50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History

50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History

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Book Description
Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World takes a brief look at the fifty battles the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Listed in order of importance for our world today, they range from the ancient world to the present and span the globe to present the conflicts that truly changed the course of history. This is not a book so much about military strategy as about the implications of the battles that did the most to shape the world as we know it.

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A text taking a profound look at the 50 battles the author feels had the deepest impacts on human history. Rather than taking a celebratory tone, this text lists battles in the order the author feels they are relevant to the modern world, de-emphasizing military strategy. Focuses on how these battles shaped modern civilization. DLC: Battles.

50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History,William Weir,Career Press,1564144917,Battles,History,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - General,Military history,Naval history,Reference,Special Interest - Adventure,World - General

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