First and Last by Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953

“…Patrick -- The lost things -- On the reading of history -- The victory -- Reality -- On the decline of the book -- José Maria de Heredia -- Normandy and the Normans -- The old things -- The Battle of Hastings -- The Roman roads in Picardy -- The reward of letters -- The eye-openers -- The public -- On entries -- Companions of travel -- On the sources of rivers -- On error -- The great sight -- The decline of a state -- On past greatness -- Mr. the duke: the man of Malplaquet -- The game of cards -- "King Lear" -- The excursion -- The tide -- On a great wind -- The letter -- The regret -- The end of the world.…”
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir, 1812-1878

“…The battle of Marathon -- Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, B.C. 413 -- The battle of Arbela, B.C. 331 -- The battle of the Metaurus, B.C. 207 -- Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, A.D. 9 -- The battle of Chalons, A.D. 451 -- The battle of Tours, A.D. 732 -- The battle of Hastings, A.D. 1066 -- Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, A.D. 1429 -- The defeat of the Spanish Armada, A.D. 1588 -- The battle of Blenheim, A.D. 1704 -- The battle of Pultowa, A.D. 1709 -- Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, A.D. 1777 -- The battle of Valmy, A.D. 1792 -- The battle of Waterloo, A.D. 1815.…”
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A history of war in 100 battles by Overy, R. J.

Table of Contents: “…Battle of Gaugamela ; Battle of Cannae ; Battle of Actium ; Battle of the Milvian Bridge ; Battle of Hastings ; Battle of Zhongdu ; Battle of Bannockburn ; Battle of Mohács ; Siege of Vienna ; Battle of Valmy ; Battle of Trafalgar ; Battle of Austerlitz ; Battle of Maipú ; Battle of Volturno ; Battle for Warsaw ; Third battle of Kharkov -- Against the odds. …”