Великие битвы XI—XIX веков. От Гастингса до Ватерлоо

Issledui͡a vooruzhennye konflikty Srednevekovʹi͡a i Novogo vremeni, Ėdvard Krizi vybiraet vosemʹ naibolee vazhnykh srazheniĭ ėtogo perioda istorii, pozvoli͡ai͡ushchikh vo vsekh detali͡akh rassmotretʹ masshtabnui͡u kartinu ėvoli͡ut͡sii vooruzhenii͡a i vedenii͡a voĭn. Avtor analiziruet rasstanovku politicheskikh sil k momentu srazhenii͡a, daet kharakteristiku deĭstvii͡am voenachalʹnikov, polkovodt͡sev i flotovodt͡sev, podrobno osveshchaet sam khod srazhenii͡a i, nakonet͡s, delaet vyvod o ego znachenii dli͡a dalʹneĭshego khoda istorii.V ėtoĭ knige vy poznakomitesʹ s dramaticheskimi kollizii͡ami bitvy pri Gastingse i srazhenii͡a u Valʹmi, uznaete o pobedakh Zhanny d"Ark nad anglichanami pod Orleanom i amerikant͡sev nad generalom Burgoĭnom pri Saratoge, rassmotrite vse aspekty porazhenii͡a ispanskoĭ Armady i bitvy Napoleona pri Vaterloo, a takzhe smozhete ot͡senitʹ nestandartnyĭ vzgli͡ad zarubezhnogo istorika na Poltavskui͡u bitvu.

Exploring the armed conflicts of the Middle Ages and Modern times, Edward Creasy selects eight of the most important battles of this period of history, allowing us to examine in detail the large-scale picture of the evolution of weapons and warfare. The author analyzes the alignment of political forces at the time of the battle, characterizes the actions of military leaders, commanders and naval commanders, highlights in detail the course of the battle itself and, finally, concludes about its significance for the further course of history.In this book you will get acquainted with the dramatic collisions of the Battle of Hastings and the Battle of Valmy, learn about the victories of Jeanne d’Ark over the British at Orleans and the Americans over General Burgoyne at Saratoga, consider all aspects of the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the Battle of Napoleon at Waterloo, and also be able to appreciate the non-standard view of a foreign historian on the Battle of Poltava.