A history of war in 100 battles / Richard Overy.
Their very names--Gettysburg, Waterloo, Stalingrad--evoke images of great triumph and equally great suffering, moments when history seemed to hang in the balance. Considered in relation to each other, such battles--and others of less immediate renown--offer insight into the changing nature of armed...
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| Other title: | History of war in one hundred battles. History of war in a hundred battles. 100 battles. One hundred battles. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Their very names--Gettysburg, Waterloo, Stalingrad--evoke images of great triumph and equally great suffering, moments when history seemed to hang in the balance. Considered in relation to each other, such battles--and others of less immediate renown--offer insight into the changing nature of armed combat, advances in technology, shifts in strategy and thought, as well as altered geopolitical landscapes. The most significant military engagements in history define the very nature of war. In his newest book, Richard Overy plumbs over 3,000 years of history, from the Fall of Troy in 1200 BC to th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-374) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199390724 019939072X 9780007452521 0007452527 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |