Battle
Published on 7. June 2007
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-4053-1639-2 (ISBN)
Description
Explosive reference for all the family in handy compact format
From the first chariot clashes of the ancient world to the bloody conflicts of today's Middle East and the modern era of nuclear weapons, explore 5,000 years of armed battles and brutal combat.
Get up close to an incredible array of artefacts, paintings, maps, battle plans and photographs which bring the history of conflict vividly to life. Meet the generals and see key weapons used in blood-thirsty battles from the cannon to the tank.
Foreword by Dan Snow, co-presenter of Battlefield Britain.
Prepare yourself for this remarkable but brutal story of mankind.
From the first chariot clashes of the ancient world to the bloody conflicts of today's Middle East and the modern era of nuclear weapons, explore 5,000 years of armed battles and brutal combat.
Get up close to an incredible array of artefacts, paintings, maps, battle plans and photographs which bring the history of conflict vividly to life. Meet the generals and see key weapons used in blood-thirsty battles from the cannon to the tank.
Foreword by Dan Snow, co-presenter of Battlefield Britain.
Prepare yourself for this remarkable but brutal story of mankind.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 263 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4053-1639-2 (9781405316392)
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R.G. Grant has published more than 20 military and history books, including DK's Flight. He was a contributor to the ITV Visual History of the Twentieth Century. He lives in London.
Dan Snow is the co-presenter of BBC2's Battlefield Britain. He lives in London.
Dan Snow is the co-presenter of BBC2's Battlefield Britain. He lives in London.