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Bibliography Adkins, Roy. Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle. London: Little Brown, Popular recounting of the battle. Amitai ...

Bibliography Brett-James, Antony. Europe against Napoleon: The Leipzig Campaign. New York: Macmillan, 1970. Extensive collection ...

and tactics of both the Macedonian phalanx and the Roman manipular legion system. Coox, Alvin. Nomonhan: Japan against Russia. S ...

Bibliography Davis, Paul. 100 Decisive Battles from Ancient Times to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Well- ...

Englund, Peter. The Battle That Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire. London: Taurus, 2010. Best and most d ...

Bibliography Glantz, David, and Jonathan House. When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler. Lawrence, KS: University o ...