Bøger af John Sadler

This concise history gives an overview of Alexander's life from a military standpoint, looking at how he was able to conqueror the known world.

The Second World War (1939-45) was not greeted with the same lavish outpouring of patriotic fervour that had attended August 1914. The Great War had been heralded as `the war to end all wars';One significant difference between the two conflicts is that, whilst both were industrial wars, the Second World War was far nearerthe concept of total war.

Medieval historic fiction gets the 'Sharpe' makeover, gripping, visceral and accessible, devoid of sentiment, laced with dark humour.

The Great War 1914 1918 was dubbed the `war to end all wars' and introduced the full flowering of industrial warfare to the world. Nonetheless, these lost voices of the Great War have a raw immediacy, and an instant connection that the reader will find compelling.

The Battle of Flodden in 1513 was the largest battle ever to take place between England and Scotland. Expert knowledge and detailed maps look at the key events, the 1135 campaign and the minor battles of Millfield and Norham, and a full profile of the respective forces and deployments, and convey the battle's course concisely and clearly.

The Great Siege of Newcastle 1644

* Graphic new account of the bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses * Reconstructs the fighting in vivid detail * Insight into the rival commanders Edward IV and the Duke of Somerset * Incorporates the results of recent archaeological research * Sets the battle in the wider context of medieval military history

Donald Lord of the Isles, spurred on by a dispute over the Earldom of Ross with the Scottish regent, Robert Duke of Albany, led a Highland host to burn Inverness and descend upon Aberdeen. Wave upon wave of the mighty highland force charged forth, only to meet their death at the hands of the more efficient Lowland force, fighting against the odds.