(Paperback)
By: Stephen Turnbull
ISBN: 9781846034428
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. This title gives a blow-by-blow account of the operation.
(Paperback)
By: Ignacio J.N. Lpez
ISBN: 9781849087933
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Dr Stephen Turnbull
ISBN: 9781849085748
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan's century of civil wars to an end, but it was Tokugawa Leyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms of his strategic and political achievements Leyasu ranks as Japan's greatest samurai commander. This book tells his story.
(Paperback)
By: Stephen Turnbull
ISBN: 9781846039607
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. This book looks at the story of Hideyoshi's military accomplishments, from his days as a tactical leader to his domination of the Japanese nation.
(Hardback)
By: Daniel P. Barr
ISBN: 9780275984663
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Feb 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Iroquois waged wars for a variety of reasons; while economic competition and rivalry for trade were important factors in Iroquois warfare, so were elements within their own culture. This book gives an overview of Iroquois warfare and explores major conflicts with an emphasis on how and why the Iroquois fought.
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By: Jeremy Black
ISBN: 9780230298590
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A global account of warfare in the late fifteenth and sixteenth-century that emphasises the breadth of military trajectories and connections. It offers a corrective to a narrative that has emphasised European developments and obscured the history of non-European military systems and cultures of war.
(Hardback)
By: Wilfred M. McClay
ISBN: 9781641774796
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2026
Publisher: Encounter Books,USA
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By: Peter H. Wilson
ISBN: 9780141006147
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
UK Publication Date: 1st July 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events.
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By: Gabriele Esposito
ISBN: 9781472842978
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2021
UK Publication Date: 29th October 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans' last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.
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By: Gonzague Saint Bris
ISBN: 9781605981819
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2011
Publisher: Pegasus Books
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The rousing story of Lafayette-aide-de-camp and "adopted son" of George Washington-exploring his vital role in the American Revolution.
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By: Si Sheppard
ISBN: 9781472820181
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2018
UK Publication Date: 31st May 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A highly illustrated history of one of the greatest military campaigns of all time--the Spanish conquest of Mexico from 1519 to 1521, an epic clash of civilizations that saw the destruction of the Aztec Empire.
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By: Andrew Roberts
ISBN: 9780857385901
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2012
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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A magisterial survey of the military giants of the early modern world.
(Hardback)
By: Stephen A. Wynalda
ISBN: 9781602399945
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2010
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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In this biography, Wynalda looks at the private, political, and military decisions of America's greatest president. Covering 366 nonconsecutive days of Lincoln's presidency, this is a rich and exciting new perspective on Lincoln.
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By: Edwin L. Sabin
ISBN: 9781620873601
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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Offers a collection of stories that cover the legacy of American fighters and their successes in defending themselves and their country. This title depicts in detail the willpower and bravery of the men and women who fought for America; from its founding as a country to the days of the Wild West.
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By: Stephen Brennan
ISBN: 9781510704480
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2017
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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A history of America's military on horseback
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By: Edward Porter Alexander
ISBN: 9781628737639
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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(Paperback)
By: John Marshall
ISBN: 9781629145013
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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"First published 1857 by Derby & Jackson"--Title page verso.
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By: Christopher Ward
ISBN: 9781616080808
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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The War of the Revolution is a solid chunk of scholarship, likely toendure as a classical work on its subject. Time...
(Hardback)
By: Mathew B. Brady
ISBN: 9781620876442
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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See the American Civil War through the eyes of the Union and Confederate...
(Paperback)
By: Michael Fredholm Von Essen
ISBN: 9781804516836
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2025
UK Publication Date: 15th February 2025
Publisher: Helion & Company
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(Paperback, Reprint ed.)
By: Christopher Duffy
ISBN: 9781804515594
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
Publisher: Helion & Company
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(Paperback)
By: Robert Gresh
ISBN: 9781804513545
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
UK Publication Date: 15th November 2023
Publisher: Helion & Company
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(Paperback)
By: Alberto Raul Esteban Ribas
ISBN: 9781804516812
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2025
UK Publication Date: 15th March 2025
Publisher: Helion & Company
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(Paperback)
By: Massimo Predonzani
ISBN: 9781804514528
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 15th March 2024
Publisher: Helion & Company
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