TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pimlott,John
AU  - Holmes,Richard
TI  - The Hutchinson atlas of battle plans: before and after 
SN  - 1859862411
AV  - D25 .H97
U1  - 355.48 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Oxford, England
PB  - Helicon Pub.
KW  - Battles
KW  - Battlefields
KW  - Strategy
KW  - battles
KW  - aat
KW  - battlefields
KW  - fast
KW  - Planning
KW  - gtt
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -