Album · 2013
The Decisive Battles of World History
Tracklist
1
What Makes a Battle Decisive
The Decisive Battles of World History
32:43
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1274 B.C. Kadesh: Greatest Chariot Battle
The Decisive Battles of World History
32:13
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479 B.C. Plataea: Greece Wins Freedom
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32:09
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331 B.C. Gaugamela: Alexander’s Genius
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33:36
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197 B.C. Cynoscephalae: Legion vs. Phalanx
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32:37
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31 B.C. Actium: Birth of the Roman Empire
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30:39
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260–110 B.C. China: Struggles for Unification
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32:10
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636 Yarmouk & al-Qadisiyyah: Islam Triumphs
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31:40
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751 Talas & 1192 Tarain: Islam into Asia
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30:16
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1066 Hastings: William Conquers England
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30:06
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1187 Hattin: Crusader Desert Disaster
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31:13
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1260 Ain Jalut: Can the Mongols Be Stopped
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30:10
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1410 Tannenberg: Cataclysm of Knights
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29:13
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Frigidus, Badr, Diu: Obscure Turning Points
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1521 Tenochtitlán: Aztecs vs. Conquistadors
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30:24
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1532 Cajamarca: Inca vs. Conquistadors
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30:06
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1526 & 1556 Panipat: Babur & Akbar in India
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31:20
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1571 Lepanto: Last Gasp of the Galleys
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31:07
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1592 Sacheon: Yi’s Mighty Turtle Ships
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29:37
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1600 Sekigahara: Samurai Showdown
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30:29
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1683 Vienna: The Great Ottoman Siege
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30:13
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1709 Poltava: Sweden’s Fall, Russia’s Rise
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30:55
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1759 Quebec: Battle for North America
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29:33
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1776 Trenton: The Revolution’s Darkest Hour
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1805 Trafalgar: Nelson Thwarts Napoleon
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30:06
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1813 Leipzig: The Grand Coalition
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31:04
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1824 Ayacucho: South American Independence
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31:03
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1836 San Jacinto: Mexico’s Big Loss
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1862 Antietam: The Civil War’s Bloodiest Day
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1866 Königgrätz: Bismarck Molds Germany
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30:04
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1905 Tsushima: Japan Humiliates Russia
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30:32
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1914 Marne: Paris Is Saved
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28:26
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1939 Khalkin Gol: Sowing the Seeds of WWII
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31:21
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1942 Midway: Four Minutes Change Everything
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30:17
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1942 Stalingrad: Hitler’s Ambitions Crushed
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30:05
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Recent & Not-So-Decisive Decisive Battles
The Decisive Battles of World History
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