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History / History & Prediction -Military / Great battlefields of the world by John Macdonald
Saturday, November 21, 2009
 | - Book Title: Great battlefields of the world
- Author: John Macdonald
- ISBN: 0718124774
- Publisher: Michael Joseph
- Year Published: 1984
- Our Price: £42.90 GBP ($70.79 USD)
- Description: Michael Joseph 1984: first edition hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 9.8 by 12.2 inches tall: 200 pages: black and white and coloured illustrations, diagrams and maps. Synopsis: A composite picture of 30 famous battlefields constructed by the application of computer technology to geographical data of original battle sites resulting in three-dimensional models of battle landscapes spanning 22 centuries, each model rotated to provide the best vantage point, with added overlaid details of topography and troop movement based on contemporary anecdote and eyewitness account. Each battle is described in detail with accompanying illustrations , diagrams and maps. The battles include those of:- Cannae, August, 216 B.C.: Hastings, 14 October, 1066: Arsuf, 7 September, 1191: Crecy, 26 August, 1346: Breitenfeld, 17 September, 1631: Naseby, 14 June 1645: The Boyne, 1 July, 1690: Blenheim, 13 August, 1704: Culloden, 16 April, 1746: Saratoga, 19th of September -- 7th of October, 1777: Austerlitz, 2 December, 1805: Waterloo, 18 June, 1815: Balaclava, 25 October, 1854: Solferino, 24 June, 1859: Gettysburg,1 -- 3 July, 1863: Sedan, 1870: Little Big Horn, 25 June, 1876: Omdurman, t2 September, 1898: Colenso, 15 December, 1899: Port Arthur, 19 August 1904 -- 2 January, 1905: Tannenberg, 26 -- 30 August, 1914:Sulva Bay 6 August, 1915 -- 9 January, 1916: The Somme, 1 July -- 19 November, 1916: The Ebro, 24 July -- 18 November, 1938: El Alamein, 23 October -- 4 November 1942: Kohima, 5 -- 18 April, 1944: Arnhem, 17 -- 25 September, 1944: Iwo Jima , 19 February -- 26 March 1945: the Hook, 12 -- 29 May, 1953: Dien Bien Phu, 20 November 1953 -- 7 May 1954. Condition very clean and good overall
- Condition: Collectable- Very Good
- Dustcover: Yes
- Binding: Hardback
- Type: Used Books
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