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  • Ironsides

    English Cavalry 1588–1688

    af John Tincey ...
    Serier Bog 44 - Warrior
    The Ironside is symbolic of the one occasion when the army took an active role in British politics. He represents a unique period when ordinary people displaced the established order to take political control into their own hands. In the nineteenth century a rash of historical publications, paintings and statues with a civil war theme reflected the political divisions of Victorian society and ... Læs mere

    134,70 kr.

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  • The English Civil Wars 1642-1649

    This is the definitive military history of the Civil Wars which swept the British Isles from 1642 to 1649.The martial aspects of the wars are covered in detail along with a comprehensive overview of the religious and political dimensions which shaped the armies involved in the conflict. This excellent single volume history is the perfect introduction to the military history of this turbulent ... Læs mere

    23,97 kr.

  • The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana

    The Revelation of a Disaster

    af Ron Lock ...
    A concise history of the Battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, the invaders had been vanquished within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom, in one of the greatest disasters ever ... Læs mere

    19,99 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • England: The Autobiography

    2,000 Years of English History by Those Who Saw it Happen

    Redigeret af John Lewis-Stempel ...
    DISCOVER 2,000 YEARS OF ENGLISH HISTORY TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT - FROM BOUDICCA'S REVOLT TO THE ASHES WIN OF 2005.Featuring writing from Julius Caesar, Guy Fawkes, Isaac Newton, Charlotte Brontë, Winston Churchill and Jonny Wilkinson.______________Engine of Industrial Revolution, global empire, England's history is one of the most fascinating and influential the world has ever known. England: ... Læs mere

    111,85 kr.

  • Redcoat

    The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket

    Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.Delving into the history of the period – charting events including Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul and the Sikh wars – celebrated military historian Richard Holmes ... Læs mere

    113,12 kr.

  • Guerilla Days in Ireland

    af Tom Barry ...
    First published in 1949, 'Guerilla Days in Ireland' is an extraordinary story of the Irish War of Independence and the fight between two unequal forces, which ended in the withdrawal of the British from twenty-six counties. Seven weeks before the Truce of July 1921, the British presence in County Cork consisted of a total of over 12,500 men. Against these British forces stood the Irish Republican ... Læs mere

    98,91 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Battle Story: Isandlwana 1879

    af Edmund Yorke ...
    Serier serie Battle Story
    On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. The engagement saw primitive weapons of spears and shields clashing with the latest military technology. However, despite being poorly equipped, the numerically superior Zulu force crushed the British troops, killing 1,300 men, whilst only losing 1,000 of their own warriors. It was a humiliating defeat for the ... Læs mere

    74,88 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War

    General Ben Viljoen, while engaged on this work, requested me to write a short introduction to it. This request I gladly comply with. ... Læs mere

    19,18 kr.

  • Soldiers

    Great Stories of War and Peace

    af Max Hastings ...
    ‘A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle … Compelling’ Daily Mail ‘An unmissable read’ Sunday TimesSoldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkling, gripping tales by many writers, about men and women who have borne arms, reflecting bestselling historian Max Hastings’s lifetime of studying war. It rings the changes through the centuries, between the ... Læs mere

    240,55 kr.

  • The Great Boer War

    af Byron Farwell ...
    The story of the battle for independence from the British Empire in South Africa by " a vivid chronicler of military forces, generals, and wars" ( Kirkus Reviews).The Great Boer War (1899-1902), more properly known as the Great Anglo-Boer War, was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Zulu War - Through Contemporary eyes

    Written in 1894, just 15 years after the war, this is James Grants excellent military history of the Zulu War of 1879. From the British disaster at Isandhlwana to face-saving at Rorkes Drift and the final humiliation of the Zulu nation at Ulundi, this is the contemporary view of how the events were conveyed to the public of Great Britain.Featuring original engravings from the Illustrated London ... Læs mere

    23,97 kr.

  • Like Wolves on the Fold

    The Defence of Rorke's Drift

    af Mike Snook ...
    A detailed chronicle of a significant opening battle in the Anglo-Zulu War: "The Zulu attack on Rorke's Drift thrillingly retold" (Richard Holmes).On January 22nd, 1879, the British Army in South Africa was swept aside by the seemingly unstoppable Zulu warriors at the Battle of Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen ... Læs mere

    49,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus