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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... attack was in the offing , so he kept his troops awake all night for an attack , which did not come . There- fore , the next morning Alexander's men were rested and ready , whereas the Persian army was exhausted . Darius deployed his ...
... attack was in the offing , so he kept his troops awake all night for an attack , which did not come . There- fore , the next morning Alexander's men were rested and ready , whereas the Persian army was exhausted . Darius deployed his ...
Page 58
... attack had gained Roman attention to the south , the northern attack was launched . Wave after wave of Gauls pressed the assault , gaining ground and then turning the attack over to the next , fresher line of men . The Romans were ...
... attack had gained Roman attention to the south , the northern attack was launched . Wave after wave of Gauls pressed the assault , gaining ground and then turning the attack over to the next , fresher line of men . The Romans were ...
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... attack on Pearl Harbor , then U.S. industrial power would begin to over- whelm Japanese military forces . He predicted that only a quick victory would succeed , while a prolonged conflict favored the United States . By November 1941 ...
... attack on Pearl Harbor , then U.S. industrial power would begin to over- whelm Japanese military forces . He predicted that only a quick victory would succeed , while a prolonged conflict favored the United States . By November 1941 ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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