| Description |
512 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
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"Previously published as The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Warfare"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
War in the ancient world : 3000 BCE-500 CE -- War in the medieval world : 500-1500 -- Early modern warfare : 1500-1750 -- The age of revolution : 1750-1830 -- The dawn of mechanized warfare : 1830-1914 -- Era of the world wars : 1914-1945 -- Conflicts after World War II : 1945-present -- Directory. |
| Summary |
Warfare traces the epic 5,000- year story of conflict from the earliest battles to the Syrian Civil War. Exploring the campaigns and causes, the warriors and commanders, and the tactics, weapons, and technology that have shaped warfare worldwide, this is an updated edition of the definitive visual guide to a brutal, intense, and often heroic dimension of the human story. |
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Military history -- Pictorial works.
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War -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Battles -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Military art and science -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Military history -- Chronology.
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War -- History -- Chronology.
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Battles -- History -- Chronology.
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Military art and science -- History -- Chronology.
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| Genre |
Illustrated works.
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Chronologies.
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| Added Author |
David, Saul, 1966-
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| ISBN |
1465488766 |
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9781465488763 |
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