Wars & Conflicts - General
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White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America
$19.99 Add to cart“A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery.”–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In North America’s first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England–both i- Author: Brumwell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 07 2006
- ISBN10: 0306814730
- Language: English
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The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War
$26.00 Add to cartWinner of the Bolton-Johnson Prize
“The Dead March incorporates the work of Mexican historians…in a story
Winner of the Utley Prize
Winner of the Distinguished Book Award, Society for Military History- Author: Guardino, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0674244745
- Language: English
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The Art of War
$19.99 Add to cartThe classic Renaissance study of military combat.
In medieval warfare, such seemingly elementary conventions as army organization, staff services, hierarchy of command, and codes of military law were- Author: Machiavelli, Niccol?
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 05 2001
- ISBN10: 030681076X
- Language: English
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Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
$19.99 Add to cart“An important, disturbing, and gripping history” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), the never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who invent… [more below]
- Author: Kaplan, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1476763267
- Language: English
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Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander’s Account of the Hunt for the World’s Most Wanted Man
$21.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller Kill Bin Laden is an explosive first-hand account of a Delta Force commando’s hunt for the world’s most wanted man.
The mission was to kill the most wanted man in the w- Author: Fury, Dalton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0312567405
- Language: English
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The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
$25.99 Add to cartHistory has tended to measure war’s winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered “decisive.” Marathon, Cannae, Tours… [more below]
- Author: Nolan, Cathal J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 728
- Publish Date: March 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0190931515
- Language: English
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Peacekeepers at War: Beirut 1983–The Marine Commander Tells His Story
$36.95 Add to cartOn October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarter… [more below]
- Author: Geraghty, Timothy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1597974250
- Language: English
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The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict
$24.95 Add to cartThis comprehensive and authoritative history of the War of 1812, thoroughly revised for the 200th anniversary of the historic conflict, is a myth-shattering study that will inform and entertain studen… [more below]
- Author: Hickey, Donald R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0252078373
- Language: English
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Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great’s Empire
$22.99 Add to cartAlexander the Great conquered an enormous empire–stretching from Greece to the Indian subcontinent–and his death triggered forty bloody years of world-changing events. These were years filled with h… [more below]
- Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- Author: Waterfield, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0199931526
- Language: English
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War and Technology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreThe war instinct is part of human nature, but the means to fight war depend on technology. Alex Roland traces the co-evolution of technology and warfare from the Stone Age to the age of cyberwar, desc… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Roland, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 03 2016
- ISBN10: 0190605383
- Language: English
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The Shield and the Sword
$19.99 Add to cartAn authoritative history of the Knights of St. John, from Jerusalem to Malta, told by the bestselling author of The Great Siege.
Known by many names through their centuries-long career, The Knights H- Author: Bradford, Ernle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 19 2014
- ISBN10: 1497637961
- Language: English
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Ukraine between war and peace
$32.04 Add to cartHas the US strategy reached an impasse? What is the Russian conduct of military operations? When will the Ukrainian counter-offensive take place? Does Western weaponry really make a difference in Ukra… [more below]
- Author: Baud, Jacques
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 2315010829
- Language: English
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The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
$19.99 Add to cartA fascinating look at the other side of the Opium Wars
In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Britain and China are recounted for the first time throug
- Author: Hanes, W. Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1402201494
- Language: English
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In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down
$24.00 Add to cartRevealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there.
“The author does not pull any punches…his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making
- Author: Durant, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 04 2004
- ISBN10: 0451210603
- Language: English
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The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
$19.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of Gates of Fire and Killing Rommel, the thrilling true story of one of the most unlikely and astonishing military victories in history.
June 5, 1967. Israel is surrounded- Author: Pressfield, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1595231196
- Language: English
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The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America
$19.99 Add to cartIn the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Borneman, Walter R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0060761857
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers – A Retelling for Our Times
$15.95 Read moreWar has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we’ve gone to battle. Acclaimed historian Gwynne Dyer… [more below]
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Dyer, Gwynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1615199306
- Language: English
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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
$25.00 Add to cartA fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War’s outbreak, Antony Beevor- Author: Beevor, Antony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 014303765X
- Language: English
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Samurai: An Illustrated History
$34.95 Add to cartSamurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life.
This Japanese history book traces the story of a unique h- Author: Kure, Mitsuo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 15 2002
- ISBN10: 0804832870
- Language: English
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Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
$24.99 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Hemingway and George Orwell: A tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a nob… [more below]
- Author: Hochschild, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0544947231
- Language: English
