Erik Durschmied has been able to do what many other authors, professors, and historians have not been able to do and that is make history captivating in the most subtle and fluid way! His discriptions of the battles are concise and easily followed. Durschmied gives such insight to these battles and shows how the smallest things can truly have the greatest impact on war. The book is easily read and is suitable for anyone in highschool up to the most seasoned historical reader. There is nothing quite like reading how a bottle of schnaps, a slap in the face, or the death of one way could all change the course of a battle, a war, and even history. It is these quirks which will draw you in but it is the great historical battles which will leave you feeling entertained and searching for more!