Armies of the Past

Gabriele Esposito gives an overview of the armies of the Normans of 911–1194, discussing their their tactics, weapons and equipment.

Covers from the First Crusade to the fall of Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land in 1291.

Gabriele Esposito describes the organization, equipment and tactics of the Carthaginian forces that fought the three Punic wars with Rome, and analyzes the campaigns, battles and sieges.The Carthaginians...

The ascent of the Plantagenets to the English throne in 1154 led to the beginning of a new historical phase in the British Isles, which was marked by numerous wars that were fought between the Kingdom of England and the 'Celtic nations' of Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment of the Macedonian army built by Philip II and later employed to world-changing effect by his son, Alexander III (the Great).

Viking warriors were feared by their contemporaries and their ferocious reputation has survived down to the present day. This book covers the military history of the Vikings from their early raiding to the final failure of their expansionist ambitions directed against England.