Product Description

In this riveting book, political journalist Peter Snow and military historian Dan Snow bring to life the most intense and bitterly fought battles of the 20th century - from the apocalyptic terrain of the Western Front to the desert landscape of Iraq. Punctuated by powerful eyewitness testimony, their compelling and often shocking narrative highlights the strategy of military commanders as well as the experience of men on the frontline. 20th Century Battlefields looks back at the most violent century in history and examines the challenges facing armed forces in the future.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117793 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
Peter Snow is a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster who has covered military matters on and off the battlefield for more that 40 years. Dan Snow is a military historian who has presented a number of BBC history programmes. In 2004 they wrote Battlefields Britain. This is their second book.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant book...but "lite"
I won't mark it down because it's lite...it's worth the four stars being detailed and concise and well written.

You see at a glance what battles are included and how many pages there are, so you cannot be disappointed with the detail....besides, there is plenty of detail here. Not for your hardcore historian, but it makes the reader want to read more on the battles.

The book focuses on Amiens, Midway, Stalingrad, The Imjin River (Korea), The Tet Offensive (Vietnam), Yom Kippur (Israel), The Falklands and Kuwait.

Each of them is about 40 pages. There are some maps laying out plans and offensives and some actual pictures taken during the battles.

As the other reviewer said, it is "lite"...40 pages per battle is by no means in depth, but there is plenty of info packed into these 40 pages.

A great read and a bargain at the offered price.

An Interesting Read that may lead to other books
I have always had an interest in History, mainly ancient history but as I have got older modern day conflicts have caught my eye and some I have known very little about.
I picked up this book as I wanted to learn a bit more about some of the recent battles and how they have affected the world in which we live in. I wanted something that wasn't going to bog me down with dates and units and step by step recollections of what happened but more of an overview of several recent battles. This book worked perfectly, from the battle of Amiens to the Kuwait battle this book delivered just enough detail to keep me interested without sending me to sleep.
I now have a better understanding of why these conflicts happened and how the outcomes came about.

A good read that maybe too light for some, but had just enough for me.