Battles that Changed History: An Encyclopedia of World Conflict

by Spencer C. Tucker

This encyclopedic collection of more than 200 of the most decisive and important battles throughout world history gets a fresh interpretation by a noted military historian.

The mythic and doomed stand of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae; the siege of Carthage in 149-146 BCE, which ended with Rome destroying the city and enslaving the entire remaining Carthaginian population; the Battle of Hastings in 1066, arguably the most important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598844296
• ISBN13: 9781598844290
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"