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  • Medieval Heraldry

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series Book 99 - Men-at-Arms
    Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles.But by the mid-13th century arms were being used extensively by the lesser nobility, knights and those who later came to be styled gentlemen. In some countries the use of arms spread even to merchants, townspeople and the peasantry.From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (2)

    Colours, Standards and Guidons of Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    From the Liebfahne and Ordinärfahne of Austria, to the eagle and wreath of Russia, the flags of the Napoleonic Wars comprised a range of designs and colours.The second in a series of three volumes focusing on flags of the Napoleonic Wars, this book examines the patterns, colours and guidons of Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia, offering a rare glimpse into an often-overlooked subject in ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Knights of Christ

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe.The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions of Spain and France ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

    Colours, Standards and Guidons of France and her Allies

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the symbol of the French Army by Napoleon himself.The Emperor's sculptor, Chaudet, made the original model, and from this were cast bronze copies in the workshop of Thomire, which would be proudly borne into battle by many a French regiment. This fascinating work by Terence Wise explores in depth the flags, colours and guidons of the Napoleonic wars, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (3)

    Anhalt, Kleve-Berg, Brunswick, Denmark, Finland, Hanover, Hesse, The Netherlands, Mecklenburg, Nassau, Portugal, Reuss, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & Westphalia

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The third of three volumes examining the flags of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms 77, 78 & 115).Terence Wise details colours, standards and guidons of Anhalt, Kleve-Burg, Brunswick, Denmark, Finland, Hanover, Hesse, the Netherlands, Mecklenburg, Nassau, Portugal, Reuss, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & Westphalia.Ideal for vexillology enthusiasts, the text contains a plethora of illustrations ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Medieval European Armies

    by Terence Wise ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500.These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and independence, yet throughout this period the old feudal method of raising an army persisted.This fascinating study by ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

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  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    by Gregory Fremont-Barnes ...
    Series Book 1 - Command
    Napoleon Bonaparte is renowned as one of the great military commanders in history, and the central figure in so many of the events of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.Throughout the first decade of the 19th century he won battle after battle by wielding the Grande Armée decisively against the other powers of Europe – Prussia, Austria and Russia. Yet his fortunes changed in 1812 when ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Vikings and Their Enemies

    Warfare in Northern Europe, 750?1100

    by Philip Line ...
    A fresh account of some of history's greatest warriors.The Vikings had an extraordinary and far-reaching historical impact. From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they ranged across Europe-raiding, exploring, colonizing-and their presence was felt as far away as Russia and Byzantium. They are most famous as warriors, yet perhaps their talent for warfare is too little understood. Philip Line, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815

    by Paddy Griffith ...
    Series Book 159 - Elite
    A critical overview of the French infantry tactics which made them masters of Europe but eventually resulted in their defeat at Waterloo.Bonaparte's Grande Armée, one of the most renowned battle-winning machines in history, evolved from a merging of the professional army of the Ancien Régime and the volunteers and conscripts of the Revolutionary levée en masse – although the contribution of the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Medieval Sieges & Siegecraft

    by Geoffrey Hindley ...
    Here Geoffrey Hindley serves us the history of military sieges from every angle, tracing the development of fortifications and equipment (offensive and defensive), penning vivid portraits of the weapons involved, exploring the psychology of laying siege, and even describing the role played by women and camp followers in battle. He shows siege tactics in action through real-life case studies of ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Leipzig 1813

    The Battle of the Nations

    by Peter Hofschröer ...
    Series Book 25 - Campaign
    A fully-illustrated and detailed account of this crucial moment of conflict, from origins to the battlefield today.The battle of Leipzig was, in terms of the number of combatants involved, the largest engagement of the entire Napoleonic Wars. It was the only battle of the wars in which all Allied armies (including even the Swedes) fielded troops against Napoleon. Peter Hofschroer looks at the run ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign

    by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C. G.C.B. ...
    Napoleon wrote "Cavalry is useful before, during and after the battle"; and so it was with his final campaign of Waterloo. Few campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars are as instructive as to the use (and mis-use) of cavalry; from the lethal French cavalry at Quatre Bras, to the initially brilliant, but ultimately badly executed, British heavies charging at Waterloo itself. Sir Evelyn Wood himself had ... Read more

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