Provides an accessible, highly-illustrated introduction to 30 of history s most famous battles, including Marathon, Hastings, Normandy, Antietam, Saratoga, Trafalgar, Waterloo, Gettysburg, the Somme, Stalingrad, D-Day, Iraqi Freedom 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 250 color and black-and-which photographs and artworks illustrating the uniforms, tactics, and military technology of the era.