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Our books will take you to the front lines of history's most famous battles! These titles offer brilliant treatises on the evolution of guns and swords, military theory, warfare in the Middle Ages, and more.
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Recommendations... The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Widely regarded as "The Oldest Military Treatise in the World," this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; much more.
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| |  Classic Works on the Art of War (Boxed Set)
by Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz
Three landmark works on military organization and strategy include the oldest treatise on the subject, Sun-Tzu's The Art of War; Machiavelli's book of the same name; and von Clausewitz's Principles of War.
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 The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
by A. T. Mahan
Influential classic of naval history and tactics still used as text in war colleges. Read by Kaiser Wilhelm, both Roosevelts, other leaders. First paperback edition. 4 maps. 24 battle plans.
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| |  Bushido: Samurai Ethics and the Soul of Japan
by Inazo Nitobe
This volume eloquently explains the persistence of feudal Japan's morals, ethics, and etiquette into modern times and offers illuminating contrasts of bushido traditions with other religions and philosophies.
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| |  The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations
by Sir Richard F. Burton
Eloquent, erudite history of the sword from prehistory to early Roman Empire. Evolution and development of early swords, variations — sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, much more.
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 Chronicles of the Crusades
by Geoffrey Villehardouin, Jean de Joinville, Sir Frank Marzials
The two most authoritative accounts of the Holy Wars — Villehardouin's Conquest of Constantinople and Joinville's Chronicle of the Crusade of St. Lewis — offer firsthand testimony of battles and their religious and political context.
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 The Duelling Handbook, 1829
by Joseph Hamilton
This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.
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Products in Military History, Weapons and Armor | | |  | American Strategy in Vietnam: A Critical Analysis
by Col. Harry G Summers, Jr.
A politico-military assessment of the Vietnam War analyzing the U.S. Army's strategic and tactical ideologies. Particularly relevant today, it stresses the futility of any military action without the full support of the people.
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|  | Annals of a Fortress: Twenty-two Centuries of Siege Warfare
by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Benjamin Bucknall
Written by a famous architect and military engineer, this chronicle of 2,000 years in the life of a fictional castle combines a novel's excitement with the authenticity of a historical document.
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| |  | Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources
by Carol Belanger Grafton
Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more.
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|  | Army Life in a Black Regiment
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Union officer's lively, detailed wartime diary captures the raw humor that develops among the men in combat and paints unforgettable pictures of soldiers, routines of camp life, and southern landscapes.
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| | The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Widely regarded as "The Oldest Military Treatise in the World," this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; much more.
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|  | The Art of War
by Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry Neville
Machiavelli's revolutionary 1520 work clearly states and discusses military organization and strategy: handling recruitment and weapons, motivating troops, demoralizing enemies, and achieving tactical and strategic advantages.
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|  | The Art of War
by Antoine-Henri Jomini, G. H. Mendell, W. P. Craighill
Jomini's firsthand reports of the Napoleonic Wars are the most authoritative accounts available. In both historic and practical terms, his landmark work remains the definitive guide to strategy and tactics.
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| | |  | The Battles that Changed History
by Fletcher Pratt
Historian profiles 16 crucial conflicts, ancient to modern, that changed the course of Western civilization. Gripping accounts of battles led by Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Ulysses S. Grant, other commanders. 27 maps.
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| | | The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations
by Sir Richard F. Burton
Eloquent, erudite history of the sword from prehistory to early Roman Empire. Evolution and development of early swords, variations — sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, much more.
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| | Bushido: Samurai Ethics and the Soul of Japan
by Inazo Nitobe
This volume eloquently explains the persistence of feudal Japan's morals, ethics, and etiquette into modern times and offers illuminating contrasts of bushido traditions with other religions and philosophies.
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|  | Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages
by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, M. Macdermott
Profusely illustrated, detailed descriptions of dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges, plus artillery, trenches, battering rams, more. "Will enthrall anyone interested in architecture, military, or medieval history." — History in Review.
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| | Chronicles of the Crusades
by Geoffrey Villehardouin, Jean de Joinville, Sir Frank Marzials
The two most authoritative accounts of the Holy Wars — Villehardouin's Conquest of Constantinople and Joinville's Chronicle of the Crusade of St. Lewis — offer firsthand testimony of battles and their religious and political context.
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|  | The Civil War: A Concise History and Picture Sourcebook
by John Grafton
More than 175 black-and-white illustrations from rare periodicals capture sweeping drama of the conflict, from opening shots fired upon Fort Sumter in 1861 to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
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| | Classic Works on the Art of War (Boxed Set)
by Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz
Three landmark works on military organization and strategy include the oldest treatise on the subject, Sun-Tzu's The Art of War; Machiavelli's book of the same name; and von Clausewitz's Principles of War.
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|  | Cold Steel: The Art of Fencing with the Sabre
by Alfred Hutton, Ramon Martinez
This 1889 classic by a pioneer of modern fencing offers both technical and historical views of the art of the sabre. Topics include a variety of different strokes and parries, and associated weapons. 55 illustrations.
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|  | The Dictionary of Espionage: Spyspeak into English
by Joseph Goulden, Peter Earnest
What's a black bag job, a dead-letter drop, a honey trap? Fascinating, readable presentation of definitions defines the lingo and operations of the CIA, MI5, Mossad, the KGB, and other top-secret organizations.
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