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In the 1520s, a war broke out in Germany when insurgent groups rose to overthrow the power structure. The movement took as its emblem a peasant's shoe and the title "Bundschuh", and this became known as the Peasants' War. This work details the weapons, tactics and events of this savage war.

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The engaging story of a little-reported David and Goliath campaign between Greece and Italy that sucked in German and British troops and held up Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

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"Armies of the Irish Rebellion 1798".

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Explains and illustrates the very varied Italian forces that fought in the wars to create an independent unified nation.

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In 1917 Poland was recognised as a state by Russia, but the Bolshevik coup threatened this. This book explains and illustrates the armies that fought in the epic struggle for the rebirth of the independent Polish nation, in the bitter aftermath of World War I.

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The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea. Their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south, but the rest moved north during the 7th and 8th centuries to the basin of the Volga river. This book explores the costumes, armament, armour and fighting methods of the Volga Bulgars.

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Examines the troops, uniforms and equipment used by the Chilean, Peruvian and Bolivian forces and traces the events of the war from the early naval blockades, through major pitched battles, to the final guerilla campaign in occupied Peru.

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The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America. This book analyzes the combatants of the four nations caught up in the war, telling the story of the men who fought on each side, illustrated with contemporary paintings, prints, and early photographs.

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An examination of the White and Allied forces of the Russian Civil War, and the armour they had at their disposal throughout the course of the war. It was a varied collection including British and French vehicles and the armoured trains that enabled the Whites to dominate much of Siberia.

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Numerous illustrations, many from sources now lost, back up a detailed discussion of world-wide developments in armor from the earliest times, and weapons from the Stone Age to early firearms and cannon.

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The creation, development, and operations of the Army of the Potomac as experienced through the eyes of its commanders are studied in detail for the first time

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Examines the social and economic role of the German army in the nation's internal affairs during World War I.

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With the help of bird's-eye views, this book describes one of World War II's most audacious operations. "Market Garden" was Montgomery's plan to end the war by the end of 1944, a plan that was to end in disaster.

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In the late 1930s, when war seemed inevitable and it was realised that aerial attack would be the greatest threat posed by any coming conflict, the government established a volunteer organisation - Air Raid Precautions or ARP - that would stand at the centre of the wartime civil defence. This book presents the history of members of the ARP.

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"Eminently readable... [a] powerful and rewarding study of U.S. foreign policy in modern times." --Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs

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A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. -- .

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Many books have been written on archaeological methods such as excavation, but the process of technological investigation has been less widely discussed. This book has established itself as the standard introductory account.

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Originally published in hardcover: [New York]: Random House, an imprint and division of Random House LLC, 2014.

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By the end of the twentieth century, China was on its way to becoming one of the greatest powers in the world. This book offers an account of what happened throughout the whole region.

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This volume brings together 12 essays by Nicholas Tyacke about English Protestantism, which range from the Reformation itself, and the new market-place of ideas opened up, to the establishment of freedom of worship for Protestant nonconformists in 1689.