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  • The Perfect Militia

    The Stuart Trained Bands of England and Wales 1603-1642

    by Peter Leadbetter ...
    Series Book 75 - Century of the Soldier
    This book covers an important part of British military history, namely the Trained Bands of the early Stuart period, 1603 - 1642. Both James I and Charles I tried to create a perfect militia during their reigns but how far did they get in achieving this aim? There is very little published about this organization. This book includes details on the men who served in it, how they were recruited, ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The English Civil Wars 1642-1649

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This is the definitive military history of the Civil Wars which swept the British Isles from 1642 to 1649.The martial aspects of the wars are covered in detail along with a comprehensive overview of the religious and political dimensions which shaped the armies involved in the conflict. This excellent single volume history is the perfect introduction to the military history of this turbulent ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana

    The Revelation of a Disaster

    by Ron Lock ...
    A concise history of the Battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, the invaders had been vanquished within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom, in one of the greatest disasters ever ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    by Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Breaker Morant

    by Peter FitzSimons ...
    The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?Most Australians have heard of the Boer War and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. But Morant was a complicated man. Born in England and immigrating to Queensland in 1883, he established a reputation as a rider, polo player and poet ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • The Siege of Loyalty House

    A new history of the English Civil War

    by Jessie Childs ...
    ****A TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, SPECTATOR, THE CRITIC, MAIL ON SUNDAY, ECONOMIST AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR**'A gifted narrative historian, eloquent, graceful and witty; the stories she tells are the ones we all should know' Hilary Mantel**It was a time of climate change and colonialism, puritans and populism, witch hunts and war . . .This is the story of a home that became a warzone. Basing ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Towton

    The Battle of Palm Sunday Field 1461

    by John Sadler ...
    This medieval military history uses archeological research to shed new light on this significant and bloody battle in the Wars of the Roses.The battle at Towton in Yorkshire on March 29th, 1461, was a major turning point in the Wars of the Roses. It was also the largest, longest fought, and bloodiest day in English medieval history. In terms of the number of troops involved, the ruthlessness of ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Boer War

    by Byron Farwell ...
    The story of the battle for independence from the British Empire in South Africa by " a vivid chronicler of military forces, generals, and wars" ( Kirkus Reviews).The Great Boer War (1899-1902), more properly known as the Great Anglo-Boer War, was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Culloden

    Battle & Aftermath

    by Paul O'Keeffe ...
    'Excellent... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully' The TimesCharles Edward Stuart's campaign to seize the British throne ended with one of the quickest defeats in history: on 16 April 1746, at Culloden, his Jacobite army was overpowered in under forty minutes. Its brutal repercussions, however, endured for years, its legacy ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Shoot Straight, You Bastards!

    The Truth Behind the Killing of 'Breaker' Morant

    by Nick Bleszynski ...
    A fascinating insight into Breaker Morant and the question of morality and human life. The question of "The Breaker's" innocence is still being fiercely debated more than a century after Lieutenant Harry Morant and Lieutenant Peter Handcock were shot on a lonely veldt outside Pretoria at dawn on 27 February, 1902, by a British military firing squad. Shoot Straight, You Bastards! is a universal ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Making of Oliver Cromwell

    by Ronald Hutton ...
    The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell—providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in historyOliver Cromwell (1599–1658)—the only English commoner to become the overall head of state—is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cromwell's War Machine

    The New Model Army, 1645–1660

    by Keith Roberts ...
    A historian of the English Civil Wars shares a fascinating study of the seventeenth century New Model Army, examining its formation, tactics, and significance.The New Model Army was one of the best-known and most effective armies ever raised in England. Oliver Cromwell was both its greatest battlefield commander and the political leader whose position depended on its support. In this meticulously ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus