Recounts the battle for the island of Guadalcanal which was critical in securing control of the Pacific.

Like Gettysburg, Stalingrad, Midway, and Tet, the battle at Dien Bien Phu-a strategic attack launched by France against the Vietnamese in 1954, after eight long years of war, marked a historic turning point. By the end of the fifty-six-day siege, a determined Viet Minh guerrilla force had destroyed a large, tactical French colonial army in the heart of Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese victory would not only end French occupation of Indochina and offer...

Recounts events surrounding the May 1941 destruction of the British battle cruiser Hood by the German battleship Bismarck, soon to be itself sunk by British torpedoes.

Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the battle in 1876 between soldiers of the United States army, commanded by General George Armstrong Custer, and Indian warriors of the Cheyenne and Sioux nations.

Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the ten-year war between the Trojans and the Greeks.

Describes the noted battle in which a small band of Greek warriors held back the vast Persian army before suffering total defeat.

Discusses the events leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, the battle itself, and the aftermath.