BattlePhotographed in full color. Discover the stories behind the most compelling skirmishes in history: how Alexander the Great was the first general to hire spies; how Napoleon's "shock" tactics won him an empire; and how the telegraph changed the course of the Civil War. |
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18th century ammunition angle armor arms artillery attached awarded badges Baker rifle battle honor battle-ax battlefield bayonet blade bodkin point Boer bomb BOOKS DORLING KINDERSLEY Brass breastplate British army bullet campaign cannon cannonball carried cartridge casualties cavalrymen Civil combat commanders Crimean crossbow cuirassiers decorated DORLING KINDERSLEY EYEWITNESS drill enabled enemy Engineers epaulet equipment Explosive shells EYEWITNESS BOOKS ANCIENT EYEWITNESS BOOKS DORLING fighting footsoldiers fortifications fought Franco-Prussian Franco-Prussian War French fuse Gatling gun German grenade gun barrel gunpowder halberd hand heavy cavalry helmet helped horses Hussars Indian infantry Infantrymen Japanese KINDERSLEY EYEWITNESS BOOKS knights limber linstock loaded MACE Medal medieval Europe military mitrailleuse mortar musket musket balls muzzle muzzleloading Napoleonic Officer's officers pack Peninsular War pistol portfire powder projectiles protect rank reconnaissance regimental colors rifle regiments Russian samurai sergeant shot Shoulder cord soldiers spears Spike Strap symbol trained troops uniform Union army usually victory war hammer warriors Waterloo weapons worn