The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Author : Edward Shepherd Creasy
Publisher :
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Battles
ISBN :
The 10 Most Decisive Battles
Author : Glen Downey
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Battles
ISBN : 9781554485079
Book Description
Oversized books written in the popular top-ten countdown format.
100 Decisive Battles
Author : Paul K. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 15,54 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195143669
Book Description
Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the Battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to Desert Storm, 1991.
Decisive Battles of the Korean War
Author : Sherman W. Pratt
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
A Guide to Battles
Author : Richard Holmes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0191501174
Book 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.
The Battle of Nashville
Author : Benson Bobrick
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0375848878
Book Description
This volume profiles the career of General George H. Thomas, and his role in winning the Civil War. While the book focuses on the Battle of Nashville, it also examines his other experiences during the Civil War.
Decisive Campaigns of the Second World War
Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 18,63 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1136288813
Book Description
Success or defeat in the Second World War turned less on winning or losing battles than on winning or losing campaigns. This volume reassesses the importance of seven major campaigns for the outcome of the war. The authors examine a wide range of factors which influence success or failure including strategic planning, logistics, combat performance, command and military intelligence. This book represents a novel contribution to the study of the Second World War.
Moment of Battle
Author : Jim Lacey
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Adrianople, Battle of, Edirne, Turkey, 378
ISBN : 034552697X
Book Description
Presents the twenty most crucial battles of all time, explaining how each conflict represents a historical epoch that triggered profound transformations and significantly shaped the development of the modern world.
Great Battles of World War II
Author : John MacDonald
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,84 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780785830979
Book Description
Modern computer technology meets the history of warfare in this book, the Great Battles of WWII. A stunning new look at the most spectacular campaigns of World War II, this book uses incredible computer graphics to recreate every detail of the most significant battles and strategies. Topography and troop strength, illustrations and maps of actions carried out are presented with the latest technology down to the smallest detail.
Battles that Changed History
Author : Geoffrey Regan
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : 9781844421787
Book Description
Battles that Changed History is a stimulating and lively account of 50 decisive battles that, either as a result of victory or defeat, have had a long-term impact on the course of world history. Meticulously researched and written in a concise and engaging manner, military expert Geoffrey Regan looks back over 2,500 years of warfare between bitter rivals, from the Greeks and the Persians, to Saddam Hussein and the might of the US military, via the Siege of Constantinople, the Spanish Armada, the Battle of Poltava, the Battle of the Marne, the Battle of Stalingrad and many more. With the aid of numerous maps and illustrations, historian Geoffrey Regan not only examines the background and consequences of each battle, but also vividly re-creates the intense fighting, analyses the tactics and profiles key commanders and weaponry used.
