A Man At Arms A Novel

Author : Steven Pressfield
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393540987
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Man at Arms: A Novel written by Steven Pressfield and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith. Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down the empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that neither he nor the empire could have predicted. In his first novel of the ancient world in thirteen years, the best-selling author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War returns with a gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith.

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 1667623737
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men at Arms written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy. The other two volumes are Officers and Gentlemen and The End of the Battle (UK title Unconditional Surrender). The novel is semi-autobiographical and reflects Waugh's experiences during the Second World War, while giving a satirical view of military bureaucracy. There is a strong religious element.

Author : Terence Wise
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850451252
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Armies of the Crusades written by Terence Wise and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1978-03-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a fortune in loot. Fighting alongside all of these were the armies raised in Outremer, the Holy Land itself. Together they waged a bloody religious war, the participants of which included such forces as the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, and the Byzantine Army.

Author : Ignacio J.N. López
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849087933
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704 written by Ignacio J.N. López and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704.

Author : Steven Pressfield
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393540979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Man at Arms written by Steven Pressfield and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith. Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down the empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that neither he nor the empire could have predicted. In his first novel of the ancient world in thirteen years, the best-selling author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War returns with a gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith.

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men at Arms written by Evelyn Waugh and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men at Arms written by Evelyn Waugh and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Harper
ISBN 13 : 9780062237408
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men at Arms written by Terry Pratchett and published by Harper. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporal Carrot has been promoted! He’s now in charge of the new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork, Discworld’s greatest city, from Barbarian Tribes, Miscellaneous Marauders, unlicensed Thieves, and such. It’s a big job, particularly for an adopted dwarf. But an even bigger job awaits. An ancient document has just revealed that Ankh-Morpork, ruled for decades by Disorganized crime, has a secret sovereign! And his name is Carrot . . . And so begins the most awesome epic encounter of all time, or at least all afternoon, in which the fate of a city—indeed of the universe itself!—depends on a young man’s courage, an ancient sword’s magic, and a three-legged poodle’s bladder.

Author : Stephen Briggs
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446497879
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men At Arms - Playtext written by Stephen Briggs and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarcely a year on from the events of Guards! Guards!, the Ankh-Morpork City Night Watch find their services are once more needed to tackle a threat to their city. A threat at least as deadly as a 60-foot dragon, but mechanical and heartless to boot. It kills without compunction. It is the first gun on the Discworld. The original Watch - Captain Vimes, Sergeant Colon, Corporal Carrot and Corporal Nobbs - are joined by some new recruits, selected to reflect the city's ethnic make-up - Lance-Constable Cuddy (a dwarf), Detritus (a troll) and Angua (a w..., well, best to find out for yourself).

Author : George Payne Rainsford James
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483790490
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man at Arms written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Man at Arms: Or Henri De Cerons; A Romance Thus it is, I suppose, and for these causes, that in looking back upon the days of my youth - though those days were not as happy and as bright as they are to many people - I feel a secret satisfaction, which I knew not at the time. Yet those hours, indeed, as one who gives a diamond to a child, bestowed upon me a gift, the value of which I knew not till many a year had passed' away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.