Men at Arms
Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series of books is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Australian Bushrangers 1788–1880
MAA 525 Multiple formatsThe first 'bushrangers' or frontier outlaws were escaped or time-expired convicts, who took to the wilderness - 'the bush' - in New South Wales and on the island of Tasmania. Initially, the only Crown... -
Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941–43
MAA 524 Multiple formatsFollowing 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... -
Armies of the Medieval Italian Wars 1125–1325
MAA 523 Multiple formatsThe great powers of medieval Europe fought continuously in the Italian peninsula between the 12th and 14th centuries as they sought to expand their territory. Invading armies from Germany - the Holy Roman... -
The Khazars
MAA 522 Multiple formatsThe Khazars were one of the most important Turkic peoples in European history, dominating vast areas of southeastern Europe and the western reaches of the Central Asian steppes from the 4th to the 11th... -
French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872–1914
MAA 517 Multiple formatsFrance's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metropolitan Army and the Armée d'Afrique in... -
Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2)
MAA 520 Multiple formatsIn the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by... -
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 1936–42
MAA 521 Multiple formatsUntil 1945, Indonesia was a Dutch colony known as the Netherlands East Indies. In 1930, the area had over 60 million inhabitants and was a major exporter to Japan, providing some 13 per cent of its oil... -
Latin American Wars 1900–1941
MAA 519 Multiple formatsFrom the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and revolution.... -
Polish Legions 1914–19
MAA 518 Multiple formatsDue to its partitions and dissolution in the late eighteenth century, hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers enlisted in distinct units in the armies of many countries - primarily those of the Russian... -
World War II Vichy French Security Troops
MAA 516 Multiple formatsAfter the Fall of France in 1940, a new puppet state was set up in the south. Officially known as the French State, it is better known as Vichy France. This collaborationist Vichy regime's armed forces...
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