War - A History in 100 Battles

Informationen zum Autor Richard Overy is a leading authority in the field of modern history. He is Professor of Modern History at Exeter University, and is the general editor for the highly-acclaimed Times History of the World series of books. Klappentext The object of this book is to introduce readers to a whole range of military history which has all the drama, dangers, horrors and excitement that we associate with Stalingrad or the Somme. Battles are acute moments of history whenever and wherever they have been fought. Through them we can understand how warfare and world history have evolved. Zusammenfassung The object of this book is to introduce readers to a whole range of military history which has all the drama! dangers! horrors and excitement that we associate with Stalingrad or the Somme. Battles are acute moments of history whenever and wherever they have been fought. Through them we can understand how warfare and world history have evolved.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Overy
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9780007452514
• ISBN: 978-0-00-745251-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Series: William Collins
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Empires & historical states, Historical states, empires, territories and regions, war;World