Famous Battles Author:John Bettenbender & George Fleming In the words of men who actually were there, FAMOUS BATTLES presents twenty-four of the most decisive battles of history, from Thermopylae to the Battle of Berlin. — These accounts are written by men who sign of the glories of war and men who tell of its horrors, by men who make war and men who are its victims. The excitement and the heroes are h... more »ere. The ugliness is here. The waste is here.« less