The Hutchinson Atlas of Battle Plans
Subtitle: Before and After
By: advisory editor, Richard Holmes ; general editor, John Pimlott.
Contributors: Holmes, Richard, 1946-; Pimlott, John, 1948-
Publisher: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Battles.; Military history.; Strategy.; Battlefields.
Other titles: Hutchinson battle plans; Atlas of battle plans; Battle plans
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This edition first published in the UK 1998"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: The classic ploys: Cannae 216 BC, the double envelopment / Sean KcKnight; Chancellorsville 1863, the flank attack / Ian Hogg; The second battle of Alamein 1942, the proper application of overwhelming force / Niall Barr; title: Surprise: Crécy 1346, surprise against the odds / Matthew Bennett; Cambrai 1917, the new invention / Lloyd Clark;  Blitzkrieg 1940, the shock of surprise / Sean McKnight; title: Misunderstanding: Waterloo 1815, the limits of enterprise / Niall Barr; Balaklava 1854, the misunderstood order / Andrew Lambert; Gallipoli 1915, too many commanders / G. D. Sheffield; title: Mission impossible: Kunersdorf 1759, the failure of reconnaissance / Tim Bean; The first day of the Somme 1916, the great illusion / Lloyd Clark; The battle of the bulge 1944, progressive unreality / Stephen Badsey; title: Understanding the enemy: Austerlitz 1805, underestimating Napoleon? / Tim Bean; Isandlwana 1879, dividing your forces / Edmund Yorke; Singapore 1942, the impregnable fortress / Duncan Anderson; title: Narrow margins: Gettysburg 1863, the high tide of the confederacy / G.D. Sheffield; The first battle of Ypres 1914, the narrowest margin / Stephen Badsey; Crete 1941, the defeat of both sides / Ian Hogg.