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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
©2005
Description
Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies, but what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? These lectures examine some of the most notable battles fought...
Author
Publisher
New Page Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
This book selects 50 battles throughout history that are discussed in some detail. Rather than celebrating warfare, this book takes a brief look at the 50 battles that have had the most profound impact on world history. Listed in order of importance for our world today, they range from the ancient world to the present and span the globe. The author has selected the battle and provides his reasoning for why they were selected as those with most impact...
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