The author of 24 Hours in Ancient Athens"e;tells the powerful story of how Greek history survived the meteor of Alexander and his brief world empire"e; (Firetrench).
The author of 24 Hours in Ancient Athens"e;tells the powerful story of how Greek history survived the meteor of Alexander and his brief world empire"e; (Firetrench).
The little-known story of a fierce rebellion against the Romans:"e;A very good read for anyone interested in ancient military history and historiography.
For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters.
For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters.
An analysis the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor with over 22 genealogical tables and 100 images illustrating the Emperors.
The little-known story of a fierce rebellion against the Romans:"e;A very good read for anyone interested in ancient military history and historiography.
In The Trojan War as Military History, the author's starting point is the fact that the Iliad, notwithstanding the fantastical/mythological elements (the involvement of gods and demigods), is the earliest detailed description of warfare we have.
Naval forces from fifteen colonial territories fought for the British Empire during the Second World War, providing an important new lens for understanding imperial power and colonial relations on the eve of decolonisation.
Naval forces from fifteen colonial territories fought for the British Empire during the Second World War, providing an important new lens for understanding imperial power and colonial relations on the eve of decolonisation.
Beyond Nightingale is the first book to explore the inception of modern nursing from a transnational perspective, studying the development of the new military nursing in the five Crimean War armies.
Women of war is an examination of gender modernity using the world's longest established women's military organisation, the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.