Boris Rankov
The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an emperor. As the main body of troops in Rome, they were the emperor's instrument to discourage plotting and rebellion and to crush unrest. ... [... more]
Random House |
Dutch-Belgian Troops of the Napoleonic Wars
 Mistakes from 1815-1823: This book has mistakes. It means to describe the uniforms from the Dutch-Belgian troops during the Napoleontic Wars. In the Dutch case that is Quatre-Bras and Waterloo (1815). But the uniforms described in this book are the ones [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Allison Burnett
"Either he's channeling Truman Capote's spirit, or Allison Burnett has created, all by himself, one of the more assured narrative voices in recent memory. His B. K. Troop is a pitch-perfect creation: bitchy-funny with a twist of rue." -Louis ... [... more]
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Wolfgang Samuel
As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with... "I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the ... [... more]
Random House |
George Crane
George Crane is a poet as well as a translator of poems from the Chinese ( In 1959 a young monk named Tsung Tsai (Ancestor Wisdom) escapes the Red Army troops that destroy his monastery, and flees alone three thousand miles across a China swept ... [... more]
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Carlos Jurado
The troops returning home to Germany after the 1918 Armistice found their country riven by internal unrest, and its eastern borders threatened. Though reluctant to support the new Republic, the many Free Corps formed by ex-Imperial soldiers ... [... more]
Random House |
Bob Oehler
The adoption of blitzkrieg tactics in the German Army prior to the start of World War II meant that Germany needed a new kind of fighting vehicle to transport troops around the battlefield in support of the Panzer spearheads. It was in response ... [... more]
Random House |
A judgment against Yahoo!
YOU might think the French would have learned by now that defensive lines rarely prove impenetrable. After all, during the second world war Hitler's troops bypassed the Maginot fortifications along the Franco-German border by the simple expedient ... [... more]
The Economist |
German Airborne Troops 1939-45
informative: This is a very well written book that covers all aspects of German Paratroopers in World War II, but it in some areas it can be quite brief and sue to the small size of the book, the author is not able to go into small details about some of [... more]
CDN$22.95
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French Imperial Guard: Foot Troops
Not short on details: Here's a book that shows practically all aspects of the uniforms of the Guard (foot). Examples of service stripes, NCO rank, shako/bearskin cords, flags, and other accouterments/regalia are clearly illustrated. This is a pure [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (3)
Great Books: Reading the works of Rene Chartrand is like eating a full course meal. Well served. Well formed. No Bad Taste. The information within is well served and in good quality. And quite filling for the mind. In the five books of King Louis XV's [... more]
CDN$21.00
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American Civil War Armies (1): Confederate Troops
Solid basic reference of Confederate Uniforms and Arms: Color plates include 4th Texas 1861, 1st Alabama Cavalry 1862, 2nd Maryland 1863, 28th NC 1863, 4th Kentucky 1864, 2nd SC Rifles 1864, and 44th GA 1865. Covers standard CSA outfits from headgear, [... more]
CDN$18.02
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