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107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
4) Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs: biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world
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319 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
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English
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48 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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"A compelling look at conquistadors, including how and why they sailed to the New World, their lifestyle, their weapons, and how they remain a part of today's culture through books and film" -Provided by Publisher.
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32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
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Experience life as an ancient Persian foot soldier! Discover how the ancient Persians built the worlds first empire. Learn about their fighting methods and excellent archery skills. Find out how the Persian invention of the scythed war chariot forever changed how land battles were fought.
11) Battle
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Presents a history of battles, from the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the artillery actions of World War I.
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536 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have...
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"An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. "The overlap is strong, and it's a two- way street,"...
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320 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
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English
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From the Publisher: A global history of ancient warfare, covering Egypt, the Near East, Greece, Rome, Central Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, and the Americas. In this new survey of ancient warfare, a group of distinguished historians and archaeologists discusses major battles and wars from around the world. The book ranges in time from 8000 BC and the earliest evidence of warfare in northern Iraq to the armies of the Aztecs and Incas half a millennium...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 376 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Shows how leaders from the ancient world fared in some of the greatest conflicts in history, exposing the truths and myths behind the legendary feats of the epic heroes and villains who didn't just wage war, but invented it. Portrays some of the most exciting battles of ancient history, as well as the tales of betrayal, lust, conquest and brutality that often accompanied them. Uses computer graphics and live-action stunts to bring to life the battle...
18) The Civil War
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6 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
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English
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Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
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xii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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"A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field"--Amazon.com.
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles that changed the course of the twentieth century to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris. In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the...
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