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(Set) History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach & The Decisive Battles of World History

(Set) History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach & The Decisive Battles of World History

(Set) History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach & The Decisive Battles of World History

To have a true understanding of military history, you need both sides of the story. This two-course set of History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach and The Decisive Battles of World History, provides you with just that. Learn about military encounters that turned the tide of history and created the world as we know it, as well as what might have happened if these events had occurred differently.

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