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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... soldiers in the front ranks of the central Theban phalanx , where it was integrated with other sol- diers . This did not allow the special training of the Band to be demonstrated because other less talented soldiers diluted the Band's ...
... soldiers in the front ranks of the central Theban phalanx , where it was integrated with other sol- diers . This did not allow the special training of the Band to be demonstrated because other less talented soldiers diluted the Band's ...
Page 140
... soldiers , or ghulams . The Fatimid ( 909-1171 ) and Ayyubid ( 1171- 1250 ) dynasties of Egypt built armies of slave soldiers and , as happened in other areas of slavery , those most talented rose in power and influence , in spite of ...
... soldiers , or ghulams . The Fatimid ( 909-1171 ) and Ayyubid ( 1171- 1250 ) dynasties of Egypt built armies of slave soldiers and , as happened in other areas of slavery , those most talented rose in power and influence , in spite of ...
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... soldier once sets foot there he remains " spelled the doom of tens of thousands of his soldiers . The coup de grâce for the Nazis in Russia was probably Kursk , the massive tank battle of July 1943. Each side threw into the fray about ...
... soldier once sets foot there he remains " spelled the doom of tens of thousands of his soldiers . The coup de grâce for the Nazis in Russia was probably Kursk , the massive tank battle of July 1943. Each side threw into the fray about ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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