ISBN: 9780755310708 - decisive battles: over 20 key naval and military encounters from 480 bc to 1943: over 20 key naval and military encounters from 479 bc to the present (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Military historian John Colvin examines the battles throughout the centuries that can be said to be "decisive", in that they affected not just immediate events but also the final outcome of a war and even beyond. From Salamis in 479 BC, when Themistocles' Athenians defeated the Persians led by Xerxes, through Hastings, Saratoga and Trafalgar to the major conflicts of the 20th century, Colvin assesses the wider implications of each victory, or defeat, giving it its proper place in the context of human history. The Battle of Britain, for example, was not only a turning-point in World War II, but also prevented the invasion of Britain and German hegemony in Europe.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Numbers neatly inked to top corner of front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 332 pages. …