Battles: The World's Major Battles Explained in Glorious Colour

Battles: The World's Major Battles Explained in Glorious Colour
ISBN-10
1840670282
ISBN-13
9781840670288
Category
Battles
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2001
Author
Karen Sullivan

Description

Part of this brilliant new series of fun and educational reference books for children, Battles covers over 3,000 years of conflict from the Battle of Megiddo in 1479 BC to Operation Desert Storm in 1992. This fascinating, informative and colourful guide looks at the history of weaponry and warfare, the causes of war and the differences between battles of centuries past and the high-tech warmongering of the 20th century.

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