An illustrated survey of the fighting techniques and weaponry of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, written by five military experts, offers insight into the methods that were utilized in battle and how the development of period equipment changed the face of warfare. 10,000 first printing.

Divided into five sections, the text first examines the individual components of the early modern army, the foot soldier and the mounted soldier, the equipment they wore and used, and how they fought together as a unit. Using colour and black and white artworks, this book shows the ways by which armies gained and lost ascendancy.

Product Description: From the roots of the German SA, or Stormtroopers, grew an espionage machine that rivaled and vexed the rest of the world through the thirties and right up to the final days of World War II. The SD, Abwehr, Gestapo, and many other units of the German intelligence operations were feared and hated, with good reason...read more

Product Description: This new study by Christer Jorgensen addresses a much neglected field of study in the history of Scandinavia and the greater Baltic region during the Napoleonic Age. The book concentrates upon relations and the alliance between Britain and Sweden during the middle years of the war; years that encompassed the Austerlitz campaign, the complicated diplomatic talks between the allies, Russia's abandonment of the allied cause at Tilsit (1807), the Russo-Swedish War (1808-09) that decided the fate of Finland, the capitulation of the of Gibraltar of the North, and finally the turbulent politics of Sweden during and after the coup of March 1809...read more

An examination of the campaign in northern Europe during World War II traces how the German army learned how to fight in icy conditions, the capture of Norway, and how the campaign served to drain German resources. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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