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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Tricolor and crescent France and the Islamic world by Watson, William E.

Table of Contents: “…Beauchamp --Three Legacies: Charles Martel, the Crusades, and Napoleon --The Sahara and the Legion --France, the Muslims, and the Eastern Mediterranean through World War I --French Colonization in the Islamic World through the Interwar Years -- World War II, the Arabs, and the Empire --The Beginning of the End of the French Islamic Empire -- The Algerian Crisis --The Aftermath of Empire --Documents --Al-Maqqari on the Itinerary of the Eighth-Century Muslim Invasions of the Frankish Kingdom --Differing Accounts of the Battle of Tours (732) --The Crusades --Napoleon in Egypt --Bourmont's Ultimatum to the Dey of Algiers --Guizot on Algeria: 'Abd al-Qadir, Bugeaud, and the Duc d'Aumale --Nineteenth-Century Justifications of Empire --Cromer on the Anglo-French Rivalry in the Middle East --The Algeciras Convention --The Sykes-Picot Agreement --The King-Crane Commission --Clemenceau on the Turkish Empire --The Establishment of the Mandates --The Independence of Morocco --The Evian Accords (1962)…”