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The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the truly iconic weapons in history: first used on the battlefields of the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War, it was carried by both sides at Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and can truly be said to have dominated warfare for more than 150 years, until the advent of cartridge ammunition and breechloading weapons in the 1840s and 1850s and were still being widely used as late as the American Civil War in the 1860s.

During the 18th century flintlocks tended to follow one of two basic patterns: from 1722 the British .75-calibre...

After her boyfriend brutally attacks Beth and her daughter, she leaves the rain of Seattle for the heat of Arizona to attend The Oasis, a self-defense spa. After being observed by the owners, Beth is shocked to learn the true intent of the spa and that she's been hand picked to join the inner circle of retribution-"The Exchange," The Oasis is a cleverly disguised machine, training a select few who have been failed by our justice system, to become assassins.

Using the old adage of criss-cross, Beth murders someone she's never met in exchange for...

Osprey's examination of the Scottish Jacobite army during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The heart of this book is the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army at Culloden. It strips away the myth and exposes the realities of life in the Jacobite rebel army. It begins with the raising of the army which included volunteers, 'pressed men' and mercenaries, as well as French forces that were sent over to assist as part of the 'Auld Alliance'. Unit organization, weapons, and tactics are discussed and the book also details the vicious battles that were fought in this doomed attempt to secure the...