The battle 100 : the stories behind history's most influential battles
A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle important? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history's 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning's rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness
eBook, English, 2005
Sourcebooks ; Roundhouse [distributor], Naperville, Ill., Northam, 2005
1 online resource (355 pages) : maps
9781402224751, 9781402231896, 9781282063464, 1402224753, 140223189X, 1282063464
300450590
Front Cover; Other Books; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. Yorktown; 2. Hastings; 3. Stalingrad; 4. Leipzig; 5. Antietam; 6. Cajamarca; 7. Atomic Bombing of Japan; 8. Huai-hai; 9. Waterloo; 10. Vienna; 11. Zama; 12. Tenochtitlán; 13. Normandy; 14. Salamis; 15. Saratoga; 16. The Spanish Armada; 17. Gettysburg; 18. Arbela-Gaugamela; 19. Mexico City; 20. Actium; 21. Mecca; 22. Moscow; 23. San Jacinto; 24. Tours; 25. Indus River; 26. Alesia; 27. Sedan; 28. Marathon; 29. Quebec; 30. Milvian Bridge; 31. Manzikert; 32. San Juan Hill; 33. Crécy; 34. Tsushima Strait