"American Battlefields vividly brings to life more than 75 of our country's great conflicts with easy-to-read maps, lively text, and both modern and period illustrations. Each entry begins with a complete description of the conflict, including events leading up to it, notable commanders involved, strategies, troop sizes and strengths, terrain, and so on. And each battle is brilliantly illustrated with a comprehensive yet easy-to-read two-color battle map." "Full coverage of every battle in each region of the country, including travel directions to the sites, makes American Battlefield a perfect armchair traveling companion and a reference standard."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes maps of: Nova Scotia; Fort Duquesne; Fort William Henry; Revolutionary War Northeast; Revolutionary War Mid-Atlantic; Revolutionary War South; Lexington and Concord; Bunker Hill; Invasion of Canada; Valcour Island; Battles for New York; Trenton; Princeton; Hubbardton; Bennington; Fort Stanwix; Freeman Farm; Bemis Heights; Brandywine; Germantown; Monmouth; Stony Point; Moores Creek; Camden; Kings Mountain; Cowpens; Guilford Courthouse; Ninety Six; Eutaw Springs; Yorktown; War of 1812 Battle Sites; Lake Erie; Sackets Harbor; Fort McHenry; Plattsburg; New Orleans; Texas and Mexican War; Alamo; San Jacinto; Palo Alto; Resaca de la Palma; Civil War Campaigns; First Bull Run; Wilson's Creek; Fort Donelson; Pea Ridge; Glorieta Pass; Shiloh-First Attack; Shiloh-Second Attack; McDowell; Port Republic; Malvern Hill; Second Bull Run; Antietam-First Attack; Antietam-Second Attack; Corinth; Fredericksburg-First Attack; Federicksburg-Second Attack; Stones River; Chancellorsville-First Attack; Chancellorsville-Second Attack; Gettysburg-First Attack; Gettysburg-Second Attack; Gettysburg-Third Attack; Vicksburg; Port Hudson; Chickamauga-First Attack; Chickamauga-Second Attack; Chattanooga-First Attack; Chattanooga-Second Attack; Wilderness-First Attack; Wilderness-Second Attack; Spotsylvania; New Market; Cold Harbor; Andersonville; Petersburg; Monacacy; Mobile Bay; Fort Fisher; Sayler's Creek; Wars with Native Americans; Tippecanoe; Horseshoe Bend; Washita; Little Bighorn; Route of the Nez Perce; Big Hole; Wounded Knee; Pearl Harbor.

French and Indian Wars -- American Revolutionary War -- War of 1812 -- Texas war for independence and war with Mexico -- Civil War -- Wars with Native Americans -- Attack on Pearl Harbor-December 7, 1941.