Dictionary Of Wars

Author : George Childs Kohn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135954949

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Dictionary of Wars by George Childs Kohn Pdf

Dictionary of Wars, highly praised in its first edition (1986), has now been published in a completely revised, updated, and expanded 2nd Edition. The Dictionary provides summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day. It affords the general reader and student with quick, useful, and accurate information - the who, where, when, what, why and how on the more than 1,800 recorded wars in human history from 2000 BC to the present. Completely updated, the Second Edition includes an additional 70 entries - on such major events as the Gulf War, the invasions of Panama and Haiti, and the Bosnian crisis.

Author : Peter Martin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691210179

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The Dictionary Wars by Peter Martin Pdf

Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.

Author : George C. Kohn
Publisher : Checkmark Books
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0816065772

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Dictionary of Wars by George C. Kohn Pdf

Contains summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day, spanning some four-thousand years.

Author : David Kohut,Olga Vilella
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810873742

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Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars by David Kohut,Olga Vilella Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of 'The Dirty Wars' focuses on the period 1954-1990 in South America, when authoritarian regimes waged war on subversion, both real and imagined. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the countries; guerrilla and political movements; prominent guerrilla, human-rights, military, and political figures; local, regional, and international human-rights organizations; and artistic figures (filmmakers, novelists, and playwrights) whose works attempt to represent or resist the period of repression.

Author : David Chandler
Publisher : Wordsworth Military Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10
Category : Europe
ISBN : 1840222034

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Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars by David Chandler Pdf

A reference work on the Napoleonic Wars which covers all the important soldiers, sailors, strategies, armaments and battles that shaped Napoleon's career. Includes information on the campaigns led by Napoleon as well as related events such as the Peninsular War.

Author : Jonathan D. Smele
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 1470 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442252813

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Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 by Jonathan D. Smele Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has almost 2,000 cross-referenced entries on individuals, political and governmental institutions and political parties, and military formations and concepts, as well as religion, art, film, propaganda, uniforms, and weaponry. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Civil War.

Author : Christopher R. Lew,Edwin Pak-wah Leung
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810878747

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Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War by Christopher R. Lew,Edwin Pak-wah Leung Pdf

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War studies the longer, broader war and its chronology carefully tracks the major events. The introduction then provides a broad overview, describing the contending forces, and showing how the Communists come out on top. The details, and these are crucial, are laid out in over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries dealing with the opposing forces and parties, the major campaigns and battles, the Long March, and of course the leadership on both sides. This book, one of few such in English, provides a very solid basis for study, but that can be accomplished more effectively by consulting the titles listed in an extensive bibliography.

Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : OCLC:1412773285

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The Dictionary of Modern War by Edward Luttwak Pdf

Author : Peter Connolly,John Gillingham,John Lazenby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135936815

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The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare by Peter Connolly,John Gillingham,John Lazenby Pdf

The Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare provides a comprehensive guide to the battles and wars, commanders, tactics, formations, fortifications, and weapons of war in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and Japan from the beginning of recorded history to the 16th century. More than 3,000 entries, written by expert military historians, cover all aspects of warfare from the emergence of the earliest walled cities in the Ancient Near East up to and including the period of European discovery of the New World. The Dictionary is unique, the only work to cover 3,500 years of military history. Expert authors writing in their specialty have created the most comprehensive and accessible reference work ever produced on this subject.

Author : André Corvisirer,John Childs
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0631168486

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A Dictionary of Military History (and the Art of War) by André Corvisirer,John Childs Pdf

From Aeneas Tacitus to Zhukov, this is the most comprehensive dictionary of military history and military science to have been published. It covers those people, battles and campaigns, wars, countries, institutions and weapons that have fundamentally affected the nature and development of warfare. It also has a particular concern with civil-military relations and the role of armed forces in society. From the Hellenic period to the present day, including the questions of chemical and biological weaponry raised in the conflict with Iraq, the dictionary has comprehensive coverage of military history for students, scholars, specialists and general readers alike. Originally published in French under the title Dictionnaire d'Art et d'Histoire Militaires, the new English language edition is expanded and completely revised and updated. All entries now carry full lists of recommended reading, and bibliographies have been thoroughly updated to include the latest literature. Many bibliographical entries have been added, as well as accounts of individual campaigns and battles. A main feature of the book is its broad thematic entries on such topics as naval and air warfare, as well as strategy, ballistics and other specialized topics.

Author : Justin Wintle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : War
ISBN : 0340485604

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The Dictionary of War Quotations by Justin Wintle Pdf

Author : Mark Boatner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780679733928

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The Civil War Dictionary by Mark Boatner Pdf

For almost thirty years The Civil War Dictionary has been the most complete, authoritative, and handy reference book on what has been called the Second American Revolution, 1861-1865. Periodically updated throughout sixteen printings, this invaluable volume has more than 4,000 entries, alphabetically arranged and carefully cross-referenced. Among them: -- 2,000 biographical sketches of Civil War leaders. both military and civilian -- extensive descriptions of all 20 campaigns and entries on lesser battles, engagements and skirmishes -- 120 armies, departments, and districts, as well as such famous smaller units as the Iron Brigade, the 20th Maine, and the Pennsylvania Reserves -- plus naval engagements, weapons, issues and incidents, military terms and definitions, politics, literature, statistics, and 86 specially prepared maps and diagrams

Author : Trevor Royle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000370614

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A Dictionary of Military Quotations by Trevor Royle Pdf

This book, first published in 1990, is a provocative collection of military quotations that captures the human essence of warfare. From the skirmishes beneath the walls of Troy to the dropping of the atomic bomb, nearly 3,500 quotations distil the experiences of generations of soldiers, depicting the preparation for and the waging of war. Read the words of field marshals and generals, kings and dictators, and follow them into battle – Alexander the Great at Issus, Wellington at Waterloo, Sitting Bull at Little Big Horn and Montgomery at El Alamein. Here too are the recorded details of life among the ranks as diverse as ammunition and uniform, sick parade and comradeship, discipline and ‘Dear John’ letters. A final section, ‘Last Post’, deals with the tragic aftermath of conflict.

Author : Benjamin C. Garrett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538106846

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Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare by Benjamin C. Garrett Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries onterms related to nuclear, biological and chemical warfare.

Author : Paul M. Edwards
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 081087461X

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Historical Dictionary of the Korean War by Paul M. Edwards Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Korean War offers a clear and concise, but inclusive, account of the major events, operations, and individuals involved in the Korean War. It covers the war in terms of people, places, events, and analysis, as well as carefully collected statistical and factual information about units, commanders, and casualties, for both the United Nations and its Communist adversaries.