100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the PresentBloomsbury Academic, 2000 M01 1 - 474 pages Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991. |
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Page 364
... German mili- tary for the rest of the war , running virtually the entire German government by war's end . Their assumption of control , away from Kaiser Wilhelm , meant that the Brusilov offensive ac- tually ended three monarchies ...
... German mili- tary for the rest of the war , running virtually the entire German government by war's end . Their assumption of control , away from Kaiser Wilhelm , meant that the Brusilov offensive ac- tually ended three monarchies ...
Page 377
... German : Fourth and Eighteenth Armies , employing nine divisions in the assault , numbering approximately 200,000 men . Commanders : Generals Gerd von Rundstedt and Fedor von Bock . British : Nine British and five French divisions ...
... German : Fourth and Eighteenth Armies , employing nine divisions in the assault , numbering approximately 200,000 men . Commanders : Generals Gerd von Rundstedt and Fedor von Bock . British : Nine British and five French divisions ...
Page 378
... German goal was not Paris but the English Channel . When they finally realized this , and that German armor was outracing its infantry support , the logical countermove was to have British and French forces attack toward each other and ...
... German goal was not Paris but the English Channel . When they finally realized this , and that German armor was outracing its infantry support , the logical countermove was to have British and French forces attack toward each other and ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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