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100 1 _aGeorge, H. B.
_q(Hereford Brooke),
_d1838-1910
245 1 0 _aBattles of English History
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-10-30
508 _aE-text prepared by Brian Coe, MWS, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Battles of English History" by H. B. George is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book aims to explore and interpret the significant military events that shaped English history, focusing on how these battles influenced societal and political landscapes over time. At the start of the text, the author provides a preface outlining his intentions, emphasizing the value of understanding battles not just as isolated events but as critical junctures in the continuum of history. He acknowledges the challenges faced by historians in conveying the complexities of military history to a broader audience that may lack technical expertise. The opening also suggests a commitment to delivering narratives that highlight the significance of battles, while understanding the socio-political context that frames them, setting the stage for a detailed examination of key conflicts such as Hastings, Bannockburn, and others that defined not only military strategy but also national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBattles -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47245
999 _c88084
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