On This Day in History
- 432 Seiten
- 16 Lesestunden
3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite historian





3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite historian
The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents
Told by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents.
On 15 September 1916, the first tank, the British Mark I was introduced in an engagement in Somme. Its impact on the morale of the German troops was salutary. In this book, the most famous tank battles are described, from Flers-Courcelette in 1916 to Kursk in 1943, the First Gulf War and the performance of tanks in the Russo-Georgian War of 2008.
Každá z bitev, popisovaných v knize, od bojů u Amiensu v první světové válce až po první válku v Zálivu, znamenala mezník v historii vojenství.
For much of its history, Britain has been ravaged by war and internal strife. Foreign invasions have devastated British society, bitter battles have been fought over social and political rights, and warlords have torn the country asunder in their struggles for dominance. In Battlefield Britain, Peter and Dan Snow tell the story of eight decisive battles that have done much to shape Boudicca’s Battle with Rome, the Battle of Hastings, the Battle for Wales, the Spanish Armada, the Battle of Naseby, the Battle of Boyne, the Battle of Culloden, and the Battle of Britain. For the first time, groundbreaking computer graphics are used to recreate the ebb and flow of these famous battles in vivid and dramatic detail.