This insightful and entertaining volume chronicles 700 of the most outlandish commanders, battles and accomplishments in military history, covering the wars, the personalities, the literature and the media, and miscellaneous facts from ancient times to the present. Its seventy top ten lists include warfare's top ten winners, losers, traitors, entertainers, war novels and movies. Military historians, buffs, and enthusiasts will enjoy this often irreverent look at the profession of arms, by an author with over thirty years of service in the U. s. Army and National Guard. Includes 15 black and white photographs.