This volume was conceived and compiled to be the easiest single volume reference to all the major battles of history for the general reader to use. It presents the statistics, tactics, purpose and outcome of over 500 land battles over 3000 years of warfare, with each entry clear and concise and taking no more than a single page. The descriptive element in each entry covers the actual course of the battle and includes points of specific interest to the militarily-minded reader, such as first use of a particular weapon or tactic, notable commanders, casualties and consequences.
- ISBN10 0304363499
- ISBN13 9780304363490
- Publish Date 15 May 2006 (first published 11 January 1996)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 29 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Military
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English