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Название: Persia Triumphant in Greece: Xerxes' Invasion: Thermopylae, Artemisium and the Destruction of Athens
Автор: Manousos E Kambouris
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2022
Страниц: 241
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 24.1 MB

This is the epic story of the Great Persian War of 481-479 BC, the major land and sea Persian invasion of Greece under Xerxes. Starting from the Persian decision to avenge the outrage caused to imperial prestige by the battle of Marathon, this book details the policy, diplomacy and religion as they intermingle with matters of strategy and tactics. It includes detailed coverage of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, immortalized in literature and film as the ultimate defiant last stand. There is similarly in-depth coverage, in terms of events, tactics, methods and intentions, afforded to the relatively unknown sea battles off Cape Artemisium, only recently dramatized for the Big Screen; a naval engagement that primed the Battle of Salamis. Special attention has been paid to the events following these two battles, leading to the bloody conquest of Athens and the implementation of vengeance by the Persian Empire, which for a brief time stood triumphant, victorious and awesome as never before, but also sowed the seeds of eventual defeat.

Название: The G.I. Collector’s Guide U.S. Army Service Forces Catalog, European Theater of Operations Volume 1
Издательство: Casemate Publishers
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 273
Размер: 75 Mb
Язык: English

The G.I. Collector’s Guide U.S. Army Service Forces Catalog, European Theater of Operations Volume 1

Название: The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King
Автор: Stuart Ellis-Gorman
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2022
Страниц: 238
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 26.1 MB

The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era. Unfortunately, despite its general fame it has been decades since an in-depth history of the medieval crossbow has been published, which is why Stuart Ellis-Gorman’s detailed, accessible, and highly illustrated study is so valuable. The Medieval Crossbow approaches the history of the crossbow from two directions. The first is a technical study of the design and construction of the medieval crossbow, the many different kinds of crossbows used during the Middle Ages, and finally a consideration of the relationship between crossbows and art.

Название: English Rebels and Revolutionaries
Автор: Stephen Basdeo
Издательство: Pen and Sword History
Год: 2022
Страниц: 298
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 12.6 MB

Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unjust rulers and demand their rights. Barely a century has gone by without England being witness to a major uprising against the government of the day, often resulting in a fundamental change to the constitution. This book is a collection of biographies, written by experts in their field, of the lives and deeds of famous English freedom fighters, rebels, and democrats who have had a major impact on history. Featured chapters include the history of Wat Tyler's Rebellion, when an army of 50,000 people marched to London in 1381 to demand an end to serfdom and the hated poll tax. Alongside Wat Tyler in this pantheon of English revolutionaries is Jack Cade who in 1450 led an angry mob to London to protest against government corruption. There are three chapters on various aspects of the English Civil War, during which the English executed their king.

Название: Hitler's Spy Against Churchill: The Spy Who Died Out in the Cold
Автор: Jan-Willem van den Braak
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526768773
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 314
Размер: 15,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

From the summer of 1940 until May 1941, nearly twenty German Abwehr agents were dropped by boat or parachute into England during what was known as Operation Lena, all in preparation for Hitler's planned invasion of England.

Название: British Warship Losses in the Modern Era, 1920-1982
Автор: David Hepper
Издательство: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1399097660
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 450
Размер: 42,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

This important new reference work details all those ships and vessels of the Royal Navy, large and small, which were lost by accident or enemy action, during the twentieth century, from the end of the World War, to the last years of the century. In all, the fates of over 2,000 ships and small craft are covered, from aircraft carriers and battleships to motor launches, harbor tenders and tugs. Those vessels hired or purchased for wartime service, such as trawlers, paddle steamers and yachts are also listed.

Название: Fighting with the Long Range Desert Group: Merlyn Craw MM's War 1940–1945
Автор: Brendan O'Carroll
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: ‎1399084275
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF, EPUB
Страниц: 263
Размер: 177,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

Formed in 1940 the Long Range Desert Group was the first Allied Special Forces unit established to operate behind German and Italian lines in North Africa. Its officers and men were volunteers recruited from British and Commonwealth units. Merlyn Craw was serving with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force when he joined the LRDG in 1941. He took part in numerous missions in the desert. The navigational driving and fighting skills of the LRDG were legendary and they were frequently responsible for transporting Stirling’s SAS detachments on raids.

Название: Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War
Автор: John Grehan
Издательство: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1399011685
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 368
Размер: 23,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

The key naval battles against Imperial Japan in the Pacific during the Second World War have been described many times by numerous diligent and skillful historians. Such histories are, of course, the products of many years, even decades, of accumulated knowledge, but also of a received consensus of how the war played out to its, seemingly, inevitable conclusion.

Название: The Battles of King Arthur
Автор: Tony Sullivan
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1399015303
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 290
Размер: 15,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The ninth century Historia Brittonum is the first source that mentions Arthur and lists twelve battles, including the famous Badon Hill. Much ink has been spilt debating the identity and location of Arthur. This book will demonstrate that some of the battles can indeed be located with some confidence.

Название: The Roman King Arthur?: Lucius Artorius Castus
Автор: Tony Sullivan
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1399084024
Год: 2022
Формат: True PDF, EPUB
Страниц: 234
Размер: 38,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

The 2004 film, King Arthur, starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, introduced the audience to Lucius Artorius Castus as the basis to the much later legend of King Arthur. The book analyses the theories behind the film which link this second to third century Roman officer with the medieval Arthurian legends and a possible historical figure in post-Roman Britain.