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Some of you may have already know about the book of William Weir '50 Battles that Changed the World'.
Some of the battles were happened after 1900, so I want to know about your opinions, which battle that you think is the most decisive and influential to the world history...?

The battles are:
1.Battle of Tsushima, 1905 (Russians vs Japanese)
This battle determined whether Russians or Japanese who would ultimately dominated the Far East.
2.Battle of Marne, 1914 (French and British vs Germans)
This battle determined whether Germany would conquer France quickly or not. This battle also marked the beginning of trench warfare.
3.Battle of Dublin, 1916 (Irish vs British)
This battle determined whether small nations have a chance of winning their independence from a superpower global empire or not.
4.Battle of Petrograd, 1917 (Russians vs Mobs)
This battle marked the beginning of Communism and the spread of Communism itself over the world.
5.Battle of France (aka 2nd battle of Marne), 1918 (French vs British vs Germans)
This battle marked the end of German war effort in WWI.
6.Battle of the Atlantic, 1939 (Allies vs Germans)
This battle determined the survival of Allied war effort.
7.Battle of Britain, 1940 (British vs Germans)
This battle determined the survival of Great Britain.
8.Battle of Midway, 1942 (Americans vs Japanese)
This battle determined whether US or Japan who would ultimately dominated Pacific Ocean.
9.Battle of Stalingrad, 1942 (Germans vs Russians)
This battle determined the survival of Soviet Union.
10.Tet Offensive, 1968 (Americans vs Vietnamese)
This battle marked the end of US invisibility in war.

So, which one do you choose...?
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