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by Sir Edward Creasy

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Sir Edward Creasy

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978-1419162152

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1419162152

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English

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC (June 17, 2004)

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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851.

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements, which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history. Each chapter of the book describes a different battle. The fifteen chapters are: The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC.

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I inherited this book from a family friend Creasy is a great writer, explaining the battles One of the great books, August 21, 2016

I inherited this book from a family friend. It starts with the Battle of Marathon between the early Greeks and moves up through to the Battle of Waterloo. The biggest insight for the whole book is how people make the difference in every single conflict; it comes out over and over again that crucial decisions by people are what win wars. Creasy is a great writer, explaining the battles One of the great books, August 21, 2016.

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Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy(1812–1878) was educated at Eton and . This is one of the great books of the world While many of us are at least aware of the battle of Marathon, the battle of Arbela and Metaurus are not nearly so well remembered today.

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy(1812–1878) was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and worked as a lawyer and judge until 1840, when he became a professor of history at the University of London. In 1860 he became Chief Justice of Ceylon. This is one of the great books of the world. Educated people should at least be familiar with it, even if just in summary. While many of us are at least aware of the battle of Marathon, the battle of Arbela and Metaurus are not nearly so well remembered today.

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy. On 8 Dec 1944 I said to myself: ": "Read about battles of Arbela, Metaurus.

Author: Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy; Category: History; Price: Free. the battle of waterloo, 1815. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo. By Edward Shepherd Creasy, Sir. Free. South Africa and the Transvaal War, vol. 7 The Guerilla War, from February 1901 to the Conclusion of Hostilities.

It describes in detail 15 battles of world history, beginning with the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC and ending with the Battle of Waterloo of 1815.

Download M4B 01-20 (176MB). Download M4B 21-38 (176MB). It describes in detail 15 battles of world history, beginning with the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC and ending with the Battle of Waterloo of 1815. Each chapter is illustrated with rich historical detail and a timeline of events.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Wild Python

This is one of the great books of the world. Educated people should at least be familiar with it, even if just in summary. Anyone interested in military history and the history of the west should read it.

I found a copy in our high school library and was fascinated with it. Creasy is a great writer, explaining the battles clearly. His description of the defeat and death of Hasdrubal (Hannibal's brother) at Metaurus is still clear in my mind. As is his explanation of the importance of the outcome to Western Civilization.

This Amazon Digital Services edition released August 8, 2015 contains no maps but has the illustrations at the end of the book.

Hallolan

Creasy's book was first published in 1841 when the author had retired as Chief Justice of Ceylon. In his introduction, Creasy describes why he chose battles as topic for his book and why he decided on just these fifteen battles. He says that "it cannot be denied that a fearful and wonderful interest is attached to these scenes of carnage. There is undeniable greatness in the disciplined courage, and in the love of honor, which make combatants confront agony and destruction." When the book was written, Waterloo and Napoleonic wars were still in fresh in people's memories and Creasy devoted a large portion of his book to this conflict - quoting contemporary poetry at length. There long excerpts of letters, reports or memoirs convey a sense of impending pandemonium more than all other descriptions. Several ancient battles were compared to the struggle against Napoleon - "for seventeen years Hannibal strove against Rome; for sixteen years Napoleon Bonaparte strove against England." Creasy begins his book with the Battle of Marathon and stirring descriptions of the participants (the Greeks) as well as their respective outlook and environment. Next he discusses the defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse using contemporary (Victorian) analyses by Niebuhr and Arnold. Every chapter includes several reactions of leaders that were not involved - for example, Napoleon on Alexander's victory over the Persians at Arbela - and I found that my astonishment and horror was quite often shared by "experts." We read about the defeat of Roman legions, the Battle of Tours, the decisive victory of Joan of Arc at Orleans, the surprising fiasco of the Spanish Armada; Marlborough's command at Blenheim; the Swedish actions at Pultowa; the American win over British forces at Saratoga; the unexpected win of revolutionary France at Valmy. It is a survey of fifteen battles - not a definitive work on each of them. Creary's breadth of knowledge and sources is astonishing. His language is that of a scholar of the 19th century. It is a great book.

Nahn

Published in 1851, this delightful book is as enlightening concerning British attitudes during the Victorian Age as it is about the 15 battles it discusses. Sir Edward writes from a Eurocentric point of view in general with an Anglocentric bias in particular. His perspective is quite clear, however, and thus heavily influenced his selection of battles.
Having served 30 years as a field artilleryman with 12 years overseas including a combat tour in Vietnam followed by 13 years as a high school history teacher teaching World, U.S., and Military History, I was familiar and agreed with his inclusion of most of the battles. However, even in light of his stated criteria regarding those battles that influenced Western civilization and the rise of English influence, I was a bit surprised at his selection of the:
* Defeat of Athenians at Syracuse, 413 B.C.
* Victory of Arminius over the Roman legions under Varus, A.D. 9
* Battle of Chalons, A.D. 451
* Battle of Blenheim, A.D. 1704
* Battle of Pultowa, A.D. 1709
* Battle of Valmy, A.D. 1792
Using his criteria, I feel he should have included the:
* Siege of Vienna, 1529
* Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
While recognizing that volunteers converted the book into a Kindle edition, the lack of maps was still maddening. Also, the extensive quotes in Latin and French overwhelmed what I remembered from high school and college. Translations would have been helpful.
Even though the author's treatment of the battles was uneven, I found the book thought-provoking because of its focus on consequences rather than tactics. Every serious student of military history should read this book.

Vivaral

I heard about this book years ago in the reference section of Lynn Montross's book "War Through the Ages", but I could never find it. When I saw it available on Kindle I had to have it. While somewhat dated [19th century] is is still a great read. Not only does it describe the battles, it also goes into detail as to what lead up to the battle, and the social and political goings on for the era the battle occurred in. I also liked the timeline at the end of each chapter, it gave a good lead in for the next battle.

My only complaint is Creasy's constant promotion of Great Britain. Any battle involving England was a bit biased, but it still gave a great description of the events.

I am also enjoying Twenty Decisive Battles of the World by Joseph B. Mitchell, Edward Creasy, which is an extension of Creasy's original book.

FireWater

This is one of the great books of the world. Educated people should at least be familiar with it, even if just in summary. Anyone interested in military history and the history of the west should read it.

I found a copy in our high school library and was fascinated with it. Creasy is a great writer, explaining the battles clearly. His description of the defeat and death of Hasdrubal (Hannibal's brother) at Metaurus is still clear in my mind. As is his explanation of the importance of the outcome to Western Civilization.

This free Kindle edition, released March 24, 2011, contains neither illustrations nor maps.

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