Crossroads of War
If you were the commander
Five great battles. Step into one, make five decisions, and see the outcome weighed against ancient sources and modern scholarship.
218–216 BCE
Hannibal — Italian Campaign
Hannibal Barca
From the Alps to Cannae. At five forks, what would you have done?
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208 CE
Battle of Red Cliffs
Zhou Yu
800,000 claimed across the Yangtze. The southeast wind blows for days only.
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1592
Battle of Hansando
Yi Sun-sin
Narrow strait or open sea — pick where the crane wing can spread.
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1815
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
The last day of the Hundred Days. Mud, and Grouchy's whereabouts.
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1942
Battle of Midway
Chester Nimitz
Cryptanalysis vs intuition. Three carriers to their four.
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All facts, narratives, and casualty figures are grounded in primary sources (Polybius, Livy, etc.) and modern scholarship (Goldsworthy, Lazenby, Daly, and others).