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Collects one hundred facts about warriors throughout the history of the world, describing the strategies, weapons, and fighting techniques of Mesopotamian warriors, hoplites from ancient Greece, the Aztecs, the Vikings, the Crusaders, Napoleon Bonaparte, and others.

Shant Kenderian recounts how, at the age of seventeen, he was forced to join Saddam Hussein's army and fight against his own country against his will.

Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the D-day invasion. Provides information about the event’s critical moments, key players, and lasting effects.

Discusses the accomplishments of twelve influential military leaders and their impact on the world.

Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.

"The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.

Over eighty-two days, the Allies fought the Japanese army in a campaign that would claim more than 150,000 human lives.

A biography of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, focusing on his military service in Vietnam where he served as an advisor to the Saigon regime in the early 1960s, and became an outspoken critic of the way the war was being waged, both by Saigon and the U.

Illustrations and simple text explain how the Roman army defended the frontiers of the Roman Empire.

Presents the story of a young auxiliary soldier at a fortress on Hadrian's Wall, depicting life in the Roman Army in the third century A.

Describes what it was like to be a Roman soldier in ancient times, describing their weapons, armor, combat methods, and role in Roman history.

Frank, a young Canadian soldier eager to defend his country in World War I, finds his enthusiasm turning to bitter disillusionment as he experiences the realities of war.

"World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Resistance spy.

Describes the history, equipment, and living conditions of United States Cavalry soldiers in the West between 1830 and 1900.