The Oxford Companion to Military History - Taschenbuch

In "The Oxford Companion to Military History, an international team of more than 150 experts illuminates war's bloody past--from the Trojan War to World War Hand beyond. Ranging from the Alamo and Amphibious Operations to Marshal Zhukov and the Zulu War, here are 1,300 alphabetically arranged entries that provide a wealth of information on warfare from the classical period to the present day. There are biographical profiles on military Leaders like Napoleon, Caesar, and Eisenhower, theorists such as von Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, and inventors including Fulton, among other notable figures. The contributors also discuss weapons and equipment; wars, campaigns, and battles; strategy and tactics; espionage and propaganda; logistics and fortifications; and military life, literature, and medicine. In addition, the book offers contextual entries on topics as wide-ranging as the use of animals in war, pacifism, and venereal disease. With superb coverage of band warfare i n Europe and North America, plus numerous entries on war in the air and at sea around the world and throughout history, this is the most wide-ranging and authoritative reference on all aspects of military history currently available.