Osprey Men at Arms Series

571 primary works • 571 total works
Operey's original military history line of the uniforms, equipment, history of the world's military forces, past and present. Each volume is 48 pages with eight color plates.

Book 1

The American Provincial Corps 1775-84
3.29
· 21 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1973 · 2 editions
Initially British officials of the American Revolu…
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Book 2

The Arab Legion
3.92
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 6 editions
In 1921, Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Gerald Peake…
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Book 3

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
3.89
· 18 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1988 · 7 editions
On 1 July 1881 Viscount Cardwell's wholesale reorg…
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Book 4

The Army of the German Empire 1870-1888
3.88
· 8 Ratings · published 1973 · 3 editions
The army of the German Empire was born out of the …
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Book 5

The Austro-Hungarian Army of the Napoleonic Wars
3.75
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 2 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 6

The Austro-Hungarian Army of the Seven Years War
3.75
· 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 2 editions
This book traces the development of the dominance …
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Book 7

The Black Brunswickers
3.88
· 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 2 editions
In 1809 the dispossessed Friedrich Wilhelm of Brun…
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Book 8

The Black Watch
3.65
· 23 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1971 · 2 editions
In the wake of the Jacobite Rebellions, companies …
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Book 9

Blücher’s Army 1813–15
3.29
· 7 Ratings · published 1972 · 5 editions
The Prussian Army of 1813–15 was very different no…
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Book 10

The Buffs
3.73
· 11 Ratings · published 1972 · 7 editions
The Buffs originated in 1572 from a company of 300…
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Book 11

Chasseurs of the Guard
3.64
· 11 Ratings · published 1971 · 4 editions
The Chasseurs of the Guard had its origins in the …
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Book 12

The Connaught Rangers
3.20
· 5 Ratings · published 1972 · 2 editions
In 1793, new British regiments were raised to face…
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Book 13

The Cossacks
4.00
· 7 Ratings · published 1972 · 3 editions
The term "Cossack" was originally applied to the T…
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Book 14

The English Civil War Armies
3.57
· 35 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1994 · 8 editions
Softcover, Osprey Men-At-Arms series no. 14, c. 19…
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Book 15

Foot Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
3.40
· 10 Ratings · published 1971 · 4 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 16

Frederick the Great’s Army
3.56
· 9 Ratings · published 1973 · 1 edition
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 17

The French Foreign Legion
4.14
· 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1971 · 16 editions
It is arguable that no group of fighting men in th…
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Book 18

George Washington’s Army
3.00
· 6 Ratings · published 1972 · 2 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 19

The Iron Brigade
3.89
· 9 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1971 · 7 editions
This book examines the uniforms and equipment, his…
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Book 20

Japanese Army of World War II
3.67
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 3 editions
In 1941 the Allied forces in the Pacific were deva…
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Book 21

The King’s Regiment
3.14
· 7 Ratings · published 1973 · 5 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 22

Luftwaffe Airborne and Field Units
4.00
· 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 6 editions
Members of the Lutwaffe served as infantry, artill…
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Book 23

Montcalm's Army
3.08
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 1 edition
The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 did not end t…
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Book 24

The Panzer Divisions
3.44
· 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1973 · 11 editions
For the first three years of the Second World War …
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Book 25

The Royal Artillery
3.50
· 4 Ratings · published 1973 · 3 editions
The Royal Regiment of Artillery originated in 1716…
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Book 26

Royal Scots Greys
3.53
· 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 4 editions
For almost three centuries the Royal Scots Greys h…
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Book 27

The Russian Army of the Crimea
3.40
· 10 Ratings · published 1973 · 1 edition
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 28

The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars
This book recounts the development of a standing R…
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Book 29

The Soviet Army
3.33
· 15 Ratings · published 1972 · 8 editions
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Book 30

The Stonewall Brigade
3.47
· 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1971 · 10 editions
"Look! There is Jackson standing like a stone wall…
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Book 31

30th Punjabis
3.56
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 3 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 32

United States Marine Corps
3.43
· 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1972 · 5 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 33

U.S. Cavalry;
3.67
· 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 13 editions
Book by Selby, John
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Book 34

The Waffen-SS
3.56
· 36 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1982 · 8 editions
In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within…
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Book 35

