This title explains and illustrates the 19th-century transition of Japanese armies from traditional Samurai equipment and tactics to those of the Western world, and the armed clashes between the two cultures.
Covers the Armies of Classical Greece, from the Persian Wars to the rise of Macedon. Examines the equipment, organization and tactics of the famous hoplite heavy infantry that dominated warfare in this period.
The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America. This book analyzes the... Læs mere
The dramatic and colourful story of the soldiers who fought in the First Carlist War, a Spanish civil war that took place in the 1830s.
Studies the British infantry at a crucial period when it absorbed the harsh lessons of the American Revolutionary War to become the efficient, highly-motivated force that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
The Greek historian Herodotus said the Thracian tribes could conquer the world if they could stop fighting each other long enough.
Describes the Imperial Guard from its origins in the Consular Guard.
This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare.
Describes the armies of the Germanic foes that raided, invaded and resisted the Roman Empire for centuries and eventually brought it down.
This volume covers both British cavalry and artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as supporting units such as engineers.
A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa.
Continues the successful Armies of the Past series.