Book Series in History
Essential Histories
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The Ottoman Empire 1326-1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. The Ottomans were never overthrown by a foreign power,… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96913-0 (Routledge)
Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400
The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalog of superlatives. No army in the world has ever conquered so much territory, and few fighting… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96862-1 (Routledge)
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The Hundred Years' War AD 1337-1453
There can be no doubt that military conflict between France and England dominated European history in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. This war is of… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96863-8 (Routledge)
The Wars of the Roses 1455-1485
The Wars of the Roses featured sixteen invasions--four succeeded, and six times kings lost their thrones. This book by Michael Hicks explores why those invasions… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96864-5 (Routledge)
The Plains Wars 1757-1900
The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century they were home to some of the largest and… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96912-3 (Routledge)
The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
It is a testament to the enduring intrigue of the subject that even today the events of the Peloponnesian War are studied for what they… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96853-9 (Routledge)
The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC
This book covers one of the defining periods of European history. The series of wars between the Greeks and the Persian Empire produced the famous… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96854-6 (Routledge)
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Byzantium at War AD 600-1453
Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. In this book, John Haldon tells the full story of… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96861-4 (Routledge)
Rome at War AD 293-696
In the early third century AD, the Roman Empire was a force to be reckoned with, controlling vast territories and wielding enormous political power from… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96860-7 (Routledge)
The Wars of Alexander the Great
The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian or "Achaemenid" Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96855-3 (Routledge)