$39.95 (Paperback book / Oxford University Pr / ISBN:9780199233946)
Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts In History
- By the renowned military historian and TV presenter, Richard Holmes
- Individual sections on 300 of the most important battles in world history - from the battle of Megiddo fought by the ancient Egyptians to the Second Gulf war
- Thematic chapters place the battles in their historical, tactical, and technological context
- Ranges from Europe through the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East to Africa and the Pacific
- Summarizes the best of contemporary scholarship
- Detailed maps show the course of famous battles and campaigns, and a range of illustrations - many from contemporary sources - bring the narrative to life
- An extensive index gives the reader quick access to historical figures, locations, battle formations, and much more