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Alston: Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History

Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History
by Richard Alston
263 pages, 2 maps, 13 tables, 6 figures, bibliography, index. 1998. Provides a radical reassessment of the Roman army's relations with local communities. The unsuspected scale of the army's integration into local life offers an insight into Roman rule in Egypt and Roman imperialism more generally.

Battle Orders 27: Fields: The Roman Army of the Punic Wars 264-146 BC. Paperback

Roman Army of the Punic Wars 264-146 BC. Battle Orders 27
Author: Nic Fields
2007; 96 pages. As Rome's power and influence extended across the Mediterranean, she was destined for a collision with the Carthaginian Empire, a clash ultimately resulting in the decisive Second Punic War. At first the Roman Army was no match for the superior tactics and leadership of Hannibal and his troops. However, talented generals like Scipio Africanus transformed the legions into a formidable fighting force.

Battle Orders 34 The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88–31 BC. Paperback

Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88–31 BC. Paperback. Battle Orders 34
Author: Nic Fields
October 2008; 96 pages. With the nuts and bolts detail that readers demand from the Battle Orders series, this is an intriguing description of how the Roman army grew, modernised, rebelled and finally helped build an empire, complete with full organisational charts, photographs and detailed maps.

Battle Orders 37 The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC–AD 117. Paperback

Battle Orders 37 The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC–AD 117. Paperback
Nic Fields.
2009; 96 pages; The loyalty of the new army was to the emperor and not to either the Senate or the People of Rome. Imperial legions became permanent units with their own numbers and titles and many were to remain in existence for centuries to come.
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Billows: Marathon: The Battle That Changed Western Civilization. Hardcover

Marathon: The Battle That Changed Western Civilization
Richard A. Billows 2010
Hardback, 304 pages, 5 maps and 27 b/w illustrations throughout, 229 x 152 mm
In this riveting work, Richard A. Billows fully creates the atmosphere of the times, engrossingly captures the drama of the day of battle, and convincingly demonstrates that the flowering of classical Greek culture - and the extraordinary influence it had on Western culture - would almost certainly not have occurred had not the Athenians, against the odds, defeated the Persians at Marathon.

Bohec: The Imperial Roman Army. New edition. Paperback

Imperial Roman Army. New edition. Paperback
by Yann Le Bohec
344 pages, 40 illustrations. 2000. This book looks at the structure and development of the Republic and the Late Empire, examining why the army has always been considered crucial in the history of the Roman Empire, and whether that view is justified.

Campaign 007 Alexander 334 - 323 BC. Conquest of the Persian Empire. 9781855321106

Alexander 334 - 323 BC. Conquest of the Persian Empire
John Warry
96 pages. This book, by John Warry, an expert on the warfare of the Classical world, examines the principle battles of Alexander's campaigns in detail. The battles of the Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela, Hydaspes and the difficult siege of Tyre are all discussed at length.

Campaign 022 Healy: Qadesh 1300 BC. Clash of the Warrior Kings 9781855323001

Qadesh 1300 BC. Clash of the Warrior Kings
by Mark Healy
96 pages. The earliest battle in history which can be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh pitted the two great warriors of the age against each other, Muwatallish of Hatti and the great warrior-Pharaoh Rameses II.

Campaign 031 Nicolle: Yarmuk 636 AD. The Muslim Conquest of Syria. 9781855323667

Yarmuk 636 AD. The Muslim Conquest of Syria
by Nicolle
David Nicolle not only looks at the battle itself but also the whole decisive Arab campaign - from the Muslim invasion of 633/4 to the fall of Byzantine Syria.

Campaign 036 Healy: Cannae: 216 BC. Hannibal Smashes Rome. 9781855324701

Cannae: 216 BC. Hannibal Smashes Rome
by Mark Healy
Cannae is rightly regarded as one of the greatest battles of military history. Hannibal's stratagem has become a model of the perfectly fought battle and is studied in detail at military academies around the world. By the end of the conflict the Romans had lost 47,500 infantry and 2,700 cavalry killed and a further 19,300 captured.

