FA: 50 Battles That Changed the World by William Weir, 2001
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The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
by William Weir
Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at
the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world
history. Listed in order of their relevance to the modern world, they range
from the ancient past to the present day and span the globe many times over.
This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the
battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it. Some of the
battles in this book are familiar to us all-Bunker Hill, which prevented the
American Revolution from being stillborn, and Marathon, which kept the
world's first democracy alive. Others may be less familiar-the naval battle
at Diu (on the Indian Coast), which led to the ascendancy of Western
Civilization and the discovery of America, and Yarmuk, which made possible
the spread of Islam from Morocco to the Philippines.
New Page Press, Franklin Lakes NJ, 2001, 320 pages, 7 1/4" x 10 1/4", faux
leather boards with gold lettering on spine, dust jacket, illustrated.
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