The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles

Lanning, Lt. Col. Michael Lee. Maps By Rosenburgh, Bob

ISBN 10: 1570717990 / ISBN 13: 9781570717994

Edité par Sourcebooks, Inc., 2003

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Sourcebooks, Inc., 2003. First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. Fine Dust Jacket. With Rankings and Detailed Site Maps. Battle maps throughout. Black paper over boards with gilt titles to spine, very clean, slightly rubbed on lower edge, else fine. Sewn binding tight and solid and square. Internals as new. Lanning ranks these battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, his rankings take us to the heart of the battles and their true greatness. For example: See why the battle of Leipzig was actually more important than Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo; Compare the influence of Antietam to the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg. 355 pages with Index and Bibliography. 9.5 x 87.25 inches. 2003, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles
• Éditeur: Sourcebooks, Inc.
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1570717990
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781570717994
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Rosenburgh, Bob
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • History. War

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Synopsis

Offers a historical retrospective on the most important battles of the past three thousand years, describing in detail one hundred key military campaigns, with commentary on the outcome of the conflict, who won and lost, the results of each war, and its impact on world history and culture, with a provocative afterword on the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. 20,000 first printing.