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By overlaying modern photos of the battlefield with dramatic reconstructions of 20 key battles, it compares in a unique way scenes of struggle & heroism with the site today. Includes: Hastings, Constantinople, Nagashino, Waterloo, Alamo, Antietam, Gettysburg, Rorke's Drift, Gallipoli, The Somme, Pearl Harbor, El Alamein, Stalingrad, Omaha Beach, Iwo Jima, Berlin, Khe Sanh, & Desert Storm. The text places each battle in its historical context & describes the factors that led to the site being chosen by, or forced on, the commanders of the opposing sides. The battles are described, & their impact on politics or military strategy is clear.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0788165763
- ISBN 13 9780788165764
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages144
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