100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0195143663
- ISBN-13
- 9780195143669
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 462
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Paul K. Davis
Description
Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the Battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to Desert Storm, 1991.
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