Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, Svazek 1Stanley Sandler ABC-CLIO, 2002 - Počet stran: 1067 Spanning the recorded history of ground warfare from antiquity to the Atomic Age, this three-volume authoritative reference work documents it all--from generals to GIs, catapults to Kalashnikovs, ancient Israel to post-Soviet Chechnya.
With entries by more than 200 internationally renowned scholars, this well illustrated and lavishly mapped three volume set is sure to become the standard reference work on the long and tragic history of land warfare. Students, scholars, and military buffs will find in its more than 1,200 entries a wealth of fascinating and provocative information. The power and the glory, the victories and defeats--it's all here.
- Numerous drawings, engravings, and diagrams depict everything from Cyrus the II conquering Babylon to the Battle of Waterloo - Photographs show leaders from Tito to T. E. Lawrence, weapons, and battles such as Antietam - Maps range from Alexander's empire to World War II |