Books at On Military Matters
Updated as of 4/25/2024
ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price
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Wrightson, Graham THE THIRD MACEDONIAN WAR AND BATTLE OF PYDNA: Perseus' Neglect of Combined-Arms Tactics and the Real Reasons for the Roman Victory
Analysis of the war between the Romans and Macedonia with a focus on Perseus' military decisions and his battlefield strategies. Confirms the prevailing view of the sources that Perseus was too hesitant and non-committal in his early conduct of the war. More significantly, it argues that Perseus mishandled the Macedonian army when it comes to combined-arms tactics by adopting a defensive posture, particularly at the final battle of Pydna. Most importantly, though, Perseus refused to spend money to hire 10,000 Gallic horsemen, and the lack of cavalry cost him the initiative and the victory. Includes 16 black and white illustrations.1 vol, 208 pgs
2024 UK, PEN & SWORD | Add to Cart |
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Hawkins, John TANGIER: The Earliest Battle Honour
In 1661, Portugal ceded Tangier to Charles II as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry settlement. Thus started the adventure known as 'English Tangier' whereby the Stuart monarch spent a king's ransom defending a city perched precariously on the North African coast surrounded by hostile powers. | Add to Cart |
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Philips, Peter translator THE RUSSIAN PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1812 VOLUME 1: The Russian Official History
The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 is the only publicly available translation into English of Bogdanovich's official history of the Russian forces' involvement in the fight against Napoleon and his allies in Russia in 1812. This translation also includes extracts from Ivan Liprandi's critique of Bogdanovich's work. | Add to Cart |
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Utley, Robert THE COMMANDERS: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West
Examines the careers of seven military leaders who served as major generals for the Union in the Civil War, then as brigadier generals in command of the U.S. Army's western departments. Their actions were critical in the expansion of federal control in the West, effecting the final subjugation of American Indian tribal groups. Includes an objective comparison of all eight generals' performance records. Contains 13 b&w illustrations and 10 maps.1 vol, 256 pgs
2024 US, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS | Add to Cart |
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Bird, Grenville THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY: Volume 3 - The Sedan Campaign 1870
Third in a four volume series, examines the events of the opening months of the Franco-Prussian War. Covers the Opening Engagements and The Battles around Metz, the third volume take a fresh and detailed look at both the military and political background to this short but decisive campaign which saw French and German forces clash at Nouart, the encounter battle at Beaumont and the pivotal engagement of the campaign, fought between Marshal MacMahon's Army of Chalons, and the combined German armies under General Moltke outside the walls of Sedan. Includes extensive orders of battle and casualty lists derived from the French and German official histories. Contains 129 color photos, 65 b/w photos, 5 color illustrations, 24 b/w illustrations, and 17 color & b/w maps.1 vol, 552 pgs
2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY | Add to Cart |
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Clayton, Derek DECISIVE VICTORY: The Battle of the Sambre, 4 November 1918
Analyzes the Battle of the Sambre, 4 November 1918, at the operational and tactical levels: the BEF was no longer striving for a breakthrough - sequential 'bite and hold' was now the accepted method of advance. Thirteen divisions of the BEF led the assault on a frontage of approximately twenty miles, supported by over 1,000 guns, with initial plans presuming an involvement of up to 70 tanks and armored cars. The German Army was determined to hold a defensive line incorporating the Mormal Forest and the Sambre-Oise Canal, hoping to buy time for a strategic withdrawal to yet incomplete defensive positions between Antwerp and the Meuse, and thereby negotiate a compromise peace in the spring of 1919. | Add to Cart |
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Hurst, James THE LANDING IN THE DAWN: Dissecting a Legend - The Landing at ANZAC, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
Re-examines and reconstructs the April 25, 1915 Anzac Landing at Gallipoli by analyzing the aggregate experience of a single, first-wave battalion over a single day, primarily through the investigation of veterans' letters and diaries, to create a body of evidence with which to construct a history of the battle. This is not an exclusive Australian story - for example, one third of the battalion examined were born in the British Isles. Contains 33 b/w photos, 12 b/w maps.1 vol, 264 pgs
2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY | Add to Cart |
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Riccio, Ralph and Massimiliano Afiero THE ITALIAN ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA, 1940-43: Luck Was Lacking, But Valor Was Not
Paperback version. Examines factors relating to the Italian army's performance in North Africa, including assessments of the Italian soldier, leadership, training, organization, equipment, supply situation, Italian air force support of ground operations, and Italo-German relations. Describes Italian combat operations from the early Italian advance from Libya into Egypt in September 1940 to final Italian surrender to the Allies in Tunisia in May 1943. Extensive appendices focus heavily on organization and equipment, with tables comparing Italian, British, and German armor and artillery. This book contains 199 b/w photos, 16pp color plates, and 5 b/w maps. 1 vol, 328 pgs
2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY | Add to Cart |
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Lord, Matthew J. OPERATION SHEEPSKIN: British Military Intervention in Anguilla, 1969
Military and political reappraisal of the Anguilla Crisis, exploring the countdown to military intervention, its tactical implementation, and its legacy. Evaluates the reasons for the British government's apparent overreaction to the crisis with March 19, 1969 deployment of Britain's 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) and Royal Marines. Their objective, under 'Operation Sheepskin,' was to invade the small Caribbean island of Anguilla through both an amphibious and airborne assault. The operation aimed to crush a two-year island rebellion against the postcolonial government of Robert Bradshaw on St Kitts. | Add to Cart |
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Cooper, Tom and Efim Sandler THE JUNE 1967 ARAB-ISRAELI SIX DAY WAR: Volume 1: Prequel and Opening Moves of the Air War
Provides an in-depth background to the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War in the Middle East. Covers the low-level clashes during the 1960s. Details the air forces that would become embroiled in the conflict, and an account of the opening Israeli air strikes against Egyptian targets. Contains 77 b/w photos, 27 color profiles, 7 b/w maps, 1 color map, and 8 tables.1 vol, 90 pgs
2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY | Add to Cart |