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