military art and science

A comprehensive study of ancient warfare tracing the advances in technology and battle tactics from the Bronze and Iron Ages to the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century C.E.

Presents information on significant battles, military leaders, and weapons and technology of ancient Rome from 400 BCE to 31 BCE, arranged alphabetically by topic. Includes references for each entry, cross-references, and an index.

Examines the military history of the Greek world from the Greco-Persian Wars through the conquests of Alexander the Great, discussing how warfare tactics and politics influenced Greek culture and still influence the western world and its Greco-Roman culture.

From historical missions and controversial calls to details about equipment and selection processes, this series aims to inform! This title provides a chronological account of the American special forces unit known as the Navy SEALs, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies.

A chronological account of the American special forces unit known as Air Force Special Ops, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies.

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces led by the United States and England landed in German-occupied France. Years in the planning, more than 160,000 soldiers landed in Normandy. The fates of these forces, the key figures of leadership, and the adversity and triumphs of World War II is recounted in this fascinating volume.

From historical missions and controversial calls to details about equipment and selection processes, this series aims to inform! This title provides a chronological account of the American special forces unit known as FBI S.W.A.T., including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies.

Contains seven essays, each of which analyzes the real abilities and achievements of a Confederate or Union general whose reputation has been marred by defeat during the Civil War.

Through the letters of a squire of the knight Sir Edmund Perry, readers are immersed in the life at Oxney Castle in Medieval England. In "Battle at the Castle" children just beginning to learn to read will experience the excitement of a tournament, the preparations for an attack, and the action of the battle. Will help arrive in time to save the castle under siege?.