Fifteen Battles That Changed the World

by Robert Silverberg

Year: 1963

Publisher: Putnam

Country: USA

Pages: 194

Media: Hard cover book

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Cover art: (unknown)

ID: 2386

Blurb:

1. The Battle of Marathon—Greeks learn their own strength
2. The Battle of Hastings—Downfall of Hannibal
3. The Battle of Actium—Octavian Wins a World
4. The Battle of Adrianople—An Empire Falls
5. The Battle of Tours—Charles Martel hurls back the Arabs
6. The Battle of Hastings—William conquers England
7. The Battle of Orleans—Joan of Arc saves France
8. The Battle of Lepanto—Don John smashes the Turks
9. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
10. The Battle of Blenheim—French power is checked
11. The Battle on the Plains of Abraham—the French lose North America
12. The Battle of Valcour Island—a revolution is saved
13. The Battle of Waterloo—End of Napoleon's dream
14. The Battle of Gettysburg—The dashing of Confederate hopes
15. The Battle of Stalingrad—Hitler's crucial mistake

Contents:

• Fifteen Battles That Changed the World