The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles by Jon E. Lewis - ISBN: 9781845298852
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Fifty modern battles that shaped our world, vividly recounted.

The Mammoth Book of Modern Battles

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    608 pages

  • Release Date

    12 March 2009

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Summary

From the start of the 20th century to the most recent major offensives, here are fifty accounts of the battles that made the modern world, described in superb detail by historians and writers including John Keegan, Alan Clark, John Strawson, Charles Mey, John Pimlott, and John Laffin.

All the major conflicts are covered, from two world wars, through Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Chechnya, to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Among the battles featured are: the Somme, Passchendaele, Battle of Br…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781845298852
ISBN-10:1845298853
Author:Jon E. Lewis
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:12 March 2009
Weight:440g
Dimensions:196mm x 133mm x 41mm
Series:Mammoth Books
About The Author

Jon E. Lewis

JON E. LEWIS is an historian and author of numerous bestselling books on history and military history, including Voices from D-Day, Voices from the Holocaust, The Mammoth Book of the Vietnam War and A Brief History of the First World War. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history and his work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire.

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