Great generals of Ancient World

the personality, intellectual and leadership traits that made them great

Of the thousands of commanders who served in history's armies, why is it that only a few are remembered as great leaders of men in battle? What combination of personal and circumstantial influences conspire to produce great commanders? What makes a great leader great ...

Swords and swordsmen

This magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn't claim to give comprehensive coverage but instead takes certain surviving examples as landmarks on a fascinating journey ...

Cross and crescent in the Balkans

the Ottoman conquest of southeastern Europe

This is NOT just another retelling of the Fall of Constantinople, though it does include a very fine account of that momentous event. It is the history of a quite extraordinary century, one which began when a tiny of force of Ottoman Turkish warriors was ...

Peninsular Eyewitnesses

the experience of war in Spain and Portugal: 1808-1813

Content illustrated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many books have been written about the British struggle against Napoleon in the Peninsula. A few recent studies have given a broader view of the ebb and flow of a long war that had a shattering impact on Spain and Portugal and marked ...