Wellington’s Peninsular Army
3.60
· 20 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 4 editions
At the beginning of the Napoleonic period, the Bri…
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Book 36

The American War, 1812–1814
The book is brand new and will be shipped from US.…
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Book 37

The Army of Northern Virginia
3.38
· 21 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1975 · 11 editions
On June 27, 1862, with the American Civil War alre…
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Book 38

Army of the Potomac
3.04
· 23 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1974 · 9 editions
For General George B. McClellan, the dejected Unio…
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Book 39

The British Army in North America 1775-1783
3.94
· 36 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1990 · 14 editions
For sheer guts, the Redcoats' behavior at Bunker H…
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Book 40

The British Army of the Crimea
3.56
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1974 · 6 editions
The British Army's involvement in the Crimean War …
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Book 41

The Gurkha Rifles
3.15
· 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1974 · 4 editions
The Gurkhas have a long and distinguished service …
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Book 42

The King’s German Legion
3.33
· 9 Ratings · published 1974 · 8 editions
The King's German Legion was the largest and most …
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Book 43

Napoleon's German Allies (2): Nassau and Oldenburg
3.20
· 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 5 editions
On October 14th, 1808, Napoleon persuaded Herzog P…
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Book 44

Napoleon's German Allies (1): Westfalia and Kleve-Berg
Austria's defeat at the battle of Hohenlinden, on …
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Book 45

Napoleon’s Polish Troops
3.11
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1974 · 9 editions
In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her str…
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Book 46

The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
3.67
· 60 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1974 · 10 editions
Although the common Roman fighting men themselves …
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Book 47

The South Wales Borderers
3.50
· 6 Ratings · published 1975 · 2 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 48

Wolfe's Army
3.86
· 21 Ratings · published 1974 · 7 editions
Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks …
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Book 49

The Coldstream Guards
3.45
· 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1971 · 5 editions
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest serving regula…
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Book 50

Medieval European Armies
3.36
· 39 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1975 · 14 editions
Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during th…
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Book 51

Spanish Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
3.33
· 3 Ratings · published 1975 · 2 editions
Despite Napoleon's clear advantage in the Peninsul…
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Book 52

The Royal Green Jackets
3.18
· 11 Ratings · published 1975 · 2 editions
The Royal Green Jackets are widely acknowledged as…
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Book 53

Rommel’s Desert Army
3.85
· 13 Ratings · published 1976 · 6 editions
The desert war produced commanders of dash and ori…
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Book 54

Napoleon's Artillery
3.38
· 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1975 · 3 editions
At the end of the Royalist regime, the artillery a…
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Book 55

Napoleon's Dragoons and Lancers
3.74
· 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1992 · 5 editions
France was to call up a total of 1,600,000 men dur…
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Book 56

The Mexican-American War 1846–48
3.45
· 20 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
'There never was so fine an American army,' wrote …
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Book 57

The Zulu War
3.97
· 32 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1976 · 9 editions
By the end of the nineteenth century the fame of t…
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Book 58

The Landsknechts
3.72
· 43 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions
The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who serve…
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Book 59

The Sudan Campaigns 1881–98
3.86
· 22 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1976 · 2 editions
In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter…
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Book 60

Scandinavian Armies in the Napoleonic Wars
By 1807 Napoleon--well aware of the strategic impo…
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Book 61

The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars
In 1806, at the beginning of the Peninsular War, t…
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Book 62

The Boer War
4.25
· 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1977 · 2 editions
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 63

The American Indian Wars 1860-1890
3.21
· 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1977 · 5 editions
The American Indian Wars, the most famous of which…
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Book 64

Napoleon's Cuirassiers & Carabiniers
3.33
· 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1977 · 3 editions
Owing to the heavy casualties suffered by the Cara…
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Book 65

Royal Navy 1790-1970
3.70
· 10 Ratings · published 1977 · 6 editions
Of all the world's seaborne military organizations…
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Book 66

Montgomery’s Desert Army
3.57
· 7 Ratings · published 1977 · 3 editions
Originally Churchill's second choice as a commande…
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Book 67

The Indian Mutiny
3.67
· 15 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1977 · 3 editions
On April 24th, 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held…
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Book 68

