Books by Edward Shepherd Creasy

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor)

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

(420 reviews)

Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of... See More

Strategy Six Pack 8 – A Short History of Scotland, The Battle of Blenheim, A Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson, King Alfred, The Greeks and Captain Cook (Illustrated)

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

(20 reviews)

"Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals." - T. E. Lawrence. A short but comprehensive history of... See More

Strategy Six Pack 7 – 1066, Richard III, How I Killed the Tiger, George Washington, Prison Diary of Michael Dougherty and Christopher Columbus (Illustrated)

by Jacob Abbott

(35 reviews)

"History is written by the winners." ? Napoleon Bonaparte. The Norman Conquest of England, Christopher Columbus, Richard III, a fight with a Royal Bengal tiger, the most famous prison diary of the American Civil War and a... See More

History of Ottoman Turks: From the Beginning of Their Empire to the Present Time. Chiefly Founded on Von Hammer Volume 1

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo (Illustrated)

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

(104 reviews)

Edward Creasy's 1851 military analysis of fifteen world battles is a classic of its genre. Appearing between Clausewitz's On War (1832) and Ardant Du Picq's Battle Studies (composed c.1870), The Fifteen Decisive Battles of... See More

The Old Love and the New: A Tale of Athens

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

Strategy Six Pack 4 (Illustrated): Hannibal, The Reign of Tiberius, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Remember the Alamo, Waterloo and The Theory of War

by G. A. Henty

(37 reviews)

"Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have." - Saul Alinsky. Strategy Six Pack 4 presents another diverse collection of tactical texts distilled into one mega-manual for military scientists: The... See More

Cuadernos de Historia Militar I (Spanish Edition)

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

(1 review)

En Cuadernos de Historia Militar (en adelante CHM) vamos a presentarles los más diversos temas de esta especialidad, mostrando sus diferentes tendencias, así como el uso de una multiplicidad de disciplinas auxiliares de la... See More