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Battles that Changed History: Epic Conflicts Explored and Explained

Battles that Changed History: Epic Conflicts Explored and Explained

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  • Author：D.K. Publishing
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Summary

From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk， relive 5，000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles in history， including a foreword from TV presenter and historian Tony Robinson。

This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields of history， from the ancient world to the American Civil War， World War 1， World War 2， the Cold War， and beyond。 Maps， paintings， and photographs reveal the stories behind more than 90 of the most important battles ever to take place， and show how fateful decisions led to glorious victories and crushing defeats。

From medieval battles and great naval battles to the era of high-tech air battles， key campaigns are illustrated and analysed in detail - the weapons， the soldiers， and the military strategy。 Famous military leaders are profiled， including Alexander the Great， Napoleon， and Rommel， and crucial arms， armour， and equipment are explained。

Whether at Marathon， Agincourt， Gettysburg， or Stalingrad， Battles that Changed History takes you into the thick of combat and shows how kingdoms and empires have been won and lost on the battlefield。

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Reviews

Joseph Millo ，

Good battlefield maps。 Succinct summaries of each battle。 However， with 2-4 pages for each battle， so much information is left out。 A good introduction IF you have no prior knowledge of the battle。

Sourojit Das ，

Great Coffee Table book。

Mark ，

Quick， brief， illustrated， excellent summaries of select battles throughout history。 There are some obvious proofreading errors that should have been caught， but this is a great coffee table book for historical warfare buffs。

Len Coombs ，

Fine production values and beautiful illustrations， but for many of the highlighted battles this book tells little about how they changed history。

Zachary ，

This is a great reference book of different battles throughout history， and would be a great starter to many different battles and wars throughout history。 I definitely learned a few things about new battles and others that I have definitely heard or learned about through school or personal study。 However this book also has its flaws like the map diagrams of the battles could've been done better in my opinion。 It is a good book just left me wanting more detail。 This is a great reference book of different battles throughout history， and would be a great starter to many different battles and wars throughout history。 I definitely learned a few things about new battles and others that I have definitely heard or learned about through school or personal study。 However this book also has its flaws like the map diagrams of the battles could've been done better in my opinion。 It is a good book just left me wanting more detail。 。。。more

Mary Lou ，

Great homeschool resource

Christopher Lutz ，

Love this book。 Smithsonian DK books are always a win with me。 This one serves as a quick overview of warfare though the major battles that shaped nations， created new tactics， and changed the world forever。 Great intro for eras and conflicts that you may not know。 For me this book enhanced my interest in the wars of the ancient world。

Moustafa Abdelhamid ，

The Book talks about all the significant battles each in 2-4 pages， some with more info than others。 this kept me wanting more but it only offered glimpse on who was fighting who and why and in some more elaborated battles a small paragraph on how the battle was won。 it is a good read to identify the greatest and largest battles in history however， it did not deliver in captivating me with the details of each battle， it only left me wanting to read more。

Aleksandar Todorovski ，

D。K。 Publishing does a great job of condensing vital information in a way that is at the same time amazing and relaxing to read。 Since I Enjoy D。K。 Editions as a way to touch the basics on some topic which is interesting to me， or just to take a necessary break from the devouring of harder literature， I have to point out at the exemption here since I love military history。 All of the battles which determined the Course of History with captivating images and a strategic map which visually display D。K。 Publishing does a great job of condensing vital information in a way that is at the same time amazing and relaxing to read。 Since I Enjoy D。K。 Editions as a way to touch the basics on some topic which is interesting to me， or just to take a necessary break from the devouring of harder literature， I have to point out at the exemption here since I love military history。 All of the battles which determined the Course of History with captivating images and a strategic map which visually displays the tactics of their generals， this is a great book to have in your home library。 。。。more

Stephen ，

Good for the broad overview。 Man is， and always has been， a warring species。 Remarkably repetitive themes and motivating factors playing out in countless conflicts over the many millennia and continents。 Have we learned nothing beyond how to kill and maim more efficiently？？Some terrific illustrations and maps。 Might have done well to expand on some of the larger battles and put them into a broader historical context while trimming some of the lesser known。 The weighting was perhaps too equitable Good for the broad overview。 Man is， and always has been， a warring species。 Remarkably repetitive themes and motivating factors playing out in countless conflicts over the many millennia and continents。 Have we learned nothing beyond how to kill and maim more efficiently？？Some terrific illustrations and maps。 Might have done well to expand on some of the larger battles and put them into a broader historical context while trimming some of the lesser known。 The weighting was perhaps too equitable。 In the end an impossible task executed admirably。 。。。more

