---

The object of this book is to introduce readers to a whole range of military history which has all the drama, dangers, horrors and excitement that we associate with Stalingrad or the Somme. Battles are acute moments of history whenever and wherever they have been fought. Through them we can understand how warfare and world history have evolved.

---

Richard Overy, geboren 1947 in London, zählt zu den bedeutendsten Zeithistorikern unserer Tage. Er lehrt Geschichte an der University of Exeter und lebt in London. Mehrere seiner Bücher gelten als Standardwerke.

---