Spartacus Review
Volume 6: 15th November, 2007
Military History
Title: Military Vehicles
Author: Pat Ware
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Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Price: £24.99
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Spartacus Website: Armed Forces
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This title offers a comprehensive illustrated account of the development of military transport during the period from 1939 to 1945. Covering both Allied and Axis equipment, the book is a superbly illustrated and detailed study into an aspect of military history that has often been ignored by researchers and writers who have concentrated solely on the armoured vehicles.
Title: Panzergrenadier Divisions
Author: Chris Bishop
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Publisher: Spellmount
Price: £20.00
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Organized chronologically by division and formation date, the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armoured and soft vehicles in service with each panzergrenadier division, with listings of unit commanders, vehicle types and numbers and unit structures. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle, a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings.
Title: All the King's Armies
Author: Stuart Reid
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Publisher: Spellmount
Price: £14.99
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Spartacus Website: English Civil War
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A military history of the English Civil War which offers a detailed and lucid examination of the principal campaigns and battles; commenting upon the development of tactics and the extent to which in the King's armies both strategy and tactics were moulded by a chronic shortage of ammunition.
Title: Pirate of the Far East
Author: Stephen Turnbull
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Publisher: Osprey
Price: £11.99
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Feared throughout the Far East, Japanese pirates were likened to 'black demons' and 'flood dragons'. For centuries relations between Japan, Korea and China were carried out through a bizarre trinity of war, trade and piracy. The piracy, which combined the other elements in a violent blend of free enterprise, is the subject of this original and exciting book. Stephen Turnbull vividly recreates the pirates' daily lives, from legitimate whaling and fishing trips to violent raids. He explores the bases and castles used by the pirates and uses eyewitness accounts and original artwork to give stunning descriptions of a vicious and brutal life.