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Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by John R. Hale Publisher Comments A stirring history of the world's first dominant navy and the towering empire it built The navy created by the people of Athens in ancient Greece was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world and the model for all other national... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover 
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A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War by Victor Davis Hanson Publisher Comments One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Holy War : Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World ((Rev)01 Edition) by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments In 1095, with the tomb of Jesus still in the hands of infidels and the Byzantine empire overrun by Muslim Turks, Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and their swords against the Turks and then recover the holy city of Jerusalem... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Warfare in Ancient Egypt by Bridget Mcdermott Synopsis In a book that brings new insights into both military history and the history of ancient Egyptian civilizations, Bridget McDermott surveys three thousand years of continuous development of arms and armour, beginning with the early predynastic culture and... (read more) Your price: $22.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade by James Reston Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-395) and index.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Publisher Comments One of the world's great history books and the first true historical narrative of Western literature, Thucydides' chronicle of the disastrous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta resonates with tales of heroism and villainy, deeds of courage and... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual by Philip Matyszak Synopsis This carefully researched yet entertaining book takes readers back to AD 100 when Rome stands supreme, to provide a vivid picture of what it meant to be a Roman legionary. 40 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $18.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Medieval World at War by Matthew (edt) Bennett Publisher Comments Spanning some 1,000 years from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation, the medieval period was a time of immense diversity in military practice. The Medieval World at War brings together accounts not only of European and Middle Eastern warfare... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest by Peter S Wells Publisher Comments Wells pens the story of the horrific destruction of the Roman army by German barbarians, forever ending the expansion of the Roman Empire.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Samurai Battles: Japan's Warrior Lords in 700 Years of Conflict by Mitsuo Kure Synopsis Beginning in the early days of Japanese history, this book traces the rise and fall of the warrior class over the space of a millennium, from the days of the birth of the Japanese nation through centuries of feudalism to the establishment of the western... (read more) Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Besieged: Siege Warfare in the Ancient World (General Military) by Duncan Campbell Publisher Comments The great warleaders and generals, including Darius, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. As siege tactics became integral to success in war, generals employed the minds of engineers and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Thermopylae: The Battle for the West by Ernle Bradford Publisher Comments The three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylæ—the Hot Gates—was a critical contest in Xerxes’s massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Soldiers of the Dragon: Chinese Armies 1500 BC-Ad 1840 by C J Peers Publisher Comments The turbulent history of China has seen many dynastic struggles over the centuries, ever since the semi-nomadic tribes of ancient China were unified under the first emperor, Cheng. From the Great Wall to the terracotta army at Xian, monuments to China's... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Medieval Warfare: A History by Maurice Hugh Keen Publisher Comments The medieval period was a singular epoch in military history--an age profoundly influenced by martial ideals, whose very structure of society was organized for war, and whose leaders were by necessity warriors. Now, the richly illustrated Medieval... (read more) List Price $98.95 Your price: $20.00 Used - Hardcover
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Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors, and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome by John Gibson Warry Publisher Comments This superbly illustrated volume traces the evolution of the art of warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds between 1600 B.C. and A.D. 800, from the rise of Mycenaean civilization to the fall of Ravenna and the collapse of the western Roman Empire. John... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World by Philip Sabin Synopsis A new and innovative approach to the land battle engagements of antiquity.... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Muhammad: Islam's First Great General (Campaigns and Commanders) by Richard A. Gabriel Publisher Comments An examination of Muhammad's life as a military... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Peloponnesian War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Greece by Nigel Bagnall Publisher Comments The Peloponnesian War, the epic struggle between Athens and Sparta, occupies a vital part in military history because of the enormous military and political changes it inspired. In this brilliant book, Sir Nigel Bagnall sets out to analyze and clarify... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience by Michael Prestwich Publisher Comments Medieval warfare was hard, gruelling and often unrewarding. While military life in this era is sometimes pictured in terms of knights resplendent in armour and bearing colourful standards and coats of arms, the reality more often consisted of men... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Unconquered Knight: A Chronicle of the Deeds of Don Pero Nino, Count of Buelna (First Person Singular,) by Gutie Diaz De Gamez Publisher Comments The heroic exploits of the 15th-century Count of Buelna, including tournament glories, knightly romance and the bitter hardships of life on campaign.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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