Military institutions

At the beginning of this period, the battalions of the Prussian Line usually fought in a linear formation three ranks deep, overwhelming the enemy with fire before a well-timed bayonet attack.

The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine, led by Bl cher in 1815, played a crucial part in the Allied victory at Waterloo, and was involved in intense fighting at Wavre and Ligny.

Portugal was both the first and the last of the huge European colonial powers.

A comprehensive guide to the lives and experiences of military service members, veterans, and their families in the United States today, with special emphasis given to those of the post-9/11 era.

Brave and ruthless in equal measures, this is a fascinating insight into the fighting lives of the legendary Polish Lancers who were unique in both their appearance and loyal service record.

The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power.

The Royal Hungarian Army was Germany's largest ally on the Eastern Front, but information about the Hungarian Army in English is rare.

The army commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly-unified Netherlands (or 'Dutch-Belgian') army.

This book recounts the successes and failures of the US Army's Army Transformation program in the larger context of the Department of Defense's overall military transformation effort.

This book details the uniforms and weapons of the American, Spanish, Cuban and Filipino forces involved in the United States Army's first overseas war.

A detailed, illustrated study of the Ukrainian armed forces, their weapons, dress and equipment from the First to the Second World War and beyond.

The Spanish Civil War was the curtainraiser to World War II and involved a complex collection of forces, particularly on the Republican side.

In his Army Reforms of 1906/07, the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force: the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force.

By the end of the nineteenth century the fame of the Zulu was world-wide, and their army was one of the few non-European military organisations to have become the subject of serious historical study.

A full and authoritative illustrated history of Russia's army since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, including Air Assault and Navy ground forces.

This book provides a thought-provoking exploration into the diagnosis of shell-shock and medical culture in First World War Britain.

A history of the Red Army, Soviet Army and Russian Army in 100 years of conflict.

Collecting uniforms of the Soviet Union is fairly new, because the Soviet regime did not collapse until December 1991.

Wars are not fought by politicians and generals--they are fought by soldiers.

For over a decade, Congress and DOD have led a series of efforts to address the governance structure of the Military Health System.

"e;As America assesses the value of our intervention in Afghanistan and involvement in future foreign wars, we must always consider the price.

The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier.

The Naval and Military Club or the 'In & Out' as it is affectionately known is one of Britain's greatest and oldest service clubs and this book tells its rich and entertaining history for the first time.

Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers.

Born in the Civil War of 1922 23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years.

The horse culture of the tribes of the High Plains of North America lasted only some 170 years; yet in that time the sub-tribes of the Teton or Western Sioux people imprinted a vivid image on the world's imagination by their fearless but doomed fight to protect their hunting grounds from the inevitable spread of the white man.

The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives.

Steven Clemente describes how conservative traditions and artistocratic values were preserved in the selection and training of German army officers prior to World War I despite changing times and the influx of many middle-class recruits into the army.

This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars.

Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume results from the activity of the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation.

Brave and ruthless in equal measures, this is a fascinating insight into the fighting lives of the legendary Polish Lancers who were unique in both their appearance and loyal service record.

The easy way to prepare for basic training Each year, thousands of young Americans attempt to enlist in the U.

"e;Just when you thought everything about the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II had been published, author Ben Powers delivers Never a Dull Moment, The 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in World War II.

A concise illustrated study of the uniforms and organization of the specialist troops on both sides of the US Civil War.

The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives.

The Seven Years' War in Germany was characterised by an increasing use of 'light' troops in conjunction with regular infantry and cavalry as part of an ongoing evolution in military tactics.

Ranger - the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy.

It is 1966, the war is escalating, and a young Air Force Academy graduate's assignment is to patrol unfriendly territory with six-man hunter-killer teams.

This is the story of men from either side of West Belfast's sectarian divide during the Great War.

Fully illustrated, this is the second volume in a detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War.

American political culture and military necessity were at odds during the War for American Independence, as demonstrated in this interpretation of Continental army administration.

This book has been replaced by Military Psychology, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4992-4.

Odyssey of a Bombardier is the illustrated Prisoner of War "e;log"e; that depicts the experiences of bombardier Richard M.

This title details the culture, weapons, armour and training of the elite samurai warrior class in the fascinating Age of Battles period (1550-1600).

In the English-speaking world, it is generally unknown that a volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) fought alongside the US Army in Italy from mid-1944 until the end of the war.

One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, the 58th nevertheless had no official history.

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation.

This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941.

From humble beginnings, in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the world's first truly global empire, stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa and from India to the East Indies (Indonesia).