This remarkable work features the Crimean War as depicted by the late Victorian military writer James Grant. The material here was first published in 1894, only 40 years after the end of the Crimean...
In 1915, James Roger McConnell enlisted as a US volunteer in the French Flying Corps. He was part of a remarkable band of American volunteers, which were formed into the famous American ‘Lafayette’...
James Grant was a Scottish author, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. This book collects Grant’s work on the subject, from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the Battle of Barnet in 1471, a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses. The historically defining strategies employed during these battles are explored throughout.
The Athenian Thucydides wrote this history of the Peloponnesian War between the Spartans and the Athenians, believing that it would be a greater war than any that had preceded it, and his version of events would serve as “a possession for all time”. This book is essential reading for anyone interested the military history of the classical world.
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes. They are described by Julius Caesar as himself in this book, which was originally titled Commentarii de Bello Gallico. This updated edition contains the translated text and various illustrations depicting key moments in Caesar's journey.
by Bob Carruthers, W.H. Fitchett and Cavalie Mercer
Price: $11.99
ISBN: 9781473820555
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2012-10-18
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
128 Pages
Originally published in 1900, this book features excerpts from Alexander Cavalié Mercer's account of the battle of Waterloo. As an artillery officer at the sharp end, this is his eye-witness account...
Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works - the Annals and the Histories - examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of A
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