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100 Decisive Battles
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2001
100 Decisive Battles written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the Battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to Desert Storm, 1991.
100 Decisive Battles From Ancient Times To The Present
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2000-01-01
100 Decisive Battles From Ancient Times To The Present written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with History categories.
Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991. What if the Saxons had triumphed over the Normans in the Battle of Hastings? If Washington had lost the Battle of Trenton? If Lee had won at Gettysburg? If the Germans had held the Allies at bay in Normandy? The world would be a much different place today. Describes the historical context and goals of each conflict, with detailed statistics and information on every aspect of each battle
100 Decisive Battles
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
100 Decisive Battles written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Battles categories.
100 Battles
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Author : Rupert Butler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06
100 Battles written by Rupert Butler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06 with categories.
100 Battles
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language : en
Publisher: Parragon Books
Release Date : 2012
100 Battles written by and has been published by Parragon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Battles categories.
Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the battle of Kadesh in 1294 BCE to the Georgian invasion of South Ossetia, 2008.
A History Of War In 100 Battles
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Author : R. J. Overy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
A History Of War In 100 Battles written by R. J. Overy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Their very names--Gettysburg, Waterloo, Stalingrad--evoke images of great triumph and equally great suffering, moments when history seemed to hang in the balance. Considered in relation to each other, such battles--and others of less immediate renown--offer insight into the changing nature of armed combat, advances in technology, shifts in strategy and thought, as well as altered geopolitical landscapes. The most significant military engagements in history define the very nature of war. In his newest book, Richard Overy plumbs over 3,000 years of history, from the Fall of Troy in 1200 BC to the Fall of Baghdad in 2003, to locate the 100 battles that he believes the most momentous. Arranged by themes such as leadership, innovation, deception, and courage under fire, Overy presents engaging essays on each battle that together provide a rich picture of how combat has changed through the ages, as well as highlighting what has remained consistent despite advances in technology. The battles covered here offer a wide geographic sweep, from ancient Greece to China, Constantinople to Moscow, North to South America, providing a picture of the dominant empires across time and context for comparison between various military cultures. From familiar engagements like Thermopylae (480 BC), Verdun (1916), and the Tet Offensive (1968) to lesser-studied battles such as Zama (202 BC), Arsuf (1191), and Navarino Bay (1827), Overy presents the key actors, choices, and contingencies, focusing on those details--sometimes overlooked--that decided the battle. The American victory at the Battle of Midway, for example, was determined by only ten bombs. It was, as Wellington said of Waterloo, a "near run thing." Rather than focusing on the question of victory or defeat, Overy examines what an engagement can tell us on a larger level about the history of warfare itself. New weapons and tactics can have a sudden impact on the outcome of a battle--but so too can leadership, or the effects of a clever deception, or raw courage. Overy offers a deft and visually captivating look at the engagements that have shaped the course of human history, and changed the face of warfare.
The Fifteen Decisive Battles Of The World
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Author : Edward Shepherd Creasy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1852
The Fifteen Decisive Battles Of The World written by Edward Shepherd Creasy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1852 with Battles categories.
The Guinness Book Of Decisive Battles
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Author : Geoffrey Regan
language : en
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Release Date : 1992
The Guinness Book Of Decisive Battles written by Geoffrey Regan and has been published by Abbeville Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Battles categories.
In this exciting and thought-provoking book, military historian Geoffrey Regan has selected fifty of the most decisive battles of world history. As the author explains, the decisiveness of these battles lies not only in the completeness of victory or defeat for either side, but also in the longer-term impact they have had on the course of history. The scope of the book is majestic. It starts with Salamis, where the Greeks put an end to Persian attempts to overwhelm their country. Other battles of the Ancient World include Zama, where Carthaginian power was finally crushed; Actium, which ushered in the Rome of the emperors; and Adrianople, which first demonstrated the potential of the mounted warrior to defeat the legions of Rome. Moving onto the Medieval World, famous battlessuch as Hastings and the fall of Constantinople - are set beside less well-known but equally crucial encounters such as Lechfeld and Ain Jalut. Then there are the great conflicts of the colonial age, from Plassey to Quebec, and battles such as Saratoga and Sedan that witnessed the birth of nations. From the present century, key engagements of the World Wars - including the Marne, Midway, El Alamein and Stalingrad - are featured, as are more recent conflicts whose reverberations are still very much with us - Dien Bien Phu, the Six Days War, and Operation Desert Storm. Geoffrey Regan not only examines the strategic context and long-term outcome of each battle, but also vividly brings to life the course of the fighting, the commanders and participants, and the significance of innovations in weaponry. Numerous maps help to explain tactics and strategy, while the many illustrations add a further dramatic dimension to this stimulating book.
Besieged
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2003
Besieged written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
From ancient times to the present, great sieges have had an enormous impact on the shaping of world history. Now, in this spectacular, fully-illustrated volume, one hundred of the world's most monumental and mind-boggling sieges are laid out in detail. Besieged covers the most important sieges from around the world throughout history--from Joshua's assault on Jericho in the fifteenth century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the twentieth. Each entry provides the name and date of the siege, its exact location in terms of today's world, the number of forces engaged, when known, the names of the commanders on each side, and the overall importance of the siege in its historical context. Thoroughly examining the actions of both the attackers and the defenders, the book explores the motivations of both, and strategically surveys the technical and tactical innovations and conditions both inside besieged positions and in the besiegers' ranks. The entries detail the historical setting, the particular circumstances of the event itself, and the long-term results of the siege. These riveting accounts are enhanced by illustrations, over seventy maps, and references for further reading. A glossary and a comprehensive index complete the book. Global in scope, and with stirring accounts of familiar sieges as well as many lesser known conflicts, Besieged is essential reading for military buffs and everyone interested in how the modern world came to be. Includes the sieges of: * Jericho (1405 B.C.) * Troy (1250 B.C.) * Acre (1189--1191) * Constantinople (1453) * Tenochtitlan (1521 * La Rochelle (1627--1628) * Leningrad (1941--1944) * Malta (1940--1942) * Dien Bien Phu (1954) * Khe Sanh (1968) * Beirut (1982) * Sarajevo (1991--1995)
The 10 Most Decisive Battles
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Author : Glen Downey
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Release Date : 2007-10
The 10 Most Decisive Battles written by Glen Downey and has been published by Franklin Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10 with Battles categories.
Oversized books written in the popular top-ten countdown format.