"First edition for the United States, its territories and dependencies and Canada"--Title page verso
Includes index
Louisbourg, 1758 -- Bunker Hill, 1775 -- The Alamo, 1836 -- Antietam, 1862 -- Shiloh, 1862 -- Gettysburg, 1863 -- Hastings, 1066 -- Bosworth Field, 1485 -- Waterloo, 1815 -- Somme, 1916 -- Ypres, 1917 -- Normandy, 1944 -- Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), 1944 -- Isandlwana, 1879 -- Gallipoli, 1915 -- Pearl Harbor, 1941 -- Dien Bien Phu, 1954
"Combining vivid illustrations, dramatic photos in color and black-and-white, battle maps, landscape diagrams, and fascinating features, this volume recounts 17 military campaigns that changed the course of history. It also serves as a superb travel guide ..., suggesting points of interest and significance"--Page 4 of cover