Second Punic War: Hannibal's War in Italy
In 218 bc, Hannibal Barca left Iberia to take the Second Punic War to Rome -- leading a disparate 84,000-man army.

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orléans
Guided by what she thought were divine voices, Joan of Arc revived French fortunes in the Hundred Years' War.

Irish Confederate Wars: Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
Oliver Cromwell's Irish campaign is remembered for both its brilliance and its bloody-handed ruthlessness.

War of 1812: Battle of York
America's second attempt to invade British Canada involved the largest combined operation by United States forces up to that time. The result was a less-than-satisfying success.

Cold War: Bay of Pigs Invasion
As the Cuban T-33 jet strafed the insurgents on the beach, a U.S. carrier plane closed to shoot it down. "Don't fire! Don't fire!" cried the carrier's air controller. "Rules of engagement have been changed."

Peter Francisco: Remarkable American Revolutionary War Soldier
A six-and-a-half-foot-tall Hercules who wielded a six-foot-long broadsword, Peter Francisco was arguably the most remarkable soldier of the American Revolutionary War.

Battle of Jena: Napoleon's Double Knock-out Punch
Napoleon returned to his headquarters believing he had just crushed the main Prussian army at Jena. He was wrong. At Naumburg, 18 miles to the north, Marshal Louis Nicholas Davout was facing 2-to-1 odds against Duke Carl of Brunswick's troops.

Soldiers vs. Apaches: One Last Time at Guadalupe Canyon
Nearly 10 years after Geronimo called it quits following a massive manhunt, the U.S. Army began a smaller campaign against renegade Apaches.

America's Civil War: Why the Irish Fought for the Union
Irish-American soldiers overcame intense prejudice to create their own Civil War lore.

Alvin York and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
German records reveal the view from the receiving end of Corporal Alvin C. York's torrent of bullets on October 8, 1918 during World War I.

Lost Prison Interview with Hermann Göring: The Reichsmarschall’s Revelations
A long-overlooked interview with imprisoned Nazi Hermann Göring provides a window on Hitler’s flawed decision-making and explains why Germany’s blueprint for victory depended on keeping America out of the war.

Korean War: Battle on Pork Chop Hill
A bloody seesaw struggle for Hill 255 -- a minor territorial chip at the negotiating table -- came to be remembered as a symbol for the entire Korean War.

Operation Babylift: Evacuating Children Orphaned by the Vietnam War
American relief effort worked nonstop to evacuate abandoned Amerasian children from Vietnam before Saigon fell.

Weaponry: The Caltrop
Diabolical in its simplicity, the ancient, durable caltrop remains an effective defensive weapon today.

Hoodwinked During America's Civl War: Confederate Military Deception
Battlefield cunning was a potent weapon in the Rebel arsenal.