Author: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789716094299
Category : Military biography
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography
Author: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789716094299
Category : Military biography
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789716094299
Category : Military biography
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Military Biography
Author: TREVOR N.. JOHNSON DUPUY (CURT. BONGARD, DAVID L.)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781350185999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781350185999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Military Science
Author: G. Kurt Piehler
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506310818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1921
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Military Science provides a comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, traditions, training, purpose, and functions of today’s military. Entries in this four-volume work include coverage of the duties, responsibilities, and authority of military personnel and an understanding of strategies and tactics of the modern military and how they interface with political, social, legal, economic, and technological factors. A large component is devoted to issues of leadership, group dynamics, motivation, problem-solving, and decision making in the military context. Finally, this work also covers recent American military history since the end of the Cold War with a special emphasis on peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, the First Persian Gulf War, the events surrounding 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the military has been changing in relation to these events.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506310818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1921
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Military Science provides a comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, traditions, training, purpose, and functions of today’s military. Entries in this four-volume work include coverage of the duties, responsibilities, and authority of military personnel and an understanding of strategies and tactics of the modern military and how they interface with political, social, legal, economic, and technological factors. A large component is devoted to issues of leadership, group dynamics, motivation, problem-solving, and decision making in the military context. Finally, this work also covers recent American military history since the end of the Cold War with a special emphasis on peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, the First Persian Gulf War, the events surrounding 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the military has been changing in relation to these events.
Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography
Author: Franklin D. Margiotta
Publisher: Potomac Books
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
A practical, readable reference for anyone interested in military history.
Publisher: Potomac Books
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
A practical, readable reference for anyone interested in military history.
International Encyclopedia of Military History
Author: James C. Bradford
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135950342
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
Book Description
With its impressive breadth of coverage – both geographically and chronologically – the International Encyclopedia of Military History is the most up-to-date and inclusive A-Z resource on military history. From uniforms and military insignia worn by combatants to the brilliant military leaders and tacticians who commanded them, the campaigns and wars to the weapons and equipment used in them, this international and multi-cultural two-volume set is an accessible resource combining the latest scholarship in the field with a world perspective on military history.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135950342
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
Book Description
With its impressive breadth of coverage – both geographically and chronologically – the International Encyclopedia of Military History is the most up-to-date and inclusive A-Z resource on military history. From uniforms and military insignia worn by combatants to the brilliant military leaders and tacticians who commanded them, the campaigns and wars to the weapons and equipment used in them, this international and multi-cultural two-volume set is an accessible resource combining the latest scholarship in the field with a world perspective on military history.
Encyclopedia of American Military History
Author: Spencer Tucker
Publisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816043552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1500
Book Description
Covering the period from the colonial wars to the events of September 11, 2001, examines the causes and effects of America's wars, as well as key individuals, technological developments, and weapons systems.
Publisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816043552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1500
Book Description
Covering the period from the colonial wars to the events of September 11, 2001, examines the causes and effects of America's wars, as well as key individuals, technological developments, and weapons systems.
Battles That Changed History
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780241641484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the onslaught of Operation Desert Storm, relive the most famous battles in history in this gripping guide. This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields of history, from the ancient world to the American Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, the Cold War, and beyond. Maps, paintings, and photographs reveal the stories behind more than 90 of the most important battles ever to take place, and show how fateful decisions led to glorious victories and crushing defeats. From medieval battles and great naval confrontations to the era of high-tech air battles, key campaigns are illustrated and analysed in detail - the weapons, the soldiers, and the military strategy. Famous military leaders are profiled, including Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Rommel, and crucial arms, armour, and equipment are explained. Whether at Marathon, Agincourt, Gettysburg, or Stalingrad, Battles that Changed History takes you into the thick of combat, and shows how kingdoms and empires have been won and lost on the battlefield.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780241641484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the onslaught of Operation Desert Storm, relive the most famous battles in history in this gripping guide. This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields of history, from the ancient world to the American Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, the Cold War, and beyond. Maps, paintings, and photographs reveal the stories behind more than 90 of the most important battles ever to take place, and show how fateful decisions led to glorious victories and crushing defeats. From medieval battles and great naval confrontations to the era of high-tech air battles, key campaigns are illustrated and analysed in detail - the weapons, the soldiers, and the military strategy. Famous military leaders are profiled, including Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Rommel, and crucial arms, armour, and equipment are explained. Whether at Marathon, Agincourt, Gettysburg, or Stalingrad, Battles that Changed History takes you into the thick of combat, and shows how kingdoms and empires have been won and lost on the battlefield.
Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography
Author: Franklin D. Margiotta
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
Contains the historical and biographical articles from the six volume International Military and Defense Encyclopedia, with some additions.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
Contains the historical and biographical articles from the six volume International Military and Defense Encyclopedia, with some additions.
The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft
Author: Robert Jackson
Publisher: Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN: 9781407567525
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN: 9781407567525
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Touched with Fire
Author: Eric M. Bergerud
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140246967
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
A brilliant history of the land battles in the Pacific theater of World War II, with stirring personal accounts of the horrifying struggle between the Japanese and Allied forces. The horrors of WWII in the South Pacific extended far beyond the detonation of atomic bombs. In this revelatory portrayal of the lives of the regular infantrymen who struggled to contain the Japanese advance, Eric Bergerud has given us a compelling and chilling record of the incredible hardships endured by these soldiers, and the heroic efforts that resulted in the reversal of the course of the war. Bergerud spent hundreds of hours interviewing the last surviving veterans of this remarkable campaign, and he has placed their personal experiences at the center of his analysis of military strategy. “Aspires to do for the ground war in the South Pacific what Keegan achieved in Six Armies in Normandy.”—Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140246967
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
A brilliant history of the land battles in the Pacific theater of World War II, with stirring personal accounts of the horrifying struggle between the Japanese and Allied forces. The horrors of WWII in the South Pacific extended far beyond the detonation of atomic bombs. In this revelatory portrayal of the lives of the regular infantrymen who struggled to contain the Japanese advance, Eric Bergerud has given us a compelling and chilling record of the incredible hardships endured by these soldiers, and the heroic efforts that resulted in the reversal of the course of the war. Bergerud spent hundreds of hours interviewing the last surviving veterans of this remarkable campaign, and he has placed their personal experiences at the center of his analysis of military strategy. “Aspires to do for the ground war in the South Pacific what Keegan achieved in Six Armies in Normandy.”—Los Angeles Times