History
The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Austerlitz
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes several maps.*Includes Napoleon's quotes before, during and after the battle.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."One sharp blow and the war is over." – Napoleon...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Berlin and the End of World War II in Europe
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting by Berlin residents and Soviet soldiers *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “On the walls of the houses we saw Goebbels' appeals, hurriedly scrawled in white...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Britain
*Includes pictures of the planes used, as well as important people, places, and events during the Battle of Britain.*Discusses the run-up to the campaign and the logistics on both sides.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“The gratitude...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of El Alamein
*Includes pictures.*Discusses both the First and Second Battle of El Alamein.*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers and important generals.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Gettysburg
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Comprehensively covers the entire Pennsylvania campaign and its aftermath.*Analyzes the generalship of the battle's most important leaders, including Lee, Longstreet, Stuart, Meade, Hancock, Chamberlain, and more.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 23, 1945, one of the most famous photographs in American history was taken atop Mount Suribachi, as five American soldiers began to raise an American flag. The picture, which most Americans are instantly familiar with, has come to...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Marathon
The Ancient Greeks have long been considered the forefathers of modern Western civilization, but the Golden Age of Athens and the spread of Greek influence across much of the known world only occurred due to one of the most crucial...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Midway
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, with their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battle written by participants on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“We underestimated the enemy's strength, as well as his size and climate.” – Heinz GuderianWorld War II...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Okinawa
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."If you die there will be no one left who knows the truth about the battle of Okinawa. Bear the temporary shame but endure...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Salamis
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian War....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Stalingrad
*Includes pictures.*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers and important generals.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “Approaching this place, soldiers used to say: ‘We are entering hell.’ And after spending one or two days here, they say: ‘No, this isn't...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of the Bulge
"We were across the Saar River in Dellingen, where the Battle of the Bulge started. That was where Axis Sally told us about the Bulge. The Germans had a loudspeaker back in the woods, and she was talking on that....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Trafalgar
Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles, but only a select few have been celebrated like the Battle of Trafalgar, one of the most important naval battles in history. Before the battle...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Verdun
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian War....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Waterloo
*Covers the events preceding the battle through the end of the Napoleonic Era. *Analyzes the command decisions made during the day. *Includes pictures of important generals and artwork depicting the fighting. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Guadalcanal Campaign
"You ran a fever of 106 degrees. And you still had to try to stay, and stay with your position. You had dengue fever, which is even worse than malaria. Men that were scratched with coral became infected with a...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Peloponnesian War
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events.*Includes Pericles' famous Funeral Oration*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that...
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