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Combat eBook Series

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  • Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior

    England 865–1066

    by Dr Gareth Williams ...
    Series Book 27 - Combat
    In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country.Repeated Viking victories in the 9th century led to their settlement in the north of the country, but the tide of war ebbed and flowed until the final Anglo-Saxon victory before the Norman Conquest. Using stunning artwork, this book examines in detail ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

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  • The Sea-Wolves

    by Lars Brownworth ...
    In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 1066: History in an Hour

    by Kaye Jones ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.During the year 1066, England had three different kings and fought three huge battles in defence of the realm, including the bloody Battle of Hastings. The result was the Norman Conquest which defined England during the Middle Ages.1066 in an Hour will guide you through the politics and personalities of the Norman invasion. It will help you ... Read more

    $2.35 USD

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  • Battles of the Dark Ages

    by Peter Marren ...
    A look at what world history might have been like if not for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.This is a fascinating exploration of how the history of Europe, and indeed the world, might have been different if the Western Roman Empire had survived the crises that pulled it apart in the fourth and fifth centuries.The author starts by showing how that survival and recovery might plausibly have ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The White Horse King

    The Life of Alfred the Great

    by Benjamin Merkle ...
    The unlikely king who saved England.Down swept the Vikings from the frigid North. Across the English coastlands and countryside they raided, torched, murdered, and destroyed all in their path. Farmers, monks, and soldiers all fell bloody under the Viking sword, hammer, and axe.Then, when the hour was most desperate, came an unlikely hero. King Alfred rallied the battered and bedraggled kingdoms of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Anglo-Saxons at War, 800–1066

    by Paul Hill ...
    The historian and archeologist presents a vivid and comprehensive account of warfare in early Medieval England.In this compelling new study, Paull Hill reveals what documentary records and the growing body of archaeological evidence can tell us about war and combat in the age of the great Anglo-Saxon kings. The violent centuries before the Norman Conquest come to life in this detailed account of ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Offa and the Mercian Wars

    The Rise and Fall of the First Great English Kingdom

    by Chris Peers ...
    This biography of an overlooked but important Anglo-Saxon ruler sheds light on the Dark Ages of England.In the eighth century, Offa ruled Mercia, one of the strongest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. For over thirty years he was the dominant warlord in the territory south of the Humber River and the driving force behind the expansion of Mercia's power. During that turbulent period, Offa commanded Mercian ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Owain Glyndŵr - The Story of the Last Prince of Wales

    The Story of the Last Prince of Wales

    by Terry Breverton ...
    If it had not been for Owain Glyndŵrs 15-year struggle against overwhelming odds, the Welsh would not have survived as Europes oldest nation. His war is the defining era in the history of Wales.Yet Glyndŵr is hardly known a cultured, literate warrior who was never betrayed or captured and vanished into history.No less than six separate invasions were beaten back by Glyndŵrs army of volunteers ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Harald Hardrada

    The Warrior's Way

    by John Marsden ...
    One of the greatest medieval warriors Harald Sigurdsson, nicknamed Hardrada (Harold the Ruthless or hard ruler) fell in battle in an attempt to snatch the crown of England. The spectacular and heroic career which ended at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire on 25 September 1066 had taken Harald from Norway to Russia and Constantinople and saw him gain a kingdom by force and determination rather than ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • King Hereafter

    by Dorothy Dunnett ...
    Back in print by popular demand--"A stunning revelation of the historical Macbeth, harsh and brutal and eloquent." --Washington Post Book World.With the same meticulous scholarship and narrative legerdemain she brought to her hugely popular Lymond Chronicles, our foremost historical novelist travels further into the past. In King Hereafter, Dorothy Dunnett's stage is the wild, half-pagan country ... Read more

    $10.39 USD

  • The Battle of Hastings 1066: The Uncomfortable Truth

    Revealing the True Location of England's Most Famous Battle

    by John Grehan, Martin Mace ...
    This historical study upends the traditional narratives surrounding the Norman Conquest by revealing the true location of its most important battle.The Duke of Normandy's victory at the Battle of Hastings on October 14th, 1066, was one of the most important events in English history. As such, its every detail has been analyzed by scholars and interpreted by historians. Yet one of the most ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The Kings & Queens of Anglo-Saxon England

    by Timothy Venning ...
    The Anglo-Saxon era is one of the most important in English history, covering the period from the end of Roman authority in the British Isles to the Norman Conquest of 1066 in which the very idea of England was born. In The Kings& Queens of Anglo-Saxon England, Venning examines the rulers of Anglo-Saxon England, beginning with the legendary leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion as Hengest and Horsa ... Read more

    $9.39 USD