Fifteen Decisive Battles of the Western World: From Marathon to WaterlooBarnes & Noble Publishing, 2004 - Всего страниц: 451 |
Содержание
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON | 1 |
DEFEAT OF THE ATHENIANS AT SYRACUSE B C 413 | 33 |
THE BATTLE OF ARBELA B C 331 688 | 59 |
THE BATTLE OF THE METAURUS B C 207 | 87 |
VICTORY OF ARMINIUS OVER THE ROMAN LEGIONS UNDER VARUS A D 9 | 120 |
THE BATTLE OF CHALONS A D 451 | 148 |
THE BATTLE OF TOURS A D 732 | 165 |
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS A D 1066 | 178 |
THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA A D 1588 | 239 |
THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM A D 1704 | 270 |
THE BATTLE OF PULTOWA A D 1709 | 296 |
VICTORY OF THE AMERICANS OVER BURGOYNE AT SARATOGA A D 1777 | 313 |
THE BATTLE OF VALMY A D 1792 | 344 |
BATTLE OF WATERLOO A D 1815 | 363 |
ENDNOTES | 431 |
SUGGESTED READING | 449 |
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