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Wars and battles punctuate the history of mankind, their appearance seemingly as regular as time itself. The armed conflicts of the twentieth century, however, are marked by technologically advanced weapons and a scale of destruction that our ancestors likely could not imagine. Here are the most important battles fought during that turbulent period, from the trenches of World War I to the beaches of Normandy in World War II and the jungles of Vietnam in the 1960s. This Tour will illuminate the tactics used by leaders and the courage displayed by the soldiers whose job required them to risk their lives every day. The awesome power of twentieth century weapons, the bravery of the men forced to face them, and the dramatic stories of humanity’s clashes will sweep you up in the majesty of their history—and remind you why peace is so very precious to us all.

The text of this Wikipedia Tour is available from Wikipedia under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

Cover: This photograph by Robert F. Sargent provided by Wikimedia Commons.

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Welcome to our _Wikipedia Tour: Major Battles of the 20th Century_. Each day we’ll send you a link to a new article about a major 20th century battle on Wikipedia. The introduction to each day’s article is included in the installment so you can choose to read just the introduction or the full ...