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This is the fantasy or historical equivalent to the [[Space Battle]] and in a similiar vein to the [[Final Battle]], although this takes place before [[The End]] but is no less important, it marks the point in a conflict in where one side turns the tide of war in their favour, this means it is no less epic or reduced in scale to the battle which might mark the end of the war. it can even lead directly into the final conflict or even set up the story as it is.
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== Literature ==
* Two are featured in [[Lord of the Rings]]. The first is only alluded too in the books but shown in the films, that being the seige of Mordor where the Last Alliance of Elves and Men were able to defeat Sauron. However Isildur's refusal to destroy the ring ultimately led to the War of the Ring at the end of the third age.▼
* Two are featured in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':
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** The other battle was the Seige of Minas Tirith in which Sauron attempted to topple Gondor and ensure is domain over Middle-earth, however reinforcements from Rohan and then from Aragorn with several Dunedian and soldiers from south Gondor ensured that Mordor's army was routed, the king had returned, and what led to the [[Final Battle]] outside the Black Gates which allowed Frodo to destroy the ring.
== Video Games ==
* Several in ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' series.▼
** In ''Red Alert'', turning point of war comes when player manages to destroy Iron Curtain. This leads to Allies turning from defensive war to counter-offensive.▼
** In ''Red Alert 2'', Tanya destroying Soviet nuclear weapons in Europe, allowing European nations freely provide support to US without fear of nuclear armageddon.▼
** ''Tiberian Sun'' has two: Unifying of Nod, which leads to Nod laucnhing major offensive and later destruction of Nod missile and Banshee facilities, leading to GDI offensive that wins the war.▼
== Real Life ==
* In [[World War Two]] there are several examples of battles which helped turn the tide in favour of the allies. The battle of Stalingrad was one, partly due to a German force ill-equipped for the winter and Stalin's insistance of defending his namesake to the man. it marked the point where the ceaseless Axis advance was finally stopped dead.
** El-Alamein was the turning point for the British, putting the Germans on the defensive for virtually the rest of the war.
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** Most notably, the strategy adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II turned around a [[wikipedia:Kantai Kessen|Decisive Battle]] where their fleet would crush the US one in a single, climactic battle. This strategy was epitomized on the massive ''Yamato''-class battleships.
▲* Several in ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' series.
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▲** In ''Red Alert'', turning point of war comes when player manages to destroy Iron Curtain. This leads to Allies turning from defensive war to counter-offensive.
▲** In ''Red Alert 2'', Tanya destroying Soviet nuclear weapons in Europe, allowing European nations freely provide support to US without fear of nuclear armageddon.
▲** ''Tiberian Sun'' has two: Unifying of Nod, which leads to Nod laucnhing major offensive and later destruction of Nod missile and Banshee facilities, leading to GDI offensive that wins the war.
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