Early Warfare - General Section
The history of warfare from Greek & Roman conflicts, the Crusades & Medieval
 & Elizabethan times to the Jacobite Rebellions
Listed by Author & Title - 10 Titles per page

THE ROMAN WAR MACHINE
by John Peddie

The military power that made the greatness of Rome. The book includes information on the training establishments, the administration and the staff corps. The author also looks at the operational techniques and how the commanders controlled their troops and conducted their campaigns. other chapters include Generalship, Command and Control, Supply Trains, Supporting Arms and Weaponary.

1994, Sutton Publishing, , 0750906731,< A-01>,xiv + 169 pp, illustrations, very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 20874-03..............................£8.00 

TWILIGHT OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD
by Mike Roberts and Bob Bennett

This book analyses the complex series of conflicts between the Hellenistic Successor states (fragments of Alexander the Great’s short-lived empire) in the generation before the Romans intervened in the region. The authors' demonstrate that this period of almost-constant conflict and rivalry makes a fascinating subject. They describe Macedon’s war with Cleomenes III and the final crushing of Sparta’s last gasp as an independent power and the campaigns in the east through which the Seleucid king Antiochus (later defeated by the Romans at Magnesia) became known as Antiochus the Great.

2012, Pen & Sword, , 9781848841369,< A-01>,187pp, 20 b/w illustrations, 5 maps, 12 battle plans, very good in plastic covered d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 36526-01..............................£7.00 

BYZANTIUM TRIUMPHANT
by Julian Romane

The author describes in detail the wars of the Byzantine Emperors Nicephorus II Phocas, his nephew and assassin John I Tzimiskes, and Basil II. The operations, battles and drama of their various bitter struggles unfold, depicting the new energy and improved methods of warfare developed in the late tenth century. These Emperors were at war on all fronts, fighting for survival and dominance against enemies including the Arab caliphates, Bulgars (Basil II was dubbed by later authors 'the Bulgar Slayer') and the Holy Roman Empire, civil wars and rebellions.

2015, Pen & Sword, , 9781473855701,< A-01>,207pp illustrations, Very Good in plastic covered d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 25316-01..............................£10.00 

THE COLLAPSE OF ROME
by Gareth C. Sampson

By the early first century BC, the Roman Republic had already carved itself a massive empire and was easily the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Roman armies had marched victoriously over enemies far and wide, but the Roman heartland was soon to feel the tramp of armies on campaign as the Republic was convulsed by civil war and rival warlords vied for supremacy, sounding the first death knell of the Republican system. At the centre of the conflict was the rivalry between Marius, victor of the Jugurthine and Northern wars, and his former subordinate, Sulla.

2013, Pen & Sword, , 9781848843264,< A-01>,284pp, 16 b/w illustrations, 14 maps & diagrams , Good in plastic covered d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 34985-01..............................£12.00 

ROMAN CONQUESTS: THE DANUBE FRONTIER
by Dr. Michael Schmitz

The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to the south of the Danube. But their new neighbour on the other side of the mighty river, the kingdom of the Dacians, was to pose an increasing threat to the Roman empire. Inevitably this eventually provoked Roman attempts at invasion and conquest. It is a measure of Dacian prowess and resilience that several tough campaigns were required over more than a century before their kingdom was added to the Roman Empire. It was one of the Empire's last major acquisitions (and a short-lived one at that).

2019, Pen & Sword, , 9781848848245,< A-01>,149pp, 17 b/w & colour illustrations, 6 maps, new in d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 37901-01..............................£19.99 

THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
by Richard Storry

For more than 700 years Japan was dominated by a military caste - the samurai. This portrait captures the varying moods of medieval Japan. Out of it emerges the austere and unyielding disciplines, drawn from Zen and from Confucian ethics, which safeguarded samurai domination and shaped every attitude

1978, G P Putnam & Sons, , 0399120130,< A-01>,128pp illustrations, Good in torn d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 31763-01..............................£6.00 

REVOLT IN THE WEST: THE WESTERN REBELLION OF 1549
by John Sturt

The Western rebellion of 1549 against Edward VI (Henry VIII's son) - the focus of the revolt was the people's refusal to accept the Reformed Prayer Book and the changes in religious practice being forced upon them. Sturt examines the underlying causes and the effects of the revolt analysing the insurrection, the Siege of Exeter and the bloody revenge.

1987, Devon Books, , 0861147766,< A-01>,iv + 108pp, 12 ills, map, Fine in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 17329-02..............................£5.00 

SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR: THE MODERN CHINESE INTERPRETATION
by Sun Tzu and General Tao Hanzhang

Sun Tzu was the most famous military scientist, and one of the ablest commanders, in ancient China. Asian warlords, and modern leaders as dissimilar as Mao Tse-tung and General Eisenhower, have used his principles to change the shape of the world. Interpreted here by General Tao Hanzhang, one of the architects of the Communist Revolution, Tzu’s advice on timing, maneuvering, flexibility, and knowledge of the enemy’s leaders, strengths, and weaknesses is as powerful today as when it was first issued.

1987, David & Charles, , 0715391682,< A-01>,127pp, maps, illustrations, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 4174-03..............................£8.00 

THE ART OF WAR
by Sun Tzu

Translated by Samual B. Griffith and with a foreword by B. H. Liddell Hart, this is one of the earliest studies on the theory and practice of war. The principles expounded by Sun-Tzu have influenced military leaders from Napoleon to Mao Tse-tung, General Giap, Yamamoto and the German General Staff. In modern times, the book has become required reading on management and military courses.

2011, Watkins Publishing, , 9781907486999 ,< A-01>,272pp, numerous b/w & colour illustrations, As New in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 4174-04..............................£10.00 

THE ART OF WAR
by Sun Tzu

with a Foreword by James Clavell this is a concise edition of one of the earliest studies on the theory and practice of war. The principles expounded by Sun-Tzu have influenced military leaders from Napoleon to Mao Tse-tung, General Giap, Yamamoto and the German General Staff. In modern times, the book has become required reading on management and military courses.

1990, Hodder & Stoughton, , 0340276045,< A-01>,95pp, very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Early Warfare
Web No. 4174-02..............................£6.00 

First 10< Previous 10< [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 of 6 ] >Next 10 >Last 10

THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman

Web No.
18344-01

£60.00