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Osprey Pub Co, 2005. New book, 96 pages, CAM154. In April 1291, a Mamluk army laid siege to Acre, the last great Crusader fortress in the Holy Land. For six weeks, the siege dragged on until the Mamluks took the outer wall, which had been breached in several places. The Military Orders drove back the Mamluks temporarily, but three days later the inner wall was breached. King Henry escaped, but the bulk of the defenders and most of the citizens perished in the fighting or were sold into slavery. The surviving knights fell back to their fortress, resisting for ten days, until the Mamluks broke through. This book depicts the dramatic collapse of this great fortress, whose demise marked the end of the Crusades in the Holy Land. Contents: Background to the siege, Chronology, Opposing commanders, Opposing forces, Opposing plans, The siege and capture of Acre, Aftermath, The battlefield today.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Turner, Graham. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Acre 1291: Bloody sunset of the Crusader States
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Agincourt 1415: Triumph Against the Odds
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Osprey Pub Co, 1991. New book, 96 pages. CAM009. Agincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armoured men-at-arms with troops armed with the infamous longbow - the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this title discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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Bannockburn 1314: Robert Bruce's great Victory
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Osprey Pub Co, 2002. New book, 96 pages, CAM102. Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and his son, Edward II, was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling and Edward II took an army north to subdue the Scots. Pete Armstrong's account of this pivotal campaign culminates at the decisive battle of Bannockburn that finally won Scotland her independence.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Turner, Graham. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?
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Robinson, 2015. New book, 273 pages. Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Viking surged from their Scandinavian homelands to trade, raid and invade along the coasts of Europe. Their influence and expeditions extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as far-flung as Africa and the Arctic. But were they great seafarers or desperate outcasts, noble heathens or oafish pirates, the last pagans or the first of the modern Europeans? This concise study puts medieval chronicles, Norse sagas and Muslim accounts alongside more recent research into ritual magic, genetic profiling and climatology. It includes biographical sketches of some of the most famous Vikings, from Erik Bloodaxe to Saint Olaf, and King Canute to Leif the Lucky. It explains why the Danish king Harald Bluetooth lent his name to a twenty-first century wireless technology; which future saint laughed as she buried foreign ambassadors alive; why so many Icelandic settlers had Irish names; and how the last Viking colony…
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A Brief History of Medieval Warfare: The Rise and Fall of English Supremacy at Arms, 1314-1485
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Robinson, 2008. New book, 561 pages. For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours: the Campaign of the North when the armies of Robert the Bruce were vanquished, the long 116 year conflict with France, finally imploding into a bloody civil strife in the War of the Roses. Too often attention has been placed upon the bravery of knights and archers during these conflicts yet face to face confrontations were few. Peter Reid proposes that England's ability to discipline, provision and finance such a long campaign was at the heart of its success. England was so strong because the whole nation was converted into a political state of total war. The campaigns were just won not on the battle field but in the organisation of troops and supplies. Interweaving his argument with a dramatic recreation of the main events of the campaigns, on land and at sea, Peter Reid presents a new perspective on the turning point in English history. . Soft Cover. As New.…
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Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Welcome Rain, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 320 pages, 235 colour and black and white illustrations. These contemporary accounts vividly bring the medieval period in europe to life, containing over 125,000 words of the monk chroniclers from England, France, Italy, and Germany. Their world was one of brutality, intrigue, power and pestilence.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Welcome Rain, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 320 pages, 235 colour and black and white illustrations. These contemporary accounts vividly bring the medieval period in europe to life, containing over 125,000 words of the monk chroniclers from England, France, Italy, and Germany. Their world was one of brutality, intrigue, power and pestilence.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Welcome Rain, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 320 pages, 235 colour and black and white illustrations. These contemporary accounts vividly bring the medieval period in europe to life, containing over 125,000 words of the monk chroniclers from England, France, Italy, and Germany. Their world was one of brutality, intrigue, power and pestilence.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Crusades
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Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2001. New book, 96 pages. ESS001. Born amid immense suffering and bloodshed, the Kingdom of Jerusalem remained a battlefield for almost 200 years. The Crusades gave rise to the Military Orders of the Templars and Hospitallers, and were a backdrop to the careers of some of history's most famous leaders including Richard 'The Lionheart' and Saladin. On occasion the savagery of the Crusaders left their opponents reeling, creating frictions that survived for more than 700 years. At the same time, as this book lavishly illustrates, art, architecture and learning all benefited from new knowledge the Crusaders brought back from the East. Contents: Introduction; Chronology; Background to war: Christendon and Islam in the 11th century; Warring sides: Byzantines, Turks, Crusaders and Saracens; Outbreak: The First Crusade; The fighting: Crusade and jihad; Portrait of a soldier: Brothers in arms - two crusaders - two fursan; The world around war: The…
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The Fall of English France 1449-53
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Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 96 pages, CAM241. For the overwhelming majority of people outside the French-speaking world the Hundred Years War consisted of a sequence of major English victories, above all Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt. The only significant victor or 'hero' on the French side was Joan of Arc, and she ended up being burned at the stake. Yet somehow the war ended in a French victory and with England's martial energies being turned against itself in the Wars of the Roses. This book is intended to provide some balance. It will describe the campaign that brought the Hundred Years War to a close, with English possessions being confined to Calais and the Channel Islands. It will also explain how the somewhat unprepossessing and unmartial King Charles VII of France succeeded where his predecessors had failed. The campaign consisted of more than battles, of course, but it was marked by two major victories - at Formigny in 1450 and at Castillon in 1453. Formigny is of…