Napoleon's Line Chasseurs
3.67
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1977 · 3 editions
The chasseurs, being the indigenous French light h…
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Book 69

The Greek and Persian Wars 500–323 BC
3.86
· 44 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1977 · 3 editions
In the early 5th century BC, after the fall of the…
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Book 70

U.S. Army 1941-45
3.50
· 18 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1978 · 7 editions
At the time of the Second World War, the United St…
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Book 71

The British Army 1965–80
3.67
· 9 Ratings · published 1977 · 4 editions
The uniform of the British Army underwent many cha…
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Book 72

North-West Frontier 1837-1947
3.71
· 24 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1977 · 7 editions
For over a hundred years British and Indian troops…
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Book 73

The Grenadier Guards
3.33
· 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
General Sir David Fraser tells the story of this f…
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Book 74

The Spanish Civil War 1936–39
3.48
· 31 Ratings · published 1977 · 7 editions
By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent …
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Book 75

Armies of the Crusades
3.64
· 42 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1978 · 5 editions
In the early crusades men of all ranks from all ov…
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Book 76

Napoleon's Hussars
3.62
· 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1978 · 3 editions
Napoleon's Hussars made their first real impact du…
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Book 77

Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (1): France and her Allies
3.67
· 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions
In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the…
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Book 78

Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (2): Austria, Britian, Prussia, & Russia
From the Liebfahne and Ordinärfahne of Austria, to…
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Book 79

Napoleon's Egyptian Campaigns 1798-1801
4.00
· 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions
The imaginative strategic plan of Revolutionary Fr…
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Book 80

The German Army 1914–18
3.62
· 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1978 · 3 editions
The Imperial German Army began the Great War (Worl…
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Book 81

The British Army 1914–18
3.74
· 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1978 · 4 editions
Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone'…
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Book 82

The US Army 1890–1920
4.50
· 4 Ratings · published 1978 · 1 edition
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, histor…
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Book 83

Napoleon's Guard Cavalry
3.38
· 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1978 · 2 editions
This title examines some of the most colourful and…
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Book 84

Wellington's Generals
3.56
· 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1990 · 4 editions
Wellington's commanders were undoubtedly a breed a…
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Book 85

Saxon, Viking and Norman
3.79
· 92 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1979 · 8 editions
If there is one thing we can be sure of concerning…
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Book 86

Samurai Armies 1550–1615
3.93
· 85 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1979 · 9 editions
In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbu…
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Book 87

Napoleon's Marshals
3.40
· 15 Ratings · published 1979 · 2 editions
Much has been made of Napoleon's Marshals' persona…
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Book 88

Napoleon's Italian and Neapolitan Troops
The Republican French were active in the export of…
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Book 89

Byzantine Armies 886–1118
3.74
· 72 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1979 · 5 editions
The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated appr…
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Book 90

Napoleon's German Allies (3): Saxony
In the battles of Jena and Auerstädt (1806), where…
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Book 91

Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857–1914
3.29
· 7 Ratings · published 1979 · 5 editions
The British connection with India dates from the f…
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Book 92

Indian Infantry Regiments 1860-1914
3.67
· 9 Ratings · published 1979 · 3 editions
The Indian Army underwent significant changes in c…
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Book 93

The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine
3.43
· 42 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1979 · 7 editions
The year of 122 was the first time a Roman Emperor…
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Book 94

The Swiss at War 1300-1500
3.87
· 38 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1979 · 4 editions
During the 14th and 15th centuries military tactic…
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Book 95

The Boxer Rebellion
3.97
· 32 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1979 · 3 editions
In the year 1900, an unprecedented co-operation oc…
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Book 96

Artillery Equipments of the Napoleonic Wars
3.57
· 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1979 · 3 editions
In the first half of the 18th century the French h…
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Book 97

Marlborough's Army 1702-11
3.62
· 21 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1980 · 3 editions
The succession of the French Duke of Anjou to the …
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Book 98

Dutch-Belgian Troops of the Napoleonic Wars
3.25
· 12 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 4 editions
In a desperate attempt to stop the trafficking of …
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Book 99

Medieval Heraldry
3.54
· 56 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1980 · 14 editions
Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and…
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Book 100

Women at War 1939–45
3.78
· 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1980 · 2 editions
Though for centuries fighting was considered prima…
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