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Download or read book Moment of Battle written by Jim Lacey and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the twenty most crucial battles of all time, explaining how each conflict represents a historical epoch that triggered profound transformations and significantly shaped the development of the modern world.
Book Synopsis The Art of War in Twenty Battles by : Anthony Tucker-Jones
Download or read book The Art of War in Twenty Battles written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second millennium of mankind has been characterised by almost incessant warfare somewhere on the face of the globe. The Art of War in Twenty Battles serves as a snapshot of the development of warfare over the past 1,000 years, illustrating the bravery and suffering mankind has inflicted upon itself in developing what we call the 'Art of War'. Here military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones selects twenty battles that illustrate the changing face of warfare over the past thousand years – from the Viking shield wall to long bows and knights, the emergence of gunpowder and finally the long-range faceless warfare of today. This is a look at the killing game and its devastating impact.
Download or read book Moment of Battle written by James Lacey and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two modern masters of military history make their case for the twenty most pivotal battles of all time, in a riveting trip through the ages to those moments when the fate of the world hung in the balance. In the grand tradition of Edward Creasy’s classic Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, James Lacey and Williamson Murray spotlight only those engagements that changed the course of civilization. In gripping narrative accounts they bring these conflicts and eras to vivid life, detailing the cultural imperatives that led inexorably to the battlefield, the experiences of the common soldiers who fought and died, and the legendary commanders and statesmen who matched wits, will, and nerve for the highest possible stakes. From the great clashes of antiquity to the high-tech wars of the twenty-first century, here are the stories of the twenty most consequential battles ever fought, including • Marathon, where Greece’s “greatest generation” repelled Persian forces three times their numbers—and saved Western civilization in its infancy • Adrianople, the death blow to a disintegrating Roman Empire • Trafalgar, the epic naval victory that cemented a century of British supremacy over the globe • Saratoga, the first truly American victory, won by united colonial militias, which ensured the ultimate triumph of the Revolution • Midway, the ferocious World War II sea battle that broke the back of the Japanese navy • Dien Bien Phu, the climactic confrontation between French imperial troops and Viet Minh rebels that led to American intervention in Vietnam and marked the rise of a new era of insurgent warfare • Operation Peach, the perilous 2003 mission to secure a vital bridge over the Euphrates River that would open the way to Baghdad Historians and armchair generals will argue forever about which battles have had the most direct impact on history. But there can be no doubt that these twenty are among those that set mankind on new trajectories. Each of these epochal campaigns is examined in its full historical, strategic, and tactical context—complete with edge-of-your-seat you-are-there battle re-creations. With an eye for the small detail as well as the bigger picture, Lacey and Murray identify the elements that bind these battles together: the key decisions, critical mistakes, and moments of crisis on which the fates of entire civilizations depended. Some battles merely leave a field littered with the bodies of the fallen. Others transform the map of the entire world. Moment of Battle is history written with the immediacy of today’s news, a magisterial tour d’horizon that refreshes our understanding of those essential turning points where the future was decided. A MAIN SELECTION OF THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB AND THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB “Two world-class historians present, eloquently and persuasively, twenty battles that fundamentally changed the course of history. Moment of Battle is a must acquisition for anyone seeking to understand the nature of human development—and its turning points.”—Dennis E. Showalter, professor of history, Colorado College, author of Armor and Blood “In a single volume, James Lacey and Williamson Murray have distilled a lifetime of learning and insight into the most influential battles in world history. This is a readable and compelling primer and a feast for the student of military history.”—James D. Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Book Synopsis Key Battles of World War One by : David Taylor
Download or read book Key Battles of World War One written by David Taylor and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines key events of the 20th century, with each title outlining the lead-up and aftermath, exploring the issues at stake, and introducing leaders and key figures.
Book Synopsis Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century by : Richard Hough
Download or read book Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century written by Richard Hough and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major naval powers—Britain, America, Russia, and Japan—have all played a part in the theater of war at sea over the last one hundred years. Naval fighting has always been a rapidly developing affair, and in no century have changes been so swift and fundamental. In 1905, when this book begins, the first major engagement between ironclad fleets—the Battle of Tsu-Shima—took place in the Far East and decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese war in Japan’s favor. What follows are the mighty sea battles of our century, graphically reconstructed for the reader. Victories, defeats, and mutinies at sea, from the battle with the Bismarck to the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.
