13th Legion

Author : Gav Thorpe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0743411609

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13th Legion by Gav Thorpe Pdf

Across a thousand blasted war-zones upon a thousand bloody worlds, the convict soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion fight a desperate battle for redemption in the eyes of the immortal Emperor.In this endless war against savage orks, merciless eldar and the insidious threat of Chaos, Kage and the Last Chancers penal battalion must fight not only to win but to survive!

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470301333

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Caesar's Legion by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

"A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legio X-arguably the most famous legion of its day-from its activation to the slogging battle of Munda and from Thapsus, Caesar's tactical masterpiece, to the grim siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada. More than a mere unit account, it incorporates the history of Rome and the Roman army at the height of their power and gory glory. Many military historians consider Caesar's legions the world's most efficient infantry before the arrival of gunpowder. This book shows why. Written in readable, popular style, Caesar's Legion is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in Roman history at a critical point in European civilization." —T. R. Fehrenbach, author of This Kind of War, Lone Star, and Comanches Stephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion as he follows Caesar and his men along the blood-soaked fringes of the Empire. This unprecedented regimental history reveals countless previously unknown details about Roman military practices, Caesar's conduct as a commander and his relationships with officers and legionaries, and the daily routine and discipline of the Legion. From penetrating insights into the mind of history's greatest general to a grunt's-eye view of the gruesome realities of war in the Classical Age, this unique and riveting true account sets a new standard of exellence and detail to which all authors of ancient military history will now aspire.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0786462531

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The French Foreign Legion by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

This book gives the reader a straightforward and continuous survey of the history of the French Foreign Legion. By outlining the Legion’s vicissitudes, victorious campaigns, epic marches, heroic and sometimes hopeless stands, dirtiest combats and dramatic defeats, but also by briefly placing the Legion back in the historical background of France, and by describing its development, organization, uniforms, equipments and weapons, the author hopes to dispel myths, and try to give a true and accurate picture of what the French Foreign Legion has been from 1831 until today. There are well-researched, detailed line drawings throughout.

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849167918

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Legions of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

No book on Roman history has attempted to do what Stephen Dando-Collins does in Legions of Rome: to provide a complete history of every Imperial Roman legion and what it achieved as a fighting force. The author has spent the last thirty years collecting every scrap of available evidence from numerous sources: stone and bronze inscriptions, coins, papyrus and literary accounts in a remarkable feat of historical detective work. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 provides a detailed account of what the legionaries wore and ate, what camp life was like, what they were paid and how they were motivated and punished. The section also contains numerous personal histories of individual soldiers. Part 2 offers brief unit histories of all the legions that served Rome for 300 years from 30BC. Part 3 is a sweeping chronological survey of the campaigns in which the armies were involved, told from the point of view of particular legions. Lavish, authoritative and beautifully produced, Legions of Rome will appeal to ancient history enthusiasts and military history buffs alike.

Author : Several Authors
Publisher : Self-Publish
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Roman legion by Several Authors Pdf

Author : Simon Scarrow
Publisher : Headline
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755357208

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The Legion (Eagles of the Empire 10) by Simon Scarrow Pdf

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! THE LEGION is the action-packed tenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best' Independent Egypt, AD 49. Cato, one of the youngest Prefects of the Roman army, and Centurion Macro have a tough posting: to track down and destroy a gang of former gladiators who have turned to piracy. Driven by vengeance, these hardened brutes have been defiling temples, sinking Roman ships, and slaughtering men, women and children. What's worse is that they are doing it all under the name of Macro and Cato, in an attempt to stir up a rebellion against the occupying forces. And it's working. If Macro and Cato don't stop the pirates in time, it could be the beginning of the end for the Roman Empire...

Author : David Bullock
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846039003

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The Czech Legion 1914–20 by David Bullock Pdf

The Czech Legion was not just a single military unit, but a volunteer army that fielded up to 100,000 troops on the Allied side on all three main fronts of the war. Since only the defeat of Austro-Hungary and Germany offered any hope for Czech national independence, they were amongst the most motivated and steadfast of the Allied forces. After the Bolshevik Revolution, they fought their way across Russia, captured the Russian national gold reserves and used this as a bargaining chip to force the Bolsheviks to allow them to return home. Today the Legion is recognised as the founding fathers of Czech nationhood. This very colourful force of World War I has never before been detailed in English and is illustrated with an astonishing array of never-before-published photographs.

Author : Samuel Birch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Ceramics
ISBN : OXFORD:302164691

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History of Ancient Pottery by Samuel Birch Pdf

Author : Samuel Birch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBNF:CF000283819

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History of Ancient Pottery, Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman by Samuel Birch by Samuel Birch Pdf

Author : Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Rome
ISBN : UOM:39015008877311

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Cornelii Taciti Historiarum libri qui supersunt by Cornelius Tacitus Pdf

Author : Maryland. Commission on Publication of the Histories of the Maryland Volunteers during the Civil War,L. Allison Wilmer,James H. Jarrett,Geo. W. F. Vernon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Maryland
ISBN : HARVARD:HX2NBY

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History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5 by Maryland. Commission on Publication of the Histories of the Maryland Volunteers during the Civil War,L. Allison Wilmer,James H. Jarrett,Geo. W. F. Vernon Pdf

Author : Massimiliano Afiero
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472834386

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Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941–43 by Massimiliano Afiero Pdf

Following the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1941, the Waffen-SS began recruiting volunteers to serve in their ranks. Initially formed into small volunteer units, these developed into large divisions by 1943, referred to as 'Legions' in Nazi propaganda. Early volunteers were promised that they would not leave Scandinavia and that they would serve under native Norwegian officers – but after the German invasion of the Soviet Union they were deployed to the Leningrad front alongside Dutch and Latvian units, in the 2nd SS Infantry Brigade. These units combined to form the nucleus of a whole regiment within the new 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland'. Fully illustrated with detailed artwork depicting the uniforms and equipment of the volunteer soldiers, this fascinating study tells the little-known story of the Norwegians who fought with the SS in World War II.

Author : Tom Holland
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400078974

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Rubicon by Tom Holland Pdf

A vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00186952698

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Hearings, January 11-13, 16, 18-19, 23, 25-27, and 30, 1933 by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Veterans' Affairs Pdf

Author : Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Rome
ISBN : UOM:39015027631343

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The Histories of Caius Cornelius Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus Pdf