Warfare

SHOP BY

SELECT ERA

  • BCE
  • CE

Showing 1045–1056 of 1122 results

  • The World 1942

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    The World 1942

    £2.99
    In 1942 the Axis powers were Germany, Italy and Japan, who had cemented their alliance in December 1941 by collectively declaring war on the US. Japan and Germany reached an agreement concerning their operational spheres, with a dividing line along the 70th meridian east line of longitude. By 1942, the... More

  • The Yamasee War 1715–17

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    The Yamasee War 1715–17

    £2.99
    The Yamasee traded extensively with the South Carolinas colony, and acted as mercenaries for the colonists. Their core commodities were deerskins, and Indian slaves, who were sold to work on the colonial rice plantations. By 1715, depletion of deer stocks led to indebtedness to the colonists, who in reparation raids... More

  • Third Punic War 149–146 BCE

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Third Punic War 149–146 BCE

    £2.99
    The Second Punic War (218–201 BCE) had decisively tilted the balance of power in the Mediterranean from Carthage to Rome. Carthage was forced to pay an annual indemnity for 50 years, and to cede Hispania, Sicily and Sardinia to Rome. In 151 CE, the Carthaginians retaliated against an attack by... More

  • Thousand Bomber Raid 30/31 May 1942

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Thousand Bomber Raid 30/31 May 1942

    £2.99
    Britain’s first ‘Thousand Bomber Raid’ was launched on the night of 30 May 1942 as a display of the Royal Air Force’s strength. It would additionally serve as a testing run for a number of new deployment tactics, most notably the ‘bomber stream’ which, following the introduction of the GEE... More

  • Three Kingdoms China 220–280 CE

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Three Kingdoms China 220–280 CE

    £2.99
    Following the demise of the Han dynasty, a period called the Three Kingdoms followed, during which three warring states eventually fell to the Jin dynasty. In 220 CE, the last Dong Han emperor ceded his throne to Cao Pi, the son of his regional leader Cao Cao and a new... More

  • Tinian 24 July–1 August 1944

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Tinian 24 July–1 August 1944

    £2.99
    The American fleet started shelling Tinian Island’s defences on 16 July, but sustained serious losses at the hands of the Japanese 50th Infantry Division, commanded by Colonel Kiyochi Ogata. The landings by the US 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions, begun on 24 July, were more successful. A decoy assault on... More

  • Tintagel Castle 330–1330 CE

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Tintagel Castle 330–1330 CE

    £2.99
    A milestone discovered at Tintagel in Cornwall refers to the Emperor Licinius (r. 308–324) suggesting that it was occupied during the Roman era; there are also traces of earlier Bronze Age/Iron Age habitation. Archaeological remains from the 5th and 6th centuries, including pottery sourced from the Mediterranean, suggest a high-status... More

  • To the Front 1917–18

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    To the Front 1917–18

    £2.99
    By 1918, the Selective Service Act, the conscription of young men into the US army, meant that the relatively small standing army swelled to 4,000,000. General Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), insisted troops receive full combat training before arriving in France, so their direct impact on... More

  • Tours 732

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Tours 732

    £2.99
    The battle of Tours saw Charles Martel’s Frankish army confront the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate under Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, the Andalusian Muslims. The Umayyad army had made easy progress from Spain through southern Gaul, defeating Duke Odo’s forces in Bordeaux. Al Ghafiqi did not anticipate heavy resistance as... More

  • Transvaal and Zululand 1878

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Transvaal and Zululand 1878

    £2.99
    In February 1875, a British commission was appointed to adjudicate on the ongoing border dispute between the Boers of Transvaal and the Zulu, finding almost entirely in favour of the Zulu. The British High Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, called the report ‘unfair to the Boers’ and remained determined to... More

  • Treaty of Bretigny 1360

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Treaty of Bretigny 1360

    £2.99
    The Battle of Poitiers (1356) resulted in an emphatic victory for the English forces led by King Edward III’s son, the Black Prince. The French king, John the Good, and his son, together with most of their nobles were captured. France descended into chaos: disaffected nobles ravaged the countryside, where... More

  • Trentino Offensive June 1917

    £2.99     ADDGO TO MAP

    Trentino Offensive June 1917

    £2.99
    Two days after the cessation of the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, the Italians launched an attack on the Austro-Hungarian positions in Trentino, captured in the offensive of the previous summer. Cadorna, the Italian Chief of Staff, was aware they might be used to attack his Isonzo forces from the... More
error: Content is protected !!