Campaign 084 MacDowall: Adrianople AD 378. The Goths Crush Rome's Legions. 9781841761473

Adrianople AD 378. The Goths Crush Rome's Legions
’Never, except in the battle of Cannae, had there been so destructive a slaughter recorded in our annals.’ Thus the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus recorded the battle of Adrianople, which spelled the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Such a crushing Roman defeat by Gothic cavalry proved to the Empire, as well as to the Goths themselves, that the migratory barbarians were a force to be reckoned with.

Campaign 108 Sekunda: Marathon 490 BC: The first Persian invasion of Greece. 9781841760001

Marathon 490 BC: The first Persian invasion of Greece
by Nicholas Sekunda. Illustrator: Richard Hook
When the Ionian Revolt broke out in 499BC , led by the city of Miletus, the Ionian cities requested assistance from Greece. Sparta refused, but Athens and Eretria (on the Island of Euboea) sent small land and naval contingents. Having crushed the revolt the Persian King Darius decided to punish Athens for supporting the Ionian cities. He decided to send an amphibious expedition across the Aegean to attack Athens and Eretria. The Persians sacked Eretria and then landed at Marathon some 26 miles from Athens.

Campaign 174: Sheppard: Pharsalus 48 BC Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans. Paperback. v

Pharsalus 48 BC Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans. Campaign 174
Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Adam Hook
2006. Simon Sheppard expertly charts the events surrounding the Pharsalus campaign, and the seismic implications of the decisive clash between the two greatest generals of their age.

Campaign 182: Thompson: Granicus 334BC Alexander's First Persian Victory. Paperback. 9781846030994

Granicus 334 BC Alexander's First Persian Victory.
Author: Michael Thompson. Illustrator: Richard Hook
2007. In the initial engagement, Alexander's 5,000 cavalry, supported by archers and javelin men, routed a force of 20,000 Persian cavalry

Campaign 188 Fields: Thermopylae 480 BC Last stand of the 300.

Thermopylae 480 BC Last stand of the 300
Author: Nic Fields. Illustrator: Steve Noon
2007. An authoritative re-telling of one of the greatest tales of heroism of all time and a decisive moment for the history of the world, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans' fight to the death against overwhelming Persian forces preserved the future of Greece and the golden age of classical civilization

Campaign 195 Syracuse 415-413 BC. Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet.

Syracuse 415-413 BC. Destruction of the Athenian Imperial Fleet
Nic Fields. Illustrator: Peter Dennis
2008. Nic Fields examines the foolhardy campaign in which Athens ignored the strategic implications of attacking a nation that was over 1,100 km away as two enormous armadas and 60,000 Athenians and their allies fought for two years against the only other democracy in the Greek world. With rare illustrations and breath-taking full-colour artwork

Campaign 199 Philippi 42 BC. The death of the Roman Republic. Paperback

Philippi 42 BC. The death of the Roman Republic. Paperback; Campaign 199
Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Steve Noon
August 2008; 96 pages; Packed with photographs, breathtaking battlescene artwork and detailed maps illustrating the course of the battles on land and on sea, this is the history of the campaign which sounded the final death knell for the Republican movement.

Campaign 206 Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC. A gladiator rebels against Rome. Paperback

Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC. A gladiator rebels against Rome. Paperback: Campaign 206
Author: Nic Fields. Illustrator: Steve Noon
July 2009; 96 pages; Written by Nic Fields and illustrated by Steven Noon, this campaign title brings to life the story of Rome¹s most famous revolt and the ex-gladiator who led it.

Campaign 211 Actium 31 BC. Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra. Paperback

Actium 31 BC. Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra. Paperback; Campaign 211
Author: Si Sheppard. Illustrator: Christa Hook
June 2009; 96 pages. Actium has remained one of the most famous battles of the ancient world thanks to Shakespeare and Hollywood. This new book tells the true story of the decisive and bloody battle that would once and for all seal the fate of the Roman Republic.

Campaign 222 Salamis 480 BC. The naval campaign that saved Greece. Paperback

Salamis 480 BC. The naval campaign that saved Greece. Campaign 222.
Author: W. Shepherd. Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; June 2010; 96 pages
In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a crushing victory that ended the Persian threat to Greece. This book draws on the findings of archaeological, technological and naval research, as well as on original historical sources to vividly recreate one of the most important naval campaigns in world history.

