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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
List of contents
List of Entries vi
List of Maps viii
Chronological Guide to Entries ix
About the Editors xi
Notes on Contributors xiv
Editor's Preface xix
A-Z ENTRIES 1-385
Index 386
About the author
Gordon Martel is Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia. He has written widely on the history of modern war.
Summary
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.
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"So, if this is your area of interest, and you begrudgethe space occupied by 5 large volumes, then this slim, butwell-packed paperback deserves a well-merited place beside yourdesk." ( Nurturing Potential , 1 August 2014)
