
Battles of English History
by H. B. George
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Example in this ebook It has been the business of my life to teach history: and the informal division of labour which comes to pass in a University has led me to pay special attention to the military side of it. This aspect of history involves much comparison of statements and weighing of evidence, and is therefore calculated to be very useful to those for whom the study of history is, not their permanent occupation, but the means of completing their mental training. Campaigns and battles present in an exceptionally clear shape the stock problems of history, what was done, why it was done, wh...
Chapters (384)(click to expand)
- BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
- PREFACE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II HASTINGS
- CHAPTER III THE BARONS' WAR
- CHAPTER IV FALKIRK AND BANNOCKBURN
- INTERMEDIATE NOTE THE LONG-BOW
- CHAPTER V CRECY AND POITIERS
- CHAPTER VI AGINCOURT AND ORLEANS
- CHAPTER VII THE WARS OF THE ROSES
- INTERMEDIATE NOTE GUNPOWDER
- CHAPTER VIII FLODDEN
- CHAPTER IX THE GREAT CIVIL WAR
- INTERMEDIATE NOTE STANDING ARMIES
- CHAPTER X MARLBOROUGH
- INTERMEDIATE NOTE LINE VERSUS COLUMN
- CHAPTER XI THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- CHAPTER XII THE PENINSULA PART I.—DEFENSIVE
- CHAPTER XIII THE PENINSULA PART II.—OFFENSIVE
- CHAPTER XIV WATERLOO
- CHAPTER XV THE CRIMEA
- INTERMEDIATE NOTE INFERIOR RACES
- CHAPTER XVI INDIA PART I.—CONQUEST
- CHAPTER XVII INDIA PART II.—SUPREMACY
- APPENDIX
- BATTLES DESCRIBED
- BATTLES MENTIONED
- SIEGES
- FOOTNOTES:
- INDEX
- A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF METHUEN AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS: LONDON 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
- CONTENTS
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Poetry
- Fiction
- NEW EDITIONS
- History
- Biography
- General Literature
- English Classics
- Classical Translations
- Poetry
- English Classics
- History
- Biography
- General Literature
- Theology
- Leaders of Religion
- Works by S. Baring Gould
- Fiction
- Books for Boys and Girls
- The Peacock Library
- University Extension Series
- Social Questions of To-day
- Classical Translations
- Methuen's Commercial Series
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