The Great Battles by Giles Macdonogh
Military conflict has had a decisive influence in shaping our world. The Great Battles is a superbly produced introduction to those clashes that have altered the course of history. Each battle is treated to a concise narrative essay, and illustrated throughout with informative and elegant maps showing location, troop movements and topographical details. Battles covered include: Meggido (1500BC); Thermopylae (480BC); Salamis (480BC); Peloponnese campaigns (431-404BC); Chaeronea (338BC); Cannae (216BC); Pharsalus (48BC); Teutoburg Forest (9AD); Sack of Rome (410); Catalaunian Plains (451); Hastings (1066); Antioch (1098); Poitiers (1356); Agincourt (1415); Siege of Orleans (1429); Golden Horn (1453); Battle of Nieuport (1600); Lutter am Barenberg (1626); Breitenfeld (1631); Marston Moor (1644); Blenheim (1704); Ramillies (1706); Laufeldt (1747); Plassey (1757); Leuthen (1757); Quebec (1759); Austerlitz (1805); Auerstadt (1808); Borodino (1812); Waterloo (1815); Calatafimi (1860); Shenandoah (1862); Chancellorsville (1863); Gettysburg (1863); Vicksburg (1863); Konigratz (1866); Tel-el-Kebir (1882); Tannenberg (1914); Anzac Cove (1915); Verdun (1916); Nazi invasion of France (1940); Moscow (1941); Singapore (1942); El Alamein (1942); Stalingrad (1942-43); Korsun-Shevchevsky Pocket (1944); D-Day (1944); Philippines (1944); Dien Bien Phu (1954); Sinai (1956).
Giles MacDonogh is the author of thirteen books on subjects as diverse as German history, French gastronomy and wine. He has written for major newspapers in Britain and Europe such as the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Times and FT Deutschland. He contributes to magazines all over the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849164900 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849164908 |
| Title | The Great Battles |
| Author | Giles Macdonogh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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