50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History - Hardcover

Weir, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1564144917 ISBN 13: 9781564144911

Publisher: New Page Books, 2001

Synopsis

Describes fifty battles that had a significant impact on world history, from the ancient past to the present day, and includes profiles of key figures, timelines, and a glossary of military terms.

About this title

About the Author:

William Weir was an army MP, and later served as an army combat correspondent in the 25th Infantry Division during the Korean War. He was a newspaper reporter in Missouri and Kansas, which included being military editor at the Topeka State Journal. While a public relations specialist for a large telephone company, he wrote some 50 magazine articles, many of them on military history and weaponry. Since retiring from his public relations job, he has written four books, Written With Lead: Legendary American Gunfights and Gunfighters, Fatal Victories, In the Shadow of the Dope Fiend and A Well Regulated Militia: The Battle Over Gun Control. He now lives in Connecticut where he and his wife, Anne, watch with pride the activities of their three children, Alison, an Air Force officer, Joan, a special education teacher, and Bill, a newspaper reporter.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Page Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1564144917
• ISBN 13: 9781564144911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320