Название: The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King Автор: Stuart Ellis-Gorman Издательство: Pen and Sword Military Год: 2022 Страниц: 238 Язык: английский Формат: pdf (true) Размер: 26.1 MB
The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era. Unfortunately, despite its general fame it has been decades since an in-depth history of the medieval crossbow has been published, which is why Stuart Ellis-Gorman’s detailed, accessible, and highly illustrated study is so valuable. The Medieval Crossbow approaches the history of the crossbow from two directions. The first is a technical study of the design and construction of the medieval crossbow, the many different kinds of crossbows used during the Middle Ages, and finally a consideration of the relationship between crossbows and art.
Название: English Rebels and Revolutionaries Автор: Stephen Basdeo Издательство: Pen and Sword History Год: 2022 Страниц: 298 Язык: английский Формат: pdf (true) Размер: 12.6 MB
Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unjust rulers and demand their rights. Barely a century has gone by without England being witness to a major uprising against the government of the day, often resulting in a fundamental change to the constitution. This book is a collection of biographies, written by experts in their field, of the lives and deeds of famous English freedom fighters, rebels, and democrats who have had a major impact on history. Featured chapters include the history of Wat Tyler's Rebellion, when an army of 50,000 people marched to London in 1381 to demand an end to serfdom and the hated poll tax. Alongside Wat Tyler in this pantheon of English revolutionaries is Jack Cade who in 1450 led an angry mob to London to protest against government corruption. There are three chapters on various aspects of the English Civil War, during which the English executed their king.
Название: Great Naval Battles of the Pacific War Автор: John Grehan Издательство: Frontline Books ISBN: 1399011685 Год: 2022 Формат: True PDF Страниц: 368 Размер: 23,1 МБ Язык: Английский
The key naval battles against Imperial Japan in the Pacific during the Second World War have been described many times by numerous diligent and skillful historians. Such histories are, of course, the products of many years, even decades, of accumulated knowledge, but also of a received consensus of how the war played out to its, seemingly, inevitable conclusion.
Название: The Battles of King Arthur Автор: Tony Sullivan Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1399015303 Год: 2022 Формат: True PDF Страниц: 290 Размер: 15,7 МБ Язык: Английский
The ninth century Historia Brittonum is the first source that mentions Arthur and lists twelve battles, including the famous Badon Hill. Much ink has been spilt debating the identity and location of Arthur. This book will demonstrate that some of the battles can indeed be located with some confidence.
Название: The Roman King Arthur?: Lucius Artorius Castus Автор: Tony Sullivan Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1399084024 Год: 2022 Формат: True PDF, EPUB Страниц: 234 Размер: 38,0 МБ Язык: Английский
The 2004 film, King Arthur, starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, introduced the audience to Lucius Artorius Castus as the basis to the much later legend of King Arthur. The book analyses the theories behind the film which link this second to third century Roman officer with the medieval Arthurian legends and a possible historical figure in post-Roman Britain.
Название: The Voyage of the Armada: The Spanish Story Автор: David Howarth Издательство: Penguin Books Год: 1981 Формат: PDF Страниц: 276 Размер: 32,1 МБ Язык: Английский
In May of 1588, on the order of Spain's King Philip, 30,000 soldiers and sailors armed with arquebus and musket set out to sea. A larger fleet had never before been assembled. In the Voyage of the Armada, David Howarth brilliantly conveys the drama of the Spanish Armada's progress and brings to life the personalities of the men who influenced its course, from the dogmatic and irrational Philip II to Don Juan Martinez de Recalde to Don Pedro and Don Diego de Valdes, who were cousins but also bitter enemies, to the Spanish soldiers and sailors who unquestioningly ventured into unknown seas to confront their fates.
Название: The British Approach to Counterinsurgency: From Malaya and Northern Ireland to Iraq and Afghanistan Автор: P. Dixon Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 0230293476 Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 457 Размер: 2,0 МБ Язык: Английский
This timely and critical volume questions the effectiveness of Britain's 'hearts and minds' approach, challenging conventional counterinsurgency thinking by drawing on the expertise of regional and thematic specialists.
Название: Vietnam-Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoir Автор: W.D. Ehrhart Издательство: McFarland ISBN: 0870239570 Год: 1983 Формат: PDF Страниц: 332 Размер: 13,5 МБ Язык: Английский
In 1982, John Newman, curator of the Vietnam War Literature Collection at Colorado State University, said of W.D. Ehrhart: "As a poet and editor, Bill Ehrhart is clearly one of the major figures in Vietnam War literature." This autobiographical account of the war, the author's first extended prose work, demonstrates Ehrhart's abilities as a writer of prose as well. Vietnam-Perkasie is grim, comical, disturbing, and accurate.
Название: 1942: Winston Churchill and Britain's Darkest Hour Автор: Taylor Downing Издательство: Pegasus Books ISBN: 1639362320 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 432 Размер: 10,4 МБ Язык: Английский
A revelatory new work of popular history focused on the year 1942, as the fate of Britain—and Winston Churchill’s leadership—hangs in the balance. Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid succession : the collapse in Malaya; the biggest surrender in British history at Singapore; the passing of three large German warships through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight; the longest ever retreat through Burma to the gates of India; serious losses to Rommel's forces in North Africa; the siege of Malta and the surrender at Tobruk.
Название: A Call to Arms: The day war was invented Автор: Anne Lehoerff Издательство: Sidestone Press ISBN: 9464261042 Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 206 Размер: 7,3 МБ Язык: Английский
One day, sometime around 1700 BC, a bronzesmith made the first sword. This marked a technological turning point, giving rise to an arms race that has never since ceased. Soon, over a vast area between the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of weapons were manufactured. They were used in combat, then laid to rest, whole or broken, often during complex rituals that are still hard for us to understand.
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