Bantam Books, 2004. — 552 p. “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest...
Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013. — 193 p. Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses these examples to discuss...
М.: Астрель, 2012. В королевском дворце творилось что-то невообразимое: шум и гам, суета и пыль. Там заканчивался большой игрушечный ремонт. И никто не видел и не слышал, как среди бела дня странная фигура, закутанная в плащ, тащила тяжёлый мешок по тёмным коридорам дворца...
Overlook Press, 2004. An analysis of Alexander the Great's political and military accomplishments traces the path of his armies while charting the course of his influence, citing his impact on military tactics, scholarship, and politics throughout history while describing the many roles with which he has been credited.
N.Y.: Alfred A.Knopf, 1989. — ISBN: 0520260090, 0394571886. The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics—that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens—but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the...