military history

Contains over one thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of American military history, covering battles, soldiers, ships, weapons, services, doctrines, and social and cultural issues.

Chronicles the causes and events of the Thirty Years' War, a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics fought between 1618 and 1648; and describes the impact the war had on the development of warfare and the military revolution.

Analyzes the principle causes and events of the religious wars in Europe from the Late Middle Ages and the Hussite Wars of the fifteenth century to the beginning of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and examines the influence of the Crusades to the religious conflict of Europe.

Examines the role of war in the lives of Europeans in the years between the end of the Hundred Years War and the beginning of the Thirty Years War, featuring a survey of the conflicts, an analysis of the military reformation in the ways in which wars were fought, the problems of recruitment, and a study of the impact of war on citizens.

In 1814 Richard Sharpe and his small force of Rifleman face overwhelming odds after being abandoned deep in French territory.

British solider Richard Sharpe faces duel battles in the Peninsula Wars--one to conquer the city of Toulouse, and the other to defend his honor against the charge that he stole Napoleon's personal treasure.

As the British forces gather for the invasion of France, Major Richard Sharpe finds his regiment mysteriously dissolved by the War Office in London.

Temporary Captain Richard Sharpe must redeem the disgrace of his regiment in having lost its colors in combat by capturing one of the gold eagles given by Napoleon to each of his regiments.

British regimental quartermaster--and swashbuckling hero--Richard Sharpe finds himself at odds with Captain John Lavisser, a traitor for the French, during an 1807 campaign by the British to destroy the Danish navy before the French can add it to their fleet.

A survey of the military history of Afghanistan from the time of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Taliban, discussing age-old conflicts with Arabs and Mongols, the involvement of Britain and the U.S.S.R., and the current American-led coalition.