If you like military history (and this style of writing) I highly recommend 100 Decisive Battles From Ancient Times To Present. It gives an overview of 100 engagements that changed the world: the strengths of each army, the expected outcome, and usually some "twist" that turned the tables.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/100-Decisive-Battles-Ancient-Present/...

It looks like there's a PDF here, but you'll be waiting 2min: http://rogers.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_73281...

Here's the list of battles:

- https://i.imgur.com/izTpwpG.png

- https://i.imgur.com/sdUljXu.png

Here's the list in text form, sorted by year, for blind users: https://gist.github.com/shawwn/099cadef6d0e2600172cd0d202b16...

If you enjoyed this, I highly recommend 100 Decisive Battles: https://www.amazon.com/100-Decisive-Battles-Ancient-Present/...

Similar to this article, each battle is presented with clinical detachment and a surprising depth of detail. It always walks you through the historical context and, crucially, the stakes: every battle covered by the book is decisive, since it affected geopolitical history.