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This book provides a detailed account of foreigners who performed military service in the Principality of Transylvania over almost one-and-a-half centuries. It explores their social and cultural bac……続きを見る

In 2017, reports emerged that Britain's Special Air Service, the country's most celebrated regiment, was being investigated over allegations its soldiers had executed scores of captives in Afghanist……続きを見る

For more than two thousand years, the Eurasian steppes witnessed wave upon wave of fierce, nomadic conquerors. The last and the greatest of these were undoubtedly the Mongols. Feared by their enemie……続きを見る

For more than two thousand years, the Eurasian steppes witnessed wave upon wave of fierce, nomadic conquerors. The last and the greatest of these were undoubtedly the Mongols. Feared by their enemie……続きを見る

The Islamic world drew upon a myriad of pre-existing styles of fortification, taking Romano-Byzantine, Indian and Chinese ideas to create a highly effective and sophisticated hybrid fortification th……続きを見る

The castles built by the Crusaders, Hospitallers, Venetians and Genoese in Cyprus, Greece, the Aegean, and on the Black Sea served to defend against a complex array of constantly changing threats. M……続きを見る

L’Art de la guerre, publié en 1521, occupe une place singulière dans l’œuvre de Machiavel. Présenté sous la forme d’un dialogue, l’ouvrage surprend par son esprit peu machiavélique. Les considératio……続きを見る

In 1373, John of Gaunt set off from Calais on a great raid to strike at the heart of France. Driven by the high ideals of chivalry,the raiders left with epic pageantry. However, the reality soon ove……続きを見る

The T-55 tank first appeared in 1958, a result of numerous improvements made to the (1949) T-54 series, and with a lineage stretching back to the wartime T-34 and the T-44. The T-55 series has seen ……続きを見る

New archaeological material and research underpins this extensive, detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeating and expelling the ……続きを見る

In October 1935 Mussolini ordered the invasion of Ethiopia from Italian-held Eritrea and Somaliland, thinking that he would easily crush an ill-prepared and badly equipped enemy. The Italians, in th……続きを見る

The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea. In the late 500s and early 600s AD their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south into……続きを見る

A commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts, the Hanseatic League eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and……続きを見る

From humble beginnings, in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the world's first truly global empire, stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa and from India to the East In……続きを見る

The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in the Great War were unique among the combatant nations. Late to enter the war against the Central Powers, she faced a massiv……続きを見る

The fascinating history of a war-torn state that emerged with a strong Medieval army that became one of the dominating powers of Eastern Europe. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and……続きを見る

This study explores the use and significance of Roman weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the eastern Rhine delta – the territory of the Batavians. Using a life-cycle model for Rom……続きを見る

Her name was Hazel Smith, but everyone called her Jicky. Whether it was a cover name or affectation, she never said, but it was also the name of her favourite perfume from the historic French perfum……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE FT & McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021 The instant New York Times bestseller A Financial Times and The Times Book of the Year 'A terrifying exposé' The Times 'Part John le ……続きを見る

This book examines militarisation in Scotland and North America from the Jacobite Uprising of 1745-1746 to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Employing a transatlantic, case stu……続きを見る

Avec ce quarante-troisième volume s’achève l’édition de la Correspondance de Théodore de Bèze dont Alain Dufour a été pendant plus d’un demi-siècle la cheville ouvrière. Ce dernier volume couvre les……続きを見る

Voici l’avant-dernier volume de la Correspondance de Bèze, contenant les années 1601 et 1602. Y parle-t-on de l’Escalade de Genève, du 12 décembre 1602 ? Oui, on en parle ! Dans une lettre de Grynae……続きを見る

Few centuries in world history have had such a profound and long-lasting impact as the first hundred years of Islamic history. In this book, David Nicolle examines the extensive Islamic conquests be……続きを見る

With the development in the 13th century of co-operative tactics using crossbowmen and heavy spearmen, the charge by Muslim horse-archers, and then by European armoured knights, could be defied. Inf……続きを見る

Un viaje a la destrucción con un AK-47 en la mano Este no es un libro sobre un arma. El kaláshnikov es mucho más que eso: el triste emblema de la discordia y la muerte. Barato y fácil de manejar, ap……続きを見る

A fully-illustrated history of Anglo-Saxon England and its conflicts, including the Celts, Picts, Irish, and Vikings, from the 6th through to the 11th century AD. The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twili……続きを見る

This book dives into the histories of nation-state-building and curriculum formation to explore the ways that they intertwine, form and inform each other. This book follows the understanding that na……続きを見る

In questo libro ci sono le storie di persone che vivono in mezzo ad un feroce conflitto tra disperazione, sorprendente resilienza e voglia di guardare al futuro. In Afghanistan la guerra non è finit……続きを見る

An insightful exploration of Russian military forces through the 16th and 17th centuries, accompanied by accurate, detailed illustrations. It is generally assumed that the military reforms which pro……続きを見る

At the close of the 18th century the Ottoman Empire still had huge military potential. It was a complex structure of military provinces, autonomous regions and virtually independent 'regencies'. The……続きを見る