Literatura obcojęzyczna159 produktów szukasz: × buffalo soldier

This new collection of Troiani's work includes his signature battle paintings, detailed paintings of soldiers, and photographs of uniforms, equipment, and artifacts to give a full picture of...

What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E....

This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s-90s to today's state-employed corporate military...

For American soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War, there were no "Welcome Home" signs, no flowers, and no ticker-tape parades. For these soldiers there were protesters They were...

Top five Best Books About Running, Runner's World Magazine Top three Best Books About Running, readers of Runner's World Magazine (December 2009) In RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES, writer Chris...

In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France at General Pershing's explicit request. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. While suffragettes...

Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and completely vanished off the face of the earth. Though his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this...

Un joven periodista topa por casualidad con una historia fascinante, y muy significativa, de la Guerra Civil espańola, y se propone reconstruirla. Cuando las tropas republicanas se retiran hacia la...

From the original book of 1854 was published in Wien aby L. T. Neumann, which contains 152 lithographed,divided aby historical period, from the early XVII century to 1850 around. At the bottom of...

This is the first all-color book devoted to collecting the toy soldiers and figures that were sold in the Five-and-Dime stores. Over 650 photographs, showing in excess of three thousand toy...

Army of the Duchy of Warsaw refers to the military forces of the Duchy of Warsaw. The Army was significantly based on the Polish Legions; it numbered about 30,000 and was expanded during wartime to...

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written aby Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil...

The Army of Louis XIV is frequently depicted as being the apogee of the early modern standing army. It was large, well organised and the product of the French Absolutist Monarchy. The result was...

The British Army is a diverse and proud organisation with a cherished heritage. 'Soldiery', has been a project focusing on historically documenting the modern British Army in a contemporary...

For the first time, Richard O'Brien has collected hundreds of articles and features he wrote for various toy soldier collecting magazines in one compelling book. Filled with pictures and...

The German belt buckle has long fascinated collectors. Now this full color volume will help collectors to identify their buckles and avoid purchasing reproductions. They will also find how to date...

This history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives, is a page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind the...

Conflicts between Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire displayed completely different characteristics compared to other contemporary wars fought in Europe, war without mercy being the norm. The...

During the 17th century, Europe experienced only four years of general peace: 1610 and 1680-82. This scenario of almost continuous strife provided the terrain for the rise of the standing...

'This is the smoking gun of all your research.'Professor Richard E. Holmes (18 February 2001).Birds of Prey is a microhistory of the Nazi occupation of Bialowieza Forest, Poland's...