Brings to life thirty of the most important battles in history, from Hannibal's victory at Cannae in 216 B.C. to the surrender of French forces at the Vietnamese battle of Dien Bien Phu. Color illustrations, graphics, maps, and photos.

Includes maps of: District of Suvla Bay; [Hannibal's Route]; [Cannae]; [Hastings]; [Arsuf]; [Crecy]; [Breitenfeld]; [Naseby]; [Boyne]; [Blenheim]; [Culloden]; [Saratoga]; [Austerlitz]; [Waterloo]; [Balaklava/Balaclava]; [Solferino]; [Gettysburg]; [Sedan]; [Little Big Horn]; [Omduran]; [Colenso]; [Port Arthur]; [Tannenberg]; [Suvla Bay]; [Somme]; [Ebro]; [El Alamein]; [Kohima]; [Arnhem]; [Iwo Jima]; [Hook]; [Dien Bien Phu].

Introduction --Foreword -- Cannae : August, 216 B.C. -- Hastings : 14 October, 1066 -- Arsuf : 7 September, 1191 -- Crécy : 26 August, 1346 -- Breitenfeld : 17 September, 1631 -- Naseby : 14 June, 1645 -- The Boyne : 1 July, 1690 -- Blenheim, 13 August, 1704 -- Culloden : 16 April, 1746 -- Saratoga : 19 September-7 October, 1777 -- Austerlitz : 2 December, 1805 -- Waterloo : 18 June, 1815 -- Balaclava : 25 October, 1854 -- Solferino : 24 June, 1859 -- Gettysburg : 1-3 July, 1863 -- Sedan : 1 September, 1870 -- Little Big Horn : 25 June, 1876 -- Omdurman : 2 September, 1898 -- Colenso : 15 December, 1899 -- Port Arthur : 19 August, 1904-2 January, 1905 -- Tannenberg : 26-30 August, 1914 -- Suvla Bay : 6 August, 1915-9 January, 1916 -- The Somme : 1 July-19 November, 1916 -- The Ebro : 24 July-18 November, 1938 -- El Alamein : 23 October-4 November, 1942 -- Kohima : 5-18 April, 1944 -- Arnhem, 17-25 September, 1944 -- Iwo Jima : 19 February-26 March, 1945 -- The Hook : 12-29 May, 1953 -- Dien Bien Phu : 20 November, 1953-7 May, 1954 -- Gazetteer -- Acknowledgements.