A Guide to Battles: Decisive Conflicts in History - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198828977 ISBN 13 : 9780198828976

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2018

Synopsis

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 300 battles from around the world - from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, to Europe and the Americas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard Holmes (1946-2011) was Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He presented the popular BBC television series War Walks and The Western Front. He wrote more than twenty books and was the General Editor of The Oxford Companion to Military History.


Martin Marix Evans is an independent writer and military historian. He has written numerous books, among them Naseby 1645: the triumph of the New Model Army, Encyclopedia of the Boer War, Over the Top, and Victory on the Western Front.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198828977
• ISBN 13: 9780198828976
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Éditeur: Holmes Richard, Marix Evans Martin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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