Belisarius: The Byzantine Empire Strikes(2002)
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El Gran Capitán: Campaigns of the Italian Wars 1494-1530 – Vol.2(2023)
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Battle Above the Clouds(2010)
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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Motherland(2015)
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Roads to Gettysburg(1993)
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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of North Africa(2017)
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Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Blitzkrieg(2009)
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Kolin: Frederick's First Defeat – June 18, 1757(1994)
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Three Battles of Manassas(2004)
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La Bataille de Lützen(1999)
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