Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World 1588-1943: From the Armada to Stalingrad, Beatrice Heuser & Athena S. Leoussi

Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World 1588-1943: From the Armada to Stalingrad, Beatrice Heuser & Athena S. LeoussiNew Hardback 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

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