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Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm
Lieutenant General Jonathon Riley
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Description for Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm
Hardcover. What makes a battle decisive? This title offers an account of the battles that changed the face of history. It draws on the author's personal experience as a soldier and historian to explore the definitive battles of the modern era from Yorktown in 1781 to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
This is an engaging and authoritative account of the battles that changed the face of history. What makes a battle decisive? Jonathon Riley draws on his personal experience as a soldier and historian to explore the definitive battles of the modern era from Yorktown in 1781 to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Each battle included is a turning point, the outcome of which has changed the face of history. The battles at Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo in 1815 concluded more than twenty years of war with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France and instituted alliances that dominated Europe until 1860. The ... Read more
This is an engaging and authoritative account of the battles that changed the face of history. What makes a battle decisive? Jonathon Riley draws on his personal experience as a soldier and historian to explore the definitive battles of the modern era from Yorktown in 1781 to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Each battle included is a turning point, the outcome of which has changed the face of history. The battles at Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo in 1815 concluded more than twenty years of war with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France and instituted alliances that dominated Europe until 1860. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847252500
SKU
V9781847252500
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About Lieutenant General Jonathon Riley
Lieutenant General Jonathon Riley joined the British Army in 1973 and has served peacetime tours of duty in the US, Germany, Kenya and Cyprus. He taught at Sandhurst from 1984-86. He has a number of published works including several military histories and three studies of command including Napoleon and the World War 1813. He was made a Companion of the ... Read more
Reviews for Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm
This is a well written book by an expert in his field. Few British Army officers have as much practical experience of conflict as Jonathon Riley. He draws on these personal experiences, his wide knowledge of military history and his sharp intellect to great effect. I commend this book to both the serious student of the military art and also ... Read more