The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) - Softcover

Creasy, Edward Shepherd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048646170X ISBN 13: 9780486461700

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2008

Synopsis

Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence and how long it would last. Since then, these chronicles of ancient and modern military confrontations have informed and inspired generations of students and armchair historians.
Educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge, Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy was called to the Bar in 1837, appointed to the faculty of the University of London in 1840, and served as Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1860 to 1870. Creasy's scholarship and literary skill are complemented by his judicial attitude, which endows this book with a fair-minded, nonpartisan approach. He prefaces each battle with an introduction that explains the circumstances surrounding the war, as well as an afterword that considers how history might have changed had victory gone to the other side. Linking passages offer valuable insights into historical events that occurred between the major encounters. Influential and ever-popular, this book offers authoritative and entertaining analyses of the conflicts that shaped world history.

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About the Author:

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812 1878) was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and worked as a lawyer and judge until 1840, when he became a professor of history at the University of London. In 1860 he became Chief Justice of Ceylon. After his return to England in 1870, he wrote and published several books, though none received the acclaim of "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World."

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 048646170X
• ISBN 13: 9780486461700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400