Historical Dictionary Of The Crimean War

Author : Guy Arnold
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810866133

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Historical Dictionary of the Crimean War by Guy Arnold Pdf

For a relatively short war, the Crimean War holds an important place in history. Finally, a resource that provides a historical overview of the war from a number of different angles including, the causes, the motivations, the course, and the consequences. This volume fully explores the: o Main engagements o Principal political figures and rulers o Military leaders and naval commanders o Events leading up to the conflict This Dictionary is an excellent window into the political, national, and military intrigue that surrounded one of the most costly campaigns of all time. Includes a chronology, maps, and a comprehensive bibliography full of primary sources, as well as classic sources and histories that will allow researchers to trace the changing perception of the war through history.

Author : Guy Arnold
Publisher : A to Z Guide Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : 0810876302

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The A to Z of the Crimean War by Guy Arnold Pdf

For a relatively short war, the Crimean War holds an important place in history. Finally, a resource that provides a historical overview of the war from a number of different angles including, the causes, the motivations, the course, and the consequences. The A to Z of the Crimean War fully explores the main engagements, the principal political figures and rulers, the military leaders and naval commanders, and the events leading up to the conflict. This Dictionary is an excellent window into the political, national, and military intrigue that surrounded one of the most costly campaigns of all time. Includes a chronology, maps, and a comprehensive bibliography full of primary sources, as well as classic sources and histories that will allow researchers to trace the changing perception of the war through history.

Author : Guy Arnold
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of War
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124093621

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Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa by Guy Arnold Pdf

"This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa reviews the wars that have occurred in Africa in the past half century: Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, Nigeria's fight to achieve a balanced state after the British departure, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, and the current ethnic cleansing in Darfur, to name only a few. It contains a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on wars, conflicts, major political and military figures, and topics such as child soldiers, mercenaries, and blood diamonds."--Jacket.

Author : Jon Smele
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 1442252804

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Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 by Jon Smele Pdf

"Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926, covers the history of the period through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Its nearly 2,000 cross-referenced entries include individuals, political and governmental institutions and political parties, military formations and concepts, religion, art, film, propaganda, uniforms, and weaponry. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the "Russian" civil wars"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Alan Warwick Palmer
Publisher : Random House Business
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015031764643

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A Dictionary of Modern History, 1789-1945 by Alan Warwick Palmer Pdf

Author : Robert Malcomson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865167

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Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812 by Robert Malcomson Pdf

The War of 1812 was an extremely complicated war motivated by British seizures of American vessels and goods, American desire to expand into Canada, and impressment of American sailors into the British Navy. However, these are merely the immediate causes. To fully understand the War of 1812, one must delve deeper into history. This book does just that, as it covers the period leading up to the war (1803-1812) and the events of the war itself (1812-1815) through the use of a dictionary consisting of more than 1,400 cross-referenced entries covering descriptions of engagements, ships, weaponry, the compositions of regiments, significant political and military figures, and a full list of key places, issues and terms. Also included are 21 photographs, 6 maps, a chronology of events, an introductory essay, and a comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated.

Author : Terry L. Jones
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 1818 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879539

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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War by Terry L. Jones Pdf

The Civil War was the most traumatic event in American history, pitting Americans against one another, rending the national fabric, leaving death and devastation in its wake, and instilling an anger that has not entirely dissipated even to this day, 150 years later. This updated and expanded two-volume second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Civil War relates the history of this war through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on persons, places, events, institutions, battles, and campaigns. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil War.

Author : Paul M. Edwards
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 47,6 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.

Author : Trudi Tate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786725554

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A Short History of the Crimean War by Trudi Tate Pdf

The Crimean War (1853-1856) was the first modern war. A vicious struggle between imperial Russia and an alliance of the British, French and Ottoman Empires, it was the first conflict to be reported first-hand in newspapers, painted by official war artists, recorded by telegraph and photographed by camera. In her new short history, Trudi Tate discusses the ways in which this novel representation itself became part of the modern war machine. She tells forgotten stories about the war experience of individual soldiers and civilians, including journalists, nurses, doctors, war tourists and other witnesses. At the same time, the war was a retrograde one, fought with the mentality, and some of the equipment, of Napoleonic times. Tate argues that the Crimean War was both modern and old-fashioned, looking backwards and forwards, and generating optimism and despair among those who lived through it. She explores this paradox while giving full coverage to the bloody battles (Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman), the siege of Sebastopol, the much-derided strategies of the commanders, conditions in the field and the cultural impact of the anti-Russian alliance.

