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  • Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts in History

    Battlefield by Holmes, Richard; Marix Evans, Martin;

    Decisive Conflicts in History

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Oxford University Press
    • Date of Publication 11 October 2007

    • ISBN 9780199233946
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages448 pages
    • Size 234x156x30 mm
    • Weight 842 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 40 half tones and 40 maps
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    Short description:

    Battlefield tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important clashes in world history. It covers battles from ancient Egypt to the Second Gulf war, placing them chronologically within their tactical, technological, and historical context. It is both accessible to the general reader and invaluable for the specialist.

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    Long description:

    Salamis, Agincourt, Lepanto, Trafalgar, Gettysburg, Isandlwana, the Somme, Stalingrad: Battlefield tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history. 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, as well as from 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. And each chapter includes an introduction that sets out the historical, tactical, and technological context, and looks at current debates. In addition, 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 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. An extensive index gives the reader quick access to historical figures, locations, battle formations, and much more.

    An invaluable reference for the student of military history and the general reader alike.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface
    Ancient World
    Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
    The Renaissance to the French Revolution
    Nineteenth-century Europe
    World War I
    World War II
    The Americas
    Asia and the Middle East
    Africa
    Index

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