This Day In History: Great Battles

by Peter Darman

DIP IN AND OUT OF HISTORY, ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Explore history's greatest battles as never before, with stunning archival images and fascinating facts. Learn about the tactics that won the battle, the overarching war, and the rise and fall of empires in this easy-to-follow format. With a key event for each day of the year, THIS DAY IN HISTORY: GREAT BATTLES allows you to dip in and out of history in a new and exciting way.

Inside you will find:

*365 fascinating moments in world history.

*Motivational and historical quotes by those who have change the world.

*Color-coded icons for quickly locating entries by battle period or type.

*Bonus "Also on This Day" sections for when on key event just isn't enough.

*"Week to View" sections showcasing small snippets of key battles from history for that week.

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

I was raised in Grantham, Lincolnshire and attended the King's Grammar School after passing the Eleven Plus exam. In the latter I clearly remember writing an essay on Oliver Cromwell – my first piece of military writing.

Then came a BA in history and international relations at Nottingham followed by a Master of Philosophy course at the University of York. The subject was the generalship and cavalry of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, my boyhood hero, during the English Civil War. The year I spent researching and writing at York, Oxford and at the British Library in London was a truly wonderful time.
I moved to London and eventually joined a small publishing company as an editor. Thus began my writing career.

Reviews

[Daniel Kukwa]

Pleasant, easy-to-read coffee table book history, with a nice bright design reminiscent of a game board. I will admit to some irritation that the titles don't necessary use the famous names of these battles, and that one has to dig through the entries to find them...but for the most part, this is mostly harmless.

[Emerson Stokes]

I had a hard time keeping up with the dates in this book throughout the year. It was always in the place where I kept my “currently reading” books, but I just rarely felt the need to pick it up and read the day’s battle. They’re too short perhaps, many of them being kept to a small paragraph on as little as 1/5 of the page on some days. I guess I wouldn’t really recommend it to anyone trying to read one battle for each day of the year.