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Michael Rayner. Battlefields
BATTLEFIELDS
Contents
INTRODUCTION
By Michael Rayner
AUSTERLITZ 1805
By Michael Hannon
ALLIED MISJUDGEMENT
NAPOLEON’S PLAN
FINAL STAGES OF THE BATTLE
TOURING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
JENA AND AUERSTÄDT 1806
By Michael Hannon
THE BATTLE OF JENA
THE BATTLE OF AUERSTÄDT
THE AFTERMATH
VISITING THE BATTLEFIELDS TODAY
SALAMANCA 1812
By Christopher L Scott
MARMONT DEPLOYS FOY AND FEREY TO FACE ALLIES ACROSS THE VALLEY
BOTH SIDES TRY TO SEIZE THE TWO ARAPILES HILLS
WELLINGTON REALIGNS HIS ARMY FACING SOUTH BEHIND THE RIDGE
MARMONT ORDERS A LEFT HOOK AND THOMIÈRES TO THREATEN THE CIUDAD RODRIGO ROAD
THOMIÈRES OUTSTRIPS BRENNIER
PAKENHAM STRIKES THE HEAD OF THOMIÈRES’ DIVISION
WELLINGTON’S CENTRAL ATTACK GOES IN
CLAUSEL COUNTERATTACKS
COLE IS DRIVEN BACK
CLINTON REPLACES COLE
FEREY STEMS THE ONSLAUGHT BUT GETS OUTFLANKED
VISITING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
WATERLOO 1815
By Michael Rayner
NAPOLEON’S DECEPTIVE MOVE
THE ACTION
ADVANCE OF NAPOLEON’S IMPERIAL GUARD
TOURING THE SITE TODAY
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
FIRST BULL RUN (MANASSAS) 1861
By Anthony Hall
UNION RESPONSE TO CONFEDERATE DEPLOYMENT SOUTHWEST OF WASHINGTON
McDOWELL’S ATTACK BEGINS
EVANS MOVES UP MATTHEWS HILL
MCDOWELL ADVANCES ON THE CONFEDERATE LEFT
VISITING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
SHILOH 1862
By Jason R. Musteen
THE BATTLE
TOURING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
ANTIETAM 1862
By Joshua Moon
LEE MOVES NORTH
CONDUCT OF THE BATTLE
CLIMACTIC ACTION
VISITING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
GETTYSBURG 1863
By Joshua Moon
LEE MOVES NORTH
CLIMACTIC ACTION
TOURING GETTYSBURG TODAY
ISANDLWANA AND RORKE’S DRIFT 1879
By David Rattray
THE ZULU RESPONSE TO THE ULTIMATUM
THE BRITISH PREPARE
THE HORNS OF THE BUFFALO
RORKE’S DRIFT
POSTSCRIPT
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
SPIOENKOP 1900
By Bill Nasson
THE SPIOENKOP ACTION
REVELATION AT FIRST LIGHT
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
PAARDEBERG 1900
By Bill Nasson
THE PAARDEBERG ACTION
THE MAIN BATTLE
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
GALLIPOLI 1915–16
By Christopher Pugsley
HAMILTON’S PLAN
THE TURKISH DEFENCE
THE LANDINGS AND THE LAND CAMPAIGN
CONCLUSIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN
VISITING GALLIPOLI TODAY
THE NAVAL ATTACK OF 18 MARCH 1915
THE CAPE HELLES LANDINGS AND CAMPAIGN
ANZAC COVE AND THE AUGUST OFFENSIVE
SUVLA BAY
FORT VAUX, VERDUN 1916
By Christina Holstein
TOURING THE SITE TODAY
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
SOMME 1916
By Martin Marix Evans
THE FIRST DAY – 1 JULY 1916
VISITING THE SOMME
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
VIMY RIDGE 1917
By Martin Marix Evans
THE CANADIANS AT VIMY RIDGE
THE BATTLE OF VIMY RIDGE, 9 APRIL
VISITING VIMY RIDGE
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
PEARL HARBOR 1941
By John Hughes-Wilson
THE PLAN
THE ATTACK
AFTERMATH
MEMORIALS
EL ALAMEIN 1942
By Christopher Pugsley
THE PLAN
THE ACTION
THE IMPORTANCE OF EL ALAMEIN
EL ALAMEIN TODAY
THE BATTLEFIELD
OPERATION LIGHTFOOT START LINE
SNIPE
THE RAHMAN TRACK AND MARSEILLES CAIRN
BARREL HILL AND THE BLOCKHOUSE
THE MEMORIALS
D-DAY 1944
By Martin Marix Evans
THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY
D-DAY
VISITING THE D-DAY LANDING GROUNDS
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
ARNHEM 1944
By Martin Marix Evans
THE BATTLE FOR ARNHEM
GERMAN REACTION
VISITING 1ST AIRBORNE’S BATTLEGROUND
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944
By Jason Musteen
THE BATTLE
TOURING THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
VISITORS’ FACT FILE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
INDEX
PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS
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Battlefields profiles the sites of 22 famous battles. Most have been officially preserved, feature interpretive facilities and evocative memorials to the bravery of the fighters and the fallen, and are served by battlefield tour companies. All these sites are accessible, fascinating and safe to visit today, bringing to life the personalities and tactics that decided the outcomes of these engagements.
The authors provide concise accounts of key phases of the battles, based on extensive research and first-hand experience of the battlefields, and explore the influence of the terrain on the outcome of each battle. Detailed cartography, exacting 3D illustrations and photographs and period artwork help to bring these historic encounters to life.
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Tsar Alexander I
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières
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