Decisive Battles: Their Influences Upon History and Civilisation
Author: John Frederick Charles Fuller
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Published: 1939
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Frederick Charles Fuller
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Published: 1939
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Frederick Charles Fuller
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Published: 1939
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Frederick Charles Fuller
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 590
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 310
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: J. F. C. Fuller
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007-06-01
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780803260030
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Believing that our past wars have been a major factor in making this country what it is, Maj. Gen. J. F. C. Fuller (1878?1966) presents in this comprehensive study a complete roster of those crucial actions on which our national life has turned. ø A professional soldier, military writer, and historian of international repute, Fuller has written a lucid, nontechnical, and absorbing account of every decisive American battle from Revolutionary times to the outbreak of World War II, including all the historic conflicts that have become epics of American courage and strength, from Trenton and Vicksburg to San Juan Hill and Meuse-Argonne. Each battle is fully described; enlightening information is provided on the military tactics employed, and the historical consequences of each are clearly examined. The author has also provided a cogent synopsis of the years between the decisive battles.
Author: John Frederick Charles Fuller
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Published: 1955
Total Pages: 584
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Beatrice Heuser
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2018-08-30
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1473893755
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why are some battles remembered more than others? Surprisingly, it is not just size that matters, nor the number of dead, the decisiveness of battles or their effects on communities and civilisations. It is their political afterlife the multiple meanings and political uses attributed to them that determines their fame. This ground-breaking series goes well beyond military history by exploring the transformation of battles into sites of memory and meaning. Cast into epic myths of the fight of Good against Evil, of punishment for decadence or reward for virtue, of the birth of a nation or the collective assertion against a tyrant, the defence of Civilisation against the Barbarians, Christendom against the Infidel, particular battles have acquired fame beyond their immediate contemporaneous relevance.The epic battles of European history examined in this first volume range from the siege of Troy and the encounters of Marathon and Thermopylai, to the wars of the Israelites which inspired the way many later battles would be narrated; and from the triumphs and defeats of the Roman Empire, to Hastings, the massacre of Bziers and the battle of Courtrai. In each chapter, the historical events surrounding a battle form the backdrop for multi-layer interpretations, which, consciously or unconsciously, carry political agendas.