Campaign 224 Mons Graupius AD 83. Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World. Paperback

Mons Graupius AD 83. Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World. Campaign 224
Author: Duncan B Campbell Illustrator: Seán Ó’Brógáin
Paperback; 96 pages . In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain in an attempt to pacify the Caledonian tribesman. For seven years, the Romans marched and battled across what is now Scotland. Finally, in AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius where 10,000 Caledonians were slaughtered from only 360 Roman dead. It proved the high-water mark of Roman power in Britain. Following unrest elsewhere in the empire, the north of Scotland was abandoned and Rome’s forces began their long retreat. Never again would Roman arms stand on the edge of the known world.

Campaign 228 Teutoburg Forest AD 9. The destruction of Varus and his legions. Paperback

Teutoburg Forest AD 9. The destruction of Varus and his legions. Campaign 228
Author: Michael McNally Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; January 2011; 96 pages
‘Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!’ supposedly yelled Augustus Caesar when he received the news of the disaster in the Teutoburg Forest. One of the greatest military disasters of the Roman Empire, Teutoburg Forest witnessed the near-total annihilation of three Roman legions at the hands of the German barbarians led by their Roman-educated chief Arminius. Michael McNally tells the complete story of the disaster, supported by the incredible artwork of Peter Dennis.

Campaign 233 Boudicca’s Rebellion AD 60-61. The Britons rise up against Rome. Pb

Boudicca’s Rebellion AD 60-61. The Britons rise up against Rome. Campaign 233.
Author: Nic Fields, Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; April 2011; 96 pages
When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in AD 43, the Iceni tribe quickly allied themselves with the invaders. Having paid tribute to Rome, they continued to be ruled by their own kings. But 17 years later when Prasutagus, the king of the Iceni, died the Romans decided to incorporate his kingdom into the new province. When his widow Boudicca protested, she ‘was flogged and their daughters raped’, sparking one of the most famous rebellions in history. This book tells how Boudicca raised her people and other tribes in revolt, overran the provincial towns of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans), destroyed the IX Legion, and nearly took control of the fledgling Roman province, before being finally brought to heel in a pitched battle at Mancetter.

Campaign 239 Plataea 479 BC. The most glorious victory ever seen. Paperback. 9781849085540

Plataea 479 BC. The most glorious victory ever seen. Campaign 239
Author: William Shepherd Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; January 2012; 96 pages. The detailed reconstruction of this complex battle draws on recent studies of early 5th-century hoplite warfare and a fresh reading of the ancient textual sources, predominantly Herodotus, and close inspection of the battlefield.

Casson: The Ancient Mariners : Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. Pb

The Ancient Mariners : Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times.
Lionel Casson 1991. Paperback, 299 pages, illustrations, maps, 250 x 153 mm.

Command 004 Julius Caesar. Paperback

Julius Caesar. Command 4
Author: Nic Fields, Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; June 2010; 64 pages
One of the greatest military commanders in history, Julius Caesar’s most famous victory - the conquest of Gaul - was to him little more than a stepping stone to power. An audacious and decisive general, his victories over the Gauls allowed him to challenge for the political leadership of Rome. Leading a single legion across the Rubicon in 49 BC, Caesar launched a civil war which would end the Roman Republic and usher in the Roman Empire, with Caesar at its helm. This examination of the great general’s life covers his great victories and few defeats, looking at the factors which lay behind his military genius.

Command 011 Hannibal. Pb.

Hannibal. Command 11
Author: Nic Fields Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Paperback; February 2011; 64 pages
Hannibal was a cool, thoughtful general, and can arguably be described as the greatest general of antiquity. His genius rested on a mixture of bluff, double bluff, and an ability to use all troop types to their best advantage. The battle of Cannae remains a chef-d’oeuvre to which generations of subsequent generals have aspired.

Command 023 Pompey

Pompey. Command 23.
Author: Nic Fields Illustrator: Peter Dennis. Paperback; March 2012; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781849085724

Cotterell: The Chariot. The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine. Paperback

Chariot. The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine.
by Arthur Cotterell
Paperback, 352 pages, many illustrations. New edition, 2005.

Cotterell: The Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine. Hardback

The Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine.
Arthur Cotterell 2004. 208 pages, 150 b/w illustrations, 241 x 162 mm.

Darnell, Manassa: Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest During Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth Dynasty. Hardcover

Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest During Ancient Egypt's Late Eighteenth Dynasty. Hardcover
by John Coleman Darnell, Colleen Manassa
320 pages, illustrations. 2007. From the reign of the "heretic king" Akhenaten, through the sovereignty of the "boy king," King Tut, and ending with Horemhab, the last king of the Eighteenth Dynasty, it fills what has been a gap in military history with a look at the history, weaponry, tactics, negotiations of this time.

Drews: The End of the Bronze Age. Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C. Paperback

End of the Bronze Age. Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C.
Robert Drews. 252 pages, 10 plates. 1996. This text attempts to account for the destruction of key cities in the Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age, circa the 12th century BC. The author proposes a military explanation for the destruction of four important kingdoms at this time.

Elbern: Caesar. Staatsmann, Feldherr, Schriftsteller. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden

Caesar. Staatsmann, Feldherr, Schriftsteller. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden
Stephan Elbern
143 Seiten mit 68 Farb- und 19 Schwarzweißabbildungen. 2008. Das vorliegende Buch versteht sich keineswegs als erneute Biographie, sondern zeichnet in zahlreichen Bildern, begleitet durch einen fesselnden Text, seinen dramatischen Lebensweg nach. Der Werdegang des Feldherrn, Staatsmannes und Schriftstellers, sein Nachruhm durch zweitausend Jahre, sein Wiedererstehen in Film und Bühnendrama werden wieder lebendig.

Elite 007 Sekunda: Ancient Greeks: Armies of Classical Greece 5th and 4th Centuries BC

Ancient Greeks: Armies of Classical Greece 5th and 4th Centuries BC. Elite 7
Nicholas Sekunda
The book includes such famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis and offers a detailed account of Greek military dress during this period, supported by 12 full colour plates by Angus McBride.

Elite 039 Healy: The Ancient Assyrians

Ancient Assyrians. Elite 39
Mark Healy
For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assyria. At the zenith of its rule Assyria could lay claim to an empire that stretched from Egypt in the west to the borders of Iran in the east and encompassed for the first time in history, within the realm of a single imperial domain, the whole of the 'Fertile Crescent'

Elite 040 Healy: New Kingdom Egypt. Paperback

New Kingdom Egypt. Elite 40
Mark Healy and Angus McBride
Paperback, 64 pages, c. 50 photographs and diagrams, 8 pages of full-colour artwork. During the New Kingdom era, Egypt reached the peak of its power, wealth, and territory. Through the intensive military campaigns of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1490-1436BC), Palestine, Syria, and the northern Euphrates area in Mesopotamia were all brought within the New Kingdom

Elite 042 Sekunda: The Persian Army 560-330 BC

Persian Army 560-330 BC. Elite 42
Nicholas Sekunda
The Persian Empire grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam. It is a dynasty which includes Darius the Great – the finest ruler of the Achaemenid era. The army he commanded included the infamous 'Immortals', who formed the elite of the Persian army, their numbers always kept to exactly 10,000 men.

Elite 050 Rankov: The Praetorian Guard

Praetorian Guard. Elite 50
Dr Boris Rankov
The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an Emperor. Its origins lay in the guards units of republican commanders and the units of Octavian and Anthony that fought at Actium. This title covers the organisation, dress and history from these early days to the Guard's effective destruction at the battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312, and also details the guard units of the third and fourth centuries that replaced those lost.

Elite 066 Sekunda: The Spartan Army

Spartan Army. Elite 66
Nicholas Sekunda
Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.

Elite 110 Farrokh: Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642

Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642. Elite 110
Author: Kaveh Farrokh. Illustrator: Angus McBride
64 pages. 2005. The Sassanians ruled the last great imperial Empire of Persia before the Arab conquests of the 7th century. The Sassanian Empire had an enormous impact on the development of architecture, mythology, arts, music, military tactics and technology. Within the Sassanian military, the cavalry was the most influential element, and Sassanian cavalry tactics were adopted by the Romans, Arabs, and Turks.

Elite 120 Karasulas: Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC-AD 1300

Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC–AD 1300. Elite 120
Antony Karasulas
For more than 2,000 years hordes of mounted nomadic archers from the vastness of the steppe and from Central Asia spewed out into China, the Middle East, and Europe. Feared and reviled, they were a formidable threat to the lands they invaded. This book details the history, weapons, equipment and tactics of these fascinating warriors.

Elite 121 Ancient Siege Warfare. Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546-146 BC

Ancient Siege Warfare. Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546–146 BC. Elite 121
Duncan B Campbell
This fascinating study tracks developments in siege warfare from Ancient Persia in the 6th century BC through to the Roman sieges of the second century BC, describing the range of equipment and techniques which evolved during this period.

Elite 126 Siege Warfare in the Roman World 146 BC-AD 378. Paperback. 1841766429

Siege Warfare in the Roman World 146 BC-AD 378. Paperback. 1841766429. Elite 126
by Duncan B Campbell. Illustrator: Adam Hook
2005. This book discusses the siege techniques employed by Roman armies and their opponents throughout the Republic and Empire. It shows that although the 1st century AD has long been considered the golden age of siegecraft, followed by a decline, new and effective siege techniques were in fact used in the following centuries.

Elite 130 The Mycenaeans c.1650-1100 BC

Mycenaeans c.1650-1100 BC. Elite 130. 1841768979
Author: Nicolas Grguric. Illustrator: Angus McBride
64 pages. 2005. This absorbing text is illustrated with examples of the archaeological and pictorial evidence, and with striking colour reconstructions of light and heavy infantry and chariot warriors of the Mycenaean age.

Elite 155 Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313. Paperback

Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313. Elite 155 Paperback
Author: Ross Cowan. Illustrator: Adam Hook
2007; 64 pages

Elite 172 Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC

Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC. Elite 172
Author: Nic Fields Illustrators: Gerry Embleton Sam Embleton
Paperback; February 2010; 64 pages
By 390 BC, the Roman army was in need of change, as Greek-style tactics of fighting with a heavy infantry phalanx were proving increasingly outdated. A military revolution was born in the form of the legion, a tool of war better suited to aggressive action. Yet by the end of the 3rd century BC, Rome’s prestige was shattered by the genius of Hannibal of Carthage, causing the Romans to revise their battle tactics once more, this time by inventing a whole new kind of soldier. This book reveals these two defining moments in Roman military history and the revolution in battle tactics that they caused, examining how the Roman army eventually became all-conquering and all-powerful.

Essential Histories 43 Gilliver: Caesar's Gallic Wars 58–50 BC.

Caesar's Gallic Wars 58–50 BC.
Author: Kate Gilliver
96 pages. 2002. Julius Caesar was one of the most ambitious and successful politicians of the late Roman Republic and his short but bloody conquest of the Celtic tribes led to the establishment of the Roman province of Gaul

Ferris: Enemies of Rome. Barbarians through Roman Eyes. Hardcover

Enemies of Rome. Barbarians through Roman Eyes. Hardcover
I.M. Ferris
x, 214 pages, many illustrations
The artists of ancient Rome portrayed the barbarian enemies of the Empire in sculpture, reliefs, metalwork and jewellery. This study of these images tells the reader much about the barbarians, about Roman art and about the Romans' view of themselves

Flavius Josephus: The Great Roman-Jewish War. Paperback

Great Roman-Jewish War. Paperback
Flavius Josephus
496 pages. 2004. An eyewitness account of a turning point in Judaism, Christianity, and all of Western civilization, The Great Roman-Jewish War chronicles the Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire from A.D. 66–70.

Foccardi: The Last Warrior. The Life of Cheng Ch'eng-Kung the Lord of the 'Terrace Bay'. Paperback

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Last Warrior. The Life of Cheng Ch'eng-Kung the Lord of the 'Terrace Bay'. Paperback
by Gabriele Foccardi
iv, 210 pages, with index, notes for the text, bibliographical notes. 1986