# A Standardised List of Battles With Army and Environment Parameters **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 11, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165 "2018-09-11T14:27:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![molten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/1 "2018-09-11T14:27:59Z")
Where can I get this for ancient / WWII battles / other battles? I am looking for something like a book that contains very condensed / standardised descriptions of the parameters for each side and battle environment. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/2 "2018-09-11T15:26:19Z")
You’re not going to find standardized information like that for ancient battles. It doesn’t exist. What we have for ancient battles is informed speculation about how many combatants were present, how they were equipped, and what they did. ---
**Author:** ![ohiomstr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/82dd89/32.png) [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/3 "2018-09-11T17:07:58Z")
I don’t think any single book that will give you the information you are looking for. You will find little on ancient battles, the original sources are generally not that detailed. However, there are a number of sources for folks who have an interest in these armies. > **[Roman Army](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Army/)** > > The Roman army, famed for its discipline, organisation, and innovation in both weapons and tactics, allowed Rome to build and defend a huge empire which for centuries would dominate the Mediterranean... > **[Roman army](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_army)** > > The Roman army (Latin: exercitus Romanus) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (753 BC-509 BC) to the Roman Republic (509 BC-27 BC) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD), and its medieval continuation, the Eastern Roman Empire. It is thus a term that may span approximately 2,205 years (753 BC–1453 AD), during which the Roman armed forces underwent numerous permutations in size, composition, organisation, equipment and tactics,... These might be a good starting point. For more modern events, it is possible to find details for pretty much any battle, but a comprehensive list would fill an encyclopedia. Good luck with your research ---
**Author:** ![ohiomstr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/82dd89/32.png) [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/4 "2018-09-11T19:45:15Z")
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/5 "2018-09-11T21:28:48Z")
My guess is that the OP is Biff Tannen, looking to give his younger self a handy one-volume guide to how to get rich by betting on battles. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-standardised-list-of-battles-with-army-and-environment-parameters/821165/6 "2018-09-12T04:56:51Z")
> **[The Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500 B.C. to the Present, 2nd Revised...](https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Military-History-Present-Revised/dp/0061812358)** > > The Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500 B.C. to the Present, 2nd Revised Edition \[Dupuy, Richard Ernest, Dupuy, Trevor N.\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. The Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500 B.C. to the Present,... This is pretty close, but not quite what you might want in environment information.