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xv, 237 p : ill, maps ; 26 cm 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. 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. General editor, John Pimlott. Introduction by Richard Holmes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Battles Battlefields Strategy battles battlefields Battlefields Battles Strategy Planning D25 .H97 355.48 15.50 89.84 Oxford, England : Helicon Pub., 1998 (OCoLC)607140572 1859862411 DML 990129 20240424130845.0 ocm40704155 eng