Description
| Product ID: | 9780415260398 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Who's Who in Military History |
| Subtitle: | From 1453 to the Present Day |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew Wheatcroft, John Keegan |
| Page Count: | 350 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, General and world history, History, History, History, Warfare and defence, General & world history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Warfare & defence |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Providing detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from 1450 to the present day, this book is a unique and valuable source of information for both the student and the general reader. The Routledge Who''s Who in Military History looks at those men and women who have shaped the course of war. It concentrates on all those periods about which the reader is likely to want information - the eighteenth-century wars in Europe, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the major conflicts of the nineteenth-century. There is full coverage of the First and Second World Wars, and the many post-war struggles up to and including the Gulf War. It provides: * detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from about 1450 to the present day * a series of maps showing the main theatres of war * a glossary of common words and phrases * an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout The Routledge Who''s Who in Military History will be a unique and invaluable source of information for the student and general reader alike. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-09-27 |
