Contributions

  • Rosenburgh, Bob. - Contributor

Publication

2003 - Sourcebooks, Naperville, Ill, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

88,750 words, Guess

Page Count

355 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003153539
  • Better World Books9781570717994
  • Open LibraryOL3699643M

Classifications

  • DDC355.4/09
  • LCCD25 .L36 2003
  • LCCD25.B36 2002

Alternate Titles

  • Battle one hundred

Description

A single day in the heat of armed conflict can shape the future of the world. Throughout history, individual battles have inspired the birth of nations, the devastation of cultures and the triumph of revolutions. Yet while some battles rise up as the cornerstones of history, others fade in our cultural memory, forgotten as minor skirmishes. Why is this so? What makes a battle “important”? Celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning offers a provocative response with The Battle 100: The Stories Behind History’s Most Influential Battles. Lanning ranks history’s 100 greatest battles according to their influence, both immediate and long-term. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lanning’s rankings take us to the heart of the battles and reveal their true greatness.

First Sentence

The Battle of Yorktown was the climax of the American Revolution and directly led to the independence of the United States of America.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The battle 100: the stories behind history's most influential battlesSourcebooks2003-01-01

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