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 12
... Greeks depended on the speed of their attack to neutralize the most effective part of the Persian army , its archers . As the Greek line descended from its high ground and ap- proached the Persian line parallel and backed up against the ...
... Greeks depended on the speed of their attack to neutralize the most effective part of the Persian army , its archers . As the Greek line descended from its high ground and ap- proached the Persian line parallel and backed up against the ...
Page 16
... Greek navy . Themistocles led the navy to the narrow waters between the coastline be- low Athens and the island of Salamis . If the Persians sent ships to sail both directions around Salamis , the Greeks would be bottled up in a very ...
... Greek navy . Themistocles led the navy to the narrow waters between the coastline be- low Athens and the island of Salamis . If the Persians sent ships to sail both directions around Salamis , the Greeks would be bottled up in a very ...
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... Greek victory and began making trouble for their Persian masters . Maintaining order in Asia Minor became an ongoing problem for the Persians from this time forward . Militarily , the Greek army had become the best in the world . The ...
... Greek victory and began making trouble for their Persian masters . Maintaining order in Asia Minor became an ongoing problem for the Persians from this time forward . Militarily , the Greek army had become the best in the world . The ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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