This volume profiles military men whose insight, skill, & daring have altered the course of world events, from Alexander the Great to Dwight D. Eisenhower. A profile of 20 important military men & how their accomplishments changed the course of history. Covers political and military milestones, high points in scientific and technological discoveries, and cultural and philosophical landmarks.

Alexander's campaigns: Alexander the Great, 323 B.C., Hydaspes, Pakistan -- Vandals, Huns and Visgoths: A.D. 251, Rome, Italy -- Viking raiders and conquerors: A.D. 911, Normandy, France -- William I conquers England: William of Normandy, 1066, Hastings, England -- Ghana falls to the Almoravids: Abu Bakr, 1075, Kuni Saleh, Mauritania -- First Crusade: 1099, Jerusalem, Israel -- Genghis Khan's Mongol horde: Genghis Kahn, 1206, Qaraqorum, Mongolia -- Byzantium falls to Mehmet II: Mehmet II the Conqueror, 1453, Istanbul, Turkey -- Babur conquers India: Zahir al-Din Muhammad, 1526, Delhi, India -- Netherlands' revolt: William of Orange, 1574, Leyden, Netherlands -- Drakes and the Spanish Armada: Sir Frances Drake, 1588, English channel -- Sobieski saves Vienna: John III Sobieski, 1683, Vienna, Austria -- Wolfe captures Quebec: James Wolfe, 1759, Quebec, Montreal, Canada -- Washington after Lexington: George Washington, 1781, Yorktown, Virginia -- Napoleon attacks Moscow: Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812, Moscow, Russia -- Robert E. Lee and Sharpsburg: Robert E. Lee, 1865, Sharpsburg, Maryland -- Kruger's Boers against Britain: Pual Kruger, 1901, Mafeking, South Africa -- Start of the World War I: 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia -- Japan bombs Pearl harbor: 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -- Eisenhower and D-day: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1944, Normandy, France.