Presents over two hundred battles that changed the course of history, including the date, place, participants, and the historical significance of each conflict.
Discover the stories behind more than 90 of the world's most significant battles in this lavishly illustrated history book. The most important battles ever to take place are brought to life in the most spectacular way.
Discover the battles that shaped history.
(Library of Congress) General Johnston, realizing that his position was untenable, soon abandoned Dalton and moved his army south some 18 miles to Resaca. Union soldiers were overjoyed at having driven the Confederates from such a ...
This historical account of humanity's 5000 year history of recorded conflict looks at ancient wars, modern conflict, and everything in-between.
It would transfer Wellington's troops and Nelson's ships to the new world and crush the insolent “rebels.” e Royal Navy would raid the American seacoast cities, including the new capital, Washington. An army of 14,000 veterans of the ...
DIVHistorian profiles 16 crucial conflicts, ancient to modern, that changed the course of Western civilization. Gripping accounts of battles led by Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Ulysses S. Grant, other commanders. 27 maps. /div
Describes ten of the most important battles that changed the world.
This book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theater of war at sea. Historian Quentin Russell covers seven major battles or campaigns, each of which changed the balance of power and shape the course of history.
Two leading military historians present a case for what they have identified as the 20 most crucial battles of all time, explaining how each conflict represents a historical epoch that triggered profound transformations and significantly ...
Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this ebook includes engrossing maps telling the story of history's most famous battles.