Scott Gardner ，

Overall ， very informative book on major battles around history of warfare ， my only gripe is the title ， Battles which changed history ， there is nothing to tell you why it changed history ， no what if's ， unless you have knowledge of the battles themselves ， the title is mis leading。 Overall ， very informative book on major battles around history of warfare ， my only gripe is the title ， Battles which changed history ， there is nothing to tell you why it changed history ， no what if's ， unless you have knowledge of the battles themselves ， the title is mis leading。 。。。more

Laura ，

Great illustrative book on turning point battles throughout history。 I find with any book like this I gravitate to the incidents that I am most familiar then work my way from there。 This is a DK book so lovely and graphically done。

Jbussen ，

Not bad except that the "HOW" part was so abridged that it may as well have been completely left out。 So yeah， a hundred of the most important game changers are profiled， but so what？ Ever wonder what would have happened if the French won at Agincourt？ Well keep wondering because this book doesn't speculate。 Not bad except that the "HOW" part was so abridged that it may as well have been completely left out。 So yeah， a hundred of the most important game changers are profiled， but so what？ Ever wonder what would have happened if the French won at Agincourt？ Well keep wondering because this book doesn't speculate。 。。。more

Eva ，

Great read！ Very interesting。

Raphael Heard ，

This showed me a ton of conflicts that I never knew about， or how important they were to world history。 A phenomenal catalog of battles that have shaped the present world。

RumBelle ，

This book broken up into four sections， each covering up to 500 years， discussed a variety of battles， worldwide， that influenced and affected history。 In each section there were several battles from the same war， which did cut down on the variety。 I will say that in each section battles were talked about from all over the world。 There were two main areas in each section。 In the first part， battles were described at length over two or three page spreads。 Artwork， maps， battle plans， images of co This book broken up into four sections， each covering up to 500 years， discussed a variety of battles， worldwide， that influenced and affected history。 In each section there were several battles from the same war， which did cut down on the variety。 I will say that in each section battles were talked about from all over the world。 There were two main areas in each section。 In the first part， battles were described at length over two or three page spreads。 Artwork， maps， battle plans， images of costumes and weapons and photographs were included in these loger break downs。 At the end of each section was what was called the Directory， where other battles， supposedly less important， were discussed briefly in smaller paragraphs。 In many cases， the battles listed in the Directory， seemed to me to be extremely important and influential （Kadesh in Egypt and Yorktown during the American Revolution being two examples） and I was puzzled as to why they were relegated to the shorter section。Some of the battles discussed in each section included:Before 1000CEMarathon and Thermopylae two major confrontations between Greece and Persia。Tours the Umayyad （Spanish） invasion of France during the reign of Charles MartelDirectoryKadesh Egyptian battle with Ramses the II1000-15000HastingsFirst Crusade and the Siege of JerusalemDan No Ura Samurai clans in JapanLake Peipus where the Tuetonic Knights fought pagan RussiansCrecy and Agincourt during the 100 Years WarDirectoryBannockburn， a battle for Scottish IndependenceBosworth Field where Richard III fell1500-1700Siege of TenochtitlanPanipat the Mughal conquest of IndiaThe Great Siege of Malta where the Knights Hospitallers had to defend the island from the OttomansDirectoryCajamarca the Spanish conquest of Peru1700-1900Plains of Abraham a battle in Canada during the Seven Years WarMarengo when Napoleon invaded AustriaBattle of New Orleans during the War of 1812Antietam and GettysburgDirectoryYorktownBattle of San Jacinto during Texas' fight for independence1900 - Present （2003）Tsushima during the Russo Japanese WarGallipoliDunkirkIwo JimaInchon during the Korean WarSix Day War that Israel foughtTet Offensive during VietnamDirectoryMadrid during Spanish Civil WarFalklandsInvasion of Iraq 2003The art and photos added a great deal to the interesting and engaging text。 The book， as a whole， was a wonderful historical compilation that took time to break down the major battles discussed and explored the conflict from all sides。 。。。more

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