The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo

by Edward Creasy

Overview

This book tells us the story of the fifteen military engagements (from Marathon to Waterloo) which, had a significant impact on world history. The selection reflects the worldview of a 19th-century European with a classical education: fourteen of the battles took place in the arc of historically interconnected military theatres which stretched from Persia through the Mediterranean Basin to Europe, and one was fought by European powers and former colonies in North America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783965378018
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	01/11/2020
Series:	The World At War
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	402
Sales rank:	308,913
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (12 September 1812 – 17 January 1878) was an English historian and jurist. Creasy's best known contribution to literature is his Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World (1851). It is typical of 19th century European sentiment, highly Eurocentric, with references to the barbarism and immorality of non-Europeans. The reason Creasy gives for the significance of many of the fifteen battles, is that they denied Eastern peoples access to European soil. Other battles are seen as "decisive" because they shaped the development of Britain, which was the world's leading power at the time of writing.