The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World - From Marathon to Waterloo

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.

• Author Name: Sir Edward Creasy, M.A

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• Pages: 664 | Size: 5.5 * 8.5
• 9788193142264 • Hardback • 42139 • Rs.1650
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Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy was an English historian and jurist. He was born in England and was educated at Eton College (where he won the Newcastle Scholarship in 1831) and King's College, Cambridge and called to the Bar in 1837. In 1840, he began teaching history at the University of London. Creasy was knighted in 1860, and assumed the position of Chief Justice of Ceylon through 1875. He returned to England and died in London on 17 January 1878.