Great Battles

Battle Of Bull Run
Both North and South were wildly optimistic about their chances. Read about the Battle of Bull Run in two parts:
Part One: Battle Of Bull Run
Part Two: First Battle of the Civil War

Battle of Teutoburg Forest
The Romans who surrendered were tortured and sacrificed, their skulls nailed to the trees and their bodies stripped and left to rot on the battlefield. Read about the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in three parts:
Part One: Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Part Two: Teutoburg Trap
Part Three: Teutoburg Slaughter

Thermopylae
Volunteers from Sparta and Athens faced thousands of Persian conscripts at a narrow coastal mountain pass called Thermopylae. Read about the Battle of Thermopylae in three parts:
Part One: Thermopylae: The Real Story of 300
Part Two: Weapons Used at Thermopylae
Part Three: Thermopylae: The Ultimate Last Stand

Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu also marked the beginning of America’s war in Vietnam – American planes flew bombing missions to support the French base, and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reportedly offered France nuclear weapons to use on the Vietnamese. Read about the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in two parts:
Part One: Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Part Two: Trapped at Dien Bien Phu

Battle of Little Bighorn
Custer's men were quickly surrounded by hundreds of mounted warriors led by an Oglala chief named Crazy Horse. Read about the Battle of Little Big Horn in two parts:
Part One: Battle of Little Big Horn
Part Two: Custer's Last Stand

Battle of the Somme
World War 1's Battle of the Somme was the bloodiest single battle in history. Read about the Battle of the Somme in two parts:
Part One: Battle of the Somme
Part Two: Futility of Trench Warfare

Battle of the Bulge
Almost 20,000 Americans died in the Battle of the Bulge, four times as many as died on D-Day and more than in any other battle of the war. Read about the Battle of the Bulge in three parts:
Part One: Battle of the Bulge
Part Two: Battle of the Bulge: Bastogne
Part Three: Battle of the Bulge: On to Berlin

Battle of Bunker Hill
Though the battle was technically a defeat for the American colonists, Bunker Hill forced some tough conclusions on the British. Read about the Battle of Bunker Hill in three parts:
Part One: Battle of Bunker Hill
Part Two: Don't Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes!
Part Three: African Americans in the Revolutionary War