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"One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining feats of arms - Hastings, Towton, Waterloo, D-Day, Imjin River and Operation Panther's Claw in Afghanistan - and the wars and campaigns in which they occured, and the factors that determined their precise form and course. One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining battles... Every battle is different. Each takes place in a different context - the war, the campaign, the weapons. However, battles across the centuries, whether fought with sticks and stones or advanced technology, have much in common. Fighting is, after all, an intensely human affair; human nature doesn't change. So why were battles fought as they were? What gave them their shape? Why did they go as they did- victory for one side, defeat for the other? In exploring six significant feats of arms - the war and campaign in which they each occurred, and the factors that determined their precise form and course - The Shape of Battle answers these fundamental questions about the waging of war. Hastings (1066) - everyone knows the date, but not, perhaps, the remarkable strategic background. Towton (1461) -

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Author

Mallinson, Allan

Publisher

Transworld; Bantam Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473544239

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities