The Hutchinson Atlas of Battle Plans

Introduction by Professor Richard Holmes author and presenter of BBC2's War Walks series.

In-depth essays contrasting battle plans with their actual outcome.

36 specially-commissioned maps.

18 battles featured:

The Classic Ploys
Cannae, Chancellorsville, Alamein

Surprise
Crecy, Cambrai, Blitzkrieg

Misunderstanding
Waterloo, Balaklava, Gallipoli

Mission Impossible
Kunerdorf, First Day of the Somme, Battle of the Bulge

Underestimating the Enemy
Austerlitz, Isandlwana, Singapore

Narrow margins
Gettysberg, First Battle of Ypres, Crete