The reader's companion to military history
(Book)
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
U27 .R348 1996
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U27 .R348 1996
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | U27 .R348 1996 | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 573 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Sponsored by the Society for Military History."
General Note
Includes indexes.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description
More than one hundred fifty distinguished military historians, biographers, and journalists contributed nearly six hundred articles to The Reader's Companion to Military History. The result is an extraordinary chronicle of warfare that combines compelling historical narrative with the best of contemporary scholarship. Filled with surprising anecdotes, little-known facts, and rare illustrations, the volume provides essential information on major events and battles.
Description
Commanders, theorists, weaponry and technology, and strategy and tactics. Especially distinctive is the broad spectrum of its thematic articles. Topics include courage, discipline, the effects of weather on warfare, strategy, the role of propaganda, espionage, the use of animals in war, the evolution of uniforms, disposal of the dead, mutiny, psychological warfare, and morale. The Readers's Companion is the first major reference work on military history to present a.
Description
Global perspective. No less comprehensive is its chronological scope, which ranges from the origins of warfare itself to the Persian Wars of 490 B.C. to ethnic cleansing, gays in the military, and the revelations of Robert McNamara.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cowley, R., & Parker, G. (1996). The reader's companion to military history . Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker. 1996. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cowley, Robert and Geoffrey Parker. The Reader's Companion to Military History Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cowley, R. and Parker, G. (1996). The reader's companion to military history. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cowley, Robert., and Geoffrey Parker. The Reader's Companion to Military History Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
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