This is the extended annotated edition including a rare and extensive biographical essay on the author, his life and works. Great Battles of the World is Stephen Crane's last and most important work, he having completed it just previous to his death. Since his first book Mr. Crane had not until the end returned to the subject that made him famous. He alone among the authors of the day was fitted to describe adequately the Great Battles of the World. His picturesque enthusiasm and wonderful genius in describing the stirring battle scenes in the decisive conflicts made a new era in the writings of history. The Great Battles of the World are: Vittoria The Siege Of Plevna The Storming Of Burkersdorf Heights A Swede's Campaign In Germany The Storming Of Badajoz The Brief Campaign Against New Orleans The Battle Of Solferino The Battle Of Bunker Hill