Brings to life thirty of the most important battles in history, from Hannibal's victory at Cannae in 216 B.C. to the surrender of French forces at the Vietnamese battle of Dien Bien Phu. Color illustrations, graphics, maps, and photos.
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A stunning new look at 30 of the most significant battles in world history, this book includes fully illustrated and vividly told accounts of fascinating battles from ancient to modern times. 3-dimensional graphics reveal troop plans and detailed features including weapons innovations reveal how many battles were won and lost.
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A Great Look at famous battlefields.,
By Philip (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Battlefields of the World (Paperback)
I first took this book out from the local library a few years ago, and still read it now, as it has found a position on my bookshelf. The illustrations in this book are truly amazing, from Cannae to Dien-Bien-Phu, they clearly show the terrain, and the troop deployments. The Author clearly defines what happens on the battlefield, and helpfull side columns and miscellaneous information pad out the package. This is a book I still love to read, and I assure you that any other military history buff will love it as well.
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GREAT, GREAT BOOK! 1,
By Jose (U.S.A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Battlefields of the World (Paperback)
This book is the best! They go through about 25 different battles with great pictures of the whole battle. Using little troops and vechiles so you can see the battle from a sky perspective. Along with the pictures it gives you a huge amount of imformation on every battle in there. Some famous ones it covers are: Waterloo, Iwo Jima, Gettysburg.... If you like this, check out GREAT BATTLES OF WW2, GREAT BATTLEFEILDS OF THE CIVIL WAR
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It is really neat, how they do it.,
By micah9@juno.com (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Battlefields of the World (Paperback)
It is a neat book. How they make the battlefields is like this: They get the land on the computer, and then they do it at all different angles, and then they get the artist to draw the troops, and even the exact weather conditions! It is really neat.
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After the Second Punic War had erupted between Carthage and Rome in Spain in 218 BC, Hannibal and his mixed force of Carthaginians, Numidians, Spaniards and Gauls fought their way northward and, to the amazement of Rome, crossed the Alps in the middle of winter to invade Italy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Iwo Jima, First World War, Port Arthur, Great Britain, Eighth Army, Western Front, Imperial Guard, Dien Bien Phu, Suvla Bay, Viet Minh, Airborne Division, Prince Charles, Civil War, East Prussia, Second Army, Prince Eugene, Metre Hill, Little Big Horn, Pratzen Heights, Chief of Staff, Gustavus Adolphus, Freeman's Farm, Tsar Alexander, Schwaben Redoubt, Thirty Years War Browse Sample Pages:
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After the Second Punic War had erupted between Carthage and Rome in Spain in 218 BC, Hannibal and his mixed force of Carthaginians, Numidians, Spaniards and Gauls fought their way northward and, to the amazement of Rome, crossed the Alps in the middle of winter to invade Italy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
weapon pits, main airfield Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iwo Jima, First World War, Port Arthur, Great Britain, Eighth Army, Western Front, Imperial Guard, Dien Bien Phu, Suvla Bay, Viet Minh, Airborne Division, Prince Charles, Civil War, East Prussia, Second Army, Prince Eugene, Metre Hill, Little Big Horn, Pratzen Heights, Chief of Staff, Gustavus Adolphus, Freeman's Farm, Tsar Alexander, Schwaben Redoubt, Thirty Years War Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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