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Every age has its own kind of war.' Clausewitz, On War
Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons.
From the ancient world to the Arab Spring, from the Hundred Years' War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across over 1000 pages The Encyclopedia of Warfare presents the reader with more than 5000 entries arranged chronologically on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter-insurgencies.
From battles fought with spears to the latest drone technology, The Encyclopedia of Warfare features an immense range of conflict. Each war narrative, where appropriate, includes descriptions of its campaigns, battles and sieges. All this is easily accessed via an extensive index.
Featuring 600 full colou

The Encyclopedia of Warfare

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      Publisher Amber Books Ltd
      Published 9/19/2013
      ISBN-13 9781782740230
      978-1782740230
      ISBN-10 1782740236

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      Book Synopsis

      Every age has its own kind of war.' Clausewitz, On War
      Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons.
      From the ancient world to the Arab Spring, from the Hundred Years' War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across over 1000 pages The Encyclopedia of Warfare presents the reader with more than 5000 entries arranged chronologically on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter-insurgencies.
      From battles fought with spears to the latest drone technology, The Encyclopedia of Warfare features an immense range of conflict. Each war narrative, where appropriate, includes descriptions of its campaigns, battles and sieges. All this is easily accessed via an extensive index.
      Featuring 600 full colou

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