THE FOLIO SOCIETY

Featuring the contributions of 25 leading military historians, this comprehensive volume charts the famous conflicts of world history on land, sea and in the air, from the Greek triumph at Marathon in 490 BC to the war in Iraq in 2003.

The scope of the coverage is truly impressive, encompassing such campaigns as Hastings, Agincourt and Waterloo, the sieges of Constantinople and Tenochtitlan, the naval battles of Lepanto and Trafalgar, the Battle of Britain and the American bombing of Japan in 1945. Each chapter presents a masterly overview of the causes, development and consequences of each engagement. The specially commissioned battle plans render clear the most complex of military tactics and strategy, while each event is richly illustrated in colour with hundreds of photographs and contemporary paintings.