Battles

    Northumberland in the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1018-1513

    by Chris Peers ...
    A vivid account of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, linking key battles, castles, and campaigns with historical context and modern site guides.Border Battles describes the events which took place on the battlefields of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1018–1513. Author Chris Peers links these with a historical narrative of the campaigns, the political situation which gave rise to them and the geographical factors ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Class Size and Pupil Teacher Ratios

    Where Education and Economics Collide

    by Chris Peers ...
    This book provides a “primer” with respect to the debate about class size between economists and educators. In particular it offers an overview of how economists look at school funding problems, and makes a comparison between the work of the Chicago School and others like Eric Hanushek, which has focused intensely on the economic relationship between public spending on educational resources and ... Read more

    $39.39 USD

  • Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana

    22nd January 1897: Minute by Minute

    by Chris Peers ...
    This vivid military history explores two pivotal battles in the 19th century war between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.The battle of Isandlwana on January, 22nd, 1879 was one of the most dramatic episodes in military history. In the morning, 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed the British invading force in one of the greatest disasters ever to befall a British army.Later the same day, a Zulu force ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Seven Seas

    Wargames Rules for the Age of Piracy and Adventure c.1500–1730

    by Chris Peers ...
    Series Book 7 - Osprey Wargames
    On the Seven Seas is a set of wargames rules covering the high adventure and low morals of the world of the pirate. The rules cover licensed privateers such as da Gama and Drake, ruthless pirates of the Spanish Main, Blackbeard, the Barbary corsairs, the wako of the Far East, not to mention the anti-pirate squadrons, Spanish garrisons and native warriors from around the world that found themselves ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Warrior Peoples of East Africa 1840–1900

    by Chris Peers ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Less well known than the Zulu of South Africa, the warriors of East Africa had just as fearsome a reputation.The prowess of the lion-hunting Masai deterred all foreign penetration for most of the 19th century. The Ngoni, driven north by the Zulu, revolutionized warfare in the region; the HeHe put up fierce resistance to German colonisers. The Ruga-Ruga produced two formidable warlords and adorned ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Battles of Ancient China

    by Chris Peers ...
    In the field of military history as in so many others, the Chinese have often been both admired and seen as something utterly mysterious and inscrutable. Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus