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Seibert: Hannibal: Feldherr und Staatsmann. Gebunden. A4

Hannibal: Feldherr und Staatsmann. Gebunden. A4 Jakob Seibert iv, 77 Seiten, 59 Farb- und 106 Schwarzweissabbildungen. 1997. Hannibal war der bedeutendste Feldherr der Karthager. Er war die dominierende Figur des Zweiten Punischen Krieges (218-201), der in der Antike auch der "Hannibalische Krieg" genannt wurde. Die Persönlichkeit des großen Karthagers gibt viele Rätsel auf. Warum konnte er trotz seiner überlegenen Siege den Krieg nicht gewinnen?

Pegler: Sniper. A History of the US Marksman. Hardback

Sniper. A History of the US Marksman. Hardback Martin Pegler 2007; 304 pages. Following on from the success of Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper, Martin Pegler gives us an in-depth study of the emergence of American rifleman, sharpshooter and sniper, examining the evolution of the rifle in America from the earliest firearms of the 15th century, to the highly accurate sniping rifles of the 21st century.

Pegler: Out of Nowhere. A History of the Military Sniper. Paperback

Out of Nowhere. A History of the Military Sniper. Paperback by Martin Pegler 2006; 352 pages. From the American War of Independence to World War II, the history of the military combat marksman is one of indifference and cost cutting. Despite the proven effectiveness of the rifleman in battle, for most of the 20th century snipers were regarded as little more than paid assassins.

Paris: Long Shadows - Truth, Lies and History. Hardback

Long Shadows - Truth, Lies and History. Hardback Erna Paris 495 pages. 2001. Building on conversations with people who have lived that history or who are living with its consequences, this book analyzes examples, from the legacy of American slavery to the "disappeared" in Argentina and Chile, to investigate the myths nations invent to get past the bad times in history.

Machiavelli, Neville: The Art of War. Paperback

Machiavelli: The Art of War. Paperback by Niccolo Machiavelli. Translated by Henry Neville iv, 188 pages. Reprint 1720, 2006

Konstam: Scourge of the Seas Buccaneers, Pirates & Privateers. Hardback

Scourge of the Seas Buccaneers, Pirates & Privateers Author: Angus Konstam 2007; 240 pages. Telling the full story of piracy from the 'buccaneering era' of 17th century to the last great piratical wave of the early 19th century, this book explores the generally short and bloody life of the pirate, detailing his ship, weaponry and codes of behaviour, as well as his most famous exploits

Keubke: 1000 Uniformen. Militäruniformen der Welt - von den Anfängen bis heute. 30,5 cm. Gebunden

1000 Uniformen. Militäruniformen der Welt - von den Anfängen bis heute. 30,5 cm. Gebunden Von Klaus-Ulrich Keubke 336 Seiten, farbigen Abbildungen. 2008. Von den farbigen Kriegstrachten des Altertums über die bunten Uniformröcke historischer Truppen bis zum modernen Kampfanzug der Gegenwart werden die wichtigsten Militäruniformen der Welt vorgestellt.

Jones: Ralegh's Pirate Colony in America. The lost settlement of Roanoke 1584-1590. Paperback

Ralegh's Pirate Colony in America. The lost settlement of Roanoke 1584-1590. Paperback by Phil Jones 181 pages, with chronology, sources, index, bibliography and 75 illustrations. 2001

Horan: Battle Honours. US Military Model Show Medal-winners. Hardback

Battle Honours. US Military Model Show Medal-winners. Hardback Author Bill Horan 218 pages, with 250 colour photos. 1995

Essential Histories Special 04: Fisher: The Napoleonic Wars. The rise and fall of an empire. Paperback (General Military 4)

Napoleonic Wars. The rise and fall of an empire Todd Fisher, Gregory Fremont-Barnes 2004. 352 pages. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire

Essential Histories Special 01 Gallagher a.o.: The American Civil War. This Mighty Scourge of War. Paperback. 01

American Civil War. This Mighty Scourge of War. by Gary W. Gallagher, Stephen D. Engle, Robert K. Krick and Joseph T. Glatthaar 2003. 328 pages. Undoubtedly the most cataclysmic military struggle of the late nineteenth century, the American Civil War spanned four bloody years of fighting in which over 620,000 American soldiers and sailors lost their lives.

Essential Histories 71 The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632–750. Paperback; 9781846032738

Great Islamic Conquests AD 632–750. Paperback; Essential Histories 71 Author: David Nicolle 2009; 96 pages; In this book, David Nicolle examines the extensive Islamic conquests between AD 632 and 750. This book examines the social and military history of the period, describing how and why the Islamic expansion was so successful.

