The Pepper Press Book of Battles

Elizabeth Holt, Molly Perham, Illustrations by Tony Watson

Moorish Banners wave in the breeze; Indians in war-paint mount their horses; Spitfires prepare to take off; decks are sprinkled with sand to soak up the blood…tension mounts awaiting the order to attack. Battles, whether we like it or not, have provided us with some of history's most exciting and courageous moments. Chronicled in this book is a wide variety of some of the most exciting and unusual battles in history - from Actium 31BC to the Battle of Britain, in World War 2.