An illustrated breakdown of General McClellan’s defeat by the Confederate Army at Fair Oaks in 1862.
The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One solution was the adoption of commerce raiders. This work describes the reasons which forced the confederates to resort to commerce raiding.
This book examines the design, construction and operational history of coastal forts, such as Fort Sumter, Fort Morgan and Fort Pulaski, which played a crucial part in the course of the Civil War.
This illustrated history describes their design, development and operation throughout the American Civil War.
A compact volume on Cornwallis's Pyrrhic victory in North Carolina, featuring illustrations throughout.
A highly illustrated account of a technologically significant naval battle during the American Civil War.
A detailed, illustrated account of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.
A detailed look at their origins, and examines Pictish heroic and warrior society, covering education and training, appearance and equipment, the status of women, and the experience of battle.
A detailed guide to how these remarkable vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they fought.
The design, development and operational history of the first seagoing ironclad, one of the most easily recognised warships of all time.
A meticulous illustrated examination of Operation Avalanche, the highly contested British and US invasion of the Italian mainland.
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on... Læs mere