Sumner, Ian. The First Battle of the Marne. Oxford: Osprey Publishing,
- Typical Osprey publication—a short but reliable account of the battle,
accompanied by excellent maps.
Symonds, Craig. The Battle of Midway. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
- Excellent, balanced narrative that takes into account recent scholarship
on the campaign.
Thomas, Hugh. Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. A readable but very long and highly
detailed narrative of the conquest.
Tuchman, Barbara. The Guns of August. New York: Macmillan, 1962.
Pulitzer prize–winning, highly entertaining narrative of the beginning of
World War I, ending with the Battle of the Marne.
Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Invasion of Korea. Oxford: Osprey
Publishing, 2008. Well-illustrated text that is probably the best short overall
description of the invasions.
———. Fighting Ships of the Far East, vol. 2. Oxford: Osprey Publishing,
- Focused study of the structure and design of the vessels used by Korea
and Japan during the invasions.
———. Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests. Oxford: Osprey
Publishing, 2003. Typically solid Osprey offering: a short but comprehensive
summary with copious illustrations.
———. Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights. Oxford:
Osprey Publishing, 2003. Short but solid account of the battle, the main
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———. Battles of the Samurai. London: Arms and Armor, 1987. Book
written by a famous military historian of feudal Japan that covers eight
famous samurai battles, including Sekigahara.