James’s Reviews > The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo > Status Update

Nearly there, just two battles to go. Reading about Valmy now, Waterloo to follow.

The armada is defeated. Blenheim as been fought and won. Now it is the battle between Sweden and Russia.

A brief discussion of the battle between Attila's forces and the champions of the west before we look at the battle of Tours when east meets west for control of Gaul.

The romans defeated Hasdrubal and the threat from Carthigina ended. it took several years before Hannibal was driven from Roman shores but the threat had gone. The next battle to be discussed is Arminininus's victory over Varius in AD 9.

Hannial and his brother Hasrubal are both in Italy, one in the north, one in the south. Rome have appointed two consuls to combat them, Livius who is facing hasrubal in the north and nero in the south.

Chapter 3 finished and Alexander's victroy at Arbela over. The Persians had the opportunity to win, but eh belief was with Alexander's forces. Now to the battle of Metauru,
In the intervening years Alexander's empire has fallen apart and the pre-eminent power in the mediterrean is Rome, with Carthage providing a strong challenge.

Read about the first two battles i.e. Marathon and Syracruse and now reading about Alexnders victory ar Arbela.