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'''Anne Curry'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199681015/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199681015&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1318804a63681905f24f41be569e5017 Agincourt]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)
Why is Agincourt one the best known and celebrated battles in history? What made it remarkable? Like many of the battles in the series, the legend of Agincourt has overshadowed the battle itself. One of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare's plays ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM Saint Crispin's Day Speech]) is Henry V's speech inspiring his soldiers before Agincourt.
'''Simon Ball'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199682038/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199682038&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=0e6d329a23d95f71a28ef1d6c7849355 Alamein]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)
The Battle of El Alamein was the most important battle of the North African conflict between German and Italy and the British Empire. The battle, which was in reality, a series of battles, has entered military legend and it is one of the best-known battles of WWII. The battle was involved some of the most famous generals of the war, including Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. Significantly, the battle was a turning point in the European theater.
'''Murray Pittock'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199664072/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199664072&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=3903b44cacfa9b765fb2f62e4d9dd7ae Culloden]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2016)
Pittock's book examines the battle and the brutal suppression of the Highland clans after the uprising ended. He seeks to correct the notion that battle was a dramatic clash, between Highlander and Lowlander, Celt and Saxon, Catholic and Protestant, the old and the new.
'''Jenny MacLeod'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019964487X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=019964487X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=32d16240b85978e34ec9de589f4b9df0 Gallipoli]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)
In ''Gallipoli'', historian Jenny Macleod discusses why the Allied plan failed, and of equal importance, how the Ottoman Army withstood the assault and emerged victorious. Although new evidence has not been unearthed, Macleod takes advantage of digitization in accessing sources and presents an insightful look into the Ottoman military. Further, this text intentionally forgoes referring to Ottoman soldiers as “Turks,” and celebrates the ethnic and religious diversity of the Ottoman military forces. Finally, going beyond the battle, the author focuses heavily on the national and cultural consequences of the battle in the aftermath of the Great War.
<i>Gallipoli</i> is a detailed account of the nations involved in that battle. The book focuses more on the aftermath in the participating nations. Macleod convincingly supports her argument that due to logistics, training, and politics the Allied plan could do nothing but fail. Additionally, she conveys the respect the enemy soldiers held for each other; respect that began as hatred.
'''John France'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199646953/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199646953&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=dc0e6f5289546048465a920c66557310 Hattin]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)'
In 1187 at the Battle of Hattin, the Muslim leader Saladin annihilated the Crusaders army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and forced the Europeans out of the Holy Land. The Battle of Hattin was a slaughter that fundamentally changed the Holy Land because Saladin, a Sunni Muslim, had retaken Jerusalem. Additionally, the war between Islam and Christendom intensified even as Crusaders' presence in the Holy Land waned.
Hattin ultimately led to several efforts by Crusaders to retake Jerusalem. For Muslims, Hattim was become of hope that they could foreigners and has transformed into a rallying cry for radical Sunni fundamentalists. France's book places the battle into its historical context.
'''Peter H. Wilson'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077TS22C1/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B077TS22C1&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=38c3c584ae6154a49853e660d629e969 Lutzen]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)
The Battle of Lutzen (November 1632) between the German Imperial and Swedish armies is considered one of the most important battles in history, but, curiously, it was not decisive. It neither resolved the 30 Years War, nor resulted in any significant gains for the Swedish victors. Why has it become so significant?
Peter Wilson explains that Lutzen's fame is based more on Gustav II Adolf of Sweden's sacrifice at the battle than the battle itself. Gustav became a martyr for the Protestant faith and was celebrated in both Sweden and the Protestant community of Lutzen that is near the battle site. Wilson's book does an outstanding job how the Battle of Lutzen obtained mythic proportions over time.
'''Ian F. W. Beckett'''. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L5RBDP4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07L5RBDP4&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=66044b6238b74012f8a74f7527e84ebe Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana]'' (Oxford Univesity Press, 2015)
