Austerlitz 1805: Battle of the Three Emperors.

Battlescene plates by Adam Hook. London, Osprey 1994, cm.18,2x25,7, pp.96, numerosi disegni e cartine a colori e in bn. nel testo , brossura, copertina figurata a colori. Coll.Osprey Military - Campaign Series,52. The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union he hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support from the European powers who were watching events closely from across the Atlantic. Equally, Meade's Army of the Potomac needed to regain it's fighting credibility after the setbacks of Fredericksburg and saw this as an opportunity to redeem its honour. The clash of 150,000 soldiers from both sides would ultimately decide the fate of a nation.

London, Osprey Publishing Limited 1993, cm.16x24, pp.96, numerose figure bn.e a colori nel testo, brossura copertina figurata a colori. Coll.Campaign Series,15.

London, Osprey Publishing Limited 1992, cm.16x24, pp.96, numerose figure bn.e a colori nel testo, brossura copertina figurata a colori. Coll.Campaign Series,13. Very few battles of the medieval period can be regarded as decisive but Hastings was certainly one of them. Fought on 14th October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the outcome irrevocably changed the course of English history. William's victory was largely due to the tactical superiority of his forces: not only did he possess infantry and cavalry, but also a significant number of archers or crossbowmen, to whose withering fire the English could make little reply. The eventual death of King Harold prompted an English collapse the successful outcome ensuring William's accession to the English throne.

Battlescene plates by Alan & Michael Perry. Botley, Osprey Publishing 1998, cm.18x24,5, pp.98, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Campaign Series,54. Testo Inglese. The first major battle in the Western theatre of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Shiloh came as a horrifying shock to both the American public and those in arms. For the first time they had some idea of the terrible price that would be paid for the preservation of the Union. On 6 April 1862 General Albert Sidney Johnston caught Grant and Sherman by surprise and very nearly drove them into the River Tennessee, but was mortally wounded in the process. Somehow Grant and Sherman hung on and the next day managed to drive back the hordes of grey-clad rebels.