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  • An Invincible Beast

    Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    An innovative study of the Macedonian war machine's sarissa-wielding infantry under such leaders as Philip II and Alexander the Great.The Hellenistic pike-phalanx was a true military innovation, transforming the face of warfare in the ancient world. For nearly 200 years, from the rise of the Macedonians as a military power in the mid-fourth century BC, to their defeat at the hands of the Romans at ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Storm of Spears

    Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    A "practical and thought provoking" study of the ancient military tactic known as the phalanx—the classic battle formation used in historic Greek warfare ( The Historian).In ancient Greece, warfare was a fact of life, with every city brandishing its own fighting force. And the backbone of these classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Roman Republic

    by Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew ...
    Series series Religion & Classical Warfare
    Essays exploring the role religion played in ancient Roman warfare, including destroying enemies' gods, wartime ceremonies, and live burials.Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tactics of Aelian

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    A new translation of the 2nd-century Greek manual on warfare. "A work that cannot be neglected in any future study of ancient military history." —Ancient Warfare MagazineAelian's work on tactics is a hugely significant piece of ancient military literature, yet the last new edition in English was published in 1814. Although writing in the second century AD, Aelian drew heavily on earlier works to ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Monk

    by Matthew Lewis, Christopher MacLachlan ...
    Ambrosio, the worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid, falls to the temptations of Matilda, a fiend-inspired wanton who, disguised as a boy, has entered his monastery as a novice. Ambrosio then falls in love with one of his penitents and finally kills her in order to escape detection. However, he is discovered, tortured by the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Although extravagant in its ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Baptists and the Christian Tradition

    Toward an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity

    Edited by Matthew Y. Emerson, Christopher W. Morgan, R. Lucas Stamps ...
    In Baptists and the Christian Tradition, editors Matthew Emerson, Christopher Morgan and Lucas Stamps compile a series of essays advocating "Baptist catholicity." This approach presupposes a critical, but charitable, engagement with the whole church, both past and present, along with the desire to move beyond the false polarities of an Enlightenment-based individualism on the one hand and a ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teeny Meadows: Bella's Bedtime

    by Christopher Matthews ...
    Series Book 1 - Teeny Meadows
    In Teeny Meadows everything is bigger when you look at it from a different perspective. Bella, our brave little doodlebug learns how to develop courage to face her fears, while discovering the mysteries that make up her magical world. Come with Bella on her journey.Based on the adventures of Bella and her friends of Teeny Meadows. An inquisitive little doodle bug learns life lessons overcoming ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Dog Treats

    An Assortment of Mutts, Mongrels, Puppies and Pooches

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    The perfect Christmas present for dog lovers.'Delights on every page . . . the man knows what he's barking at' Lady'Christopher Matthew is a comic genius' Sandi ToksvigFrom Ozymandias the Steve McQueen of Springers whose acrobatic sex life rivals Errol Flynn's, to terrier Ted, whose Falstaffian appetites (and over-indulgence following the loyal toast) lead to a shameful bender followed by a spell ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • A Triple-Decker Treat

    Collected Poems for Old Dogs and Young Hearts

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    Stepping into the lower deck of Christopher Matthew's Triple-Decker Treat, we discover that not only can a Le Creuset casserole be very dangerous in the wrong hands, but so too can Pilates, open-air opera in evening dress, weekending in Wales with a pug, and pushing a trolley in Waitrose.Next deck up, we meet a menagerie of assorted dogs - among them a spaniel who was once a big star of TV ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Man Who Dropped the Le Creuset on His Toe and Other Bourgeois Mishaps

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    The path trodden by the middle-aged middle classes in Britain, smooth though it may appear to the less privileged, is in reality a peculiarly dangerous one, dogged by its own set of terrors, pitfalls and opportunities for social humiliation. In The Man Who Dropped the Le Creuset on his ToeChristopher Matthew follows up the huge success of Now We Are Sixty with a collection of mordant, witty, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • A Bus Pass Named Desire

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    'It's never too late to have a fling, for autumn is just as nice as spring . . .'Christopher Matthew's latest collection of canny comic verse negotiates the perils and pitfalls of romance in later years. Love is revealed in the most unlikely places, with the most improbable people seeking it. Whether in Dorking, Diss, Clapham Junction or West Wittering, there are amorous opportunities waiting to ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Roman Empire

    Edited by Matthew Dillon, Christopher Matthew ...
    Series series Religion & Classical Warfare
    Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion is an area that has been regularly overlooked by modern ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus