Battles Map by Map by DK

Battles Map by Map by DK explores some of the world’s best-known conflicts through the lens of geography, following combat across ancient, medieval and modern history. It focuses on the ways landscapes influenced strategy, showing battles as they unfolded on the ground and how commanders planned by studying the terrain.

The book guides readers through wars and engagements including the Battle of Alesia, the Napoleonic Wars and World War II, with references to leaders such as Rameses II, Napoleon and Alexander the Great. A foreword by broadcasting journalist and historian Peter Snow adds context to famous wars, both won and lost, and considers how tactics, technology, vision and luck have shaped outcomes over time.

Key details

• Includes 80 maps illustrating notable battles
• Timelines set battles in chronological order
• Clear text explains events during each battle
• Extra features explore technologies, leaders and armies
• Illustrated with historic maps, paintings, photographs and objects
• Foreword by Peter Snow

Synopsis

This illustrated history book examines major battles by mapping their geography and placing each conflict in context. Alongside timelines and explanatory text, it includes profiles of commanders and military leaders, and considers the impact of weapons and battlefield innovations. Historic visual material, from maps to photographs and objects, supports the accounts and adds further detail.