Martin Jacques

Battles That Changed History: Key Battles That Decided The Fate Of Nations Megiddo- Kadesh - Marathon- Salamis- Siege Of Tyre- Gaugamela- Cannae- Alesia- Teutoberger Wald - Adrianople - Hastings- Jerusalem- Hattin- Arsuf- Lake Peipus- Tannenberg- Agincourt- Constantinople- Nagashino- Armada- Lutzen- Blenheim- Siege Of Quebec- Siege Of Yorktown- Trafalgar- Austerlitz- Borodino- Waterloo- Charge Of The Light Brigade- Second Manassas- Antietam- Gettysburg- Sedan- Tsushima- Verdun- The Somme- Cambrai- Battle Of Britain- Pearl Harbor- Stalingrad- Normandy Landings- Berlin- Dien Bien Phu- Tet Offensive- Sinai- The Gulf War- Iraqi Freedom- Index

2013 · rif. 009143 — London : Amber Books 2013. 2013. Soft cover. Fine. 448 pages : illustrations some color color maps ; 30 cm ; ISBN 9781782744818 9781906626808 1782744819 1906626804 OCLC 1022876347 ; LCCN 2014412269 ; LC D25 .B27 2013 ; Dewey 909 ; First published in 2010 by Amber Books Ltd; reprinted in 2011 2013. ; Includes index. ; Contents: Megiddo 1457 Bc -- Kadesh 1285 Bc -- Marathon 490 Bc -- Salamis 480 Bc -- Siege Of Tyre 332 Bc -- Gaugamela 331 Bc -- Cannae 216 Bc -- Alesia 52 Bc -- Teutoberger Wald Ad 9 -- Adrianople Ad 378 -- Hastings 1066 -- Jerusalem 1099 -- Hattin 1187 -- Arsuf 1191 -- Lake Peipus 1242 -- Tannenberg 1410 -- Agincourt 1415 -- Constantinople 1453 -- Nagashino 1575 -- Armada 1588 -- Lutzen 1632 -- Blenheim 1704 -- Siege Of Quebec 1759 -- Siege Of Yorktown 1781 -- Trafalgar 1805 -- Austerlitz 1805 -- Borodino 1812 -- Waterloo 1815 -- Charge Of The Light Brigade 1854 -- Second Manassas 1862 -- Antietam 1862 -- Gettysburg 1863 -- Sedan 1870 -- Tsushima 1905 -- Verdun 1916 -- The Somme 1916 -- Cambrai 1917 -- Battle Of Britain 1940 -- Pearl Harbor 1941 -- Stalingrad 1942-43 -- Normandy Landings 1944 -- Berlin 1945 -- Dien Bien Phu 1954 -- Tet Offensive 1968 -- Sinai 1973 -- The Gulf War 1991 -- Iraqi Freedom 2003 -- Index ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; " offers 47 key battles that altered the course of history. The book features many famous and decisive battles such as Alesia 52 BC where Gaius Julius Caesar's Roman forces successfully besieged and defeated Vercingetorix's larger Gaul army to seal the conquest of Gaul; Agincourt 1415 where the numerically superior and heavily armoured French knights were defeated by English King Henry V's smaller force of longbow men; the epic three-day battle of Gettysburg 1863 where General Lee's Confederate invasion force suffered irreplaceable losses at the hands of General Meade's Union forces; and the battle of Stalingrad 1942 where the Red Army repelled then encircled and annihilated the German Sixth Army marking the turning point on the Eastern Front. Each battle is explored in detail over more than eight pages. Included are concise accounts of each battle with a broader introductory context and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially-commissioned colour map illustrating the movement of forces brings the subject to life and helps the reader easily grasp the turning points of the battle. With colour artworks photographs line drawings and boxes containing key items of information Battles That Changed History provides an attractive informative and easily accessible guide to the clashes between armies that helped shape the world we live in." ; FINE London : Amber Books, 2013. paperback