This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history. Each chapter of the book describes a different battle. The fifteen chapters are:
1.The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
2.Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, 413 BC
3.The Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC
4.The Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC
5.Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, AD 9
6.The Battle of Chlons, AD 451
◦Also called the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields or the Battle of the Catalun.
7.The Battle of Tours, AD 732
◦Also called the Battle of Poitiers.
8.The Battle of Hastings, AD 1066
9.Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orlans, AD 1429
◦Known as the Siege of Orlans.
10.Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AD 1588
11.The Battle of Blenheim, AD 1704
12.The Battle of Pultowa, AD 1709
◦Also called the Battle of Poltava.
13.Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777
14.The Battle of Valmy, AD 1792
15.The Battle of Waterloo, AD 1815