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| Mahdi and Africa : Muhammad Ahmad and Sudan's Mahdist Revolution in Context | | |
| Granger J. 310p. ilus hardback. The story of the Mahdi of Sudan is generally related from the British point of view, though it was more an African event. The Mahdi’s uprising was the latest in a series of Islamic rebellions and wars which began in the eighteenth century. It also had a profound effect on the rest of North and East Africa, destroying the Egyptian Empire, provoking Ethiopia into a new unification, which allowed it to successfully resist the Mahdists, the Egyptians, and the Italians; it brought British forces forward from the East African coast as far as Uganda for fear that some European power would seize the sources of the Nile and block the river’s flow. £23.50 | | |
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| Masters of Mayhem : Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz | | |
| Stejskal J. 310p. illus paperback. This book looks at the creation of the HEDGEHOG force, the formation of armored car sections and other units, and focuses on the Hejaz Operations Staff, the Allied officers and men who took Lawrence’s idea and prosecuted it against the Ottoman Turkish army assisting Field Marshal Allenby to achieve victory in 1918 Stejskal concludes with an examination of how HEDGEHOG has influenced special operations and unconventional warfare, including Field Marshal Wavell, the Long Range Desert Group, and David Stirling's SAS. £12.50 | | |
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| Renaissance Monarchs at War :The Battle of Pavia, 1525 | | |
| Richardson G. 240p. well illus HBK. The book shows why the Battle of Pavia was one of the most important military encounters in the history of the European Renaissance. The Battle of Pavia took place in northern Italy on 24 February 1525. Its outcome profoundly affected the course of European international relations for the rest of the sixteenth century. King Francis I of France led his forces at the battle and was captured amidst the greatest slaughter of French nobles in war since Agincourt. £22.50 | | |
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| Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Greece and Rome | | |
| Dr Sanz, Fernando Quesda. Hardback 410p. : 257 colour, 29 black & white illus. This is an up-to-date and detailed, yet accessible, study of the weapons and armour of the Classical Greeks, Macedonians and Romans. Covering the period from the emergence of hoplite armies in Greece from the 8th century BC, through the Hellenistic age and down to the fall of the Western Roman empire in the 5th century AD, £39.50 | | |
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| Armies of Ancient Persia: The Parthians | | |
| Farohk, Kaveh. 690p. hardback. v well illus inc c colour. weapons, armour and equipment, the composition of their armies, their tactics and strategies. A rich array of illustrations complements the text to present a complete portrait of one of the ancient world’s great military powers. In the late third and early second centuries BC, the Parni, an Iranian nomadic tribe, seized control of Parthia from the Seleucids and established a powerful empire under the Arsacid dynasty. Their formidable cavalry featuring agile horse-archers and heavily-armoured cataphracts enabled them to defeat Roman forces, most famously at Carrhae in 53 BC, and resist Roman expansion for over two centuries. £32.50 | | |
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| Bosnian Serb Army at War 1992-95 | | |
| Dimitrijevic, Bojan. Large format pbk. : 98p 43 b/w photos, 125 colour photos, 24 colour profiles, 5 colour maps. The Bosnian Serb Army at War 1992–95 offers a comprehensive and nuanced exploration of the Bosnian Serb military during the Yugoslav Wars, challenging prevailing narratives shaped by global media and politics. Covering the formation, structure, and operations of the Vojske Republike Srpske, the book traces key offensives from 1992 to 1995 and the eventual international intervention that led to the Dayton Accord. Richly illustrated with original photographs and detailed color artworks, it provides Western readers with an in-depth look at the personnel, equipment, and strategic complexities of a controversial force in a brutal conflict. £16.50 | | |
