Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central role in a plot that would have destroyed the ruling class and changed the nation forever. Today protesters...
Volume 2 - The Daily Life of Samurai and Soldiers in Edo Period Japan, 1603–1721
by Michael Fredholm von Essen
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $39.50
ISBN: 9781804512500
Publisher: Helion and Company
Pub Date: 2023-03-03
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
180 Pages
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s decisive victory at Sekigahara in 1600 concluded the civil wars, confirmed his position of military supremacy as shogun (generalissimo) of Japan, and inaugurated the Edo period (1600-1868), so named because Ieyasu after the battle established his capital in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Japan seemed poised to assume a prominent position
Volume 4 - The Armies of Spain and Portugal, 1660-1687
by Bruno Mugnai
Full Price: $69.95
Discount Price: $45.50
ISBN: 9781913336431
Publisher: Helion and Company
Pub Date: 2021-09-27
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
396 Pages
It has been a commonly held historical belief that in the second half of the 17th century, the Spanish army suffered such catastrophic defeats that it effectively brought about the collapse of the state as a major player on the European stage.
Wallenstein! His very name is synonymous with the Thirty Years War. Despite his army being almost as infamous, very little has been written about it, especially in English. However, by using archives from record offices from Germany, Czechoslovakia (formerly Bohemia), Sweden and Britain as well as the latest archaeological evidence from mass graves
Volume 1 - The Army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, 1660-1687
by Bruno Mugnai
Full Price: $45.00
Discount Price: $29.50
ISBN: 9781911628590
Publisher: Helion and Company
Pub Date: 2019-04-25
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
216 Pages
The Army of Louis XIV is frequently depicted as being the apogee of the early modern standing army. It was large, well organised and the product of the French Absolutist Monarchy. However, since the beginning of the 17th century, the United Provinces pioneered important improvements in military administration and training and their army was long co
According to Pere Daniel the Dragoon corp. got its origins under the reign of Henry II, with the mounted arquebusiers, created in 1554. Those were mostly small units of infantrymen, traveling on horses and firing when dismounted. The nickname dragoon actually appeared later, under the reign of Henri III, and designates as well mounted arquebusiers
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