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First edition. |
Description |
xv, 478 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Marathon : Athens saves Western civilization (490 B.C.) -- Gaugamela : Alexander creates a new world (311 B.C.) -- Zama : an empire in the balance (202 B.C.) -- Teutoburger Wald : the division of Europe (A.D. 9) -- Adrianople : the end of Roman supremacy (A.D. 378) -- Yarmuk : the Islamic conquest begins (636) -- Hastings : the remaking of Europe (1066) -- The Spanish Armada : miracle at sea (1588) -- Breitenfeld : the creation of modern war (1631) -- Annus mirabilis : the rise of British supremacy (1759) -- Saratoga : the victory of Amateurs (1777) -- Trafalgar : Napoleon's plans thwarted (1805) -- Vicksburg : breaking the Confederacy (1863) -- The Marne : the end of old Europe (1914) -- The Battle of Britain : the Nazis stopped (1940) -- Midway : Imperial Japan stopped (1942) -- Kursk : the end of the Drang Nach Osten (1943) -- Normandy : the death knell for Nazi Germany (1944) -- Dien Bien Phu : imperialism defeated (1954) -- Objective peach : the drive for Baghdad (2003). |
Subject |
Battles.
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Military history.
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Military art and science -- History.
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Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.
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Zama, Battle of, Tunisia, 202 B.C.
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Teutoburger Wald, Battle of, Germany, 9 A.D.
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Adrianople, Battle of, Edirne, Turkey, 378.
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Yarmuk River, Battle of the, Syria, 636.
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Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066.
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Armada, 1588.
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Breitenfeld, Battle of, Germany, 1631.
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Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777.
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Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805.
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Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History.
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Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914.
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Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Midway Islands.
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Kursk, Battle of, Russia, 1943.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Địên Biên Ph̉u, Vietnam, 1954.
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Baghdad (Iraq : Province)
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Added Author |
Murray, Williamson.
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ISBN |
9780345526977 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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034552697X (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780345526991 ebook |
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0345526996 ebook |
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