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The Vikings burst onto the scene in a flash, startling the world with the reach and extent of their raids and the overwhelming destruction they wrought. Their unconventional war strategies, which left the enemy helpless and defenseless, built their reputation as brutal, bloodthirsty barbarians with no regard for God or human life. The reckless raiding of churches and monasteries was due in large part to their ignorance of the unspoken rules of warfare,...
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What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios-moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William...
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In Elephants of War, author Anas Hamshari presents a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of the extraordinary history of war elephants. From their earliest origins to modern times, this engaging work takes readers on a bolting and gripping journey through the paramount role these colossal creatures played, particularly during the grandeur of pre-modern times.With scholarly rigor and elegant, absorbing prose, Hamshari unveils the intriguing evolution...
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The following lectures aim to indicate briefly what we owe to the great captains, and to draw an intelligible outline of their careers. Caesar is the only one of the great captains who trained himself to arms. Alexander, Hannibal, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, owed their early military training to their fathers, though, indeed, Frederick's was but the pipe-clay of war. Napoleon got his in the best school in France. But hey all have contributed to...
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After the initial burst of victory in 1941, German U-boats were proving to be of no avail. From Hitler's "wolf packs" to Churchill's "hunting packs", from Radar to Sonar, from German Enigma code machines to Allied powers' Code breakers, a lot of factors that contributed in Allied tactical victory in WW2. The story of World War 2 will not be complete if the story of the battle of Atlantic is not retold with a dash of narrative heft.A reader is in for...
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[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]
Fascinating account of Calcutta businessman and merchant L.E. Ruutz Rees of the tumultuous events of the Sepoy Revolt that threatened to overturn British power in India. At time of the rebellion he was travelling toward Oudh, which was to be a hotbed of violence in the coming months, and arrived at Lucknow. Initially...
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Sun Tzu said, "Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." Your characters deserve your best strategic thinking. Are you ready to learn the secrets known by Sun Tzu, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Mao, Clauswitz, and other famed strategists? War: A source of enduring fascination to readers and the crucible that reveals character. Quality strategic thinking transforms stories from average to unforgettable and brings new depth to characters...
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