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Great Battles of All Time (Paperback)
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Great Battles of All Time (Paperback)
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A distinguished team of 26 military historians reveal the decisive
conflicts that have shaped world history from the 5th century BC to
the 21st century. The course of history rarely changes so swiftly
and decisively as on the battlefield. In this masterly overview, an
international team of historians reconstructs and analyzes seventy
key clashes from 490 BC to the 21st century and appraises their
impact on the world order. Their studies encompass not only the
great land battles, but sieges such as Constantinople and
Tenochtitlan; naval battles at Trafalgar and Tsushima; and aerial
struggles including the Battle of Britain. Truly global in scope,
the collection marches from the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, where the
German tribes annihilated a Roman army, to Hakata Bay in 1281,
where the Japanese defeated the Mongols, to the heart of the
American Civil War at Gettysburg in 1863 and beyond. Together they
show how technology and tactics advance in tandem, as battlefield
commanders respond to advances in mobility, communications and
firepower, how certain principles endure, and how victory in battle
may not win the war. Illustrated with over 80 specially
commissioned battle plans, this is an essential introduction to the
great battles in history.
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