Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential BattlesSourcebooks, Inc., 2005 M04 1 - 368 pages A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle "important"? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history's 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning's rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness. |
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Contents
1 Yorktown 1781 | 1 |
2 Hastings 1066 | 5 |
3 Stalingrad 194243 | 8 |
4 Leipzig 1813 | 12 |
5 Antietam 1862 | 15 |
6 Cajamarca 1532 | 19 |
7 Atomic Bombing of Japan 1945 | 22 |
8 HuaiHai 1948 | 26 |
54 Sardis 546 bc | 183 |
55 Poltava 1709 | 186 |
56 Panipat 1526 | 189 |
57 Syracuse 413 bc | 192 |
58 Breitenfeld 1631 | 196 |
59 Metaurus River 207 bc | 199 |
60 Hampton Roads 1862 | 202 |
61 Pydna 168 bc | 206 |
9 Waterloo 1815 | 30 |
10 Vienna 1529 | 34 |
11 Zama 202 bc | 37 |
12 Tenochtitlán 1521 | 40 |
13 Normandy 1944 | 43 |
14 Salamis 480 bc | 47 |
15 Saratoga 1777 | 50 |
16 Spanish Armada 1588 | 54 |
17 Gettysburg 1863 | 58 |
18 ArbelaGaugamela 331 bc | 62 |
19 Mexico City 1847 | 65 |
20 Actium 31 bc | 69 |
21 Mecca 630 | 72 |
22 Moscow 1941 | 76 |
23 San Jacinto 1836 | 79 |
24 Tours 732 | 83 |
25 Indus River 1221 | 86 |
26 Alesia 52 bc | 89 |
27 Sedan 1870 | 92 |
28 Marathon 490 bc | 95 |
29 Quebec 1759 | 98 |
30 Milvian Bridge 312 | 101 |
31 Manzikert 1071 | 105 |
32 San Juan Hill 1898 | 108 |
33 Crécy 1346 | 112 |
34 Tsushima Strait 1905 | 115 |
35 Granada 149192 | 119 |
36 Trafalgar 1805 | 122 |
37 Adrianople 378 | 125 |
38 Marne 1914 | 129 |
39 Châlons 451 | 132 |
40 Britain 194041 | 135 |
41 Constantinople 1453 | 139 |
42 Teutoburger Wald 9 | 142 |
43 Valmy 1792 | 145 |
44 Midway 1942 | 148 |
45 Orleans 1429 | 152 |
46 Manila Bay 1898 | 156 |
47 Kursk 1943 | 159 |
48 Blenheim 1704 | 162 |
49 Vicksburg 1863 | 165 |
50 Plassey 1757 | 168 |
51 Chaeronea 338 bc | 171 |
52 Tet 1968 | 174 |
53 Lepanto 1571 | 179 |
62 Pearl Harbor 1941 | 209 |
63 Tannenberg 1914 | 213 |
64 Dien Bien Phu 1954 | 216 |
65 Poland 1939 | 220 |
66 Leuctra 371 bc | 223 |
67 Carabobo 1821 | 226 |
68 Cerignola 1503 | 229 |
69 Bosworth Field 1485 | 232 |
70 Austerlitz 1805 | 235 |
71 Madrid 1939 | 238 |
72 El Alamein 1942 | 242 |
73 Sadowa 1866 | 245 |
74 Lexington and Concord 1775 | 248 |
75 Golan Heights 1967 | 252 |
76 Inchon 1950 | 256 |
77 Ayacucho 1824 | 260 |
78 Port Arthur 1904 | 264 |
79 Agincourt 1415 | 267 |
80 Yenan 193435 | 270 |
81 Hattin 1187 | 273 |
82 Guadalcanal 194243 | 277 |
83 Naseby 1645 | 280 |
84 Kadesh c1294 bc | 284 |
85 Charleston Harbor 1864 | 287 |
86 Desert Storm 1991 | 291 |
87 KovelStanislav 1916 | 295 |
88 Santa Clara 1958 | 298 |
89 Jidda 1925 | 301 |
90 Malplaquet 1709 | 304 |
91 San Pasqual 1846 | 307 |
92 La Bicocca 1522 | 310 |
93 Megiddo c1479 bc | 313 |
94 Rocroi 1643 | 316 |
95 Carthage 146 bc | 319 |
96 Thames River 1813 | 322 |
97 Paardeberg 1900 | 326 |
98 TelelKebir 1882 | 329 |
99 Vyborg 1918 | 333 |
100 Little Big Horn 1876 | 336 |
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About the Author | 356 |
Back Cover | 357 |
Other editions - View all
The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles Michael Lee Lanning Limited preview - 2005 |
The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles Michael Lee Lanning No preview available - 2003 |
The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History's Most Influential Battles Michael Lee Lanning No preview available - 2005 |
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