16th 17th & 18th Century military history books

Sorry out of print. Osprey Campaign 141: Blenheim 1704. The Duke of Marlborough’s masterpiece
Product Code: OSP1142

Combining one of history’s most audacious strategic manoeuvres with perhaps the greatest military victory ever won by a British commander, the Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugen...

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1789, THE THRESHOLD OF THE MODERN AGE
Product Code: 12239

The year 1789 - argues David Andress in this superb history - saw not only the outbreak of the French Revolution, but the birth of the modern world.

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A HISTORY OF FORTIFICATION FROM 3000 BC TO AD 1700
Product Code: 12608

A complete history of forification from primitive hill forts to sophisticated 19th century structures built to withstand heavy artillery. The author has visited many of the castles and forts he describes, and there are 200 photos, plans, maps and cross-sections. A detailed and authoritative work.

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A NEW SYSTEM OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE FOR A BATTALION OF FOOT IN ACTION (1745) CAMPAIGNS OF KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN ANNE 1689-1712
Product Code: 5927

Early (1745) military manual which combines a military history of the reigns and campaigns of William III and Queen Anne - especially those fought by the Duke of Marlborough - with a generously illustrated survey of the latest tactics and exercises for horse and foot.

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ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA IN TIBET; containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and a part of Tibet
Product Code: 9211

In 1774 the Teshoo Lama, Regent of Tibet and Guardian to the infant Dalai Lama, received a deputation from the Governor of Bengal, headed by Mr George Bogle, with whom the Teshoo Lama was much taken. This warm relationship led in 1779 to an invitation from the Teshoo Lama to join him in Pekin whe...

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ALL THE QUEENS MEN: The World of Elizabeth I
Product Code: 10890

Study of the glittering Elizabethan age through the jostling circle of brilliant male courtiers who surrounded the queen and vied for her capricious favour/.

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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN ARMY 1760 TO THE YEAR 1834 Bengal
Product Code: 9752

Invaluable as a work of reference to the sinews that held British India together, this lists all officers of the Indian Army between 1760 and 1837.

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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN ARMY 1760 TO THE YEAR 1834 Bengal, Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
Product Code: 9706

Invaluable as a work of reference to the sinews that held British India together this lists all officers of the Indian Army between 1760 and 1837.

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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN ARMY 1760 TO THE YEAR 1834 Bombay.
Product Code: 9754

Invaluable as a work of reference to the sinews that held British India together, this lists all officers of the Indian Army between 1760 and 1837.

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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN ARMY 1760 TO THE YEAR 1834 Madras
Product Code: 9753

Invaluable as a work of reference to the sinews that held British India together this lists all officers of the Indian Army between 1760 and 1837.

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