Charles Oman: 47 books

Sir Charles Oman brings medieval warfare to life in this epic work of military history. He traces the evolution of weaponry, strategy and tactics from the end of the Roman legions to the final battlefield dominance of the armored knight. Many conflicts are discussed in depth, including those of the...

THE BEST ACCOUNT OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY WARFARE BY THE AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR This is an unrivalled account of sixteenth-century warfare, in which Sir Charles Oman traces the dramatic, far-reaching changes in the military strategy, tactics and organization of the period. Showing...

The Great Revolt of 1381 is a great overview of the Peasants' Revolt in England by noted historian Charles Oman. A table of contents is included.

The Outbreak of the War of 1914-1918 is a fantastic overview of World War I, by noted historian Charles Oman. A table of contents is included.

The Dark Ages is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. The term employs traditional light-versus-darkness imagery...

In this 1906 volume, Oman details the Peasant’s Revolt—a series of revolts in late medieval Europe and the most widespread rebellion in English history. Oman provides a detailed discussion of the state of England immediately preceding the rebellion, the outbreak and spread of the revolt, the suppression of the uprising by boy-king Richard II, and the aftermath.

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman KBE (1860-1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that...

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman KBE (1860-1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that...

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman KBE (1860-1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that...

First published in 1898, this history of medieval warfare, written by one of the great medievalists of his time, Sir Charles Oman, remains for students and general readers one of the best accounts of military art in the Middle Ages. The book begins with the significant battle of Adrianople in 378...

First published in 1898, and following on from Volume 1, this second volume charts the history of medieval warfare from 1278 to 1485. Written by Sir Charles Oman, one of the great medievalists of his time, this book remains for students and general readers one of the best accounts of military art...

This 1910 volume, written by Oman himself, was published in as part of larger series he edited--each volume written by a historical specialist with a very definite focus. Here the author covers the Celtic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods of occupation. His narrative, primarily concerned with political and military history, is founded on deep research, but often reads as smoothly as fiction. 

Oman wrote this 1895 history out of a conviction, as he writes in his introduction, "that there may still be room for a single-volume history . . . which neither cramps the earlier annals of our island . . . nor expands the last two centuries into an unmanageable bulk."  The New York Times called his effort "extremely satisfactory." 

Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar contains biographies of these famous Romans. A table of contents is included.