BATTLE

town, East Sussex, SE England. The town grew up on the site (then a moorland) of the battle of Hastings (1066). The victorious William the Conqueror built Battle Abbey to commemorate the event. The abbey has been converted into a girls' school, but ruins can be seen.

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The Great Battles of Antiquity: A Strategic and Tactical Guide to Great Battles That Shaped the Development of War
Book by Richard A. Gabriel, Donald W. Boose Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Battles, Military History, Ancient, Strategy
...Strategic Theater of Operations 75 3.3 The Approaches to Kadesh 77 3.4 Battle of Kadesh: Initial Engagements 80 3.5 Battle of Kadesh: Ramses Alone 81 3.6 Battle of Kadesh: The Counterattack 83 3.7 Battle of Kadesh: Ramses Triumph 84...
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Book by Sir Edward·s· Creasy; E.P. Dutton, 1908
Subjects: Battles, Military History
...him, 180 ; his defeat and death at the battle of Stamford Bridge, ib . HAROLD, son...that time Senlac, shown by the ruins of Battle Abbey, 185 , 186 ; skill shown by, in...marked by the remains of the High Altar of Battle Abbey, ib .; old local features of the...
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Dangerous Sky: A Resource Guide to the Battle of Britain
Book by Eunice Wilson; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: Britain, Battle Of, 1940--Bibliography
...August 1941. Fox Edward. The Battle of Britain . London: Lutterworth...and E. Dowling, eds. "The Battle of Britain". In The Decisive Battles of the Twentieth Century...1976. Franks Norman. The Battle of Britain . London: Bison...
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The Battle of the Crater
Book by Jeff Kinard, Grady McWhiney; McWhiney Foundation Press, 1998
Subjects: Petersburg Crater, Battle Of, Va., 1864
...Marvel. The Petersburg Campaign: The Battle of the Crater: "The Horrid Pit," June...focused and researched accounts of the Battle of the Crater. It was of incalculable...Clark George. "Alabamians in the Crater Battle," Confederate Veteran , Vol. III...
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The Battles of the Somme, 1916: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Book by Fred R. Van Hartesveldt; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Somme, 1st Battle Of The, France, 1916--Bibliography, Somme, 1st Battle Of The, France, 1916--Historiography
...308 Hawke Royal Naval Division , 331 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 219 Battle Line Narratives, 1915-1918 , 287 "Battle of the Somme: British War- Propaganda," 37 Battle of the Somme Martin , 432 Battle of the Somme, 1916: A Bibliography...
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A Segregationist on the Civil Rights Commission: John S. Battle, 1957-1959
Journal article by James R. Sweeney; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 105, 1997
Subjects: Battle, John, Case studies, Civil rights, Commission on Civil Rights, Commissions, History, Segregation
...talking with Darden, Battle discussed Mayo with William M. Tuck, Battles immediate predecessor...suffrage, however, Battle failed to keep this promise.47 Battles conversations with...September 1959, Battle resigned in October. Eisenhower, citing Battles "great contribution...
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Battle Time: Gender, Modernity, and Confederate Hospitals
Journal article by Cheryl A. Wells; Journal of Social History, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Battle casualties--Care and treatment, Hospitals, Military--Management, Sex role--History, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, Women--Social aspects
...ruthless nature of battle time. While the onset of battles were precisely...hospital staff, battles outcomes created...biological times. Battle time directed...Charlottesville hospital, battle time operated...analogous manner. The battles time-frame dictated...
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The Battle of the Marne: Myths and Reality of Germany's "Fateful Battle" (1)
Journal article by Annika Mombauer; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006
Subjects: Battles--Myths and legends
The Battle of the Marne: Myths and Reality of Germanys "Fateful Battle" (1). by Annika Mombauer INTRODUCTION The Battle of the Marne (6-10 September 1914...casualties or territorial losses (the Battles of Langemarck, Verdun, and the...
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"Fighting It over Again": The Battle of Gettysburg at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition
Journal article by Susanna W. Gold; Civil War History, Vol. 54, 2008
Subjects: Battle of Gettysburg (Painting)--Criticism and interpretation, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863--Portrayals, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876--Evaluation, Southern Historical Society--Exhibitions
"Fighting It over Again": The Battle of Gettysburg at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition...indisputably Peter Frederick Rothermels Battle of Gettysburg: Picketts Charge (ca...imagination as the turning point not only of the Battle of Gettysburg but also of the Civil War...
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Future Contingents and the Battle Tomorrow
Journal article by Michael Perloff, Nuel Belnap; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 64, 2011
Subjects: Aristotle--Works, Battles--Forecasts and trends, Free will and determinism--Analysis, Future predictions--Analysis, Indeterminism--Analysis
Future Contingents and the Battle Tomorrow. by Michael Perloff , Nuel...famously wondered about tomorrows sea battle, he presented us with a splendid problem...If it was determined that a certain battle was going to occur on the sea between...
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The Battle That Saved the West: Arminius ("Hermann the Liberator") and His German Warriors Crushed Three Roman Legions in the Teutoburg Forest-And in So Doing Redirected the Course of History
Magazine article by John Eidsmoe; The New American, Vol. 25, September 28, 2009
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization, Arminius, Battle of Teutoburger Wald, 9, Tribal leaders
The Battle That Saved the West...Wells wrote in The Battle That Stopped Rome...had lost kinsmen in battles with those armies...suicide after the battle. And the 17th, 18th...Course of History More battles between Rome and the...
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The Battle of the River Plate
Magazine article by Clive Coultass; History Today, Vol. 46, August 1996
Subjects: Powell, Michael--Production and direction, Pressburger, Emeric--Production and direction, The Battle of the River Plate (Motion picture)--Production and direction, The Pursuit of the Graf Spee (Motion picture)--Production and direction, War films--Production and direction, World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British
