Henry T. Coates and Co., 1899. Cloth bound hardcover of The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo by Edward Shepherd Creasy.

Out of 2300 years, Creasy only found fifteen battles which he called decisive in the highest sense. He chose them not for the number of killed and wounded, nor for their status in myth and lore, but because they fundamentally changed the course of world history. In doing so, he made his book a miniature military history of the western world.

Good condition. Two previous owners' bookplate to the front fly leaf and acquisition markings to the first blank page. Solid book with shelf wear.