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Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars (Men-at-Arms, 154) Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars (Men-at-Arms, 154)
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avg rating 3.79 — 117 ratings — published 1984
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The Normans The Normans (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 94 ratings — published 1987
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The Vikings The Vikings (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 141 ratings — published 1985
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The British Army in North America 1775-1783 The British Army in North America 1775-1783 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 36 ratings — published 1990
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German Medieval Armies 1300–1500 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #166) German Medieval Armies 1300–1500 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #166)
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avg rating 3.58 — 48 ratings — published 1985
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Byzantine Armies 886–1118 (Men-at-Arms, 89) Byzantine Armies 886–1118 (Men-at-Arms, 89)
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avg rating 3.74 — 72 ratings — published 1979
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Rome's Enemies (1): Germanics and Dacians Rome's Enemies (1): Germanics and Dacians
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avg rating 3.85 — 47 ratings — published 1982
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Agincourt 1415: Triumph against the odds Agincourt 1415: Triumph against the odds (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 96 ratings — published 1991
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Rome's Enemies (2): Gallic and British Celts Rome's Enemies (2): Gallic and British Celts
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avg rating 3.96 — 71 ratings — published 1985
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Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tide Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 50 ratings — published 2000
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The Spanish Armada: The Great Enterprise against England 1588 The Spanish Armada: The Great Enterprise against England 1588 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 39 ratings — published 2001
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Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #144) Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #144)
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avg rating 3.88 — 34 ratings — published 1983
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English Medieval Knight 1200–1300 (Osprey Warrior #48) English Medieval Knight 1200–1300 (Osprey Warrior #48)
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avg rating 3.85 — 39 ratings — published 2002
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Teutonic Knight: 1190–1561 (Warrior, 124) Teutonic Knight: 1190–1561 (Warrior, 124)
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avg rating 3.65 — 60 ratings — published 2007
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The Ancient Assyrians (Osprey Elite, #39) The Ancient Assyrians (Osprey Elite, #39)
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avg rating 3.79 — 53 ratings — published 1992
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Viking Hersir 793–1066 AD Viking Hersir 793–1066 AD (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 62 ratings — published 1993
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The Ancient Greeks (Elite, 7) The Ancient Greeks (Elite, 7)
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avg rating 3.81 — 53 ratings — published 1986
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Pirates 1660–1730 (Osprey Elite #67) Pirates 1660–1730 (Osprey Elite #67)
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avg rating 3.65 — 49 ratings — published 1998
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Italian Medieval Armies 1300–1500 (Men-at-Arms, 136) Italian Medieval Armies 1300–1500 (Men-at-Arms, 136)
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avg rating 3.74 — 42 ratings — published 1983
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France 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West (Campaign, 3) France 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West (Campaign, 3)
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avg rating 3.43 — 81 ratings — published 1990
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D-Day 1944 (4): Gold and Juno Beaches (Osprey Campaign, #112) D-Day 1944 (4): Gold and Juno Beaches (Osprey Campaign, #112)
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avg rating 3.71 — 38 ratings — published 2002
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English Longbowman 1330–1515 (Warrior, 11) English Longbowman 1330–1515 (Warrior, 11)
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avg rating 4.11 — 55 ratings — published 1995
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The Landsknechts (Osprey Men-at-Arms #58) The Landsknechts (Osprey Men-at-Arms #58)
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avg rating 3.72 — 43 ratings — published 1994
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The Waffen-SS (Men at Arms Series, 34) The Waffen-SS (Men at Arms Series, 34)
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avg rating 3.56 — 36 ratings — published 1982
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Armies of Medieval Russia, 750-1250 Armies of Medieval Russia, 750-1250 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 41 ratings — published 1999
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Hungary and the Fall of Eastern Europe 1000-1568 Hungary and the Fall of Eastern Europe 1000-1568 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.46 — 37 ratings — published 1988
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Knight Templar (Warrior, 91) Knight Templar (Warrior, 91)
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avg rating 3.69 — 83 ratings — published 2004
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Knights at Tournament (Osprey Elite #17) Knights at Tournament (Osprey Elite #17)
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avg rating 3.43 — 30 ratings — published 1992
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Saxon, Viking and Norman Saxon, Viking and Norman (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 94 ratings — published 1979