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The First Crusade, 1096-99 : Conquest of the Holy Land
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London: Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 96 pages, CAM132. In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I appealed to the Christian states of western Europe for help against the Turks who had swept across the Empire after the disastrous Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071. This book is about the First Crusade that followed, and saw several armies of armed pilgrims march across Europe to the Holy Land. They were unleashed on a divided and fragmented Islamic world and won a series of apparently miraculous victories, capturing the Holy City of Jerusalem itself. The success of the First Crusade was never to be repeated, however, and triggered two centuries of bitter warfare, the repercussions of which are still felt today. Contents: Background to the Campaign, Chronology, The Opposing Commanders, Opposing Forces, Opposing Plans, The Campaign, Aftermath, The Battlefields today, Further Reading, Index.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Hook, Christa. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Fornovo 1495: France's bloody fighting Retreat
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Osprey Pub Co, 1996. New book, 96 pages, CAM045. In the year 1495, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll back the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade he was determined to seize southern Italy. In a lightning campaign he used France's modern army to sweep through Italy, his mobile field artillery train smashing into dust the tall towers of Italy's medieval castles. The Italian states rallied and at Fornovo their alliance, the League of Venice, fought Charles' army to a standstill. Contents: Origins of the Campaign, Opposing Leaders, Opposing Armies, Opposing Plans, The Campaign, The Battle of Fornovo, Aftermath, The Battlefield Today, Chronology, Wargaming Fornovo, Further Reading.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Hook, Richard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Fourth Crusade 1202-04: The Betrayal of Byzantium
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Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 96 pages, CAM237. The Fourth Crusade was the first, and most famous of the 'diverted' Crusades, which saw the Crusade diverted from its original target, Ayyubi Egypt, to attack the Christian city of Zadar in modern Croatia instead, an attack that was little more than a mercenary action to repay the Venetians for their provision of a fleet to the Crusaders. This book examines the combined action and sacking of the city of Zara, which saw the Crusaders temporarily excommunicated by the Pope. It goes on to evaluate how the influence of the Venetians prompted an attack on Constantinople, analyses the siege that followed and describes the naval assault and sacking of the city which saw the Crusaders place Count Baldwin of Flanders on the Byzantine throne. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Hook, Christa. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632-750
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Osprey Pub Co, 2009. New book, 96 pages, ESS071. 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 between AD 632 and 750. These years saw the religion and culture of Islam erupt from the Arabian Peninsula and spread across an area far larger than that of the Roman Empire. The effects of this rapid expansion were to shape European affairs for centuries to come. This book examines the social and military history of the period, describing how and why the Islamic expansion was so successful.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Osprey Pub Co, 2009. New book, 96 pages, ESS071. 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 between AD 632 and 750. These years saw the religion and culture of Islam erupt from the Arabian Peninsula and spread across an area far larger than that of the Roman Empire. The effects of this rapid expansion were to shape European affairs for centuries to come. This book examines the social and military history of the period, describing how and why the Islamic expansion was so successful.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Gunpowder
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Chatto & Windus, 2005. New book, 256 pages. For many, gunpowder is associated with Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up parliament 400 years ago. Fewer people know that the formula for gunpowder was discovered over 1,000 years ago - in China - and by accident. Known as 'fire-drug', its origin was the alchemists search for immortality, 'the elixir of life', and it was initially a medicine, not an explosive. This fascinating book tells the story of the huge impact of gunpowder on every state and empire in the world. For 400 years the Chinese kept it to themselves, until a Mongol soldier leaked the secret to the Islamic world, where gunpowder played a crucial role in the rise of the great empires of the Ottomans and the Mughals. Even more important was the impact of gunpowder in Europe where, driven by the demands of almost constant warfare, new weapons created new states. Equally, gunpowder helped Europeans destroy Aztec and Inca empires and then go on to dominate the rest of the…
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Hastings
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Windrush Press, 1996. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 118 pages. Contains numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs of the battle site. The book takes the reader through much inaccessible material to provide an insight into the characters of Harold and his opponent William. The author analyses the causes of the battle itself, the military strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and completes it with a blow-by-blow account of the battle itself.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Windrush Press, 1996. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 118 pages. Contains numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs of the battle site. The book takes the reader through much inaccessible material to provide an insight into the characters of Harold and his opponent William. The author analyses the causes of the battle itself, the military strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and completes it with a blow-by-blow account of the battle itself.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Windrush Press, 1996. New book, some shelf wear to cover. 118 pages. Contains numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs of the battle site. The book takes the reader through much inaccessible material to provide an insight into the characters of Harold and his opponent William. The author analyses the causes of the battle itself, the military strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and completes it with a blow-by-blow account of the battle itself.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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