The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo - Brossura

Creasy, Edward S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 048646170X ISBN 13: 9780486461700

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2008

Riassunto

Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence and how long it would last. Since then, these chronicles of ancient and modern military confrontations have informed and inspired generations of students and armchair historians.
Educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge, Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy was called to the Bar in 1837, appointed to the faculty of the University of London in 1840, and served as Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1860 to 1870. Creasy's scholarship and literary skill are complemented by his judicial attitude, which endows this book with a fair-minded, nonpartisan approach. He prefaces each battle with an introduction that explains the circumstances surrounding the war, as well as an afterword that considers how history might have changed had victory gone to the other side. Linking passages offer valuable insights into historical events that occurred between the major encounters. Influential and ever-popular, this book offers authoritative and entertaining analyses of the conflicts that shaped world history.

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Contenuti:

I. The Battle of Marathon II. Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, b.c. 413 III. The Battle of Arbela, b.c. 331 IV. The Battle of the Metaurus, b.c. 207 V. Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions Under Varus, a.d. 9 VI. The Battle of Chalons, a.d. 451 VII. The Battle of Tours, a.d. 732 VIII. The Battle of Hastings, a.d. 1066 IX. Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, a.d. 1429 X. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, a.d. 1588 XI. The Battle of Blenheim, a.d. 1704 XII. The Battle of Pultowa, a.d. 1709 XIII. Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, a.d. 1777 XIV. The Battle of Valmy XV. The Battle of Waterloo, 1815

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 048646170X
• ISBN 13: 9780486461700
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 380