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Ross Cowan was formerly a research student at the University of Glasgow where he was recently awarded a PhD for a thesis on the Roman army entitled 'Aspects of the Severan Field Army AD 193-238.' The major themes of the thesis are the organisation of the Praetorian Guard and Legio II Parthica, their recruitment, numbers and equipment. Ross also completed his first degree at Glasgow. In 1999 he was elected a fellow of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland. He has previously written Elite 155 Roman Battle Tactics 109 BC-AD 313. The author lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
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American Loyalist Troops 1775-84
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.95
To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago. Author of 27 other Men-at-Arms titles René Chartrand uses newly discovered material to offer a more modern analysis of the American Provincial... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.95
To mark the 450th book in the Men-at-Arms series we return to the subject of the very first book in the series, which was published nearly 35 years ago. Author of 27 other Men-at-Arms titles René Chartrand uses newly discovered material to offer a more modern analysis of the American Provincial... Read more >
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Landsknecht Soldier 1486-1560
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2002
Price: $18.95
The Landsknecht (meaning 'servant of the country') flourished during a key period for military organisation and practice. In the late 15th century, the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, recruited thousands of mercenaries from Central and Northern Europe, with the aim of creating a reliable source of men for his armies –... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2002
Price: $18.95
The Landsknecht (meaning 'servant of the country') flourished during a key period for military organisation and practice. In the late 15th century, the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, recruited thousands of mercenaries from Central and Northern Europe, with the aim of creating a reliable source of men for his armies –... Read more >
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English Longbowman 1330-1515
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 15, 1995
Price: $18.95
The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 15th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 15, 1995
Price: $18.95
The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 15th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its... Read more >
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Armies of the Crusades
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 23, 1978
Price: $17.95
In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a fortune in... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 23, 1978
Price: $17.95
In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a fortune in... Read more >
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Redcoat Officer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2002
Price: $18.95
The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional people. This title looks at the enlistment, training, daily life and combat experiences of the typical British officer in the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2002
Price: $18.95
The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional people. This title looks at the enlistment, training, daily life and combat experiences of the typical British officer in the... Read more >
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American Civil War Guerrilla Tactics
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $18.95
While the giant armies of the Union and the Confederacy were fighting over cities and strategic strongholds, a large number of warriors from both sides were fighting, smaller, more personal battles. Beginning with the violent struggle known as "Bleeding Kansas," armed bands of irregular fighters began to wage war in every... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $18.95
While the giant armies of the Union and the Confederacy were fighting over cities and strategic strongholds, a large number of warriors from both sides were fighting, smaller, more personal battles. Beginning with the violent struggle known as "Bleeding Kansas," armed bands of irregular fighters began to wage war in every... Read more >
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Saxon, Viking and Norman
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 22, 1979
Price: $17.95
If there is one thing we can be sure of concerning the Saxons, Vikings and Normans who inhabited the medieval world, it is that they were a good deal more advanced than some writings would have us believe. This fascinating book by Terence Wise explores the history, organization, clothing, equipment and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 22, 1979
Price: $17.95
If there is one thing we can be sure of concerning the Saxons, Vikings and Normans who inhabited the medieval world, it is that they were a good deal more advanced than some writings would have us believe. This fascinating book by Terence Wise explores the history, organization, clothing, equipment and... Read more >
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Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449-1066
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1993
Price: $18.95
The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1993
Price: $18.95
The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who... Read more >
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Armies of the East India Company 1750-1850
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but by the private armies of the East India Company, whose primary objective was the protection of their trading empire. Under the leadership of the legendary Robert Clive (founder of the East India Company) and Stringer... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $17.95
Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but by the private armies of the East India Company, whose primary objective was the protection of their trading empire. Under the leadership of the legendary Robert Clive (founder of the East India Company) and Stringer... Read more >
