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 83
... tion and motivation . The Byzantines had defeated and allied themselves with the Visigoths , the western seg- ment of the Gothic population . The Ostro- goths , or eastern segment , continued to live in Russia until they began to feel ...
... tion and motivation . The Byzantines had defeated and allied themselves with the Visigoths , the western seg- ment of the Gothic population . The Ostro- goths , or eastern segment , continued to live in Russia until they began to feel ...
Page 305
... tion of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States " ( Bailey , A Diplomatic History of the American People , p . 184 ) . This statement ap- plied not only to Latin America but also to pos- sible Russian encroachment out of ...
... tion of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States " ( Bailey , A Diplomatic History of the American People , p . 184 ) . This statement ap- plied not only to Latin America but also to pos- sible Russian encroachment out of ...
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... tion campaign was launched . An entirely ficti- tious army was created in southeastern England under the supposed command of George Patton , who had made a name for himself as an aggressive leader in North Africa and Sicily . Constant ...
... tion campaign was launched . An entirely ficti- tious army was created in southeastern England under the supposed command of George Patton , who had made a name for himself as an aggressive leader in North Africa and Sicily . Constant ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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