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Alexander the Great - Conqueror, Commander, King by John Sadler; Rosie Serdiville
Category: Biography | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In just over a generation, his northern Greek state of Macedon rose to control the whole of the vast Persian Empire. It was the legacy of his father, Philip, that launched Alexander on a spectacular career of conquest that planted Helleni ...Show more
Cromwell's Convicts - The Death March from Dunbar 1650 by John Sadler; Rosie Serdiville
Category: History
On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour - but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruellest episodes in his career. ...Show more
Fighter Aces : Knights of the Sky by Rosie John; Serdiville Sadler
Category: Military History | Series: Casemate Short History
The Casemate Short History of Tommies by John Sadler; Rosie Serdiville
Category: Military | Series: Casemate Short History Ser.
The Casemate Short History Series presents readable and entertaining introductions to military history topics. British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the nickname is particularly associated with the British infantryman in the trenches of World War I. In August 1914, a small profe ...Show more
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