A Guide to Battles
Decisive Conflicts in History
(Sprache: Englisch)
All those interested in military history; history students and teachers; writers and journalists; readers who have bought other books by Richard Holmes, and viewers of his television series.
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All those interested in military history; history students and teachers; writers and journalists; readers who have bought other books by Richard Holmes, and viewers of his television series.
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This fascinating book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history, from Agincourt, Lepanto, and Trafalgar, to Gettysburg, Stalingrad, and the Somme. It begins with the battle of Megiddo fought by the ancient Egyptians and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf War of 2003. On the way it encompasses almost 300battles from around the world - from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, to Europe and the Americas. All the battles are grouped within chapters which tell the wider story of a particular era or region, for instance the ancient world or the Americas. Each chapter includes an informative introduction that sets out the historical, tactical, and technological context, and looks at current debates. Individual
battles are placed clearly within the wars and campaigns of which they formed a part, making it possible for the reader to follow the details of the battle, and at the same time to understand its military and historical implications. Battlefield summarizes the very best of contemporary scholarship on battles and war in an accessible, engaging narrative.
Detailed maps portray the course of famous battles and campaigns, and a range of illustrations - many from contemporary sources - bring the narrative to life. An extensive index gives the reader quick access to historical figures, locations, battle formations, and much more. This is an indispensable guide for history students, military enthusiasts, and professionals working in the field, and an ideal book for anyone with an interest in what Winston Churchill called 'punctuation marks in
history'.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „A Guide to Battles “
Preface ; 1. Ancient World ; 2. Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages ; 3. The Renaissance to the French Revolution ; 4. Nineteenth-century Europe ; 5. World War I ; 6. World War II ; 7. The Americas ; 8. Asia and the Middle East ; 9. Africa ; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes - the editor of The Oxford Companion to Military History - is a prolific author and a well-known television presenter. He is Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He has presented BBC2 TV series, from 'War Walks' (1996) to' In the Footsteps of Churchill' (2005). All these series have also been the topics of books.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Richard Holmes
- 2009, 448 Seiten, 40 Abbildungen, Maße: 13 x 19,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben von Holmes, Richard; Evans, Martin M.
- Herausgegeben: Richard Holmes, Martin Marix Evans
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0192806548
- ISBN-13: 9780192806543
- Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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