Osprey Men-at-Arms №069. Jack Cassin-Scott. The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 BC

Osprey Publishing, 1984. — 47 p. — ISBN: 0-85045-528-6. Although the common Roman fighting men themselves have left no account, much literature has survived from antiquity. The wealth of archaeological finds, plus the study of surviving Roman scultpure has allowed hisorians to learn much about the nature of the Roman army which conquered an astonishing expanse of territory....

Osprey Publishing, 1979. — 46 p. The year AD 122 was the first time a Roman Emperor had set foot in the Province of Britannia since the invasion in AD43. No doubt he had read many reports concerning the damage caused by marauding tribesmen crossing from what is now Scotland into the Province. Hadrian, therefore, decided - in the words of his biographer - 'to build a wall to...

Osprey Publishing, 1981. — 48 p. — (Men-at-Arms 109). — ISBN: 9780850453843. This text by Terence Wise explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the Sumerians, who were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel – The Akkadians, whose citizen army...

Osprey Publishing, 1986. — 47 p. — ISBN: 0850456886. The Parthians were a warrior people. Though possessing no regular army they were superb horsemen and archers, and in time of war the nobility provided heavily armoured knights mounted on weight-carrying chargers. At Carrhae, it is believed that 20,000 Roman troops out of a force of about 36,000 died at the hands of the...

Osprey Publishing, 1988. — 48 p. — ISBN: 0850458331. The Kingdom of Hungary was a vast realm, at least the size of France, that endured throughout the Middle Ages whilst the Byzantine Empire was even more extensive and enduring. The Serbians won themselves a brief but extensive local empire in the 14th century; while the Bulgarians established an effective and cultured state....

Osprey Publishing, 1992. — 48 p. Серия книг по истории, организации, внешнему виду и снаряжению знаменитых воинов прошлого и настоящего, а также по другим аспектам военной истории.