The battle book: crucial conflicts in history from 1469 BC to the present

PERRETT Bryan

The battle book: crucial conflicts in history from 1469 BC to the present - London: Arms and Armour Press, 1996 - 349p.

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Entries cover some 560 engagements, from Megiddo in 1469 BC to the Gulf War 1990-1991, and are arranged numerically by unique number and alphabetically by battle name. Each entry is set in tabulated form with sub-headings for date, location, war and campaign, opposing sides, object, forces engaged, casualties and result. The majority of entries also provide notes relating to the action and references to related battles.The appendices index battles under wars and provide a list of prominant commanders, with relevant entry numbers.

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