Battle 100
Battle 100

Author: Michael Lee Lanning

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2005-04-01

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1402224753

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A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle "important"? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history's 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning's rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness.

The Battle 100
The Battle 100

Author: Michael Lee Lanning

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2005-04-01

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 140223189X

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A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle "important"? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history's 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning's rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness.

An Atlas of Tolkien
An Atlas of Tolkien

Author: David Day

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-10

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1626864934

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Includes index and "Chronology of Battles of the War of the Ring" (page 255).

One Hundred Days (Text Only)
One Hundred Days (Text Only)

Author: Admiral Sandy Woodward

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 714

ISBN-13: 0007390513

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The bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the Falklands War, written by the commander of the British Task Force.

The West Point History of the Civil War
The West Point History of the Civil War

Author: United States Military Academy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-10-21

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1476782628

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"Comprises six chapters of the West Point history of warfare that have been revised and expanded for the general reader"--Page vii.

Uncivil War
Uncivil War

Author: James K. Hogue

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 080714391X

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Uncivil War reveals that the long-term military impact of the South's occupation included twenty-five years of crippled War Department budgets inflicted by southern congressmen who feared another Reconstruction. Within Louisiana, the biracial Republican militias were dismantled, leaving blacks largely unarmed against future atrocities; at the same time, the nucleus of the state's White Leagues became the Louisiana National Guard, which defended the Redeemer government's repressive labor policies. White supremacist victory cast its shadow over American race relations for almost a century. Movin.

American Civil War For Dummies
American Civil War For Dummies

Author: Keith D. Dickson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1119863317

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Take a walk through history with this guide for lifelong learners The American Civil War is one of the most fascinating and impactful periods in American history. Besides bringing about the end of slavery, the war had many important economic and social effects that continue to shape the history and present-day realities of the American people. In American Civil War For Dummies, you'll get an accessible, bird's-eye view of one of history's greatest conflicts. All the must-know details of the war are covered here, from the Battle of Gettysburg to the Emancipation Proclamation. You'll also find: Descriptions of the experiences of Black Americans, in both the North and the South, during the war Explorations of how slavery and civil rights fit into the social, political, and economic context of the time Profiles of some of the most famous generals in the war, including Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Take a moment to get a hands-on education in this critical point in American history. Get American Civil War For Dummies now!