Edward Creasy: 6 books

The Dark Ages is a historical periodization traditionally referring to the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. The term employs traditional light-versus-darkness imagery...

It is an honourable characteristic of the Spirit of this Age that projects of violence and warfare are regarded among civilized states with gradually increasing aversion. The Universal Peace Society certainly does not, and probably never will, enrol the majority of statesmen among its members.

Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence...

“History is written by the winners.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte. The Norman Conquest of England, Christopher Columbus, Richard III, a fight with a Royal Bengal tiger, the most famous prison diary of the American Civil War and a biography of George Washington – it’s all here in Strategy...

A fascinating look at some of the most important battles that have shaped the course of history: including Marathon, Hastings, the Spanish Armada, Saratoga and more.

The battle of Waterloo is an enigma. It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it. For Napoleon it was a panic; Blucher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it. Look at the reports. The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved. Some stammer,...