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Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC (Men at Arms Series, 121) Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC (Men at Arms Series, 121)
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avg rating 4.00 — 51 ratings — published 1982
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Saladin and the Saracens (Men-at-Arms, 171) Saladin and the Saracens (Men-at-Arms, 171)
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avg rating 3.54 — 48 ratings — published 1986
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Celtic Warrior: 300 BC–AD 100 Celtic Warrior: 300 BC–AD 100 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 82 ratings — published 2001
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Arnhem 1944: Operation Market Garden Arnhem 1944: Operation Market Garden (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 103 ratings — published 1993
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Samurai 1550–1600 (Warrior, 7) Samurai 1550–1600 (Warrior, 7)
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avg rating 3.61 — 77 ratings — published 1989
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German Airborne Troops 1939–45 German Airborne Troops 1939–45 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.46 — 24 ratings — published 1983
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Napoleon's Guard Infantry (1) Napoleon's Guard Infantry (1)
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avg rating 3.14 — 22 ratings — published 1984
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Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815 (Elite, 182) Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815 (Elite, 182)
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avg rating 3.75 — 40 ratings — published 1984
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Certain Death in Sierra Leone: The SAS and Operation Barras 2000 (Raid, 10) Certain Death in Sierra Leone: The SAS and Operation Barras 2000 (Raid, 10)
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avg rating 3.94 — 36 ratings — published 2010
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Medieval Siege Warfare Medieval Siege Warfare (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 59 ratings — published 1990
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Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2): Army Group North (Campaign, 148) Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2): Army Group North (Campaign, 148)
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avg rating 3.70 — 40 ratings — published 2005
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World War II Infantry Tactics: Squad and Platoon (Elite, 105) World War II Infantry Tactics: Squad and Platoon (Elite, 105)
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avg rating 3.74 — 76 ratings — published 2004
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The Knights of Christ (Osprey Men-at-Arms #155) The Knights of Christ (Osprey Men-at-Arms #155)
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avg rating 3.37 — 41 ratings — published 1984
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D-Day 1944: Omaha Beach, #1 D-Day 1944: Omaha Beach, #1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 58 ratings — published 2003
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The Paras 1940–1984 (Elite, #1) The Paras 1940–1984 (Elite, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 19 ratings — published 1984
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The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 (Men at Arms Series, 151) The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400 (Men at Arms Series, 151)
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avg rating 3.63 — 43 ratings — published 1984
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Soldiers of the English Civil War (1): Infantry Soldiers of the English Civil War (1): Infantry
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avg rating 3.67 — 33 ratings — published 1989
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Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #367) Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500 (Osprey Men-at-Arms #367)
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avg rating 3.68 — 28 ratings — published 2002
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Cannae 216 BC: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army Cannae 216 BC: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 81 ratings — published 1994
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The Rhine Crossings 1945 (Campaign, 178) The Rhine Crossings 1945 (Campaign, 178)
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avg rating 3.78 — 23 ratings — published 2007
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Boston 1775: The shot heard around the world Boston 1775: The shot heard around the world (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 36 ratings — published 1993
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Jeff Vandermeer
“Ghost bird, do you love me?" he whispered once in the dark, before he left for hs expedition training, even though he was the ghost. "Ghost bird, do you need me?" I loved him, but I didn't need him, and I thought that was the way it was supposed to be. A ghost bird might be a hawk in one place, a crow in another, depending on the context. The sparrow that shot up into the blue sky one morning might transform mid-flight into an osprey the next. This was the way of things here. There were no reasons so mighty that they could override the desire to be in accord with the tides and the passage of seasons and the rhythms underlying everything around me.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation

“From his bedroom window on the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Nathaniel Dixon watched in awe at the four-ship formation of V-22 Ospreys chewing up the Virginia air with their massive, wingtip-mounted tilt rotors as they made a pass over the flight line. The aircraft grew in his window as they approached the small bungalow he lived in with his mother and father on base. Just before they flew out of sight, Nathaniel clapped his hands together over the window and imagined smashing each Osprey like a dragonfly. Then, he imagined each falling to earth in flames, smashing in a great ball of fire in his backyard.”
Jonathan Marker, SPYDER SYLK

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