A Guide to Battles
Author : Richard Holmes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-09-14
ISBN 10 : 9780191501173
Pages : 448 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (51 downloads)
Download A Guide to Battles PDF Format Full Free by Richard Holmes and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-09-14 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.