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  • British Cavalryman 1792–1815

    Serier Bog 8 - Warrior
    In the campaigns of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the deserved reputation of the British infantry has tended to overshadow the contribution of the cavalry, but in fact they did form an integral part of the army, carrying out duties crucial to the success of other arms. British Cavalryman 1792-1815 recounts what these duties were and examines the men who performed them. The ... Læs mere

    108,24 kr.

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    It was the misfortune of Germany in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that, with most of the conditions requisite for the formation of national unity, she had no really national institutions. There was an emperor, who looked something like an English king, and a Diet, or General Assembly, which looked something like an English Parliament, but the resemblance was far greater in appearance ... Læs mere

    8,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • British Army Uniforms from 1751 to 1783

    Including the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence

    af Carl Franklin ...
    "Of great use to anyone interested in the 18th century British Army as well as illustrators and others who need detailed information."— Classic Arms and MilitariaBased on records and paintings of the time, this book identifies each cavalry and infantry regiment and illustrates changes in uniforms, their facing colors, and the nature and shape of lace worn by officers, NCOs and private soldiers ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Last Alchemist

    Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason

    af Iain McCalman ...
    Freemason ... Shaman ... Prophet ... Seducer ... Swindler ... Thief ... HereticWho was the mysterious Count Cagliostro?Depending on whom you ask, he was either a great healer or a dangerous charlatan. Internationally acclaimed historian Iain McCalman documents how Cagliostro crossed paths -- and often swords -- with the likes of Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette, and Pope Pius VI. He was a ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Red SAM

    The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile

    Serier Bog 134 - New Vanguard
    The Russian SA-2, nicknamed “Red SAM,” is history's dominant antiaircraft missile.In 1960 it famously downed Gary Powers' U-2 spyplane, and two years later it was one of the missiles deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost sparked a nuclear showdown between America and the USSR. The SA-2 was also deployed in Vietnam, North Korea, Egypt, and even the Gulf War.Using photographs, color ... Læs mere

    125,77 kr.

  • Marlborough

    af Angus Konstam ...
    Serier Bog 10 - Command
    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is one of the great commanders of history.Using his great charm and diplomatic skills he was able to bind troops from various European states into a cohesive army that won a string of victories over the French armies of King Louis XIV, the first of which was perhaps his most spectacular triumph – the battle of Blenheim. Other great victories followed, but ... Læs mere

    125,49 kr.

  • British Redcoat 1740–93

    af Stuart Reid ...
    Serier Bog 19 - Warrior
    During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda, the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view, still held by many today, is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an increasingly ... Læs mere

    132,05 kr.

  • THE SPANISH COCKPIT

    An Eye-Witness Account of the Political and Social Conflicts of the Spanish Civil War

    Austrian sociologist and disillusioned former Comintern official Franz Borkenau visited Republican Spain between August and September 1936, and again in January-February 1937. The account of his first-hand experiences as an independent socialist observer in revolutionary Spain,‘T***he Spanish Cockpit***’, was published in the early summer of 1937, when it impressed and influenced the recently ... Læs mere

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  • Redcoat Officer

    1740–1815

    af Stuart Reid ...
    Serier Bog 42 - Warrior
    The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional people. This title looks at the enlistment, training, daily life and combat experiences of the typical British officer in the crucial periods of the North American conflicts, the American Revolution, and ... Læs mere

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  • Blücher

    Scourge of Napoleon

    Serier serie Campaigns and Commanders Series
    One of the most colorful characters in the Napoleonic pantheon, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819) is best known as the Prussian general who, along with the Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Throughout his long career, Blücher distinguished himself as a bold commander, but his actions at times appeared erratic and reckless. This magnificent biography by ... Læs mere

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  • Ramillies 1706

    Marlborough’s tactical masterpiece

    Serier Bog 275 - Campaign
    A detailed, slim volume on the Duke of Marlborough's masterstroke that saw the capture of the vital cities of Brussels, Bruges, Louvain and Antwerp.This is the story of one of the great battles which forged the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough as one of history's greatest captains. His tactical intuition on the field of Ramillies led to perhaps his finest battlefield performance and paved the ... Læs mere

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  • All in the Same Boat - The untold story of the British ferry crew who helped win the Falklands War

    The crew of the Norland were having a whale of a time in 1982, ferrying passengers between Rotterdam and Hull. Especially the 'girls' in the catering crew: Wendy, Frankie and Candy, all stewards and all gay men.So when their ferry was requisitioned by the government to transfer nine hundred paratroopers to Ascension Island for the war in the Falklands, the 'girls' jumped at the chance to be part ... Læs mere

    71,26 kr.