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Twentieth-Century War and Conflict
Contributor(s): Martel, Gordon (Author)
ISBN: 1118884639     ISBN-13: 9781118884638
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $30.64  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - General
- History | Modern - 20th Century
Dewey: 355.009
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.45 lbs) 440 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:
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