Contains accounts of key battles, including the Siege of Yorktown (1781), the amphibious assault on Valdivia (1820), the battle of Isly (1844), the defence of the Alamo (1836), the retreat from Kabul (1842), Isandlwana (1879), and Omdurman (1898).

Includes maps of: Battle of Isly, 1844; Battle of Isandhlwana, 1879; Battle of Kandahar, 1880; Battle of Spion Kop, 1900; Battle of Paulus Hook, 1779; Battle of Ayacucho, 1824; Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876; Battle of Omdurman, 1898; Guilford Courthouse, 1781; Battle of Kabul, 1842; Battle of Baliqiao, 1860; Siege of Yorktown, 1781; Siege of Delhi, 1857; The Alamo, 1836; First Battle of Puebla, 1862; Raid on Valdivia, 1820; Battle of Fatshan Creek, 1857; French Campaigns in North Africa, 1855-93; French in West Africa; Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882.

Role of Infantry--Mounted Warfare--Command and Control--Siege Warfare--Naval Warfare