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War History Through DK Maps
War History Through DK Maps
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A world-historical battle that shaped human history
Into the fierce battle unfolding on the map

The Korean version of Battles Map by Map, one of the map book series published by DK Publishing, a renowned British visual encyclopedia publisher, has been published.
This book covers over 100 world-historical battles that shaped human history from ancient times to the 21st century.
From the Battle of Kadesh, known as the world's first war, to the Battle of Marathon, where the Greeks put the brakes on the westward advance of the Persian army, to the Siege of Jerusalem, which involved attacking and defending a citadel, to major battles in East Asia such as the Battle of Red Cliffs, the Battle of Hansan Island, the Battle of Sekigahara, the Battle of Waterloo, which decided Napoleon's fate, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which liberated Vietnam from French colonial rule, and the Iraq War that broke out in 2003, it is included.
The ever-changing battle landscape, shaped by decisive tactics, groundbreaking weapons, and unexpected strokes of luck, unfolds across over 150 beautifully detailed storytelling maps.
With over 270 vivid illustrations and photographs depicting the battles of that time, this large-format, full-color hardcover book is a must-have for war history buffs.
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Before 1000 AD

Before 1000 AD
14 Battle of Kadesh (1285 BC)
16 Tank Battle
18 Battle of Marathon (490 BC)
20 Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC)
22 Battle of Salamis (480 BC)
24 Ancient Greeks in Exhibition
26 Battle of Issus (333 BC)
28 Battle of Gaugamela (331 BC)
30 Alexander's Army
32 Battle of Ecnomus (256 BC)
34 Battle of Cannae (216 BC)
36 Battle of Alesia (52 BC)
38th Roman Legion Legio
40 Battle of Actium (31 BC)
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD)
Battle of Red Cliffs (208 AD)
44 Wars in Ancient China
Battle of Ctesiphon (363 AD)
47 Battle of Adrianople (378 AD)
48 Battle of Yarmouk (636)
Battle of Tours (732 AD)
51 Battle of Lechfeld (955)
52 Other Major Battles: Before 1000 AD

1000-1500 years

56 1000-1500
58 Battle of Hastings (1066)
60 Normans
62 Battle of Manzikert (1071)
64 Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Battle of Legnano (1176)
Battle of Dannoura (1185)
Battle of Hattin (1187)
70 Battle of Arsuf (1191)
72 Crusades and Saracens
74 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
Battle of Muré (1213)
76 Battle of Legnica (1241)
78 Mongol Empire
Battle of Lake Peipus (1242)
81 Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)
82 Battle of Crécy (1346)
84 Knights and Crossbowmen
86 Battle of Kosovo (1389)
88 Battle of Grunwald (1410)
Battle of Agincourt (1415)
92 Siege of Orléans (1428–1429)
94 Gunpowder Weapons
96 Fall of Constantinople (1453)
97 Conquest of Granada (1492)
98 Other Major Battles: 1000-1500

1500-1700

102 1500-1700
104 Siege of Tenochtitlan (1521)
106 Spanish Conquistadors
108 Battle of Pavia (1525)
110 Battle of Panipat (1526)
112 Battle of Mohács (1526)
114 Ottoman Army
116 Siege of Malta (1565)
118 Battle of Lepanto (1571)
120 The Spanish Armada (1588)
122 galleys and galleons
124 Battle of Hansan Island (1592)
125 Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
126 Samurai and Shogun
128 Battle of Baeksan (1620)
129 Siege of Breda (1624)
130 Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
132 Pike and Musket
134 Battle of Naseby (1645)
136 Siege of Vienna (1683)
138 Other Major Battles: 1500-1700

1700-1900

142 1700-1900
144 Battle of Blindheim (1704)
146 Battle of Poltava (1709)
148 Development of Siege Warfare
150 Battle of Plassey (1757)
151 Battle of Leuthen (1757)
152 Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759)
153 Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
154 Battle of Saratoga (1777)
156 American Army
158 Battle of Fleurus (1794)
159 Battle of the Pyramids (1798)
160 Battle of Marengo (1800)
162 Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
164 Nelson's Navy
166 Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
168 Battle of Talavera (1809)
170 Battle of Borodino (1812)
172 Napoleon and his army
174 Battle of Leipzig (1813)
176 Battle of New Orleans (1815)
178 Battle of Waterloo (1815)
180 Battle of Balaclava (1854)
181 Battle of Solferino (1859)
182 Battle of Antietam (1862)
184 Weapons of the Civil War
186 Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
188 Battle of Königgrätz (1866)
Battle of Sedan (1870)
192 Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)
193 Battle of Isandlwana (1879)
194 Battle of Adwa (1896)
195 Battle of Omdurman (1898)
196 Firepower Revolution
198 Other Major Battles: 1700–1900

From 1900 to present

202 From 1900 to present
Battle of Spion Kop (1900)
Battle of the East Sea (1905)
206 The Age of Dreadnoughts
208 Battle of Tannenberg (1914)
210 First Battle of the Marne (1914)
212 Battle of Gallipoli (1915)
214 Battle of Verdun (1916)
216 Chemical Warfare
218 Battle of Jutland (1916)
220 Battle of the Somme (1916)
222 Battle of Passchendaele (1917)
224 Battle of Amiens (1918)
225 Battle of Warsaw (1920)
226 Early military aircraft
228 Battle of the Ebro (1938)
230 Dunkirk Evacuation (1940)
232 Battle of Britain (1940)
234 Strategic Warfare
236 Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
238 Battle of Midway (1942)
240 aircraft carrier battles
242 Second Battle of El Alamein (1942)
244 Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
246 Tanks of World War II
248 Normandy Landings (1944)
250 Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
252 Battle of Berlin (1945)
254 The Age of Nuclear Weapons
Incheon Landing Operation (1950)
257 Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954)
258 Revolution and War
260 Six-Day War (1967)
262 Tet Offensive (1968)
264 Yom Kippur War (1973)
Operation Desert Storm (1991)
268 Precision Weapons
270 Iraq War (2003)
272 Other Major Battles: 1900 to Present

274 Glossary of Terms
276 Search
286 Acknowledgments

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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 5, 2024
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 1,778g | 258*308*22mm
- ISBN13: 9788920049149
- ISBN10: 8920049149

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