This book provides an accessible, highly-illustrated introduction to 30 of history's most famous battles, including Marathon, Hastings, Agincourt, Saratoga, Trafalgar, Waterloo, Gettysburg, the Somme, Stalingard, D-Day and many many more.

Includes full-color tactical maps that allow the reader to grasp at a glance the decisive moves of the battle.

Features more than 250 color and black and white photographs and artworks illustrating the uniforms, tactics, and military technology of the era.