50 Battles that Changed the World

[Felix/FFDS]

"The Conflicts that most influenced the course of History"
William Weir, published by Barnes & Noble.

OF course, as the author indicates in his forward, such a list is necessarily subjective and must take into consideration the times and place where/when such a list is being made.

[H]

Fittingly, Hastings comes in at No.14 - considering Oct.14 is the anniversary.

The battle of Hastings? I thought that was initiated in the last days of September for some reason but you are quite correct.
I think I confuse the battle of Stamford Bridge with the landing of the Normans but, hey, I wasn't around in 1066 A.D.

[myshelf]

is there a way to get the list?

[H]

Certainly... head off to Barnes & Noble.

[myshelf]

Certainly... head off to Barnes & Noble.

well, i don't think i'm in shape to swim that far

[denishc]

Certainly... head off to Barnes & Noble.

 I just saw this book, the hard cover edition, for sale at Barnes and Noble for $9.99 U.S.  Now that's a bargain price for this book!  

[WebbPA]

Just curious, for anyone who has the book, where does the Battle of Zama in 202 BC rank?  Even though few have ever heard of it it influenced the course of history pretty significantly, as in had the Romans not won it there never would have been a Roman empire or at least not one controlled by Europeans.

[Felix/FFDS]

[quote]Just curious, for anyone who has the book, where does the Battle of Zama in 202 BC rank?

[H]

well, i don't think i'm in shape to swim that far

But then you can ponder where your floundering battle in the sea might rate in a sequal! Also, you can float southwest and catch a hurricane (or it, you). There seems to be plenty of them heading this way, of late.

[Bombardier101]

Yeah, Cannae was Hannibal's victory but it did him no good in the long run since he still lost people while fighting while the Romans could mostly keep replacing legionaries.