Carnage and culture : landmark battles in the rise of Western power / Victor Davis Hanson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, Victor Davis
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, 2001.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Battles.
Military history.
Physical Description:xvii, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Partial Contents:
  • Salamis, Sept. 28, 480 B.C.
  • Guagamela, Oct. 1, 331 B.C.
  • Cannae, Aug. 2, 216 B.C.
  • Poitiers, Oct. 11, 732
  • Tenochtitlán, June 24, 1520-Aug. 13, 1521
  • Lepanto, Oct. 7, 1571
  • Rorke's Drift, Jan. 22-23, 1879
  • Midway, June 4-8, 1942
  • Tet, Jan. 31-Apr. 6, 1968
  • Western warfare : past and future.