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Zusatztext "The comprehensive! busily illustrated Battle covers 5!000 years of combat in one volume! from the Old Kingdom of Egypt to recent conflicts in the Balkans and Chechnya. Although written for adults! these books would have thrilled me starting at about the age of 9." – William Grimes! The New York Times Informationen zum Autor R.G. Grant is a history writer who has published more than 20 books! many of them dealing with aspects of military conflict. He has written on the American Revolution! World War I! and World War II! and is the author of DK’s Battle ! Warrior ! and Flight: 100 Years of Aviation. Klappentext Featuring key developments in military technology from the discoveries of bronze and iron to the introduction of gunpowder and the creation of weapons of mass destruction! this work provides a dramatic overview of 5!000 years of armed combat. High school & older. Zusammenfassung DK's Battle draws together! for the first time! the many facets of battle — the glory and the gore! the attrition and atrocity — in a new and original way. Organized chronologically! Battle provides a detailed overview of the conduct of warfare through the centuries! from the first recorded battle at Megiddo between the massed ranks of Hittites and Egyptians! to the war of the missing Weapons of Mass Destruction. In each era! the technology that transformed the battlefield and the tactics that won the day are explored and explained. Battle is an indispensable reference to this most fundamental part of the human story.
