military history

A comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged resource that covers some of the most volatile civil wars around the globe since World War II, through a series of essays, detailed maps, tables, and chronologies.

Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the Battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to Desert Storm, 1991.

Contains over 1,800 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about more than 1,700 recorded wars around the world, including global conflicts, civil wars, mutinies, rebellions, and revolutions; covering a period that ranges from 2000 B.C. to the 1990s.

Contains over two hundred chronologically arranged entries on invasions and conquests spanning from the ancient world to the twentieth century, and includes twenty-three related readings and an entry time line.

Contains over one hundred alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origins and leadership of military groups throughout the world, discussing their successes and failures, methods of warfare, and influence, and includes readings on issues of patriotism, duty, respect, and courage.

Readers will marvel at stories during World War II and also heroic actions in Afghanistan. Historical photographs will accompany each account, engaging readers at all levels.

This insightful volume examines the evolution of warfare on land around the world, as well as the impact of new technologies on the nature of war.

This comprehensive volume examines the various crafts that have shifted the front lines of war to previously unimagined heights and depths and the tactics that have accompanied these developments.

Illustrated with 250 photos and maps. Details the dramatic history and continuing importance of guerrilla warfare.