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General editor: the late John Pimlott
Special adviser and contributor: Ian V Hogg
Contributors: Duncan Anderson, Stephen Badsey, Niall Barr, Tim Bean, Matthew Bennett, Lloyd Clark, Ian V Hogg, Andrew Lambert, Sean McKnight, G D Sheffield, Edmund Yorke
This book, with an introduction by TV's Professor Richard Holmes, contrasts 18 battle plans with their actual outcome. Each in-depth battle essay is complemented by original maps, producing a fresh insight into important battles that have dictated the course of history.
The battles are grouped together as follows:
- The Classic Ploys – Cannae, Chancellorsville, Alamein.
- Surprise – Crecy, Cambrai, Blitzkrieg.
- Misunderstanding – Waterloo, Balaklava, Gallipoli.
- Mission Impossible – Kunersdorf, First Day on the Somme, The Battle of the Bulge.
- Underestimating the Enemy – Austerlitz, Isandlwana, Singapore.
- Narrow Margins – Gettysburg, First Battle of Ypres, Crete.
ISBN: 1-85986-330-2
Publication date: October 2000
Length: 256 pp
Size: 246 × 189 mm (71/2 × 95/8 in)
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