French Fortresses in North America 1535–1763

René Chartrand, Donato Spedaliere

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Following the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, European colonists brought their system of fortification to the New World in an attempt to ensure their safety and consolidate their conquests.

Samurai Heraldry

Stephen Turnbull, Angus McBride

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The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over cent

Mongol Warrior 1200-1350

Stephen Turnbull

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The Mongol warriors are one of the great success stories of world military history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors the Mongols conquered much of the known world, fighting in t

The Chinese Army 1937-49

Philip Jowett, Stephen Walsh

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Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the Sino-Japan

Kolin 1757

Simon Millar

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In May of 1757 Frederick the Great invaded Bohemia, smashed an Austrian army outside Prague and bottled it up in the city. The Empress Maria Theresa despatched Marshal Daun with 60,000 men to save the

Byzantine Armies 886-1118

Ian Heath, Angus McBride

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The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not nec

The First Crusade 1096-99

David Nicolle, Christa Hook

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To many people the Crusades were the First Crusade. This first 'armed pilgrimage' to the Holy Land was, of course, the only Crusade that really succeeded. It resulted in the establishment of four so-c