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Sir Charles Oman
A beautifully produced history and guide to eighty of England’s and Wales’s finest castles - including Windsor, Warwick and Kenilworth - in the western regions served by the Great Western…
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Sir Charles William Oman
This is a brilliant and lucid history of The Great Revolt also called Wat Tyler’s Rebellion. This was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt…
The best account of sixteenth-century warfare by the author of A History of the Peninsular War. This is an unrivalled account in which Sir Charles Oman covers the Great Wars…
The Siege of Burgos, the Retreat from Burgos, the Campaign of Vittoria, the Battles of the Pyrenees
Between the Autumn of 1812 and the late Summer of 1813 campaigning in…
This book gives an unparalleled insight into the organisation, day-to-day life and psychology of Wellington’s army, focusing on the characters that Wellington believed could ‘go anywhere and do anything’. Wellington’s…
Volume IV covers the period during which Portugal was finally secured from the danger of French conquest. French successes in Spain continued, but the army under Massena was forced finally…
Volume V covers the period during which the outcome of the war was effectively decided by Wellington’s great advance from Portugal into Spain. The operations that took place at this…
Between the Autumn of 1812 and the late Summer of 1813 campaigning in the Peninsula took on a new aspect. From being a defence of Portugal and those parts of…
The events covered in this volume include the British siege and capture of St. Sebastian; the final campaigning in eastern Spain; Wellington’s invasion of France; and the last actions of…
From The Battle of Corunna to the end of The Talavera Campaign The fate of the Iberian Peninsula was in the balance during January-September 1809, when it seemed possible that…
Ocana, Cadiz, Bussaco, Torres Vedras Volume III covers the period from September 1809 to December 1810, when the French were consolidating their hold on Spain, crushing resistance and attempting to…
Massena’s Retreat, Fuentes de Onoro, Albuera, Tarragona
Volume IV covers the period during which Portugal was finally secured from the danger of French conquest. French successes in Spain continued, but…
Valencia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Madrid
Volume V covers the period during which the outcome of the war was effectively decided by Wellington’s great advance from Portugal into Spain. The…
The Capture of St. Sebastian, Wellington’s Invasion of France, Battles of the Nivelle, the Nive, Orthez and Toulouse Between August 1813 and April 1814, Napoleon’s forces were finally expelled from…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
From its humble beginnings as a small colonial Greek village, the Byzantine Empire grew to become the centre of Eastern Roman empire. During its thousand year reign as a bastion…
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Volume III covers the period from September 1809 to December 1810, when the French were consolidating their hold on Spain, crushing resistance and attempting to drive the British out of…
From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna
The first part of Sir Charles Oman’s classic history provides the background to the war and its origins, and covers…
Charles Oman
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois…
""A History of England: Division V1: From the Earliest of Times to A.D. 1307"" is a comprehensive historical account of England written by Charles Oman and first published in 1891…
Oman’s two-volume history of warfare in the Middle Ages is the key work for understanding the changing face of battle as it was tested, refined and transformed through centuries of…
War in the Middle Ages–illustrated with many pictures and maps
Charles Oman is rightly regarded as one of the foremost British military historians. This unique and attractive Leonaur edition brings…
The fate of the Iberian Peninsula was in the balance during the period January-September 1809, when it seemed possible that Napoleon would achieve control over Spain and Portugal. This volume…
The first part of Sir Charles Oman’s classic history provides the background to the war and its origins, and covers the early stages of the conflict.
A full assembly, of all 98 colour maps and plans (+ 7 in B&W) from Sir Charles Oman’s History of the Peninsular War. To include famous the Ciudad Rodrigo &…
Donat Henchy O'Brien
""My Adventures During The Late War"" is a memoir written by Donat Henchy O'Brien, detailing his experiences during the Napoleonic Wars. The book is divided into four parts, each recounting…
This volume is the result of an attempt to sum up the fundamental alterations in the Art of War between 1494 and 1600, and is intended to serve as an…
Charles Oman, Sir
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