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Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $17.95
The history of Poland is a fascinating study of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external enemies. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and by the 12th century a knightly class had emerged - a force that was integral to the defense... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $17.95
The history of Poland is a fascinating study of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external enemies. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and by the 12th century a knightly class had emerged - a force that was integral to the defense... Read more >
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Quebec 1759
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2003
Price: $19.95
‘What a scene!’ wrote Horace Walpole. ‘An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stumps of trees to assault a town and attack an enemy strongly entrenched and double in numbers!’ In one short sharp exchange of fire Major-General James Wolfe’s men tumbled the Marquis de Montcalm’s French... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2003
Price: $19.95
‘What a scene!’ wrote Horace Walpole. ‘An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stumps of trees to assault a town and attack an enemy strongly entrenched and double in numbers!’ In one short sharp exchange of fire Major-General James Wolfe’s men tumbled the Marquis de Montcalm’s French... Read more >
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The Wars of the Roses
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 1983
Price: $17.95
Much myth and fantasy surrounds the events of the Wars of the Roses: a bloody and prolonged dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. Terence Wise's fascinating text lays bare the real story, and examines the armies, liveries and badges of the conflict. The author's readable account provides a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 1983
Price: $17.95
Much myth and fantasy surrounds the events of the Wars of the Roses: a bloody and prolonged dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. Terence Wise's fascinating text lays bare the real story, and examines the armies, liveries and badges of the conflict. The author's readable account provides a... Read more >
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The German Army in World War I (1)
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 20, 2003
Price: $17.95
In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history. That German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 20, 2003
Price: $17.95
In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history. That German Army is also the best example of a particular period of military thought, when virtually... Read more >
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The French Army 1914-18
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: July 17, 1995
Price: $17.95
Initially the strongest of all the Allied armies, France's metropolitan and colonial units bore the greatest burden during the first two years of the Great War, and made a great contribution to the final victory. In common with most European countries, the pre-war French Army was based on a system of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: July 17, 1995
Price: $17.95
Initially the strongest of all the Allied armies, France's metropolitan and colonial units bore the greatest burden during the first two years of the Great War, and made a great contribution to the final victory. In common with most European countries, the pre-war French Army was based on a system of... Read more >
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Queen Victoria's Highlanders
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2007
Price: $15.95
This book not only offers a tribute to the proud Highlander regiments who have served with distinction for over two centuries, but also offers an in-depth study of the period in which they made their name. As the British Empire dominated every corner of the globe, Queen Victoria's Highlanders served in... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2007
Price: $15.95
This book not only offers a tribute to the proud Highlander regiments who have served with distinction for over two centuries, but also offers an in-depth study of the period in which they made their name. As the British Empire dominated every corner of the globe, Queen Victoria's Highlanders served in... Read more >
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Late Roman Infantryman AD 236-565
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 28, 1994
Price: $18.95
Between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD the traditional legions of heavy infantry were whittled away and eventually replaced by a force of various arms and nationalities dominated by cavalry and supported by missile troops. However, in spite of this trend towards cavalry, the pedes remained the backbone of the Roman... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 28, 1994
Price: $18.95
Between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD the traditional legions of heavy infantry were whittled away and eventually replaced by a force of various arms and nationalities dominated by cavalry and supported by missile troops. However, in spite of this trend towards cavalry, the pedes remained the backbone of the Roman... Read more >
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Medieval European Armies
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 30, 1975
Price: $17.95
Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and independence, yet throughout this period the old... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 30, 1975
Price: $17.95
Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and independence, yet throughout this period the old... Read more >
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Italian Medieval Armies 1300-1500
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 24, 1983
Price: $17.95
Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier. But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring, payment and organisation of mercenaries develop as it did in Italy. The condottiere – whose name came from the condotta or... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 24, 1983
Price: $17.95
Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier. But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring, payment and organisation of mercenaries develop as it did in Italy. The condottiere – whose name came from the condotta or... Read more >
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World War II German Police Units
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $15.95
The wartime Police were headed by Himmler as chief of the SS; and throughout the occupied nations the regional SS commanders were specifically termed 'Higher SS and Police Leaders'. Hitler's police was not a single service, but a vast machinery which included many special categories ranging from conventional criminal detectives, and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $15.95
The wartime Police were headed by Himmler as chief of the SS; and throughout the occupied nations the regional SS commanders were specifically termed 'Higher SS and Police Leaders'. Hitler's police was not a single service, but a vast machinery which included many special categories ranging from conventional criminal detectives, and... Read more >
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The German Army 1914-18
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: July 27, 1978
Price: $17.95
The Imperial German Army began the Great War as the most professionally impressive conscript force in the world. This fascinating book by Donald Fosten and Robert Marrion explores in great detail the organisation, tactics, weapons, uniforms, equipment and origins of this army that fought in World War I from its start... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: July 27, 1978
Price: $17.95
The Imperial German Army began the Great War as the most professionally impressive conscript force in the world. This fascinating book by Donald Fosten and Robert Marrion explores in great detail the organisation, tactics, weapons, uniforms, equipment and origins of this army that fought in World War I from its start... Read more >
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Irish Regiments in the World Wars
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2007
Price: $17.95
The tens of thousands of Irish soldiers who fought in the British Army in World War I gained a fierce fighting reputation, distinguishing themselves at Ypres, Gallipoli, the Somme, and Palestine. On the first day of the Somme, only three divisions succeeded in achieving their objectives: the seizure of the Schwaben... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2007
Price: $17.95
The tens of thousands of Irish soldiers who fought in the British Army in World War I gained a fierce fighting reputation, distinguishing themselves at Ypres, Gallipoli, the Somme, and Palestine. On the first day of the Somme, only three divisions succeeded in achieving their objectives: the seizure of the Schwaben... Read more >
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Rome's Enemies (1)
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1982
Price: $17.95
These vigorous northern 'barbarians' were the destroyers of the Western Empire of Rome. It was they who delivered the coup de grâce to the dying colossus in the south, subsequently creating medieval Europe, the feudal system and chivalry. Their direct descendants were the knights and men-at-arms. In every sense, they were... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1982
Price: $17.95
These vigorous northern 'barbarians' were the destroyers of the Western Empire of Rome. It was they who delivered the coup de grâce to the dying colossus in the south, subsequently creating medieval Europe, the feudal system and chivalry. Their direct descendants were the knights and men-at-arms. In every sense, they were... Read more >
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The Landsknechts
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 31, 1994
Price: $17.95
The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who served during the reigns of Maximilian I and Charles V in the sixteenth century. Having signed up, these Landsknechts were read a very detailed code of conduct, organised into companies, paid one month in advance, and sent into battle! Their major weapon was the pike... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 31, 1994
Price: $17.95
The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who served during the reigns of Maximilian I and Charles V in the sixteenth century. Having signed up, these Landsknechts were read a very detailed code of conduct, organised into companies, paid one month in advance, and sent into battle! Their major weapon was the pike... Read more >
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Confederate Infantryman 1861-65
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1993
Price: $18.95
The American Civil War was predominantly an infantryman's war. Artillery had improved substantially since 1815 and guns could inflict murderous losses if they had a clear field of fire. But most Civil War battlefields were characterised by sprawling forests and broken ground. Cavalry were important for reconnaissance, raiding and rearguard actions... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 25, 1993
Price: $18.95
The American Civil War was predominantly an infantryman's war. Artillery had improved substantially since 1815 and guns could inflict murderous losses if they had a clear field of fire. But most Civil War battlefields were characterised by sprawling forests and broken ground. Cavalry were important for reconnaissance, raiding and rearguard actions... Read more >
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The Canadian Corps in World War I
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $17.95
In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter a world conflict. Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied cause. Ultimately the Canadian contribution was the most important non-British contingent within the vast Allied armies... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $17.95
In 1914 with a regular army of only 3,110 men Canada was ill-prepared to enter a world conflict. Yet, in a display of incredible unanimity thousands of young Canadians volunteered to fight for the Allied cause. Ultimately the Canadian contribution was the most important non-British contingent within the vast Allied armies... Read more >
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