Description: Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World 1588-1943: From the Armada to Stalingrad Author: Beatrice Heuser, Athena Leoussi Title: Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World 1588-1943: From the Armada to Stalingrad Publication: UK: Pen and Sword Military, 2018 Description: Hardcover. A clean crisp well preserved 2018 Pen and Sword Military hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. Why are some battles remembered more than others? Surprisingly, it is not just size that matters, nor the number of dead, the 'decisiveness' of battles or their effects on communities and civilisations. It is their political afterlife - the multiple meanings and political uses attributed to them - that determines their fame. This ground-breaking series goes well beyond military history by exploring the transformation of battles into sites of memory and meaning. Cast into epic myths of the fight of Good against Evil, of punishment for decadence or reward for virtue, of the birth of a nation or the collective assertion against a tyrant, the defense of Civilisation against the Barbarians, Christendom against the Infidel, particular battles have acquired fame beyond their immediate contemporaneous relevance. The great battles of modern history examined in this second volume range from the defeat of the Armada and the relief of Vienna, to Chatham, Culloden, Waterloo, Gettysburg, the Somme and Stalingrad. In each chapter, the historical events surrounding a battle form the backdrop for multiple later interpretations, which, consciously or unconsciously, carry political agendas, some for further bloodshed and sacrifice, but others for the more recent and laudable phenomenon of reconciliation over the graves of the dead. Seller ID: 1059 Subject: Military , War The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World 1588-1943:
Author: Beatrice Heuser, Athena Leoussi
Language: English
ISBN: 9781526727411
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Publication Year: 2018
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