When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire he supposedly replied 'to the strongest'. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals & governors for control of these territories. Most of these Diadochi (Successors) were consummate professionals who had learnt the art of war under Alexander or even his father Philip. Few died a peaceful death & the last survivors of this tough breed were still leading their armies against each other well into their seventies. Colourful characters epic battles treacheryand subterfuge make this a period with great appeal to anyone interested in ancient history & ancient warfare in particular. The wars shaped the map from the Balkans to India for the next couple of centuries. This first volume introduces the key personalities
- characters such as Antigonos ' Monopthalmus' (the One-eyed) & his son ' Demetrius ' Poliorcetes' (the Besieger) Seleucus ' Nicator' ('the Victorious') & Ptolemy ' Soter' ('the Saviour')
- & gives a narrative of the causes & course of these wars from the death of Alexander to the Battle of Corupedium (281 BC) when the last two original Diadochi faced each other one final time.

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The Earth Chronicles series in six voumes deals with the history & prehistory of Earth & humankind. Each book in the series based upon information written on clay tablets by the ancient civilizations of the Near East records the fantastic & real battles that occurred between the original creator gods over control of planet Earth. Asserting the premise that mythology is not fanciful but the repository of ancient memories The Earth Chronicles series suggests that the Bible ought to be read literally as a historic/scientific document & that ancient civilizations--older & greater than assumed--were the product of knowledge brought to Earth by the Anunnaki Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came." The 12th Planet the first book of the series presents ancient evidence for the existence of an additional planet in the Solar System: the home planet of the Anunnaki. In confirmation of this evidence recent data from unmanned spacecraft has led astronomers to actively search for what is being called " Planet X." The subsequent volume The Stairway to Heaven traces mans unending search for immortality to a spaceport in the Sinai Peninsula & to the Giza pyramids which had served as landing beacons for it--refuting the notion that these pyramids were built by human pharaohs. Recently records by an eye-witness to a forgery of an inscription by the pharaoh Khufu inside the Great Pyramid corroborated the books conclusions. In The Wars of Gods & Men the third volume of his series Zacharia Sitchin recounts events closer to our times concluding that the Sinai spaceport was destroyed 4 000 years ago with nuclear weapons. Photographs of Earth from space clearly show evidence of such an explosion. The Wars of Gods & Men in addition embraces Canaanite Hittite & Hindu sources to include in these investigations the incidents of The Great Flood the Tower of Babel & the upheaval of Sodom & Gomorrah. Sitchins unique reexamination of ancient mysteries explains these past cataclysmic events in the history of humanity opening insights into our future." ...

THE WARS OF THE ROSES is the definitive account of one of the bloodiest episodes in British history
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About the series The Access to History series is the most popular & trusted series for advanced level history students offering:
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Compiled by the magazines travel experts & by the extraordinary network of international correspondents the guides are truly the insiders guide to each featured city. Both people who live there as well as the well-travelled editorial team of Wallpaper*" have put their heads together to come up with a fascinating efficient guide that keeps the hip urban traveler with his/her finger on the pulse. " The Wallpaper* City Guides" are especially useful for the weekend tourist & the business traveller. If you only have 24 hours to discover a city each guide offers an exact hour-to-hour plan of what to see eat & purchase. For those travelling for a weekend the guides even go as far as to tell you what you could see for a day-trip outside the city. " The City Guides" are being published as Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary. For a decade " Wallpaper*" has been the first to uncover & present enticingly the best in new design & urban travel spots from across the globe. " The City Guides" are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide to each of the 20 new cities to be published in Fall 2007 bringing the total number of guides available to 60." ...

This remarkable Journal written shortly after the event describes not only the author's own experiences of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising but the wider picture. With the Soviet Army's arrival imminent the Polish Underground fighters decided to wage open warfare against the hated Nazi occupiers. This courageous decision was taken despite the Poles' chronic shortage of arms ammunition & medical support. They fully expected the Soviets to relieve them gratefully for hastening the defeat of the Germans. With cruel & calculated cynicism the Soviets halted their offensive & let the uneven match be settled without their involvement. The outcome was inevitable
- Warsaw was largely destroyed the Polish men women & children fighters crushed & the Nazis weakened. The Soviets then moved in. This journal is a unique record of the bitter fighting when neither side were prepared to give quarter.
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This latest volume maintains the impressive standards of scholarship & research from the field of warship history. This edition features a range of diverse articles including the story of the devastating Typhoon that hit the Japanese ' Fourth Fleet' in the mid-1930s the Semi-Dreadnoughts of Danton Class an overview of the Ocean Patrol Vessel type a medical history of two Jutland battlecruisers & the self-destruction & salvage of the French Fleet at Toulon in 1942. Contributors include Philippe Caresse Matthew Seligmann Hans Lengerer Conrad Waters Jon Wise Stephen Mc Laughlin Enrico Cernushi & Vincent P. O' Hara. ...

Covers a vast range of warships from ancient times to present day destroyers aircraft carriers & stealth corvettes. This title features action-packed comic strips that recount epic sea battles. It also features massive cutaway illustrations that reveal the inner workings of warship engines & weaponry. ...

The Washington Treaty of 1922 designed to head off a potentially dangerous arms race between the major naval powers agreed to legally binding limits on the numbers & sizes of the principal warship types. In doing so it introduced a new constraint into naval architecture & sponsored many ingenious attempts to maximise the power of ships built within those restrictions. It effectively banned the construction of new battleships for a decade but threw greater emphasis on large cruisers.rn This much is broadly understood by anyone with an interest in warships but both the wider context of the treaty & the detail ramifications of its provisions are little understood. The approach of this book is novel in combining coverage of the political & strategic background of the treaty
- & the subsequent London Treaty of 1930
- with analysis of exactly how the navies of Britain the USA Japan France & Italy responded in terms of the types of warships they built & the precise characteristics of those designs. This was not just a matter of capital ships & cruisers but also influenced the development of super-destroyers & large submarines.rn Now for the first time warship enthusiasts & historians can understand fully the rationale behind much of inter-war naval procurement. The Washington Treaty was a watershed & this book provides an important insight into its full significance.

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Covering a vast sweep this well-illustrated book provides a concise exploration of pre-Classical naval warfare in the Mediterranean. Adrian Wood examines the vessels naval techniques & strategy & prominent engagements fought by the Egyptians Minoans Hittites Phoenicians & Greeks. ...