Table of Contents
List of Illustrations xi
Prologue xiii
Preface to the 2016 Edition xix
1 A Wooden Horse: Troy, 1184 BC 1
2 The Loss of the True Cross: The Horns of Hattin, 4 July 1187 7
3 A Rabble with Bare Feet: Agincourt, 25 October 1415 27
4 A Barrel of Schnapps: Karansebes, 20 September 1788 49
5 A Fistful of Nails: Waterloo, 18 June 1815 61
6 The Fourth Order: Balaclava, 25 October 1854 101
7 Three Cigars: Antietam, 17 September 1862 123
8 Two Counts and One Prince: Königgrätz, 3 July 1866 143
9 A Fair Fight: Spioen Kop, 24 January 1900 163
10 A Slap on the Face: Tannenberg, 28 August 1914 189
11 The Sting of a Bee: Tanga, 5 November 1914 211
12 Der Halte Befehl: France, 21 May 1940 225
13 A Shark on the Loose: North Atlantic, 27 May 1941 255
14 The Sorge Enigma: Moscow, 6 December 1941 289
15 One Man's Death: Vietnam, 31 January 1968 313
16 And the Wall Came Tumbling Down: Berlin, 9 November 1989 331
17 The Zero Factor: The Gulf, 17 January 1991 345
Epilogue 369
Bibliography 379
Index 385