GREAT BATTLES
Decisive conflicts that have shaped history
Great Battles introduces 30 major battles from the Ancient era to the present day.
Beginning with the battle of Marathon (490 BC), where a combined force of Greeks defeated a much larger Persian invasion force, the book covers key battles right up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S.-led coalition forces.
Provides an accessible, highly illustrated introduction to 30 of history's most famous battles, including Marathon, Hastings, Agincourt, Saratoga, Trafalgar, Waterloo, Gettysburg, the Somme, Stalingrad, D-Day and many more.
Includes full colour tactical maps that allow the reader to grasp at a glance the decisive moves of the battle.
Features more than 250 colour and black and white photographs and artworks illustrating the uniforms, tactics and military technology of the era.
For a military history fan, this is a must have book!
Condition - Excellent, as good as new, no visible evidence of having been used apart from extremely minor marks to the cover
Format - Hardcover medium format - 261mm x 217mm x 24mm
Published - November 2009
Pages - 256
ISBN - 9781407574851
Publisher - Parragon
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