How do I view the transaction log in SQL Server 2008?

Hello,
I want to know how to view all the transactions taken during a particular period of time. I know there is a log file, ending with .ldf, created for each database. But how do I view this file?
Is there any tool in the SQL Server studio that can enable me to view the transactions for a given time period?
The reason for me wanting to view the log file is that, last week during a power outage, certain amount of data was not written. And one my friend had also messed up some of the data (unfortunately, she doesn't remember what she did).
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
It enables you to read from you transaction log which contains very valuable information about stuff that is happening in your database.
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