Men have battled in cities, at fortresses, in the open countryside, and
on the seas. Sometimes the battles are so important that the
battlegrounds become famous.
On the next pages, you will visit some of the most famous battlegrounds
in the world.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO
> A cannon is shot off in front of the Alamo as people in costumes > celebrate the anniversary of Texas statehood. “Victory or death—I shall never surrender or retreat. Those were the words of…
D-DAY BEACHES
When is D-day? That’s a military secret because a D-day is a day when an invasion begins. During World War II, D-day was supposed to be June 5, 1944. Almost three million men from the armies of the…
THE RED BRICK WALL
Long ago, some African people, called the Moors, built a fortress in Granada, Spain. They also built a palace behind the red brick walls of the fortress. They called the fortress and palace…
FREE FOR ALL
“Storm the Bastille! Free the prisoners!” That’s what an angry crowd shouted as they ran through the streets of Paris, France, on July 14,1789. The French Revolution had already begun. And the…
