Through vivid reconstructions of some of history's most important sites, the action and drama of pivotal battles are brought to life in Battlefields Then & Now. In this newest addition to the innovative Then & Now series, Battlefields Then & Nova juxtaposes see-through overlays depicting battle scenes with current photographs of each site to re-create the action at the height of key battles in military history -- from Alesia to Constantinople, Waterloo to Gettysburg, Rorke's Drift to Pearl Harbor. And throughout, you'll learn about some of the greatest military, leaders in history -- including Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Robert E. Lee -- with facts and figures about military strategy, tactics, and weaponry.
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Synopsis:
Provides historical information about battles from Gaugamela in 331 B.C. to Desert Storm, and uses printed transparent overlays to demonstrate what the battlefields looked like at the time of battle and as they look today.
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- PublisherHungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0028619862
- ISBN 13 9780028619866
- BindingSpiral-bound
- Number of pages144
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