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Decisive battles

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An edition of Decisive Battles (2003)

Decisive battles

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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. - Amazon.com

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Subjects
Battles, Military History, Naval battles, Military history, Entscheidungsschlacht, Schlacht

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Decisive Battles
April 1, 2005, Headline Book Publishing
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Decisive Battles: Over 20 Key Naval And Military Encounters From 480 Bc To 1943
August 31, 2004, Headline Book Publishing
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Decisive battles: over 20 key naval and military encounters from 480 BC to 1943
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
355.409
Library of Congress
D25. .C78 2003

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xvii, 332 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
332

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OL22036822M
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ISBN 10
0755310705
LCCN
2010534966
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1564073
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2238167

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