Maps of War
Gaze across the bloody battlefields of the past, as seen through the eyes of history's greatest military commanders. Spanning five centuries of warfare, here are 130 stunning contemporary maps, as used by the likes of Napoleon, Wellington, Nelson, and Robert E. Lee to plan, execute, or commemorate their most famous victories.
From the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh between England and Scotland in 1547 -- the earliest map printed in the British Isles -- to the Boer War at the end of the 19th century; from plans for the advance of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar to Napoleon's retreat from Moscow; and from the entrenchments of Bunker Hill to the plains of Waterloo, Maps of War presents an extraordinary range of battles on land and sea, painstakingly depicted by the cartographers of the time.
Whether the map was used to prepare a campaign or drawn later to record the conflict -- often for personal vanity or propaganda -- each one is a fascinating piece of military history, not only bringing the battle dramatically alive, but also showing the often decisive influence of geography and cartography on military outcomes.
Printed to a size and quality never seen before, these battle plans show, in unprecedented detail, famous landmarks, fortifications, troop movements, and strategic decisions. For each, antiquarian map experts Ashley and Miles Baynton-Williams give an extensive description of the historic background of the conflict and the planning and conduct of the battle in question, making Maps of War a captivating ilustrated history of over 300 years of warfare.
This tome includes authentic maps from the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English Civil War, the War of Spanish Succession, the War of Jenkin's Ear, the Battle of Culloden, the Seven Years War, the American War of Independence, the Battles of the Nile, Trafalgar, and Waterloo, the Crimean War, and the American Civil War, amongst many others.
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223 pages.
Size: 17.1” x 14.4” x 1.3”
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