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On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly

Agincourt (1415) is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the six hundred years since it was fought. Everybody thinks they know what the

This is a comprehensive new history of the French army's critical contribution to the Great War. Ranging across all fronts, Elizabeth Greenhalgh examines the French army's achievements and failures and sets these

Belgian Museums of the Great War: Politics, Memory, and Commerce examines several museums that are dedicated to the history of World War I in their handling of the centennial of the war

As one of the worlds most populous countries, China has always flexed its muscles beyond its borders, the result being a thread of conflict woven into the fabric

When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the

Asian Maritime Strategies explores one of the worlds most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, contains the worlds busiest trade routes. It is

Pontiacs War: Its Causes, Course, and Consequence, 1763-1765 is a compelling retelling of one of the most pivotal points in American colonial history, in which the Native peoples staged one of the

Since 1914 the art and increasingly science of warfare has become ever deadlier. Tanks have become more mobile and more protected, artillery has come to dominate battlefields and even ordinary infantrymen are

Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval

During the decolonization wars in East and Southern Africa, tracking became increasingly valuable as a military tactic. Drawing on archival research and interviews, Stapleton presents a comparative study of the role of

The Secret War In El Paso - Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue 1906-1920 Hardcover

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The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China Hardcover

The period 1350-1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state development,

Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckies The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African American units in the conquest of the West. Decades

A true-life murder mystery of two British airmen in Bostwana-and the extraordinary trial that followed that changed the lives of an entire peopleOn October 4 1943 two RAF pupil pilots Walter Adamson

Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge of tactics is largely based upon

The Song dynasty (960-1279) has been characterized by its pre-eminent civil culture and military weakness. This groundbreaking work demonstrates that the civil dominance of the eleventh century was the product of a

Frank Kearns was the go-to guy at CBS News for danger- ous stories in Africa and the Middle East in the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. By his own account, he was