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As centers for defense and bases for attack since ancient times, fortifications are a crucial aspect of military history. Indeed, as Jeremy Black shows, the history of fortifications is a global history of humanity itself. Moreover, their remains offer a still potent, often dramatic testimony to the past, notably through the strength of the sites, the power of the works, and the vast resources they required. This compelling book explores not only...
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Carthage was the western Mediterranean's first superpower, long before Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful, and checkered even before her "Punic Wars" against Rome. Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a predominantly mercantile state, Carthage fought many wars, both aggressive and defensive, before and in between the contests with the Roman parvenus.
The Greek states of Sicily, above all Syracuse...
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A riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War
Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa against an overwhelmingly superior Italian opponent. A hastily formed British-led force, never larger than 70,000 strong, advanced...
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This military study examines the evolution of the Rhodesian armed services during the complex conflicts of the Cold War era.
Through the 1960s and 1970s, Africa endured a series of conflicts involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the Frontline States. The Cold War brought outside influences, including American interest at the diplomatic, economic, and social level. In Fighting for Time, military historian Charles D. Melson...
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This second volume in the seminal series on aerial combat, pilots, and tactics in Libya and Egypt in the middle of World War II.
In volume two of this series, historian Christopher Shores begins by exploring the 8th Army's movements after Operation Crusader when they were forced back to the Gazala area in northeastern Libya, as well as their defeat in June, 1942, the loss of Tobruk, and the efforts of Allied air forces to protect their retreating...
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A concise, gripping history of the resource-rich yet poverty-wracked nation's instability and military conflict in the 1960s. Includes maps and photos.
Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot. The ambitions of Congolese political leaders, Cold War rivalry, Pan-Africanism, Belgium's continued economic interests in the country's mineral wealth, and the strategic perceptions of other southern African states...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la guerre du Kippour en moins d'une heure !
Le 6 octobre 1973, Égyptiens et Syriens attaquent la péninsule du Sinaï et le plateau du Golan, alors aux mains des Israéliens. Pourtant nettement inférieurs, ceux-ci parviennent à contre-attaquer et poursuivent leur progression malgré le cessez-le-feu de l'ONU. Pour eux, la guerre vient seulement de commencer...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Yom Kipur, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Adentrarse en detalle en la situación política y social entre los países árabes e Israel desde la creación de este último, que desemboca en la guerra de Yom Kipur
• Seguir paso a paso los movimientos de los ejércitos implicados en la...
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