"Provides an insightful, yet concise, overview of ten major campaigns or battles of the period Praeger is pleased to announce a partnership with Osprey Publishing to make these unique books available to our customers. Now available in high-quality hardback volumes, this series provides insightful, yet concise, overviews of major battles. The books have been created to appeal to a wide range of interested readers, including students, amat ..."
"Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the spectacle has become the central feature of its planning, one that has assumed even greater prominence following the bombing of the 1996 Atlanta Games and, ..."
Bannockburn 1314 Robert Bruce's Great Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History) by Peter Armstrong Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98846-3, ISBN: 0-275-98846-5
"Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and was replaced by his son, Edward II, who was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling, so finally Edward ..."
Praeger Illustrated Military History Ser. Stirling Bridge and Falkirk : William Wallace's Rebellion 1297-98 by Peter Armstrong Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Praeger Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98844-9, ISBN: 0-275-98844-9
Wallace y la revuelta escocesa by PeteArmstrong Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2011 by Rba ;Distribuye En España, Sociedad General Española De Librería D.L. 2011, Barcelonaalcobendas, Madrid ISBN-13: 978-84-473-7358-1, ISBN: 84-473-7358-4
"Sculptor and Master Modeller, Pete Armstrong, shares the skills and techniques that have made him one of the great figure modellers working today. In this classic Masterclass series book, his practical and detailed text describes construction methods, super-detailing, conversion work and finishing techniques used on a series of modelling projects from the ancient and medieval world. Crammed with models of Anglo-Saxons, Romans, mounted k ..."