This is a new edition of this incredible look at over 5 000 years of battles & conflict in a compact format. From the first chariot clashes of the ancient world to the bloody conflicts of todays Middle East & the modern era of nuclear weapons it explores 5 000 years of armed battles & brutal combat. You can get up close to an incredible array of artefacts paintings maps battle plans & photographs which bring the history of conflict vividly to life. You can meet the generals & see key weapons used in blood-thirsty battles from the cannon to the tank. It comes with a foreword by Dan Snow co-presenter of the BBCs Battlefield Britain". You can prepare yourself for this remarkable but brutal story of mankinds most incredible conflicts."