Ranging From Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles Battles that changed the course of history.
Influential and ever-popular, this book offers authoritative and entertaining analyses of the conflicts that shaped world history..
Linking passages offer valuable insights into historical events that occurred between the major encounters.
He prefaces each battle with an introduction that explains the circumstances surrounding the war, as well as an afterword that considers how history might have changed had victory gone to the other side.
Creasy\'s scholarship and literary skill are complemented by his judicial attitude, which endows this book with a fair-minded, nonpartisan approach.
Educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge, Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy was called to the Bar in 1837, appointed to the faculty of the University of London in 1840, and served as Chief Justice of Ceylon From 1860 to 1870.
Since then, these chronicles of ancient and modern military confrontations have informed and inspired generations of students and armchair historians.
Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence and how long it would last.
Ranging From Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles Battles that changed the course of history
