LAND OF WAR: A History of European Warfare from Achilles to Putin

Covers the greatest events of military history both ancient and current: Thermopylate, the Peloponnesian War, the wars of the Roman Empire across the continent, the Battle of Hastings, the Crusades, Agincourt, Waterloo, the Somme, the Spanish Civil War, and more. An epic odyssey from Europe's mythic origins through its latest violent conflicts. Photos.