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In 1964, historian Lt. Col. Joseph B. Mitchell published a compact book, Twenty Decisive Battles of the World, an expansion of Sir Edward Creasy's most famous work from a hundred years past, updating it into the 20th Century.

Turning Point Simulations (TPS), a division of LPS Inc, examines these 20 battles with a new series of boxed wargames. These games emphasize accessibility and playability, and come with hard-mounted maps and mounted, die-cut counters. Each battle is presented in a design of low complexity, but high challenge, from some of the industry's top designers.

And be sure to check out our sister publication Against the Odds!

While TPS games focus on the decisive battles across time, Against the Odds magazine investigates all of military history from a broad perspective. The economic, political, religious and social aspects of warfare are examined in concert with events on the battlefield. Get yourself truly "connected" with games and gaming by subscribing to Against the Odds! Learn more...

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The Battle of Marathon "A battle that not merely settled the fate of two armies, but the whole future progress of human civilization." -- Edward Creasy The Battle of Marathon took place where, oddly enough, two armies confronted each other for FIVE days with almost no fighting, and Athenian democracy was put to the test as the Greek forces debated (and voted) whether or not to attack the Persians. More Info »	The Siege of Syracuse Athens Brought Low! Maybe one of the oddest things about the lengthy Peloponnesian War (29 years!) is that, after decades of balance, the Athenians actually lost it with a campaign well away from the Greek mainland. More Info »
The Battle of Arbela Alexander's Greatest Victory! The odds? Best modern estimates put them at something worse than 5-1 against Alexander. His 47,000 troops are fairly well documented. The Persian emperor, Darius, commanded something over 250,000 (although some accounts place the figure much higher). More Info »	The Battle of the Metaurus How Hannibal Lost the War... As people think over the actions of Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War, many great battles come to mind…Lake Trasimene, Trebia, Cannae and Zama… Yet, Mitchell chose The Battle of the Metaurus as the decisive battle for the entire war. How can that be? Hannibal was not even there! More Info »
The Victory of Arminius It Was Supposed to be Easy... When several days of battle were over, some- where between 15-20,000 Roman soldiers were dead - three full legions had disappeared from the rolls (and would not be reconstituted!). Roman retaliation would be terrible and pro- longed, but the Empire never again tried to settle the land east of the Rhine. What went wrong? More Info »	The Battle of Châlons Half Roman - All Business! His father was a Roman general of “Scythian” origin, one of the original groups of powerful mounted nomads that challenged Rome. In fact he was closer to his allies and adversaries than most Roman commanders of the day - for General Aetius actually had Hunnish warriors fighting FOR him in earlier battles, and spent time with both the Huns and Goths as a honored hostage (learning much about both peoples while there.) More Info »

The Battle of Marathon

"A battle that not merely settled the fate of two armies, but the whole future progress of human civilization."

-- Edward Creasy

The Battle of Marathon took place where, oddly enough, two armies confronted each other for FIVE days with almost no fighting, and Athenian democracy was put to the test as the Greek forces debated (and voted) whether or not to attack the Persians.

More Info »

The Siege of Syracuse

Athens Brought Low!

Maybe one of the oddest things about the lengthy Peloponnesian War (29 years!) is that, after decades of balance, the Athenians actually lost it with a campaign well away from the Greek mainland.

More Info »

The Battle of Arbela

Alexander's Greatest Victory!

The odds? Best modern estimates put them at something worse than 5-1 against Alexander. His 47,000 troops are fairly well documented. The Persian emperor, Darius, commanded something over 250,000 (although some accounts place the figure much higher).

More Info »

The Battle of the Metaurus

How Hannibal Lost the War...

As people think over the actions of Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War, many great battles come to mind…Lake Trasimene, Trebia, Cannae and Zama…

Yet, Mitchell chose The Battle of the Metaurus as the decisive battle for the entire war. How can that be? Hannibal was not even there!

More Info »

The Victory of Arminius

It Was Supposed to be Easy...

When several days of battle were over, some- where between 15-20,000 Roman soldiers were dead - three full legions had disappeared from the rolls (and would not be reconstituted!). Roman retaliation would be terrible and pro- longed, but the Empire never again tried to settle the land east of the Rhine.

What went wrong?

More Info »

The Battle of Châlons

Half Roman - All Business!

His father was a Roman general of “Scythian” origin, one of the original groups of powerful mounted nomads that challenged Rome. In fact he was closer to his allies and adversaries than most Roman commanders of the day - for General Aetius actually had Hunnish warriors fighting FOR him in earlier battles, and spent time with both the Huns and Goths as a honored hostage (learning much about both peoples while there.)

More Info »

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