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 - Hardcover

Colvin, John

 
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
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ISBN 10: 0755310705 ISBN 13: 9780755310708
Verlag: Headline Book Publishing, 2004

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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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Colvin is a former naval officer who later joined the Diplomatic Service and then became a banker with Chase Manhattan and Robert Fraser. His published works include several books as well as articles and reviews.

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Verlag
Headline Book Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0755310705
ISBN 13 
9780755310708
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352
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