John D. Grainger is the author of numerous books for a variety of publishers, including nine for Boydell and Brewer, including The British Navy in the Baltic, Dictionary of British Naval Battles, The First Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-56 and The British Navy in the Caribbean.
64 Ebooks by John D. Grainger
John D Grainger: The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920
This book charts the continuing war between Britain and France on the one side and the Turkish Empire on the other following the British capture of Jerusalem in 1917. It outlines how the British …
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€23.99
John D Grainger: Dictionary of British Naval Battles
A very substantial, comprehensive dictionary containing entries on all the battles fought at sea by British fleets and ships since Anglo-Saxon times.
This very substantial, comprehensive dictiona …
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€32.99
John D Grainger: The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920
Relates how the British, aided by Arab insurgents and the French, defeated the Turks, although not without difficulty, and captured northern Palestine and most of Syria.
This book charts the cont …
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€27.99
John D Grainger: The Battle for Palestine 1917
The story of Allied victory in the Holy Land, far from the carnage of the Western Front but a crucial, morale-boosting success under the aggressive and forward-thinking General Allenby.
Three bat …
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€27.99
John D Grainger: The British Navy in the Baltic
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. It traces developments from Anglo-Saxon times, …
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€23.99
John D Grainger: The British Navy in the Baltic
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the activities …
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€32.99
John D Grainger: The British Navy in the Mediterranean
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Mediterranean from the earliest times until the present.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the activities of the …
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€32.99
John D Grainger & John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. But when the infamous emperor Domitian was assassinated in AD 96, he had no sons and …
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€27.54
John D. Grainger: Syrian Influences in the Roman Empire to AD 300
The study of Syria as a Roman province has been neglected by comparison with equivalent geographical regions such as Italy, Egypt, Greece and even Gaul. It was, however, one of the economic powerhous …
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€48.60
John D. Grainger: Syrian Influences in the Roman Empire to AD 300
The study of Syria as a Roman province has been neglected by comparison with equivalent geographical regions such as Italy, Egypt, Greece and even Gaul. It was, however, one of the economic powerhous …
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€48.57
Grainger John D. Grainger: Cities of Pamphylia
Pamphylia, in modern Turkey, was a Greek country from the early Iron Age until the Middle Ages. In that land there were nine cities which can be described more or less as Greek, and this book is an …
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€23.64
John D. Grainger: Hellenistic & Roman Naval Wars, 336-31 BC
A technological, strategic, and tactical history of ancient naval ships from Alexander to the battle of Actium. The period covered in this book is well known for its epic battles and grand campaigns …
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€6.22
John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger’s detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He …
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€47.40
John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger’s detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He …
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€47.36
John D Grainger: Great Power Diplomacy in the Hellenistic World
Diplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. It becomes clear that it is …
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€49.85
John D Grainger: Great Power Diplomacy in the Hellenistic World
Diplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. It becomes clear that it is …
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€49.86
John D Grainger: Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals)
Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor …
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€67.37
John D Grainger: Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals)
Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor …
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€67.25
John D. Grainger: Rome, Parthia & India
Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the …
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€6.27
John D. Grainger: Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323-223 BC
The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty “reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell.”—Firetrench The Seleukid kingdom was the …
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€18.78
John D. Grainger: Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323-223 BC
The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty ‘;reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell.’Firetrench The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world …
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€6.22
John D. Grainger: Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
Brings to life ‘;a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise’ (History Of War.org). The second volume in John …
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€4.96
John D. Grainger: Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
Brings to life ‘;a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise’ (History Of War.org). The second volume in John …
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€4.96
John D. Grainger: Syria
A chronicle of the region’s rich history, from the Ice Age to the dramatic political divisions of the current era. Syria—which in its historical wider sense includes modern Syria, …
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€6.20
John D. Grainger: Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
The social and political aspects of ancient kingship are examined in this historical study of the Hellenistic period.For the crucial centuries between Alexander the Great and the Roman conquest of …
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€6.17
John D. Grainger: Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
Between c.350 BC and 30 BC the Mediterranean world was one in which kings ruled. The exceptions were the Greek cities and Roman Italy. But for most of that period neither of these republican areas …
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€6.23
John D. Grainger: Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187-75 BC
Third in the trilogy of the ancient Greek dynasty. “In Grainger’s account, the fall of the Seleukid is as enlightening as the rise.”—Minerva Magazine The …
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€6.24
John D. Grainger: 13 Sharks
John D Grainger charts the careers of the thirteen vessels that have served the Royal Navy under the name HMS Shark. Despite the ferocious name, they have all been relatively small vessels including …
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€6.22
John D. Grainger: Wars of the Maccabees
By the early second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of deliberate Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices by …
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€4.95
John D. Grainger: Roman Conquests: Egypt & Judaea
Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, …
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€6.26
John D. Grainger: Roman Conquests: Egypt & Judaea
Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, …
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€6.27
John D. Grainger: British Campaigns in the South Atlantic, 1805-1807
Between 1805 and 1807 the British mounted several expeditions into the South Atlantic aimed at weakening Napoleon’s Spanish and Dutch allies. The targets were the Dutch colony on South Africa’s Cape …
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€6.25
John D. Grainger: Lieutenant General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, 1756-1822
Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45th Foot in 1777. After the war he remained in British …
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€6.22
John D. Grainger: Lieutenant General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, 1756-1822
Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45th Foot in 1777. After the war he remained in British …
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€6.20
John D. Grainger: Wars of the Maccabees
By the early second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of deliberate Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices by …
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€5.00
John D. Grainger: Traditional Enemies
After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal …
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€18.65
John D. Grainger: The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War
Includes regular reports of the admirals in command of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet.
