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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812 - 1878)

This work is Edward Creasy's best known fundamental work of history. It describes in detail 15 battles of world history, beginning with the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC and ending with the Battle of Waterloo of 1815. Each chapter is illustrated with rich historical detail and a timeline of events. - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Preface	Ernst Schnell	00:08:37
Play 02	Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 1	bala	00:19:02
Play 03	Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 2	bala	00:21:54
Play 04	Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 3	bala	00:19:35
Play 05	Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 4	bala	00:20:04
Play 06	Chapter I - The Battle of Marathon - Part 5	bala	00:19:59
Play 07	Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 1	Max Wainer	00:20:32
Play 08	Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 2	Max Wainer	00:17:55
Play 09	Chapter II - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413 - Part 3	Max Wainer	00:18:01
Play 10	Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 1	Dave Gillespie	00:21:03
Play 11	Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 2	Dave Gillespie	00:20:10
Play 12	Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 3	Dave Gillespie	00:18:01
Play 13	Chapter III - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331 - Part 4	Dave Gillespie	00:19:46
Play 14	Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 1	Leni	00:21:29
Play 15	Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 2	Leni	00:19:51
Play 16	Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 3	Leni	00:17:27
Play 17	Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 4	Leni	00:16:08
Play 18	Chapter IV - The Battle of the Metaurus, BC 207 - Part 5	Leni	00:23:41
Play 19	Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 1	Arnie Horton	00:20:24
Play 20	Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 2	Ryan Cherrick	00:19:23
Play 21	Chapter V - Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9 - Part 3	Ryan Cherrick	00:24:44
Play 22	Chapter VI - The Battle of Chalons, AD 451 - Part 1	James E.	00:35:42
Play 23	Chapter VI - The Battle of Chalons, AD 451 - Part 2	James E.	00:35:02
Play 24	Chapter VII - The Battle of Tours, AD 732 - Part 1	Easton	00:16:51
Play 25	Chapter VII - The Battle of Tours, AD 732 - Part 2	Easton	00:15:42
Play 26	Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 1	Tom Johnson	00:19:12
Play 27	Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 2	Jack Blake	00:23:52
Play 28	Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 3	Ken Masters	00:18:18
Play 29	Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 4	Robin Cotter	00:19:12
Play 30	Chapter VIII - The Battle of Hastings, 1066 - Part 5	Robin Cotter	00:20:26
Play 31	Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 1	Ramon Escamilla	00:19:24
Play 32	Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 2	Denise Nordell	00:13:43
Play 33	Chapter IX - Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, AD 1429 - Part 3	Denise Nordell	00:14:09
Play 34	Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 1	Easton	00:19:01
Play 35	Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 2	Easton	00:19:42
Play 36	Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 3	Easton	00:24:48
Play 37	Chapter X - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588 - Part 4	Easton	00:25:25
Play 38	Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 1	John Van Stan	00:21:50
Play 39	Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 2	John Van Stan	00:22:00
Play 40	Chapter XI - The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Part 3	John Van Stan	00:22:29
Play 41	Chapter XII - The Battle of Pultowa, 1709 - Part 1	Dave Gillespie	00:22:12
Play 42	Chapter XII - The Battle of Pultowa, 1709 - Part 2	Dave Gillespie	00:23:33
Play 43	Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 1	Denise Nordell	00:18:28
Play 44	Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 2	Denise Nordell	00:15:11
Play 45	Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 3	Josh Kirsh	00:13:51
Play 46	Chapter XIII - Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777 - Part 4	Bill Mosley	00:25:54
Play 47	Chapter XIV - The Battle of Valmy - Part 1	bala	00:25:15
Play 48	Chapter XIV - The Battle of Valmy - Part 2	bala	00:24:37
Play 49	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 1	Richard Beck	00:24:28
Play 50	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 2	Richard Beck	00:22:39
Play 51	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 3	Richard Beck	00:19:23
Play 52	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 4	Dave Gillespie	00:20:51
Play 53	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 5	Dave Gillespie	00:21:52
Play 54	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 6	Dave Gillespie	00:20:12
Play 55	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 7	Ryan Cherrick	00:14:08
Play 56	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 8	Ryan Cherrick	00:18:38
Play 57	Chapter XV - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - Part 9	Ryan Cherrick	00:19:16

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