Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example

A look at what world history might have been like if not for the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This is a fascinating exploration of how the history of Europ

In this installment of the bestselling series, boys travel to the ancient world to learn about twelve famous military battles that drastically altered world his

Feudal military practices, which are as varied as those of modern times, are surveyed here for the first time. The author treats in detail the bases on which fe

Originally published in 1994, an illustrated study of the Battle of Towton in 1461 between the armies of York and Lancashire, which discusses what drove the arm