Search the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire; the World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played; the scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943; and the pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great Britain. In this illustrated compilation, learn which military unit fought for the North and South, and what sparked the War of Jenkins's Ear.