Essential Histories 68: Barnes: The Indian Mutiny 1857-58. Paperback

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes 2007; 96 pages. In the mid-19th century India was the focus of Britain's international prestige and commercial power - the most important colony in an empire which extended to every continent on the globe and protected by the seemingly dependable native armies of the East India Company.

Essential Histories 67 Ancient Israel at War 853–586 BC. Paperback; 9781846030369

Ancient Israel at War 853–586 BC. Paperback; Essential Histories 67 Author: Brad Kelle 2007; 96 pages; Focusing on the turbulent relationship between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, this book explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a definitive history of these ancient conflicts.

Essential Histories 66: Fremont-Barnes: The Wars of the Barbary Pirates To the shores of Tripoli: the rise of the US Navy and Marines. Paperback

Wars of the Barbary Pirates To the shores of Tripoli: The rise of the US Navy and Marines Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes 2006; 96 pages. The wars against the Barbary pirates not only signaled the determination of the United States to throw off its tributary status, liberate its citizens from slavery in North Africa, and reassert its right to trade freely upon the seas: they enabled America to regain its sense of national dignity.

Essential Histories 60 Robinson: The Spanish Invasion of Mexico 1519 - 1521. Paperback

Spanish Invasion of Mexico 1519–1521. Charles M. Robinson III. illustrated by Jim Laurier 96 pages. 2004. This book explains the background of the Aztec Empire and of the Spanish presence in Mexico. It describes the lives of the Aztecs in their glittering capital and of the Europeans who learned to adapt and survive in an alien and often dangerous world.

Essential Histories 58 Gaunt: The English Civil Wars 1642-1651

English Civil Wars 1642-1651 by Peter Gaunt 96 pages. Including a full military account, civilian and soldier case studies, and highlighting ongoing areas of debate about the English Civil Wars, this book provides a fascinating account of one of the most turbulent points in English history.

Essential Histories 57 Turnbull: Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400

Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400 by Stephen Turnbull 96 pages. The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogue of superlatives. So vast was the extent of the Mongol Empire that the samurai of Japan and the Teutonic Knights of Prussia had each fought the same enemy while being unaware of each others existence

Essential Histories 55 Finlan: The Gulf War 1991. Paperback

Gulf War 1991 by Alistair Finlan 96 pages. The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare that was characterised by astonishing speed and high technology with remarkably low numbers of casualties amongst the coalition forces. Just under a million coalition personnel were deployed to the Gulf region to face a variety of threats from extreme temperatures to weapons of mass destruction and a formidable Iraqi occupation force.

Essential Histories 54 Hicks: The Wars of the Roses. Paperback. 54

Wars of the Roses 96 pages. This book explores why those invasions occurred and kept occurring. Destruction and devastation were minimal, barely affecting the day to day routine of the civilian population, yet the Wars were lethal for their noble leaders and, as first hand accounts reveal, blighted the lives of their women and children.

Essential Histories 50 Huffines: The Texan War of Independence 1835-1836.

Texan War of Independence 1835–1836 Author: Alan C Huffines 96 pages. The Texas Revolution is remembered chiefly for the 13-day siege of the Alamo and its immortal heroes. This book describes the war and the preceding years that were marked by resentments and minor confrontations as the ambitions of Mexico's leaders clashed with the territorial determination of Texian settlers

Essential Histories 48 Collier: The Second World War (4)

Second World War (4) Essential Histories 48 96 pages. This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war

Essential Histories 47 Knecht: The French Religious Wars 1562-1598

French Religious Wars 1562-1598 by R.J.Knecht 96 pages. The French Wars of Religion saw 30 years of warfare devastate France. Professor Robert Knecht offers a fascinating exposition of these dangerous times, when the power struggle between the king and his nobles, and the endless conspiracy and intrigue this created, repeatedly ended in bloodshed.

Essential Histories 46 Turnbull: War in Japan 1467-1615.

War in Japan 1467-1615 by Turnbull In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States (Sengoku Jidai). Setting the scene, he explains what led to Japan's disintegration into warring states after more than a century of peace; the years of fighting that followed; and the period of gradual fusion when the daimyo strove for the power to reunite Japan under a new Shogun.

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

Essential Histories 42 Goldsworthy: Caesar's Civil War 49-44 BC.

Caesar's Civil War 49-44 BC by Goldsworthy In January 49 BC Julius Caesar made the famous night crossing of the River Rubicon. This was the historic boundary between Italy and the provinces that no general was allowed to cross without permission from the Senate With this action he deliberately entered into a civil war that lasted four years and raged across Italy, Spain, Africa, Greece, Asia and Egypt. His opponent was Pompey the Great, a former ally but now Caesar's political enemy.

