military history

Biographies of world military leaders who faced the toughest decisions, challenged the hardest foes, overcame the most desperate odds and prevailed.

Examines the lasting impact Germany's blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940 had on military commanders and operational warfare around the world, and discusses how those tactics have been used in other battles.

Contains 1,518 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about significant wars, battles, people, groups, and civilizations in the military history of the world, from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Includes references, maps, illustrations, a time line, and three indexes.

Details, in narrative format, various battles which occurred throughout the world from 500 B.C. through 1783 A.D. and includes information on principal leaders, quick reference summaries of events, and time lines.

An introduction to the famous battles, knights, kings, and castles of the Middle Ages.

Presents theories based on human psychology of why we have wars, tracing the history of war from neolithic times to the present.