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This highly detailed and well-illustrated single-volume work documents the evolution of warfare across history through weaponry and technological change. In war, the weapons and technologies employed have direct effects on how battles are waged. When new weapons are introduced, they can dramatically alter the outcomes of warfare-and consequently change the course of history itself. This reference work provides a fascinating overview of the ma...

This book treats 30 important civil wars and revolutions across the world, including Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, covering a broad swath of recorded history from ancient times to the present. Human history as a whole results from social changes, technological advances, and evolutions in thinking and religion-all of which often lead to wars and conflicts. Behind each major war are myriad interrelated causes. This bo...

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This unique reference book introduces readers to the causes and effects of the 20th century's most significant conflicts-and explains how the impact of these conflicts still resonates today. The Roots and Consequences of 20th-Century Warfare: Conflicts That Shaped the Modern World introduces students to the causes and effects of the 20th century's most significant conflicts. Covering conflicts that occurred in all regions of the world, reader...

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An up-to-date and concise account of WWI for teachers and students looking for a balanced introduction. It details both the military operations as well as the development of war aims, alliance diplomacy and the war on the home front.

This biography traces the life and career of one of the U.S. Navy's first admirals, Andrew Hull Foote. The first study of the admiral to be published in nearly 200 years, this works makes an important contribution to the literature of the period. Photos. Maps.

Examines the important roles played by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War. Spencer Tucker makes use of recent scholarship as well as official records and the memoirs of participants to provide a complete perspective for the general reader and enough detail to hold the interest of the specialist.

This monumental six-volume resource offers engaging entries of major diplomatic, military, and political events driving world conflicts from ancient times to the present.

Long overlooked in favor of land engagements, this is the first encyclopedia to analyze the naval aspects of the American Civil War.

A comprehensive overview of the war that saw the United States emerge as a world power, one that had immense implications for America, especially in Latin America and Asia.

This Encyclopedia covers all major campaigns and battles, surveys weapons and devices of war, and examines the roles played in events by statesmen, politicians, religious and military leaders, and prominent citizens.

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A historical study of the relationship between civilian and military leaders in the United States during wartime, from the American Revolution to the Iraq War.

A multidimensional, multidisciplinary work on one of the least understood but most important conflicts in modern history.

This in-depth, comprehensive study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle East carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural, religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the world's most troubled regions. This in-depth, comprehensive study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle East carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural, religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the wo...

This encyclopedic collection of more than 200 of the most decisive and important battles throughout world history gets a fresh interpretation by a noted military historian.

This brief work is an excellent introduction to understanding the idea and the practice of total war in the industrial age. As the first step toward further study or as a clear and easy-to-read refresher course on four of the most brutal years of the 20th century, Tucker s book is highly recommended. ChoiceThis packed, encyclopedic military history offers both a clear overview and detailed narrative of military and diplomatic events of the Fir...