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  • A Devil of a Whipping

    The Battle of Cowpens

    by Lawrence E. Babits ...
    The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan’s force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Long, Obstinate, and Bloody

    The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    by Lawrence E. Babits, Joshua B. Howard ...
    On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Archaeology of Engagement

    Conflict and Revolution in the United States

    by Timothy S. de Smet, Bruce Dickson, Mark E. Everett, Matthew A. Kalos, G. Michael Pratt, William Rutter, Lawrence E. Babits, Michael Strutt, Peter E. Price, Douglas G. Mangum, Douglas Dowell Scott, Roger Moore ...
    When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.But what about the “software”? What can archaeology teach us about the humans involved in the conflict: their social mores and cultural ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Historical Archaeology of Military Sites

    Method and Topic

    Edited by Clarence Raymond Geier, Lawrence E. Babits, Douglas Dowell Scott, David G. Orr ...
    The recent work of anthropologists, historians, and historical archaeologists has changed the very essence of military history. While once preoccupied with great battles and the generals who commanded the armies and employed the tactics, military history has begun to emphasize the importance of the “common man” for interpreting events. As a result, military historians have begun to see military ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Fortune Favours the Brave

    Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune Favours the Brave certainly proves this point in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada's military.Daring actions featured ... Read more

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  • The Last Full Measure

    How Soldiers Die in Battle

    by Michael Stephenson ...
    In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself.Behind every soldier’s death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Flames of War

    The Fight for Upper Canada, July-December 1813

    by Richard Feltoe ...
    Series Book 3 - Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812
    LIMITED TIME OFFERIn April 1813 the Americans launched a new campaign to conquer Upper Canada, after their failure to do so in 1812. However, following initial victories, the U.S. assault stalled as a combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Native allies counterattacked, throwing the Americans entirely onto the defensive by the end of June. During the next six months, this seesaw ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fighting Words

    Canada's Best War Reporting

    by Mark Bourrie ...
    Fighting Words is a collection of the very best war journalism created by or about Canadians at war. The collection spans 1,000 years of history, from the Vikings' fight with North American Natives, through New France's struggle for survival against the Iroquois and British, to the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Rebellions of Lower and Upper Canada, the Fenian raids, the North-West ... Read more

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  • The Call to Arms

    The 1812 Invasions of Upper Canada

    by Richard Feltoe ...
    Series Book 1 - Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812
    LIMITED TIME OFFERThe Call to Arms is the first of six books in the series Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812. Each book in this battlefield-based chronicle combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotations from original official documents and personal letters to bring to life this crucial period of Canada's early history. Numerous historical images of locations are ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pendulum of War

    The Fight for Upper Canada, January-August 1813

    by Richard Feltoe ...
    Series Book 2 - Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812
    LIMITED TIME OFFERIn his second of six books in the series Upper Canada Preserved -- War of 1812, author Richard Feltoe continues a battlefield chronicle that combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotes from original official documents and personal letters, bringing to life the crucial first six months of the 1813 American campaign to invade and conquer Upper Canada. The ... Read more

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  • Show No Fear

    Daring Actions in Canadian Military History

    by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Show No Fear is a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history. Although Canadians see their nation as a peaceable kingdom and themselves as an unmilitary people, the truth is that Canada has a proud military heritage. Moreover, the nations citizens and their descendants share a legacy of courage, tenacity, and warfighting prowess. This volume of daring actions ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tide of War

    The 1814 Invasions of Upper Canada

    by Richard Feltoe ...
    Series Book 4 - Upper Canada Preserved - War of 1812
    Throughout 1812 and 1813, Upper Canada had been the principle target for a succession of American invasions and attacks. Fortunately they all had been repulsed, but at a high cost in lives and the devastation of property on both sides of the border. By the beginning of 1814, both sides were determined to bring the war to an end with a decisive victory through an escalated commitment of men and ... Read more

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