Land forces & warfare books

A thorough, in-depth study, first presented as the author's Ph.D. thesis (U. of Michigan, 1978). Begins with the...  Read More >>

The conflict in Northern Ireland remains unlike any other campaign conducted by the British Army this century. There...  Read More >>

The M1 Abrams was the most radical departure in US tank design since World War II. Until the advent of the M1 in...  Read More >>

As World War II entered its later stages and Germany was forced increasingly onto the defensive, the need for fast-moving...  Read More >>

A study of the social, political and cultural contexts of warfare. The book examines the period of the Norman Conquest...  Read More >>

How have the U.S. Army Rangers acted as special operations forces in military operations since 1942?  Read More >>

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Although it is generally assumed that there have always been limits to what soldiers are permitted to do in war,...  Read More >>

Covers the history of the Chinese army from the accession of the great Mongol Khan, Kublai, to the time when European...  Read More >>

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Part of the ""Men-at-Arms"" series, this book provides an examination of the history, equipment and uniforms of...  Read More >>

A member of the Fifth Corps recounts the dramatic final acts of the Civil War, describing Sheridan's rise, Warren's...  Read More >>

Pity the Nation is an historical document and an eye-witness testament to human savagery. This is an account of...  Read More >>

The third volume of a four-volume work (volumes 1 and 2 covered the period from revolutionary days to the Indian...  Read More >>

The second volume of a four-volume work (volume I deals with the period from 1776 to 1850). In this volume the author...  Read More >>

This study argues that guerrilla insurgencies will be a major feature of the post-Cold War international scene,...  Read More >>

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By the late 4th century the pressures on the frontiers of the Roman Empire had transformed the nature of the army...  Read More >>

The antagonism between the Persian and the Greek colonies on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor began with Cyrus I and...  Read More >>

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A guide to sieges that took place in Europe and the Near East between 450 and 1565.  Read More >>

Although the US never attempted an invasion of Canada after the war of 1812, during which British and Canadian...  Read More >>

Contrary to opinion expressed at the time, Argentine troops deployed to the Falklands, and which engaged the British...  Read More >>

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An account of the Vietnam War, as seen by the American PFCs, sergeants and platoon leaders in the rivers and jungles...  Read More >>