The Hutchinson atlas of battle plans : before and after / General editor, John Pimlott.
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TextPublication details: Oxford, England : Helicon Pub., �1998.Description: xv, 237 p : ill, maps ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 1859862411
- Atlas of battle plans
- 355.48 21
- D25 .H97
- 15.50
- 89.84
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Introduction by Richard Holmes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The classic ploys. Cannae 216 BC-the double envelopment / Sean McKnight -- Chancellorsville 1863-the flank attack / Ian Hogg -- The second battle of Alamain 1942-the proper application of over whelming force / Niall Barr -- pt. 2. Surprise. Cr�ecy 1346-surprise against the odds / Matthew Bennett -- Cambrai 1917-the new invention / Lloyd Clark -- Blitzkrieg 1949-the shock of surprise / Sean McKnight -- pt. 3. Misunderstanding. Waterloo 1815-the limits of enterprise / Niall Barr -- Balaklava 1854-the misunderstood order / Andrew Lambert -- Gallipoli-too many commanders / G D Sheffield -- pt. 4. Mission impossible. Kunersdorf 1759-the failure of reconnaissance / Tim Bean -- The first day of the Somme 1916-the great illusion / Lloyd Clark -- The Battle of the Bulge 1944-progressive unreality / Stephen Badsey -- pt. 5. Underestimating the enemy. Austerlitz 1805-underestimating Napoleon! / Tim Bean -- Isandlwana 1879-dividing your forces / Edmund Yorke --Singapore 1942-the impregnable fortress / Duncan Anderson -- pt. 6. Narrow margins. Gettysburg 1863-the high tide of the Confederacy / G D Sheffield -- The first battle of Ypres 1914-the narrowest margin / Stephen Badsey -- Crete 1941-the defeat of both sides / Ian Hogg.
This book contrasts battle plans with their outcome, from the Romans to World War II. Each battle essay is paired with a map producing insight into important battle which have, in many cases dictated the course of history.
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