The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles
- ISBN-10
- 1780332831
- ISBN-13
- 9781780332833
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-04
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Author
- Jon E. Lewis
Description
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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