This is a splendid new book in the Famous Battles Series. It gives a fascinating, exciting and detailed account of ten of the greatest battles in world history. Colonel Barker, a distinguished military author, has succeeded in highlighting the drama and yet maintains throughout a scholarly and accurate approach. He pays special attention to tactical innovations and to the military qualities displayed; skilfully summing up the long-term results of each encounter. Colonel Barker has chosen the following battles for their
great military interest. BANNOCKBURN In 1314 the brave Scots defeated the English.
MALPLAQUET The Duke of Marlborough won his last battle with the French in 1709 in the War of the Spanish Succession.
SARATOGA The first great disaster for the British in the American War. in 1777.
AUSTERLITZ Napoleon dramatically defeats the Austro-Russian armies in 1805.
GETTYSBURG The Federal army won the greatest battle of the American Civil War, in July 1863.
TANNENBERG In 1914 the Germans defeated the Russians in a brilliant and decisive battle.
SUVLA BAY The British campaign to form a passage through the Dardanelles in 1915 failed.
PASSCHENDAELE In 1917 thousands of men died in vain in blood and mud.
ALAMEIN A turning-point for the British 8th Army in the Desert War in 1942.
STALINGRAD The most long drawn out and terrible battle of the Second World War.
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