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THE SEVENTY GREAT BATTLES IN HISTORY
Edited by Jermey Black
Twenty-five military historians from around the
world describe the decisive conflicts that shaped
history from the fifth century BC to the present
Cannae and Agincourt, Waterloo and Gettysburg,
Stalingrad and Midway, the Tet Offensive. . . . The latest
book in the popular Seventies series assesses the great
battles and conflicts in history from the past twenty-five
centuries, and discusses the effects they have had on the
development of states and civilizations.
Organized chronologically into seven parts, the book
encompasses the ancient and medieval worlds as well as
the wars of the past hundred years, including the conflict
in Iraq.The contributors analyze not just the greatest land
battles of all time, but sieges such as Constantinople
(1453) and Tenochtitlán (1521); naval battles such as
Actium (31 BC), Trafalgar (1805), and Tsushima (1905);
and the crucial conflicts in the air during the Battle of
Britain (1940) and the American attack on Japan (1945).
The coverage is truly worldwide in scope, from the
battle in Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, where the Germans
defeated the Romans, to Hakata Bay in 1281, where the
Japanese defeated the Mongols, and the first battle of
Panipat in 1526, where the Mughals conquered
Hindustan.The reader is presented with a masterly overview
of advances in military technology, and of the changing
tactics and strategy of battlefield commanders from
Hannibal to Napoleon, Montgomery, and Eisenhower.
Richly illustrated in color with hundreds of photographs,
contemporary paintings, and specially commissioned
battle plans and maps, this will be essential reading
for anyone interested in military history.
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University
of Exeter and the author or editor of more than forty
books, including World War Two: A Military History and The
Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: Renaissance to
Revolution, 1492–1792.
ALREADY PUBLISHED IN THIS SERIES:
The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World
The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World
ISBN 0-500-25125-8
· 8" x 101/2"
· 350 illustrations, 230 in color · 304 pages · HISTORY / MILITARY HISTORY
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