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  • Ancient Jewish Armies 1200–586 BC

    by Dr Raffaele D’Amato, Mr Giorgio Albertini ...
    Series Book 573 - Men-at-Arms
    This fully illustrated study examines the Jewish armies of the Near East and traces the evolution of their organization and tactics across more than six tumultuous centuries.From their origins as nomadic shepherd warriors employed as mercenaries by the Egyptians and other major civilizations of the Near East, the Jewish people evolved into a nation, Israel, which became the central force in the ... Read more

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  • Armies of the Philistines 1175–604 BC

    by Dr Raffaele D’Amato, Andrea Salimbeti ...
    Series Book 576 - Men-at-Arms
    This fully illustrated volume describes and illustrates the Philistine warriors who confronted Israel, Assyrian, Egyptian and Babylonian armies in nearly six centuries of warfare.The confederation of city-states known as Philistia, located on Canaan's southern Mediterranean coast, originated with the settlement of Greek immigrants in about 1175 BC. Here, the authors trace the evolution of ... Read more

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  • Armies of Justinian the Great, AD 527–65

    by Dr Raffaele D’Amato ...
    Series Book 564 - Men-at-Arms
    A fully illustrated study of the 6th-century campaigns that saw the Byzantine Empire largely reconquer the Mediterranean, examining Emperor Justinian I's generals and troops in detail.While the Germanic invasions of 5th century destroyed the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire entered the 6th century largely unscathed. Under the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–65), it saw the ... Read more

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    by E. H. Gombrich, Clifford Harper ...
    Series series Little Histories
    The international bestseller: E. H. Gombrich’s sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages“All stories begin with ‘Once upon a time.’ And that’s just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time.” So begins A Little History of the World, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old. Rather than focusing on dry facts and dates, E. H. Gombrich ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

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  • Maximinus Thrax

    From Common Soldier to Emperor of Rome

    by Paul N. Pearson ...
    The first full-length biography of the half-barbarian emperor.Maximinus was a Thracian tribesman of frightening appearance and colossal size” who could smash stones with his bare hands and pull fully laden wagons unaided. Such feats impressed the emperor Severus who enlisted Maximinus into the imperial bodyguard whereupon he embarked on a distinguished military career. Eventually he achieved ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • 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

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  • Attila The Hun

    by John Man ...
    The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived? This riveting biography reveals the man behind the myth.In the years 434-454AD the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man, Attila, king of the Huns. The decaying Roman ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Middle Sea

    A History of the Mediterranean

    by Viscount John Julius Norwich ...
    The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. To the peoples living around its periphery, it has served at various times as a cradle and a grave, a bond and a barrier, a blessing and a battlefield. It has inspired writers from Homer and Virgil to ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Terry Jones' Barbarians

    by Alan Ereira, Terry Jones ...
    Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire.This ... Read more

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  • The Shield and the Sword

    by Ernle Bradford ...
    An authoritative history of the Knights of St. John, from Jerusalem to Malta, told by the bestselling author of The Great Siege.Known by many names through their centuries-long career, The Knights Hospitaller of Saint John dedicated themselves to defending the poor and sick. First formed in Jerusalem during the Crusades of the eleventh century, the Order of Saint John grew in wealth and power ... Read more

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  • Military History of Late Rome 425–457

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A history of pivotal military and political events in Ancient Rome from 425 to 457 BC.Military History of Late Rome 425–457 analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This analysis reassesses the strategy and tactics of the period. The book ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eager for Glory

    The Untold Story of Drusus the Elder, Conqueror of Germania

    by Lindsay Powell ...
    "The first biography of an important personality from the beginnings of Rome's empire" (Graham Sumner, coauthor of Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier).Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder) was the first conqueror of Germania (the Netherlands and Germany) and one of ancient Rome's most beloved military heroes. Yet there has never been a full volume dedicated to his ... Read more

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