Mammoth Book of Battles - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1841190845 ISBN 13: 9781841190846

Casa editrice: Robinson Publishing, 1999

Riassunto

An anthology of gripping accounts of the battles that made the modern world, from Wounded Knee to Desert Storm, described by historians including John Keegan, Paul M. Kennedy and Alan Clark. Here are the great commanders, the strategy and the tactics, the decisive victories and cataclysmic disasters of two world wars, as well as wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, the Falklands and elsewhere. #FDEHere too is the awesome scale and vicious destructuive power of modern warfare across battlefields, ranging from Flanders to Basra, the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East and the fearsome jungles of South East Asia and the Pacific.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history
are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure.

He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.

Praise for his previous books:

England: The Autobiography:
'A triumph' Saul David, author of Victoria's Army

The British Soldier: The Autobiography:
'this thoughtful compilation . . . almost unbearably moving.' Guardian

'Compelling tommy's eye view of war.' Daily Telegraph

'What a book. Five stars.' Daily Express

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history
are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure.

He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.

Praise for his previous books:

England: The Autobiography:
'A triumph' Saul David, author of Victoria's Army

The British Soldier: The Autobiography:
'this thoughtful compilation . . . almost unbearably moving.' Guardian

'Compelling tommy's eye view of war.' Daily Telegraph

'What a book. Five stars.' Daily Express

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Robinson Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1841190845
• ISBN 13: 9781841190846
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 576
• Redattore: Lewis Jon E.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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