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Poland betrayed: the Nazi-Soviet invasions 1939

by Williamson, D. G.

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"[The author] looks at the ... situation of the Polish nation caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, reconsiders the pre-war policies of the other European powers, particularly France and Britain, and assesses the state of the opposing armed forces before the Germans …

Poland betrayed: the Nazi-Soviet invasions 1939

by Williamson, D. G.

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Hitler's attack on Poland in 1939 was the first brutal act in six years of world war, but the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. David Williamson, in this timely and thought-provoking study, reconstructs each stage o…

Caesar's Gallic triumph: the Battle of Alesia, 52BC

by Inker, Peter A.

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In 52BC at Alesia, Julius Caesar's heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. Peter Inker reconstructs the battle and siege in graphic detail, and questions common assumptions about the…

Caesar's Gallic triumph: the Battle of Alesia, 52BC

by Inker, Peter A.

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In 52BC at Alesia, Julius Caesar's heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. Peter Inker reconstructs the battle and siege in graphic detail, and questions common assumptions about the…

Armada 1588: the Spanish assault on England

by Barratt, John

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"The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering…