Monografia polskiej XVII-wiecznej najemnej konnej formacji wojskowej. Lisowczycy dotarli aż do Morza Arktycznego, wsławili się m.in. walkami w Czechach, na Węgrzech, nad Renem, w Rosji. Znaczyli swój szlak krwią. Pozostawiali wielkie spustoszenie. A study of a Polish mersenary cavalry formation of the 17th century that took part in the Troubles in Russia and in the 30-years war in Hungary, Czech Lands, Rheinland and Italy leaving a trail of blood and devastation behind

In the early decades of the 8th century AD, Islamic forces were flooding into Europe through the Iberian peninsula, threatening Frankish and Burgundian territory and raiding it with ever-increasing ferocity. At the battle of Poitiers, also known as Tours, Christian forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel 'The Hammer' (grandfather of Charlemagne) confronted a massive invading Islamic army. The Franks were victorious, effectively halting the northward advance of Islam and preserving Christianity as the dominant faith in Europe. Expert medievalist David Nicolle draws on contemporary sources to reconstruct this turning-point battle, placing it in its historical context and reviewing its background and the subsequent historical consequences.

Leading political theologian Oliver O'Donovan here takes a fresh look at some traditional moral arguments about war. Modern Christians differ widely on this issue. A few hold that absolute pacifism is the only viable Christian position, others subscribe in various ways to concepts of 'just war' developed out of a Western tradition that arose from the legacies of Augustine and Aquinas, while others still adopt more pragmatically realist postures.