Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy
57 chapters · 19 h 25 min · English
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This work is Edward Creasy's best known fundamental work of history. 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. - Summary by Carolin
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1 Preface 9 min 2 Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 1 19 min 3 Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 2 22 min 4 Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 3 20 min 5 Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 4 20 min 6 Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 5 20 min 7 Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 1 21 min 8 Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 2 18 min 9 Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 3 18 min 10 Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 1 21 min 11 Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 2 20 min 12 Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 3 18 min 13 Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 4 20 min 14 Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 1 21 min 15 Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 2 20 min 16 Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 3 17 min 17 Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 4 16 min 18 Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 5 24 min 19 Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 1 20 min 20 Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 2 19 min 21 Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 3 25 min 22 Chapter VI - The Battle of Chalons, AD 451 - Part 1 36 min 23 Chapter VI - The Battle of Chalons, AD 451 - Part 2 35 min 24 Chapter VII - The Battle of Tours, AD 732 - Part 1 17 min 25 Chapter VII - The Battle of Tours, AD 732 - Part 2 16 min 26 Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 1 19 min 27 Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 2 24 min 28 Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 3 18 min 29 Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 4 19 min 30 Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 5 20 min 31 Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 1 19 min 32 Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 2 14 min 33 Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 3 14 min 34 Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 1 19 min 35 Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 2 20 min 36 Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 3 25 min 37 Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 4 25 min 38 Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 1 22 min 39 Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 2 22 min 40 Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 3 22 min 41 Chapter XII - The Battle of Pultowa, 1709 - Part 1 22 min 42 Chapter XII - The Battle of Pultowa, 1709 - Part 2 24 min 43 Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 1 18 min 44 Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 2 15 min 45 Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 3 14 min 46 Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 4 26 min 47 Chapter XIV - The Battle of Valmy - Part 1 25 min 48 Chapter XIV - The Battle of Valmy - Part 2 25 min 49 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 1 24 min 50 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 2 23 min 51 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 3 19 min 52 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 4 21 min 53 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 5 22 min 54 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 6 20 min 55 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 7 14 min 56 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 8 19 min 57 Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 9 19 min
