The Changing Face of Battle: From Teutoburger Wald to Desert Storm

by Bryan Perrett

Relive 30 of the most important battles of the last 2,000 years, and discover how evolving strategies, tactics, and weapons have transformed the world. Nearly 200 photos, drawings, and maps illustrate the ways changing technology and firepower affect how war is waged. Witness the struggles of strategists to keep up with developments at the front, and how battles were won or lost before they started simply because one side mastered the new skills.

Hardcover

First published December 31, 2000

About the author

Bryan Perrett was born in 1934 and educated at Liverpool College. He served in the Royal Armoured Corps, the 17th/21st Lancers, Westminster Dragoons, and the Royal Tank Regiment, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration.A professional military historian for many years, his books include "A History of the Blitzkrieg" and "Knights of the Black Cross - Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its Leaders". His treatise Desert Warfare was widely consulted during the Gulf War. His most recent works, including "Last Stand, At All Costs" and "Against all Odds" examine aspects of motivation. During the Falklands and Gulf Wars Bryan Perrett served as Defense Correspondent to the Liverpool Echo. His books are widely read on both sides of the Atlantic and have been translated into several languages.

Reviews

[Uwe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives some very concise and well thought overviews of important historical battles.
Do not let the low rating turn you off, since one reviewer really liked the book and rated it a 2. Probably thought 1 was the best. :)
Either way, I stand by my 5 and recommend this book highly.

[Gaurav Dahiya · Rating 2 out of 5]

as i m a soldier i learnt a lot from dis book
abot changin tactics of battle n warfare