Twentieth-Century War and Conflict: A Concise Encyclopedia - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1118884639 ISBN 13: 9781118884638

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2014

Riassunto

Drawn from the award-winning 5-volume Encyclopedia of War, this valuable, one-volume reference provides readers with essential information on the conflicts and concepts that shaped global warfare in the twentieth-century and up to the present day.

• Provides essential coverage of twentieth-century warfare across the world
• Incorporates entries on all major wars, conflicts and concepts in the study of warfare during the period
• Features detailed coverage of the First and Second World Wars, along with conflicts including the Russo-Japanese War, the Greco-Turkish War, the Falklands Conflict, the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, the Gulf Wars, the War Against Terrorism, and the Somalian Civil War
• Covers topics including chemical warfare, ethnic cleansing, psychological warfare, and women and war
• Creates an affordable and handy personal reference for students of modern and contemporary history, professional scholars, and military history enthusiasts
• Comprises authoritative, up-to-date content - each entry ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 words - written by the best international scholars

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Recensione

"So, if this is your area of interest, and you begrudge the space occupied by 5 large volumes, then this slim, but well-packed paperback deserves a well-merited place beside your desk." (Nurturing Potential, 1 August 2014)

L'autore

Gordon Martel is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. He has written widely on the history of modern war. Among his best-known books are Imperial Diplomacy (1985) and The Origins of the First World War (revised 3rd edition, 2008). He has edited numerous scholarly publications, including The World War Two Reader (2004), A Companion to Europe, 1900–1945 (Blackwell, 2006), A Companion to International History, 1900–2001 (Blackwell, 2007), and The Encyclopedia of War (five volumes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). His most recent work is The Month That Changed the World: July 1914 (2014).

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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1118884639
• ISBN 13: 9781118884638
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 406
• Redattore: Martel Gordon