Holmes, Richard

This book covers the history of battles - from the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the artillery actions of World War I.

Presents a history of battles, from the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the artillery actions of World War I.

This book covers the history of battles--from the hand-to-hand combat of the ancient Assyrians to the artillery actions of World War I.

Chronicles the last thirty years of Coleridge's life, focusing on his failing marriage, his opium addiction, his relationship with Wordsworth, and his later writings.

Tells the story of the American Revolution from the perspective of the British losers, focusing on the military aspects of the conflict, with dramatizations of battles, eyewitness accounts, documents, and paintings.