| Description |
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm |
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At head of title: Smithsonian. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Before 1000 CE: Before 1000 CE ; Kadesh (1285 BCE) ; Chariot warfare ; Marathon (490 BCE) ; Thermopyle (480 BCE) ; Salamis (480 BCE) ; Ancient Greeks at war ; Issus (333 BCE) ; Gaugamela (331 BCE) ; Alexander's army ; Cape Ecnomus (256 BCE) ; Cannae (216 BCE) ; Alesia (52 BCE) ; Roman legions ; Actium (31 BCE) ; Teutoburg Forest (9 CE) ; Red Cliffs (208 CE) ; War in ancient China ; Ctesiphon (363 CE) ; Adrianople (378 CE) ; Yarmuk (636 CE) ; Poitiers (732 CE) ; Lechfeld (955 CE) ; Directory : before 1000 CE -- 1000-1500: 1000-1500 ; Hastings (1066) ; The Normans ; Manzikert (1071) ; The siege of Jerusalem (1099) ; Legnano (1176) ; Dan-no-ura (1185) ; Hattin (1187) ; Arsuf (1191) ; Crusaders and Saracens ; Las Navas de Tolosa ; Muret (1213) ; Liegnitz (1241) ; The Mongol empire ; Lake Peipus (1242) ; Ain Jalut (1260) ; Crécy (1346) ; Knights and bowmen ; Kosovo Polje (1389) ; Grunwald (1410) ; Agincourt (1415) ; Siege of Orléans (1428-29) ; Gunpowder weapons ; The fall of Constantinople (1453) ; The conquest of Granada (1492) ; Directory : 1000-1500 -- 1500-1700: 1500-1700 ; The siege of Tenochtitlán (1521) ; The Spanish conquistadors ; Pavia (1525) ; Panipat (1526) ; Mohács (1526) ; The Ottoman army ; The siege of Malta (1565) ; Lepanto (1571) ; The Spanish Armada (1588) ; Galleys and galleons ; Hansando (1592) ; Sekigahara (1600) ; Samurai and shoguns ; White Mountain (1620) ; The siege of Breda (1624) ; Breitenfeld (1631) ; Pike and musket warfare ; Naseby (1645) ; The siege of Vienna ; Directory : 1500-1700 -- 1700-1900: 1700-1900 ; Blenheim (1704) ; Poltava (1709) ; Advances in siege warfare ; Plassey (1757) ; Leuthen (1757) ; Plains of Abraham (1759) ; Bunker Hill (1775) ; Saratoga (1777) ; America's army ; Fleurus (1794) ; Battle of the Pyramids (1798) ; Marengo (1800) ; Trafalgar (1805) ; Nelson's navy ; Austerlitz (1805) ; Talavera (1809) ; Borodino (1812) ; Napoleon and his army ; Leipzig (1813) ; New Orleans (1815) ; Waterloo (1815) ; Balaklava (1854) ; Solferino (1859) ; Antietam (1862) ; Arms of the Civil War ; Gettysburg (1863) ; Königgrätz (1866) ; Sedan (1870) ; Little Bighorn (1876) ; Isandlwana (1879) ; Adowa (1896) ; Omdurman (1898) ; The firepower revolution ; Directory : 1700-1900 -- 1900-present: 1900-present ; Spion Kop (1900) ; Tsushima (1905) ; The age of dreadnoughts ; Tannenberg (1914) ; First Marne (1914) ; Gallipoli (1915) ; Verdun (1916) ; Chemical warfare ; Jutland (1916) ; The Somme (1916) ; Passchendaele (1917); Amiens (1918) ; Warsaw (1920) ; Early military aircraft ; The Ebro (1938) ; Evacuating Dunkirk (1940) ; Strategic warfare ; Pearl Harbor (1941) ; Midway (1942) ; Carrier warfare ; Second battle of El Alamein (1942) ; The Seige of Stalingrad (1942-43) ; Tanks in World War II ; The D-Day landings (1944) ; Iwo Jima (1945) ; The fall of Berlin (1945) ; The nuclear age ; Inchon (1950) ; Dien Bein Phu (1954) ; Revolution and war ; Six-Day War (1967) ; The Tet Offensive (1968) ; Yom Kippur War (1973) ; Desert Storm (1991) ; Smart weapons ; The Iraq War (2003) ; Directory : 1900-present -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
"Famous battles from throughout history, mapped out in detail and explored in depth Experience the world's most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this book is packed with engrossing maps telling the story of history's most famous battles. Using brand new, in-depth maps and expert analysis, see for yourself how legendary military milestones were won and lost, and how tactics, technology, vision, and luck have all played a part in the outcome of wars throughout history. Additionally, historic maps, paintings, photographs, and objects take you to the heart of the action; famous commanders and military leaders are profiled; and the impact of groundbreaking weapons and battlefield innovations is revealed. Bursting with lavish illustrations and full of fascinating detail, Battles Map by Map is the ultimate history book for map lovers, military history enthusiasts, and armchair generals everywhere"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Battles -- History.
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Battles -- History -- Maps.
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Battlefields -- Maps.
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Military history.
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Military history -- Maps.
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Battlefields. (OCoLC)fst00828910
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Battles. (OCoLC)fst00828915
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01021222
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Maps. (OCoLC)fst01423704
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| Added Author |
Snow, Peter, writer of foreword.
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Sabin, Philip A. G., consultant.
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Allan, Tony, 1946- author.
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Celtel, Kay, author.
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Parker, Philip (Writer on military history), author.
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Velicogna, Arrigo, author.
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Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., publisher.
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Smithsonian Books (Publisher), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Smithsonian battles map by map |
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DK Smithsonian battles map by map |
| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9780241531877 |
| ISBN |
9780744029970 (hardcover) |
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074402997X (hardcover) |
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