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 111
... began to prevail against them . Henry the Fowler , king of Saxony , de- feated the Magyars in 933 at Merseburg , in- flicting 36,000 Magyar casualties . He and his successors began fortifying the frontier , and that lessened the ...
... began to prevail against them . Henry the Fowler , king of Saxony , de- feated the Magyars in 933 at Merseburg , in- flicting 36,000 Magyar casualties . He and his successors began fortifying the frontier , and that lessened the ...
Page 413
... began raiding Jewish settlements . In April , the Irgun and Stern Gang retaliated , killing more than 250 unarmed Palestinians at Deir Yassin , outside Jerusalem . After this , the Palestinian civilians began fleeing the area , cre ...
... began raiding Jewish settlements . In April , the Irgun and Stern Gang retaliated , killing more than 250 unarmed Palestinians at Deir Yassin , outside Jerusalem . After this , the Palestinian civilians began fleeing the area , cre ...
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... began fighting against them . In 1945 , U.S. agents from the Office of Strategic Services met with Ho Chi Minh . He ... began to flow freely to French troops in Vietnam . When the Communist regime was estab- lished in China in September ...
... began fighting against them . In 1945 , U.S. agents from the Office of Strategic Services met with Ho Chi Minh . He ... began to flow freely to French troops in Vietnam . When the Communist regime was estab- lished in China in September ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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