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Military history

Warfare

Peter Chrisp

Looks at warfare as a way of life during the Middle Ages, and discusses specific wars and battles, leaders, kings, armies, weapons, and conquerors of the time.

Besieged

Paul K. Davis

This volume explores noteworthy sieges from 1405 B.C. to 1995. Historical setting, The Siege, and Results describe each particular event. One hundred sieges are analyzed in this book.

Time Goes to War

This book is a collection of war stories, presented as they first appeared in "Time," from World War II to the present War on Terror.

Sharpe's Triumph

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe barely survives a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer, who has joined the mercenary forces, determined to drive the British from the continent.

Sharpe's Tiger

Bernard Cornwell

The first of Richard Sharpe's India trilogy, in which young private Sharpe must battle both man and beast behind enemy lines as the British army fights its way through India toward a diabolical trap.