The Battle of the River Plate by Clive...Powell and Pressburger film The Battle of the River Plate, issued...them in the middle of the battle with its guns secured fore...episode from the war, the sea battles were handled satisfactorily...
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Battle of St Albans, 1455: Anthony Pollard, on the 550th Anniversary of the Battle of St Albans, Describes What Happened, and Asks Whether the Battle Should Rightly Be Seen as the Launch of the Wars of the Roses
Magazine article by Anthony Pollard; History Today, Vol. 55, May 2005
Subjects: Battles--1455 AD, Battles--Analysis, Battles--History, Yorkshire, England
Battle of St Albans, 1455: Anthony Pollard, on the 550th Anniversary of the Battle of St Albans, Describes What Happened, and Asks Whether the Battle Should Rightly Be Seen as the Launch of the Wars of the Roses. by Anthony Pollard ON THE...
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The Battle of Great Severn
Magazine article by Radmila May; Contemporary Review, Vol. 274, March 1999
Subjects: Battles--Political aspects, Great Severn, Battle of, 1655--Political aspects, Maryland--History, Military history--Case studies, United Kingdom--History, 1642-1649 (Civil War)
...March 1655 there was a battle on and around the banks...USA. It was small as battles go: only 400 or so men...19 were killed during battle, and 4 were executed...of all the important battles. Great Severn wasnt...re-enactment of the Battle of Great Severn, I resolved...
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El Alamein, the People's Battle: Michael Paris Describes the Film Record of the North African Victory, and How the Footage Represents a Tour De Force in Terms of Wartime Documentary and National Effort
Magazine article by Michael Paris; History Today, Vol. 52, October 2002
Subjects: Battle of El Alamein, 1942--History, Battle of El Alamein, 1942--Media coverage, Desert warfare, Documentary films, United Kingdom. Army--History, War photography
...advantage. Finally, at the third Battle of El Alamein in October 1942...minefields in the opening phase of battle; of Sherman tanks churning...Italy; but compared with later battles, El Alamein was a small affair...from Europe. However, the battle and the subsequent campaign...
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Horror at Sharpsburg Leaves Lasting Imprint; Bloody Battle of Antietam Fought 145 Years Ago
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 13, 2007
Subjects: Battle of Antietam, 1862
...Sharpsburg Leaves Lasting Imprint; Bloody Battle of Antietam Fought 145 Years Ago. Byline...Antietam, the site of the bloodiest single battle in American history, and you are struck...will mark the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, which prompted Lincolns...
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The Site of War; the Battle of Shrewsbury Was Made Famous by the Bard. Chris Upton Explores Its Historic Site
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 10, 2009
Subjects: Battle of Shrewsbury, 1403, Historic sites
The Site of War; the Battle of Shrewsbury Was Made Famous by the...Other than at Towton, the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses, little archaeology...the thorny question of exactly where a battle took place. Chroniclers did not have...
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Paras Remember Real Cost of Arnhem Battle; 'Disastrous' Plan in 1944 Was Key Moment in War
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), September 17, 2009
Subjects: Battle of Arnhem, 1944, Soldiers
...Paras Remember Real Cost of Arnhem Battle; Disastrous Plan in 1944 Was Key...of World War IIs most notorious battles. The Battle of Arnhem has been made famous...commemorate the 65th anniversary of the battle, which was part of Field Marshal...
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VICTORY IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR'S FLAG; Ship's Historic Emblem to Stay in Britain
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 21, 2009
Subjects: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
VICTORY IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGARS FLAG; Ships Historic Emblem...the only surviving Union Jack from the Battle of Trafalgar was in danger of falling...poignant and unique memento from that battle and I am ready to do everything necessary...
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Chancellorsville's 'Myriad Facets'; Essay Collection a Fine Companion to Standard Battle Histories
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 5, 2009
Subjects: Armies, Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863, Confederate States of America. Army. Northern Virginia--Standards
...undoubtedly would place the Battle of Chancellorsville at or near...generalship prevailed in this crucial battle in May 1863. Over the years...comprehensive accounts of the battle. The prolific Civil War author...often approaches Civil War battles differently. As in the past...
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encyclopedia articles on: Battle  - 1243 results

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Battle of Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BATTLE OF BRITAIN in World War II, series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany...of invading England, and the battle tapered off by the end of October...radar, used for the first time in battle by Britain, played an important...
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Shiloh, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHILOH, BATTLE OF Apr. 6 7, 1862, one of the great battles of the American Civil War. The battle took its name from Shiloh Church, a meetinghouse...Beauregard, who assumed command, ceased battle at nightfall, the Union forces had been...
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Roosebeke, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROOSEBEKE, BATTLE OF ro z ba k , 1382, in the modern-day...workers under Philip van Artevelde . The battle restored Count Louis de Maeles control over Flanders . It is also known as the battle of Rozebeke or, sometimes, the battle...
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Thames, Battle of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THAMES, BATTLE OF THE engagement fought on the Thames...until General Procter was forced to give battle. A cavalry charge broke the British ranks...real resistance. Tecumseh was slain in battle, thus completely destroying the native...
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Lepanto, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LEPANTO, BATTLE OF lipan to, Oct. 7, 1571, naval battle between the Christians and Ottomans fought in the strait...and was about evenly matched with the Ottoman fleet. The battle ended with the virtual destruction of the Ottoman navy...
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