The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles

The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles
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Publisher : Robinson
Total Pages : 634
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ISBN-10 : 9781780332833
ISBN-13 : 1780332831
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Book Synopsis The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles by : Jon E. Lewis

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles written by Jon E. Lewis and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the start of the 20th century to the most recent major offensives, here are fifty accounts of the battles that made the modern world, described in superb detail by historians and writers including John Keegan, Alan Clark, John Strawson, Charles Mey, John Pimlott, and John Laffin. All the major conflicts are covered, from two world wars, through Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Chechnya, to Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the battles featured are: the Somme, Passchendaele, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Omaha Beach, Iwa Jima, Dien Bien Phu, Ia Drang, Hamburger Hill, Desert Storm, Kabul, Baghdad, and Basra.


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