Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the Present Day - Hardcover

Keegan, John; Wheatcroft, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138174955 ISBN 13: 9781138174955

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

The Routledge Who's Who in Military History looks at those men and women who have shaped the course of war. It concentrates on all those periods about which the reader is likely to want information - the eighteenth-century wars in Europe, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the major conflicts of the nineteenth-century. There is full coverage of the First and Second World Wars, and the many post-war struggles up to and including the Gulf War. It provides:

* detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from about 1450 to the present day

* a series of maps showing the main theatres of war

* a glossary of common words and phrases

* an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout

The Routledge Who's Who in Military History will be a unique and invaluable source of information for the student and general reader alike.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Who's Who in Military History looks at those people who have shaped the course of war. Broad in geographical and chronological scope, it concentrates on all the periods and conflicts about which the reader is likely to want information, up to and including the Persian Gulf War. It provides detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from 1453 to the present day, a series of maps showing the main theatres of war, a glossary of common words and phrases, an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout, and a unique and invaluable source of information for the student and general reader alike.

About the Author:

About the Author:
John Keegan is and internationally renowned journalist and historian. His books include The Face of Battle and The Mask of Command.

ANDREW WHEATCROFT is the author of many books including The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire, The Ottomans: Dissolving Images, and (with John Keegan) Zones of Conflict: An Atlas of Future Wars. One of the first scholars to use photography in writing the history of the Middle East, he has made art and images a central focus of his work. He is director of the international postgraduate Centre for Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138174955
• ISBN 13: 9781138174955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 350