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From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, this book explores the events of World War II that took place in the Pacific theatre, events that would reshape Asia forever. Written by an expert in military strategy and defence, it details many facets of this complicated conflict and retells incredible stories.

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One of six volumes on World War II, this work explores events in Europe between 1939 and 1943. It provides background to the opening of the war, presents an account of Germany's blitzkrieg attacks and initial successes, and tells how the Allies began to fight back on land, sea, and in the air.

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The third in a set of six volumes on World War II, this work explores the war at sea. It offers comprehensive coverage of the war in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, including air strikes, sea engagements and convoy operations.

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This work explores the idea that the Mediterranean theatre of World War II was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical factor, and from the beginning the close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital.

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One of six volumes on World War II, this work addresses the offensives and counter-offensives waged on the Eastern Front. German successes and failures are examined, along with Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union, and the Soviet victories at Stalingrad and Kursk are explored.

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The fifth in a series of titles on World War II, this work explores events in northwest Europe in 1944-45. It covers the major operations, and examines the strategy, tactics and operational arts used by each side, setting the nature and political causes of the opposing armies in context.

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A study of the Seven Years' War, reviewing the grand strategies of the combatants and the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. The narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports.

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The Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 was of enormous international as well as national significance. In this volume, Lannon explains how this internal conflict saw the fight between democracy and communism played out on a small scale, only to be fought out again in World War II.

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Robinson provides a history of the Spanish invasion of Mexico. The book includes first-hand accounts from Bernal de Diaz de Castillo, whose memoirs of the campaign remain the defining account, and of a Mexican princess caught in the conflict.

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In July 1956 the Egyptian President, Gamal Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal, causing immediate concern to Britain and France. This work traces the course of subsequent events.

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The Texas Revolution is remembered for the 13-day siege of the alamo and the immortal heroes thus created in David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis. This work explains that the Revolution had been fermenting in resentments and minor confrontations for some years beforehand.

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A study of the Thirty Years' War, a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare. It offers a behind-the-scenes view of the men who really made the decisions in the fighting - Olivares, Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu - and discusses the long-term effects of the war.

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This volume explains what led to America's decision to take up arms against Great Britain in 1812 and assesses the three terrible years of fighting that followed on land and sea, where battles such as Lake Erie and Lake Champlain launched American naval traditions.

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An insight into the achievements of one of the greatest generals ever known. It examines the military advancements of the fourth century BC and explains how, under the leadership of Alexander the Great, the first Greek empire was born.

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In 1808, Napoleon Bonaparte treacherously outmaneuvered the corrupt Spanish Bourbons and installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain, igniting the flames of war across the Iberian Peninsula. This book traces the military events of the Independence period and focuses on the leaders, men, and battles that reshaped the hemisphere.

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The Barbary War was the first war to be waged by the United States after gaining independence.

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The Wars of the Roses featured 16 invasions, four successful; six times kings lost their thrones. This title explores why those invasions occurred, and kept occurring.

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This title covers one of the most dramatic periods of British and African history including the Zulu's victory at Isandlwana. It assesses not only the causes of the war, but traces its progress and the repercussions that are still felt today.

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A fully illustrated overview of the USSR's bloody conflict in Afghanistan and its long legacy.

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Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction to Julius Caesar's Civil War.

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With updates from the author, specially commissioned maps, and 50 new images, this is a concise overview of the Chinese Civil War, a defining conflict in world history.

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Updated and revised, with full-color maps and new images throughout, this is a detailed overview of the brutal and bloody conflict in former Yugoslavia, a deeply personal war which would have significant consequences for the region.