Book Synopsis The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo by : Edward Shepherd Creasy
Download or read book The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo written by Edward Shepherd Creasy and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Killing Game by : Anthony Tucker-Jones
Download or read book The Killing Game written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second millennium of mankind has been characterized by almost incessant warfare somewhere on the face of the globe. This book serves as a snapshot of the development of warfare over the past 1,000 years, illustrating the bravery and suffering mankind has inflicted upon itself in developing what we call the "Art of War." Here military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones selects 20 battles that illustrate the changing face of warfare over the past thousand years—from the Viking shield wall to long bows and knights, the emergence of gunpowder, and finally the long-range faceless warfare of today. International in scope, it covers such well-known battles as Crecy (1346), Magdeburg (1631), Falkirk (1746), Isandlwana (1879), the Blitz (1940), Bekaa Valley (1982), Tora Bora (2001), and more.
Download or read book On War written by Carl von Clausewitz and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Twenty Decisive Battles of the World by : Joseph Brady Mitchell
Download or read book Twenty Decisive Battles of the World written by Joseph Brady Mitchell and published by Konecky & Konecky. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes material on the battles of Marathon, Syracuse, Arbela, the Metaurus, Teutoburger Wold, Ch^alons, Tours, Hastings, Orleans, the Armada, Blenheim, Poltava, Saratoga, Valmy, Waterloo, Vicksburg, Sadowa, First Marne, Midway, and Stalingrad.
Book Synopsis The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign by : A. Wilson Greene
Download or read book The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign written by A. Wilson Greene and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Petersburg Campaign was what finally did it. After months of relentless conflict throughout 1864, the Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee holed up in the Virginia city of Petersburg as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's vastly superior forces lurked nearby. The brutal fighting that took place around the city during 1864 and into 1865 decimated both armies as Grant used his manpower advantage to repeatedly smash the Confederate lines, a tactic that eventually resulted in the decisive breakthrough that ultimately doomed the Confederacy. The breakthrough and the events that led up to it are the subject of A. Wilson Greene's groundbreaking book The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign, a significant revision of a much-praised work first published in 2000. Surprisingly, despite Petersburg's decisive importance to the war's outcome, the campaign has received scant attention from historians. Greene's book, with its incisive analysis and compelling narrative, changes this, offering readers a rich account of the personalities and strategies that shaped the final phase of the fighting. Greene's ultimate focus on the climatic engagements of April 2, 1865, the day that Confederate control of Richmond and Petersburg was effectively ended. The book tells this story from the perspectives of the two army groups that clashed on that day: the Union Sixth Corps and the Confederate Third Corps. But Greene does more than just recount the military tactics at Petersburg; he also connects the reader intimately with how the war affected society and spotlights the soldiers, both officers and enlisted men, whose experiences defined the outcome. Thanks to his extensive research and consultation of rare source materials, Greene gives readers a vibrant perspective on the campaign that broke the Confederate spirit once and for all. A. Wilson Greene is president of Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier near Petersburg, Virginia. He also has taught at Mary Washington College and worked for sixteen years with the National Park Service.
Book Synopsis Battles Of World War I by : John Hamilton
Download or read book Battles Of World War I written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the campaigns of World War I.
Book Synopsis 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of World History by : Reg G. Grant
Download or read book 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of World History written by Reg G. Grant and published by Universe Pub. This book was released on 2011 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the battles around the world that have changed world history, including information about strategies, the number of troops involved, technologies used, the outcome, and how the battle impacted the central war or campaign.
Download or read book Decisive Battles written by John Colvin and published by Headline Book Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War has been a fact of human life as long as history itself, and has often been its determining factor. But what makes a military encounter “decisive?” For military historian John Colvin, it is when the outcome can be measured on a scale far wider than simple victory or defeat, when it can be seen to affect immediate history. Here, he discusses more than 20 battles that are recognizable turning points, from Salamis in 480 BC, through Hastings and Yorktown, to some of the major conflicts of the 20th century. Written with elegance and expertise, this is a work that illuminates a complex area of history.
Book Synopsis Civil War: Early Battles by : Jim Ollhoff
Download or read book Civil War: Early Battles written by Jim Ollhoff and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Civil War continues to be one of the most significant events in US history. In this title, readers will examine the events leading to the breakout of war, including the secession of the southern states, their formation of the Confederate States of America, and the Battle of Fort Sumter. Engaging text introduces readers to Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis and covers the First Battle of Bull Run, the Anaconda Plan, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Antietam. Chapters also explore the strengths and weaknesses of each side and highlight the role played by army volunteers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Book Synopsis Battles of World War II by : Neil Tonge
Download or read book Battles of World War II written by Neil Tonge and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes major military events of World War II, including the destruction of Poland, the battle of Britain, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Book Synopsis Battles of the United States by : Henry Barton Dawson
Download or read book Battles of the United States written by Henry Barton Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Battles of the New Republic by : Prashant Jha
Download or read book Battles of the New Republic written by Prashant Jha and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively account of Nepal's recent history conveys the complexities of life in its better-known Himalayan regions as well as in the Terai, or foothills.
