Men at War: A Soldier's Eye View of the Most Important Battles in History
By (Author) Bill Fawcett
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
1st December 2009
United States
General
Non Fiction
355.0209
Paperback
336
Width 140mm, Height 208mm, Spine 23mm
290g
Epic battlesas seen through the eyes of the men who fought them. From Gettysburg to D-Day, historys most momentous battles have been recounted to the world on a grand scale. This book, for the first time ever, looks at mans most epic battles from the point of view of the soldiers on the front lines; providing new insight into the great wars of history. Stories told by the Roman Legionaire, the British Doughboy, and the American Doggie, delve into these battles and battlefronts- Roman Legion Third Crusade under Richard Lionheart Waterloo, French under Napoleon American Civil War- Gettysburg WWI- Americans at Ardennes WWII- Japanese Island Defense WWII- D-Day, Americans at Normandy Marines at Chosin.
Bill Fawcetthas been a professor, teacher, corporate executive, and college dean, and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including100 Mistakes That Changed History,100 More Mistakes that Changed History, and101 Stumbles in the March of History. His company, Bill Fawcett & Associates, has packaged more than 250 titles for virtually every major publisher. He is also one of the founders of Mayfair Games, a board and role-play gaming company.