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| FALL OF THE MERCHANT-FARMER REPUBLIC The Battle of Visby 1361 and the Danish Conquest of Gotland | | |
| Von Essen. pbk. 206p 32 b/w illustrations, 108 b/w photos, 10pp colour illustrations, 6 b/w maps, 4 tables. Fall of the Merchant-Farmer Republic is a gripping deep dive into one of medieval Europe's bloodiest battles—the 1361 Danish conquest of Gotland. With vivid battlefield archaeology, rare insights into a unique militia society, and a dramatic clash of trade, power, and politics, this book uncovers the brutal fall of a Baltic republic that dared to defy a king. A must-read for history buffs and armchair strategists alike. £22.50 | | |
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| ONE HOUR WARGAMES: Practical Tabletop battles for those with limited time & Space | | |
| Now back in Print. Neal Thomas. 150p. Rules & Scenarios for skirmish wargames. In One-hour Wargames, veteran gamer and rule-writer Neil Thomas has addressed both these problems. Now it is practical to play a game in around an hour on a normal dining table or living room floor. The book contains 8 (all-new) sets of very simple rules for various periods, from Ancient to WW2 and 30 scenarios which can be played using any of them, so you don't even have to take too much time thinking up a stimulating tactical situation and objectives. All the rules and scenarios are intended to be played on a 3ft x 3ft battlefield. £12.50 | | |
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| TRANS-DNEPR OPERATION: Wrangel's Last Operation in the Russian Civil War | | |
| Hillman Maj T. 160p. LF colour maps. Inc orbats and Russian Civil War gaming scenarios. detailed account of the White Army’s final offensive in 1920, when Wrangel’s forces attempted to cross the Dnieper River from their Crimean stronghold to strike deep into Bolshevik territory. The book covers the strategic context, the daring but costly opposed river crossings, rare tank assaults on fortified positions, and sweeping cavalry battles, culminating in the operation’s failure and the eventual evacuation of Crimea. Rich with maps, orders of battle, and photographs, it offers one of the few in-depth English-language studies of this pivotal but often overlooked campaign £27.50 | | |
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We have as always some second hand and shop soiled Books and Rules
Please contact us if you have trouble finding the books you want. 57475 ELF KING & TROLL WARS: 2nd Book of the ELF KING - Bundle / Priestly, Rick 2 books like new. Fantasy rules from Lucid Eye £31.50
57476 MILITIA OF THE MONMOUTH REBELLION / - pbkj. slihght damage to cover. 2nd volume of his work on the Rebellion. Re-assessment of the Militia forces in 1680's England. 680p. Colour plates of uniforms and flags by Bob Marrion, Bruno Magnai and Nick Buxey £13.50
57477 Napoleonic Artillery / Dawson & Summerfield 310p. large format well illus hardback . LIke new. slight shelf wear. SUperb study, recommended £18.50
57478 MONMOUTH'S FIRST REBELLION The Later Covenanter Risings, 1660-1685 / Louth near new pbk. 278p 55 b/w illustrations, 33 b/w photos, 18 colour illustrations, 11 maps, 62 tables. £16.50
57479 Later Thirty Years War : From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia / Guthie LIke new Hardback - slight tear to spine(add our ACTIONS OF THE 30 YEARS WAR by the same order for £50 and only pay one lot of 2nd hand postage) £60.00
57480 Napoleon at Work ... Translated from the French, with a foreword, by G. Frederic Lees. / - Ex-lib Charles Grant, signed. Hd.back. Publ 1914.Title page loose.Gen. cond. good for age. £25.00
57481 BARON'S WAR 2nd edition- PAPERBACK / - new £25.00
57482 GENERAL DE BRIGADE rules / Brown Damage to cover internally like, new £20.00
57483 HISTORICAL GAMER MAGAZINE- 5 Issue bundle / - large format glossy magazine New £14.50
57484 WARPAINT! Volume 2 :Plains Indian War Shirts and Warrior Society Regalia / Blake, M New hardback with slight bump to cover. 120p. 70 full colour plates by Mike . Considers the special war shirts worn by warriors of the Plain’s First Nations, with the majority being given over to new full colour illustrations of surviving shirts now in collections all over the world. There are commentaries accompanying the plates, describing the materials used and some of the symbolism employed in the designs on them. plus other regalia, Lance feathers etc £22.00
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