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  • The Jugurthine War 112–106 BC

    Rome's Long War in North Africa

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 415 - Campaign
    The fascinating story of Republican Rome's gruelling six-year campaign against the insurgent Numidian warlord, Jugurtha.Jugurtha, the adoptive son of Micipsa, king of the Numidians, was initially a much-respected ally of Rome, fighting gallantly alongside the Romans during the Numantine War in Iberia. Over the course of the campaign, however, the ambitious and hot-headed Jugurtha fell in with more ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • Warlords of Republican Rome

    Caesar Versus Pompey

    by Nic Fields ...
    The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has fascinated historians ever since. These powerful men were among the dominant personalities of their age, and their struggle for supremacy divided Rome. In this original and perceptive study Nic Fields explores the ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spartan Way

    by Nic Fields ...
    "One of the best books about the ancient world I've ever read. . . . lively and informative." — Toy Solder & Model FigureFor a period of some 200 years, Sparta was acknowledged throughout the Greek world as the home of the finest soldiers—Xenophon called them "the only true craftsmen in matters of war." In this book, Nic Fields explains the reasons for this superiority, how their reputation for ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Roman Conquests: North Africa

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series series Roman Conquests
    The third in the Roman Conquests series will briefly cover Rome's first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars, then cover in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The subsequent long wars against the slippery Numidian prince, Jugurtha, which tested the Roman military system to the limit, also occupy a central place. ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • God's Viking: Harald Hardrada

    The Life and Times of the Last Great Viking

    by Nic Fields ...
    An epic historical biography of the Norwegian king who laid claim to the thrones of Denmark and England.Harald Hardrada is perhaps best known as the inheritor of "seven feet of English soil" in that year of fateful change, 1066. But Stamford Bridge was the terminal point of a warring career that spanned decades and continents. Thus, prior to forcibly occupying the Norwegian throne, Harald had an ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cimbrian War 113–101 BC

    The Rise of Caius Marius

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 393 - Campaign
    A gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini.Rome's victory in the Cimbrian War was born of a number of huge and devastating defeats at the hands of the Germanic tribes (chiefly the Cimbri and Teutones), who had migrated en masse southwards in the late ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • Carrhae 53 BC

    Rome's Disaster in the Desert

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 382 - Campaign
    Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats.The Battle of Carrhae is from a heady moment in Roman history – that of the clever carve-up of power between the 'First Triumvirate' of Caius Iulius Caesar, Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus (the Roman general who had ... Read more

    $20.49 CAD

  • Julius Caesar

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 4 - Command
    One of the greatest military commanders in history, Julius Caesar's most famous victory – the conquest of Gaul – was to him little more than a stepping stone to power.An audacious and decisive general, his victories over the Gauls allowed him to challenge for the political leadership of Rome. Leading a single legion across the Rubicon in 49 BC, Caesar launched a civil war which would end the Roman ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Lake Trasimene 217 BC

    Ambush and annihilation of a Roman army

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 303 - Campaign
    One of the greatest ambushes in military history, Lake Trasimene was the site of the slaughter of an entire Roman army at the hands of Hannibal during the Second Punic War. An ideal book for all enthusiasts of ancient warfare.Following Hannibal's crushing victory at the battle of the Trebbia, the reeling Roman Republic sent a new army under the over-confident consul Caius Flaminius to destroy the ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • Britannia AD 43

    The Claudian Invasion

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 353 - Campaign
    In this highly illustrated and detailed title, Nic Fields tells the full story of the invasion which established the Romans in Britain, explaining how and why the initial Claudian invasion succeeded and what this meant for the future of Britain.For the Romans, Britannia lay beyond the comfortable confines of the Mediterranean world around which classical civilisation had flourished. Britannia was ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • The Hydaspes 326 BC

    The Limit of Alexander the Great’s Conquests

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 389 - Campaign
    The first dedicated examination of Alexander the Great's final battle and acknowledged tactical masterpiece.In the years that followed Alexander the Great's victory at Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BC, his Macedonian and Greek army fought a truly 'Herculean' series of campaigns in what is today Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. But it was in the Indus Valley, on the banks of the Hydaspes ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

  • Caudine Forks 321 BC

    Rome's Humiliation in the Second Samnite War

    by Nic Fields ...
    Series Book 322 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated account of one of Ancient Rome's most humiliating defeats, the battle of the Caudine Forks in 321 BC, and how the embarrassment spurred the Roman Army on to eventual triumph.In its long history, the Roman Republic suffered many defeats, but none as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites – one of early Rome's most ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD