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This study analyzes the battle of Dettingen, one of the major Allied victories of the War of the Austrian Succession, and the last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.

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A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central and South Pacific.

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In late June 1942, the dispirited and defeated British Eighth Army was pouring back towards the tiny railway halt of El Alamein in the western desert of Egypt.

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The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

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From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, this is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on June 5, 1944.

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The result of fresh research, this is a brand new look at the defence of Rorke's Drift against the Zulus, written by one of the world's foremost experts in South African history.

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A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to halt the joint Soviet-Romanian offensive to take the key city on the Danube.

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Explore the Eastern Front battle that resulted in one of the greatest defeats of World War I, in which an entire Russian army was annihilated by German arms.

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A readable chronicle of the 100 greatest battles ever. Spanning 3,000 years, this book covers the entire spectrum of recorded military history, from Megiddo in 1479 B.C., to Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s.It contains maps of each battle site to help readers comprehend the action, results, and ramifications.

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Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy.

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A gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini.

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A fascinating look at the turning points of famous conflicts - the moment when a minor incident decides the outcome of a battle (called the hinge of battle).

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An illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the most long-running, and the most significant, conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

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This work explores the dramatic battles and operations to wrest back control of Burma from the Japanese, including river crossings, the crucial battle for Mandalay, and armoured, long-range penetration and guerrilla operations.

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Argentina's continuing claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, against Britain, was still in the hands of the United Nations when in 1982, Argentine troops seized the islands in a lightning raid. This title gives first hand accounts from combat veteran pilots of the battles that transpired.

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The American Civil War was one of the last wars in which generals led from the front. It was a war of larger-than-life characters, generals who earned colourful reputations. This book outlines the careers and characters of famous Union commanders who fought in the eastern theatre of operations.

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Beginning with the advance of the French Army from the Rhine to the Danube, this volume describes the development of Macks' army at Ulm, the manoeuvres to Austerlitz and the counter attack that resulted in decisive defeat for the Austro-Russian army.

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Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this title details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well as local pilots in the former Yugoslavia, from bombing by B-2 stealth bombers to air-to-air combat and moving ground troops by helicopter.

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This title details the epic four-month siege of the city of Constantinople, last vestige of the once mighty Roman and Byzantine Empires. It illustrates the battle which saw Constantine's men outnumber eight-to-one before being overcome by the Sultan Mehmet.

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Late in 1808 Sir John Moore, virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain and facing the French Army led by Napoleon, fell back towards Corunna. The retreat is documented here, with its arduous trials and stories of a last stand.

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The Battle of Crecy was the first major battle of the Hundred Years War. The English army triumphed despite being outnumbered and it established the reputation of the longbow as a fearsome weapon. This volume details the events of the campaign with notes on the battlefield as it is today.

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When Charles Stuart was crowned King of Scotland, Cromwell led the English army north to counter the threat he now posed. Their march on Edinburgh was opposed by Leslie's Scottish army who used guerrilla tactics to force them back as far as Dunbar.