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Publisher
Parragon
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Great Military Disasters provides an accessible introduction to 24 of the greatest catastrophes in the history of warfare, including Cannae, Agincourt, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the destruction of the French army at Sedan, Midway, Stalingrad, Dien Bien Phu, and many, many more. It includes full-color tactical maps that allow the reader to grasp at a glance the decisive moves of the battle. It features 180 color...
62) Great events
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
A look at six great events which changed the course of history. Based on the background information, readers are then asked to decide what might happen next.
63) Tools of combat
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
From piercing arrowheads to mighty longswords and battleaxes, weapons have clashed on the battlefield from ancient times onwards. Join the action to see warriors from different times and places wielding their weapons in the thick of combat!
Author
Description
"In December 1944, when the Germans launched their last-ditch offensive now known as the Battle of the Bulge, they badly needed to capture the Belgian city of Bastogne as a communications center, supply depot, and springboard for their drive to Antwerp. The city's defense by the 101st Airborne is often cited as the battle's most desperate and dramatic episode, but these heroics never could have happened if not for the unsung efforts of a ragtag, battered...
65) The soldier
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Crown
Pub. Date
c1986
Description
On cover: An illustrated history of the soldier from 3000 BC to the present day.
Author
Publisher
Anchor
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
1st Anchor Books ed.
Description
Through depictions of historic battles, the author exposes the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance, including controversial arguments ignited by the recent words of various historians.
71) War and conflict
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Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
This book gives an overview of the history of war, the consequences of war and conflict, and the rights and wrongs of both, and includes information about terrorism, refugees, and prevention of military violence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
This captivating book goes where other history books fear to tread: history's military blunders. Often though, more is learned from failure than triumph. Iconic battles covered include the Battle of New Orleans, the Battle of Antietam, The Battle of Little Bighorn, and the Battle of Stalingrad, among many others. Each account focuses on precisely what went wrong, the strategic failings as well as the human ones, in an effort to educate readers on...
Publisher
Paragon
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"Featuring a wealth of information on battles around the globe from Marathon to Pearl Harbor, this reference guide is a must-have for military history fans. With fact boxes, location maps, full colour tactical plans and historical overviews for 30 battles, this handy book features full color images throughout the text."--From publisher.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Walsh does a service to patriots everywhere. His must-read book allows the reader to work 'the why' around in his mind-and come to an understanding of real heroism." -Steve Bannon What are we willing to die for? Michael Walsh restores the dignity of lost concepts like honor, duty, sacrifice and patriotism for our unheroic age. What is heroism? What are its moral components-altruism, love, self-sacrifice? Why was it once celebrated, and now often...
Author
Series
Corps volume 4
Pub. Date
c1991
Description
Marine Corps soldiers fight in the Pacific in the bloody months spanning the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.
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