Essential Histories 41 Benn: The War of 1812

War of 1812 Carl Benn The Forgotten War, The War Both Sides Won, The War Nobody Won: these are some of the perplexing names scholars have applied to the War of 1812-15, a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Essential Histories 39 Fremont-Barnes: The Napoleonic Wars (4) The Fall of French Imperium 1813-1815.

Napoleonic Wars (4) The Fall of French Imperium 1813-1815 by Fremont-Barnes Despite having lost over half a million men in the disastrous Russian campaign in 1812, Napoleon prepared to face Russia and Prussia in the coming spring.

Essential Histories 37 Lannon: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939.

Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Lannon Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 was of enormous international as well as national significance.

Essential Histories 36 Souza: The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC

Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC. The series of wars between the Classical Greeks and the Persian Empire produced the famous battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, as well as an ill-fated attempt of Cyrus the Younger and his 10, 000 Greek mercenaries to overthrow the Persian king in 400 BC, which helped to inspire the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Essential Histories 35 Havers: The Second World War (2) Europe 1939-1943.

Second World War (2) Europe 1939-1943. Essential Histories 35 In 1939 Europe was plunged into a second general conflagration, barely 20 years after the 'war to end all wars'. While many of the participants were the same as the First World War, this conflict was far more than a re-match of 1914-1918.

Essential Histories 33 Haldon: Byzantium at War AD 600-1453

Byzantium at War AD 600-1453 Haldon In the middle of the sixth century the East Roman or Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty state stretching from the Euphrates in the East to the straits of Gibraltar in the West, and from the Danube and Alps in the North to the desert fringe north of the Atlas mountains

Essential Histories 32 Hart: The Second World War (6) North West Europe 1944-45.

Second World War (6) North West Europe 1944-45 This book examines the seminal Northwest Europe campaign of the Second World War.

Essential Histories 31 Jukes: The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905.

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Jukes The Russo-Japanese war in 1904-1905 was the first defeat of a major European imperialist power by an Asian country. When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight.

Essential Histories 30 Finlan: The Second World War (3) The war at sea.

Second World War (3) The war at sea This volume will encompass three major theatres of combat; the battles for the Atlantic, the war in the Mediterranean and the contest in the Indian Ocean.

Essential Histories 26 Heckel: The Wars of Alexander the Great 336-323 BC.

Wars of Alexander the Great 336-323 BC Heckel The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian (Achaemenid) Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world.

Essential Histories 24 Jukes: The Second World War (5) The Eastern Front 1941-1945.

Second World War (5) The Eastern Front 1941-1945 Jukes In this volume Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitlers decision to instigate the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers a concise account of the campaign that followed. After lightning victories over Poland and France, and believing that Stalin had had the Red Armys best generals shot in 1937-38, the Germans expected to win in only four months.

Essential Histories 23 Hickey: The First World War 4: The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923

First World War 4: The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923 Matthew Hughes guides us expertly through the bitter fighting, covering in detail such renowned battles as Gallipoli, Caporetto and of course, Megiddo, where General Allenbys Egyptian Expeditionary Force smashed three Turkish armies in one of the most brilliant operations in the history of the British Army.

Essential Histories 22 Simkins: The First World War 3. The Western Front 1917-1918

First World War 3: The Western Front 1917-1918. Essential Histories 22 by Peter Simkins In this volume covering the war on the Western Front, Professor Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in 1917. Then he moves on to relate the successive offensives launched by Germany in the spring and summer of 1918 in an effort to achieve victory or a favourable peace before American manpower proved decisive.

Essential Histories 21 Whitby: Rome at War AD 293-696.

Rome at War AD 293-696 Michael Whitby In the early third century AD the Roman Empire was near the peak of its power: it controlled territory which stretched from the borders of Iraq to southern Scotland, and from the Sahara to the North Sea, while its influence extended beyond its formal frontiers.

Essential Histories 20 Karsh: The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988

Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 Karsh The Iran-Iraq War, which ended in August 1988, one month short of its eighth anniversary, was one of the longest, bloodiest and costliest Third World armed conflicts in the twentieth century.

Essential Histories 18 Horner: The Second World War (1) The Pacific

Second World War (1) The Pacific by Homer The War in the Pacific began with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941 and ended with the atomic bombs on Hirsoshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 and the surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.

Essential Histories 16 Bagnall: The Punic Wars 264 - 146 B.C.

Punic Wars 264 - 146 B.C. by Nigel Bagnall 96 pages. The three Punic Wars which lasted nearly 100 years, from 264 BC to 146 BC, represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome bent on imperial conquest and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean.

