A Guide to Battles: Decisive Conflicts in History (Oxford Paperback Reference)
`Review from previous edition Highly recommended' Military History`Highly recommended (Book of the Month)' Military Illustrated`For the armchair general beleaguered by military history books, this arrives like Blucher's army at Waterloo. Well presented and clear.' The Scotsman`The editors acknowledge current debates and research; their personal and incisive comments make this book more than a reference tool - it will serve as a valuable introduction to the study of military history for beginners and a starting-point that will inspire further reading. Recommended for all libraries.' Library Journal`An invaluable reference for the student of military history and the general reader alike' John Ellis`[An] excellent account...Battlefield offers a fascinating overview of military conflict up to the second Gulf war.' The Guardian`this book will fascinate not only the dyed-in-the-wool military buffs and scholars, but many of those fringe spectators who are fans of the best popular historian of our time' Soldier