Description
| Product ID: | 9781350185999 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Encyclopedia of Military Biography |
| Authors: | Author: Curt Johnson, Trevor N. Dupuy, David L Bongard |
| Page Count: | 834 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Reference works, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Reference works, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, BCE to c 500 CE, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Modern period, c 1500 onwards |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book offers a compilation of biographies of the world's leading soldiers, sailors and airmen, from earliest times right up to the Gulf War. From Agrippa to Zhukov via Cromwell, Hitler, Napoleon, and Schwarzkopf, the 3,000 entries in this reference work provide detailed profiles of the world's greatest military leaders and thinkers. Each entry includes an overview of the subject and details of the major wars, battles and campaigns in which they participated and a narrative of their life, including an evaluation of the subject's character, abilities and contributions, together with a brief bibliography of books on each subject. This book offers a compilation of biographies of the world''s leading soldiers, sailors and airmen, from earliest times right up to the Gulf War. From Agrippa to Zhukov via Cromwell, Hitler, Napoleon, and Schwarzkopf, the 3,000 entries in this reference work provide detailed profiles of the world''s greatest military leaders and thinkers. Each entry includes an overview of the subject and details of the major wars, battles and campaigns in which they participated and a narrative of their life, including an evaluation of the subject''s character, abilities and contributions, together with a brief bibliography of books on each subject. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-01-28 |