Essential Histories 14 Simkins: The First World War 1: The Western Front 1914 - 1916

First World War 1: The Western Front 1914 - 1916 Simkins In this, the first of two volumes on the Western Front, Professor Peter Simkins describes the course of fighting from the German invasion of Belgium in 1914 to the close of the titanic battles at Verdun and the Somme in 1916. It follows the transition from the war of movement in the late summer and autumn of 1914, through the imposition of the trench deadlock to the first great battles of attrition in the middle period of the conflict.

Essential Histories 12 Bennett: Campaigns of the Norman Conquest

Campaigns of the Norman Conquest Bennett 96 pages. The Norman Conquest linked the English kingdom with Europe, especially France, for 500 years. It completely changed the nation's aristocracy, church and administration bringing in a new language and cultural influences. This was reflected in art and architecture too, especially military architecture: the castle.

Essential Histories 10 Engle: American Civil War 1. The War in the West 1861 - July 1863

American Civil War 1. The War in the West 1861 - July 1863 96 pages. The American Civil War's vast Western Theater witnessed enormously important military campaigning and served as the proving ground for generals who would achieve final Union victory. Major General Henry W. Halleck constructed a blueprint for early northern success, entrusting to Ulysses S. Grant the execution of his plans.

Essential Histories 09 Fisher: Napoleonic Wars 2: The Empire Fight Back 1808-1812

Napoleonic Wars 2: The Empire Fight Back 1808-1812 by Fisher In 1807, after negotiating the Treaty of Tilsit, Napoleon seemed a colossus astride Europe. Three great Empires had fallen to him: now Prussia was his vassal, Austria was humbled, Russia seemed his willing accomplice Britain was shut out of Europe and seemed almost irrelevant. Never had a man so dominated Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire

Essential Histories 08 Malkasian: The Korean War 1950 - 1953

Korean War 1950 - 1953 96 pages. The West demonstrated their resolve to thwart Communist aggression. Conversely, Communist aggression convinced American leadership of the need to engage in a massive rearmament. Furthermore, it was the only time in the Cold War when the armed forces of the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and the United States were in direct combat with one another.

Essential Histories 07 Fremont-Barnes: The French Revolutionary Wars

French Revolutionary Wars. Essential Histories 7 by Fremont-Barnes 96 pages, many illustrations, maps. The French Revolutionary Wars marked a radical break from the conflicts of the past both in political and military terms.

Essential Histories 05 Krick: American Civil War. The War in the East 1863 - 1865

American Civil War 5. The War in the East 1863 - 1865 96 pages. The third year of the war opened with Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North, which achieved considerable success before the fateful three-day clash at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac suffered more than 50,000 casualties

Essential Histories 04 Gallagher: American Civil War 4. The War in the East 1861 - May 1863. Paperback

American Civil War 4. The War in the East 1861 - May 1863 96 pages. This volume focuses on events in the Virginia theater during the conflicts first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and the ways in which events on the battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation.

Essential Histories 01 Nicolle: The Crusades. Paperback

Crusades. Paperback David Nicole 96 pages. Born amid immense suffering and bloodshed, the Kingdom of Jerusalem remained a battlefield for almost 200 years. The enduring conflict created frictions that survived for more than 700 years.

Crew: Gurkhas at War. The Terrifying True Story of the Most Deadly Force in the World. Paperback

Gurkhas at War. The Terrifying True Story of the Most Deadly Force in the World. Paperback Bob Crew 288 pages, 8 illustrations. 2004

9783815566381 / CD-ROM: Lexikon der 1000 Uniformen aus aller Welt, Militäruniformen der Welt - von den Anfängen bis heute

Lexikon der 1000 Uniformen aus aller Welt, Militäruniformen der Welt - von den Anfängen bis heute. CD-ROM Alle Uniformen in einem Bildschirmschoner. Mit Uniformen-Quartett. 2008. 1 CD-ROM. Für Windows 98SE/XP/Vista. Beilage: Begleitheft

9781847242600 Roberts: The Art of War: Great Commanders of the Modern World Since 1600. Hardcover

Art of War: Great Commanders of the Modern World Since 1600. Hardcover, ca.28x21cm Andrew Roberts. 432 pages, illustrated. 2009. Which was the most brilliant of Napoleon's victories? What tactics did Montgomery employ to defeat Rommel at Alamein? How did General Giap's Viet Minh troops inflict defeat on a French army at Dienbienphu, despite the massive artillery superiority of their colonial opponents?

9780521547826 / Quataert: The Ottoman Empire, 1700 - 1922. 2nd edition. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition

Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition, 2007 Donald Quataert 230 pages, with 19 half-tones 2 figures 8 maps. The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history.

9780415214452 Wawro: Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792- 1914. Paperback

Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792- 1914. Paperback by Geoffrey Wawro 256 pages, 10 line drawings. 1999. Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792 - 1914 traces war in Europe from the French Revolution to the eve of the First World War.

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