Blockade was part of the strategy which brought about the defeat of Germany and its allies …
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€97.99
John D Grainger: The British Navy in the Caribbean
A survey of the activities of the British navy in the Caribbean from the voyages of sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake through the great wars of the seventee …
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€32.99
John D. Grainger: Antipater’s Dynasty
‘;A compelling review of Antipater and his family . . . A gripping story of a real game of thrones’ from the author of the Seleukid Empire trilogy (Firetrench). Antipater was a key figure in the rise …
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€5.04
John D. Grainger: Galatians
A historian of the ancient world examines the epic rise and fall of the Celtic tribes who invaded the Mediterranean and lands further east.The eastern Celtic tribes, known to the Greeks as Galatians, …
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€18.65
John D. Grainger: Cromwell Against the Scots
After an introduction establishing Cromwell's war against the Scots from July 1650 to May 1652, this book discusses Charles' landing and Fairfax's resignation as commander-in-chief of …
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€30.00
John D Grainger: The British Navy in Eastern Waters
Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present.
This book outlines the early voyages of the En …
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€32.99
John D Grainger: British Navy in the Caribbean
A survey of the activities of the British navy in the Caribbean from the voyages of sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake through the great wars of the …
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€31.18
John D Grainger: British Navy in Eastern Waters
Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present.This book outlines the early voyages of the English …
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€31.15
John D Grainger: The Battle of Yorktown, 1781: A Reassessment
An accessible and authoritative account of the battle of Yorktown (1781), the last major battle in the American War of Independence, where an outnumbered British Army surrendered to American forces u …
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€32.99
John D Grainger: The First Pacific War
Survey of the neglected naval campaign of the Crimean War highlights its impact on international relations with China and Japan as well as Russia.
The `Crimean War’ was much more than a series of …
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John D Grainger: The Battle for Palestine 1917
Three battles for the control of the key fortress-city of Gaza took place in 1917 between the `British’ force [with units from across the Empire, most notably the ANZACs] and the Turks. The Allies …
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€23.99
John D. Grainger: Antipater’s Dynasty
“A compelling review of Antipater and his family . . . A gripping story of a real game of thrones” from the author of the Seleukid Empire trilogy (Firetrench). Antipater was a key …
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€4.98
John D. Grainger: Ancient Dynasties
A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia. Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of …
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€4.96
John D. Grainger: Ancient Dynasties
A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia. Ancient Dynastiesis a unique study of the ruling …
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€5.00
John D. Grainger: United Kingdom
“A salient, measured, and illuminating study of history with reflections on what Britain’s past means for its present and future, highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review …
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John D. Grainger: United Kingdom
‘;A salient, measured, and illuminating study of history with reflections on what Britain’s past means for its present and future, highly recommended.’ Midwest Book Review John Grainger examines the …
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€6.23
John D. Grainger: Roman Imperial Succession
An investigation of how a man could become a Roman emperor, and the failure to create an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor. John D. Grainger analyses the Roman imperial …
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€6.27
John D. Grainger: Climate Change: An Archaeological Study
How prehistoric humans coped with the end of the last Ice Age-and catastrophic global warming.Global warming is among the most urgent problems facing the world today. Yet many commentators, and even …
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€18.70
John D. Grainger: Climate Change: An Archaeological Study
How prehistoric humans coped with the end of the last Ice Age-and catastrophic global warming.Global warming is among the most urgent problems facing the world today. Yet many commentators, and even …
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€18.78
John D. Grainger: Galatians
A historian of the ancient world examines the epic rise and fall of the Celtic tribes who invaded the Mediterranean and lands further east.The eastern Celtic tribes, known to the Greeks as Galatians, …
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€18.66
John D Grainger: The Amiens Truce: Britain and Bonaparte 1801 – 1803
A study of the hardening of British public opinion against Bonaparte and an examination of the events that caused it.
In 1801 Britain and Bonaparte made an armistice, which became the Treaty of A …
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€32.99
John D. Grainger: Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty
“Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt.” …
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€8.65
John D. Grainger: Forty Sieges of Constantinople
The great city of Byzantion/Constantinople/Istanbul stands on a commanding cape overlooking a busy waterway. It has been the target of repeated attempts to capture it for the past two and a half …
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€8.71
John D. Grainger: Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
The social and political aspects of ancient kingship are examined in this historical study of the Hellenistic period.For the crucial centuries between Alexander the Great and the Roman conquest of …
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€6.21
John D. Grainger: Climate Change: An Archaeological Study
How prehistoric humans coped with the end of the last Ice Age-and catastrophic global warming.Global warming is among the most urgent problems facing the world today. Yet many commentators, and even …
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€18.62
John D. Grainger: Cromwell Against the Scots
Although also known as the Third English Civil War, the author makes it clear that this was the last war between the Scots and English as separate states. He narrates in detail the the events …
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€21.12
John D. Grainger: Roman Imperial Succession
An analysis the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor with over 22 genealogical tables and 100 images illustrating …
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€6.25
John D. Grainger: Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth
A fascinating insight into to an Admiral’s command during Nelson’s time, Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Duckworth, Volume 1: The French Revolutionary War. 1793-1802 edited by John …
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€40.99