Author : Ronald B. Frankum
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879560

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Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam by Ronald B. Frankum Pdf

For Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War altered forever the history, topography, people, economy, and politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), Cambodia, and Laos. That the war was controversial is an understatement as is the notion that the war can be understood from any one perspective. One way of understanding the Vietnam War is by marking its time with turning points, both major and minor, that involved events or decisions that helped to influence its course in the years to follow. By examining a few of these turning points, an organizational framework takes shape that makes understanding the war more possible. Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam emphasizes the international nature of the war, as well as provide a greater understanding of the long scope of the conflict. The major events associated with the war will serve as the foundation of the book while additional entries will explore the military, diplomatic, political, social, and cultural events that made the war unique. While military subjects will be fully explored, there will be greater attention to other aspects of the war. All of this is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Vietnam War.

Author : Anne Sharp Wells
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879447

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Historical Dictionary of World War II by Anne Sharp Wells Pdf

This dictionary covers the complex and costly conflict that began when Germany, ruled by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, invaded neighboring Poland on 1 September 1939; and concluded when Germany surrendered on 7–9 May 1945, leaving much of the European continent in ruins and its population devastated. The war against Germany, Italy, and the other European Axis members was fought primarily in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, East and North Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean. The Axis powers were defeated by the Allies, led by the “Grand Alliance” of Great Britain, the United States, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Historical Dictionary of World War II: The War against Germany and Italy relates the history of this war through a chronology, an introductory essay, maps and photos, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 300 cross-referenced entries on the countries and geographical areas involved in the war, as well as the nations remaining neutral; wartime alliances and conferences; significant civilian and military leaders; and major ground, naval, and air operations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about World War II.

Author : Christopher R. Lew,Edwin Pak-wah Leung
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,5 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 : Rotem Kowner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442281844

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Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War by Rotem Kowner Pdf

The Russo-Japanese War was fought for 19 months (8 February 1904– 5 September 1905) between the empires of Japan and the Russia over the southern part of Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. While essentially a colonial conflict, the war became a major engagement both in scale and innovation unseen until then. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that this event marks a historical juncture far more important than it was usually taken to be. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War offers a major revision of the highly praised first edition, which, by all accounts, has been the standard work on this conflict in any language during the last decade. The book contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Moreover, the dictionary section has some 800 new or fully revised cross-referenced entries on the battles, weaponry, and major personalities of the war, as well as various international events and conflicts, agreements, schemes, and projects that led to the war. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russo-Japanese War.

Author : Francisco J. Romero Salvadó
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810880092

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Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War by Francisco J. Romero Salvadó Pdf

The tragedy that devastated Spain for 33 months from July 1936 to April 1939, was, first and foremost, a brutal fratricidal conflict, the product of the fatal clash between diametrically opposed views of Spain and an attempt to settle crucial issues which had divided Spaniards for generations: agrarian reform, recognition of the identity of the historical regions (Catalonia, the Basque Country), and the roles of the Catholic Church and the armed forces in a modern state. Being a war between Spaniards, it was particularly brutal, but it was also part of the broader move toward war in Europe and thus sucked in many “volunteers” from abroad. And it left a deep imprint since General Francisco Franco remained at the helm of the country until his death in 1975. The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil war covers the history of the war, first through a long chronology, which highlights the major steps from the incubation to the conclusion. The overall situation is summed up in the introduction. Then the dictionary section fleshes it out, with over 600 entries on persons, places, events, institutions, battles, and campaigns. More reading can be found in an extensive bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Spanish Civil War.

Author : Joseph Smith,Simon Davis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442281868

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Historical Dictionary of the Cold War by Joseph Smith,Simon Davis Pdf

“Cold war” was a term coined in 1945 by left-leaning British writer George Orwell to predict how powers made unconquerable by having nuclear weapons would conduct future relations. It was popularized in 1947 by American journalist Walter Lippmann amid mounting tensions between the erstwhile World War II Allies - the capitalist democracies - the United States of America and Britain - versus the Soviet Union, a communist dictatorship. As the grand alliance of the “Big Three” they had defeated Nazi Germany, its satellites and Japan in World War II but became rivals who split the world into an American-led Western “bloc” and Soviet-led Eastern “bloc.” Both were secured from direct attack by arraying ever-greater nuclear and conventional forces against the other while seeking global supremacy by other means. The 45-year Cold War lasted until the Soviet Union collapsed between 1989 and 1991. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Cold War contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, crucial countries and peripheral conflicts, the increasingly lethal weapons systems, and the various political and military strategies. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this crucial period in history.