Ebook: A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East , Volume I: ca. 3000 BCE–1499 CE
Author: Spencer C. Tucker
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- Year: 2009
- Publisher: ABC-CLIO
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This monumental six-volume resource offers engaging entries of major diplomatic, military, and political events driving world conflicts from ancient times to the present.
• Hundreds of concise, chronologically organized entries on major wars, battles, political events, weapons technologies, and diplomatic initiatives
• Essays at roughly 50-year intervals analyzing each era's defining developments in the evolution of warfare, including changes in tactics, weapons, and other technologies
• Sidebars highlighting hundreds of key individuals in the history of military conflict as well as important developments in weapon systems
• A comprehensive glossary of military terms to help readers understand the language of warfare and weapons
• A rich illustration program of images, drawings, and maps