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The Napoleonic Wars (3): The Peninsular War 1807-1814 (Essential Histories 17) |
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Автор: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841763705
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington. Yet it also introduced a new dimension to warfare, for Napoleon's 'Spanish ulcer' became a bitter seven-year struggle against peoples inflamed by nationalism. Thus, while Wellington achieved successive victories in open battle, a parallel guerrilla war exacted a heavy toll of its own on the invaders. No mere sideshow to the other campaigns of the period, the Peninsular War made a significant contribution to Napoleon's eventual downfall. |
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The French Revolutionary Wars (Essential Histories 7) |
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Автор: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841762830
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Europe's great powers formed two powerful coalitions against France, yet force of numbers, superior leadership and the patriotic fervour of France's citizen-soldiers not only defeated each in turn, but closed the era of small, professional armies fighting for limited political objectives. This period produced commanders whose names remain a by-word for excellence in leadership to this day, Napoleon and Nelson. From Italy to Egypt Napoleon demonstrated his strategic genius and mastery of tactics in battles including Rivoli, the Pyramids and Marengo. Nelson's spectacular sea victories at the Nile and Copenhagen were foretastes of a century of British naval supremacy. |
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The American Civil War (4): The War In The West 1863-1865 (Essential Histories 11) |
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Автор: Joseph Glatthaar
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841762423
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The book is in the Osprey "Essential Histories" series written to give a better understanding of war situations in history, with maps, photographs and illustrations. This particular volume is devoted to the American Civil War in the West, 1863 to 1865. |
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The War of the Roses: 1455-1485 (Essential Histories 54) |
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Автор: Michael Hicks
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841764914
Количество страниц: 99
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Wars of the Roses featured sixteen invasions, four successful; six times kings lost their thrones. 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. That the Wars ended so abruptly was not so much because Henry VII won at Bosworth and ruled effectively, the author concludes, but rather because a feel-good factor removed popular discontent and continental rivals turned elsewhere. |
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The Napoleonic Wars (1): The Rise Of The Emperor 1805-1807 (Essential Histories 3) |
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Автор: Todd Fisher
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841762059
Количество страниц: 94
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear. Napoleon turned on the allies and crushed them in one of history's greatest campaigns. The following year, he met the legendary army of Frederick the Great and annihilated it completely. The year after it was Russia's turn again, and though the northern winter was the major foe, it could not save the Tsar. The world, and warfare, would never be the same again. The Empires of Russia, Austria, Prussia and Britain were not weak. How had Napoleon done this? Why were his methods, and his army, different? |
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The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632-750 (Essential Histories 71) |
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Автор: David Nicolle
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 1846032733, 9781846032738
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Few, if any, centuries in world history have had such a profound and long-lasting impact as the first hundred years of Islamic history. In this book, David Nicolle, a former member of the BBC's Arabic service, examines the extensive Islamic conquests between 632 and 750 AD. These years saw the religion and culture of Islam, as well as the Arabic language, erupt from the Arabian Peninsula to spread across an area far larger than that of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent. It also saw the abrupt collapse of the Persian Empire, as well as the permanent withdrawal of the Romano-Byzantine Empire and its associated cultures, along with Christianity as a ruling faith, from the Middle East and North Africa. Virtually all the lands "opened" by their armies remain Islamic - and in many cases Arabic-speaking - to this day, in contrast to the often ephemeral achievements of better-known conquerors, such as Alexander the Great and several Roman Caesars, and the effects of this rapid expansion was to shape European affairs for centuries to come. |
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The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander (Essential Histories Specials 5) |
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Автор: Philip Souza
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1841768561
Количество страниц: 284
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Inspiring generations of poets, novelists, scriptwriters and scholars, the rise and fall of the great Empires of the Classical world is an enthralling story of passion and conquest. The leaders, battles and military technologies that dominated the wars between Greece and Persia, and Alexander's conquests are all examined in detail in this book, and their historical significance is discussed. The appendix focuses on the modern treatment of Ancient Greece in film, including behind-the-scenes insights into the filming of battle scenes for Oliver Stone's epic movie, Alexander. This volume combines material previously published as Essential Histories 36, 27 and 26, with a new foreword by renowned historian and author Victor Davis Hanson, and new material on the Wars of the Successors. |
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Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (Essential Histories 12) |
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Автор: Matthew Bennett
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 3790906093
Количество страниц: 93
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This book provides a full introduction to the Norman Conquest, an event which resulted in dramatic changes to the nation's aristocracy, church and administration. It brought a new language and cultural influences and revolutionised military architecture with the introduction of the castle. This profound impact was not brought about as the result of a single battle and it took a five-year war for William to establish control over his new kingdom. The campaigns are studied in detail, with maps showing how William's energy and strategic intelligence enabled him to defeat his formidable opponents and create a new order. |
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The Second World War (2): Europe 1939-1943 (Essential Histories 35) |
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Автор: Robin Havers
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841764477
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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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. The Second World War was even more destructive than the first and the added ideological element meant that this war was far crueller.This book details the first four years of the war in Europe. It discusses how and why Hitler's resurgent Germany plunged into war, and examines the German successes against Poland, France and the Low Countries. |
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The Indian Mutiny 1857-58 (Essential Histories 68) |
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Автор: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846032091, 9781846032097
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In the mid-19th century India was the "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire and was protected by the largely native armies of the East India Company. In 1857 discontent exploded into open rebellion, obliging Britain to field its largest army since the Napoleonic Wars, forty years before. Gregory Fremont Barnes examines the origins of British rule in India, the causes of the conflict, the rival forces and fighting itself, including the massacre of Cawnpore and the epic sieges of Delhi and Lucknow. He also reveals the intriguing truth behind the 'greased cartridge' controversy - the allegation that the introduction of gun cartridges covered in pig fat, an insult to both Hindu and Muslim religious sensibilities, was the catalyst for the conflict. However, once hostilities began the mutineers had no qualms about using the cartridges, thus throwing into question the long-held belief that the mutiny hinged principally on this issue. The discussion of the importance and enduring legacy of the Indian Mutiny makes this essential reading for anyone wanting to learn more about the power of empire. |
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