The Battles That Changed History

Klappentext Profiles of 16 decisive struggles from ancient and modern times. Gripping accounts range from Alexander the Great's overthrow of the Persian empire in the 4th century BC to World War II's Battle of Midway. Pratt depicts the circumstances leading up to the decisive clashes! the personalities involved! and the historically important aftermath. 27 maps. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of MapsA Few Words in Introduction1. Arbela and the Man Who Would Be God2. The Red King at Beneventum3. Fighting in the Streets and the Future of Order4. Kadisiyah and the Cost of Conquest5. Las Navas de Tolosa and Why the Americas Were Conquered6. Jeanne d'Arc and the Non-Conquest of England7. Vienna and the Failure to Complete the Crescent8. Leyden and the Foundation of Sea Power9. Gustavus Adolphus and the End of the Middle Ages10. Interlude; the Day of Inadequate Decisions11. Frederick the Great and the Unacceptable Decision12. "Quebec! Quiberon! America"13. Why the American Revolution Succeeded14. "Trafalgar! Austerlitz! and the Fall and Rise of Empire"15. The Things Decided at Vicksburg 16. More Than MidwayBibliography for Further ReadingIndex

Product details

• Authors: Edward Gorey, Fletcher Pratt
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2000
• EAN: 9780486411293
• ISBN: 978-0-486-41129-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Military History, Weapon; Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor; Dover Military History, Weapon
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / United States / General, History - Military / War