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  • Beyond the Gates of Fire

    New Perspectives on the Battle of Thermopylae

    by Philip de Souza ...
    The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC is one of the most famous battles in history. The heroism of the 300 Spartans who opted to remain behind to face the full might of the Persian host while their Greek allies made good their escape has become the stuff of legend. The story still inspires novelists and film-makers today (Frank Miller's fanciful 300 was a huge hit in 2007 and the film rights to ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Invincible Beast

    Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    An innovative study of the Macedonian war machine's sarissa-wielding infantry under such leaders as Philip II and Alexander the Great.The Hellenistic pike-phalanx was a true military innovation, transforming the face of warfare in the ancient world. For nearly 200 years, from the rise of the Macedonians as a military power in the mid-fourth century BC, to their defeat at the hands of the Romans at ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Roman Republic

    by Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew ...
    Series series Religion & Classical Warfare
    Essays exploring the role religion played in ancient Roman warfare, including destroying enemies' gods, wartime ceremonies, and live burials.Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Storm of Spears

    Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    A "practical and thought provoking" study of the ancient military tactic known as the phalanx—the classic battle formation used in historic Greek warfare ( The Historian).In ancient Greece, warfare was a fact of life, with every city brandishing its own fighting force. And the backbone of these classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tactics of Aelian

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    A new translation of the 2nd-century Greek manual on warfare. "A work that cannot be neglected in any future study of ancient military history." —Ancient Warfare MagazineAelian's work on tactics is a hugely significant piece of ancient military literature, yet the last new edition in English was published in 1814. Although writing in the second century AD, Aelian drew heavily on earlier works to ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Archaic and Classical Greece

    by Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew, Michael Schmitz ...
    Series series Religion & Classical Warfare
    Essays examining the influence of gods, oracles, and omens in the wars of the Archaic and Classical Greek world.Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Greeks were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Ares, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • GROW RICH With eBay Consignment

    by Christopher Matthew Spencer ...
    "GROW RICH with eBay Consignment is a powerful tool for achieving financial goals online. Christopher Matthew is an eBay pioneer. I don't believe in 'get rich schemes' — Christopher Matthew's wealth of wisdom will give you a foundation for success. Christopher Matthew has the rare combined talents of a historian, an innovator and a leader in the unique arena of eBay business development. I believe ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Roman Empire

    Edited by Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew ...
    Series series Religion & Classical Warfare
    Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion is an area that has been regularly overlooked by modern ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Playing at War

    Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games

    by Matthew Christopher Hulbert, Matthew E. Stanley, Daniel Farrell, Dr. James Frusetta, Dr. Jonathan S. Jones, John R. Legg, Dr. Holly Pinheiro, Jacopo della Quercia, Nick Sacco, Dr. David Silkenat, Dr. Kathleen Logothetis Thompson, Dr. Charles R. Welsko, Dr. Katherine L. Brackett, Dr. Stephen Edwards, Aaron M. Phillips, Dr. Erzsebet Fazekas, Christian McWhirter, Blake Hill ...
    Series series American Wars and Popular Culture
    Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular culture. With fifteen essays by historians, the collection analyzes the emergence and popularity of video games that topically engage the period surrounding the American Civil War, from the earliest console games developed in the 1980s through the web ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • A New Way of Seeing

    Distance and Traumatic Memory in the Poetry of World War II

    by Michael Sarnowski, Matthew Christopher Hulbert, Matthew E. Stanley ...
    Series series American Wars and Popular Culture
    A New Way of Seeing considers the poetry of five writers—Louis Simpson, Keith Douglas, Richard Hugo, Howard Nemerov, and Randall Jarrell—whose work draws on their activities as soldiers in World War II. Basing his examination on extensive primary-source research, Michael Sarnowski identifies distance, both literal and figurative, and traumatic memory as two interconnected elements of how these ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Teeny Meadows: Bella's Bedtime

    by Christopher Matthews ...
    Based on the adventures of Bella and her friends of Teeny Meadows. An inquisitive little doodle bug learns life lessons overcoming challenges while building friendships through her explorations and adventures. The Teeny Meadow series is designed to captivate young readers through a collection of stories each providing a different perspective and life lesson.The series features creative and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Oracle of Lost Causes

    John Newman Edwards and His Never-Ending Civil War

    by Matthew Christopher Hulbert ...
    Finalist for the 2024 Spur AwardJohn Newman Edwards was a soldier, a father, a husband, and a noted author. He was also a virulent alcoholic, a duelist, a culture warrior, and a man perpetually at war with the modernizing world around him. From the sectional crisis of his boyhood and the battlefields of the western borderlands to the final days of the Second Mexican Empire and then back to a ... Read more

    $25.19 USD