Before World War I

	The War of 1812 - Carl Benn The War of 1812 by Carl Benn describes the bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British, American, and First Nations' forces clash, and in the process, shape the future of North American history.	ZAR 85.00
	Master of War - Benson Bobrick Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas by Benson Bobrick is a revelatory and dynamic biography of general George H. Thomas. Bobrick argues that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn't live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most notably Ulysses S.	ZAR 150.00
	This Seat of Mars - Charles Carlton This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485-1746 by Charles Carlton is an innovative and moving book. Charles Carlton explores the glorious and terrible impact of war at the national and individual levels.	ZAR 150.00
	A Great and Glorious Adventure - Gordon Corrigan A Great and Glorious Adventure: A History of the Hundred Years War and the Birth of Renaissance England by Gordon Corrigan is a captivating new history of a conflict that raged for over a century. The author reveals the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relations.	ZAR 160.00
	Bosworth 1485 - Michael Jones Bosworth 1485: Psychology of a Battle by Michael Jones rewrites this landmark event in English history. He shifts our perspective of its heroes and villains and puts Richard firmly back into the context of his family and his times.	ZAR 130.00
	The Seven Years' War - Daniel Marston The Seven Years' War by Daniel Marston describes the closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years' War. This was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and India with major consequences for all parties involved.	ZAR 85.00
	The Dark Defile - Dianna Preston The Dark Defile: Britain's Catastrophic Invasion of Afghanistan, 1838-1842 by Diana Preston vividly recounts the drama of this First Afghan War, one of the opening salvos in the strategic rivalry between Britain and Russia for supremacy in Central Asia.	ZAR 150.00
	Dead Certainties - Simon Schama Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations by Simon Schama is an imaginative comment on the nature of historiography. On 13 September 1759, General James Wolfe, having led the British troops up the St Lawrence to victory in the Battle of Quebec, died on the Heights of Abraham.	ZAR 150.00
	Secrets of the English War Bow - Hugh D H Soar Secrets of the English War Bow by Hugh D H Soar, Mark Stretton - master blacksmith, and Joseph Gibbs - bowyer, demonstrates how a war bow and its associated arrow heads and shafts may have been constructed and used.	ZAR 135.00
	Nelson - John Sugden Nelson: The Sword of Albion by John Sugden is the most authoritative and intimate portrait written of Horatio Nelson In this epic biography of history's most celebrated naval commander, acclaimed historian John Sugden separates fact from myth to offer a powerful portrait of the hero of Trafalgar.	ZAR 225.00