A Guide to Battles

Description

This fascinating book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history, from Agincourt, Lepanto, and Trafalgar, to Gettysburg, Stalingrad, and the Somme. It begins with the battle of Megiddo fought by the ancient Egyptians and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf War of 2003. On the way it encompasses almost 300 battles from around the world - from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, to Europe and the Americas. All the battles are grouped within chapters which tell the wider story of a particular era or region, for instance the ancient world or the Americas. Each chapter includes an informative introduction that sets out the historical, tactical, and technological context, and looks at current debates. Individual battles are placed clearly within the wars and campaigns of which they formed a part, making it possible for the reader to follow the details of the battle, and at the same time to understand its military and historical implications. Battlefield summarizes the very best of contemporary scholarship on battles and war in an accessible, engaging narrative.Detailed maps portray the course of famous battles and campaigns, and a range of illustrations - many from contemporary sources - bring the narrative to life.

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Table of contents

Preface; 1. Ancient World; 2. Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages; 3. The Renaissance to the French Revolution; 4. Nineteenth-century Europe; 5. World War I; 6. World War II; 7. The Americas; 8. Asia and the Middle East; 9. Africa; Index

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General Fields

• ISBN : 9780192806543
• Publisher : 82003
• Imprint : 82003
• Publication date : February 2009
• Dimensions : 196mm X 129mm X 34mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 40 b+w half tones and 40 maps
• Pages : 448
• Dewey classification : 355.4
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Richard Holmes