Calin Hentea

Brief Romanian Military History

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the first historical mentions of an armed conflict in what is now Romania dates back to 335 B.C., when, prior to launching his legendary Asian campaign, Alexander the Great organized an expedition over the Western shore of the Danube to deter the Gaets and secure the frontier of the Macedonian Kingdom. Since then, the land located on the Black Sea and nestled amongst the Carpathian Mountains has seen more than its fair share of military struggles. Whether referring to the country's fight for independence against the Ottoman Empire in the 14th Century or the December Revolution in the late 20th Century, Romania's military history has been long and varied. This book presents a chronological and detailed narrative of the significant events in the nation's military history, covering everything from the campaign of the Persian king Darius I against the Scythians in 514 B.C. to Romania's admission into NATO in April of 2004. Beginning with a full chronology of the country's most important and decisive military events, Brief Romanian Military History then presents a general overview of 2500 years of Romanian history. Complete with biographies of significant military leaders and entries on important battles, wars, military organizations, structures, fortresses, uniforms, and weapons for each of the historical eras chronicled, this book is an essential reference tool for scholars, historians, anthropologists, journalists, and all others interested in the history of Romania.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780810858206
• ISBN-10: 0810858207
• Artikelnr.: 22529818

Autorenporträt

Calin Hentea is a colonel in the Romanian Armed Forces currently working in the psychological operation section of the Romanian General Staff. He has published several books on propaganda, media war, and military history.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Romanian Historical Terms Part 3 Abbreviations and
Acronyms Part 4 1 Chronology Part 5 2 The First Conflicts of Antiquity: 6th
Century BC to AD 2nd Century Part 6 3 The Great Migrations and the
Formation of the Romanian Nation and Medieval States Part 7 4 The
Anti-Ottoman Wars, from Mircea the Old to Vlad Tepes Part 8 5 The Apogee of
the Anti-Ottoman Wars, from Stephen the Great to Michael the Brave:
1457-1601 Part 9 6 The Army and Romanian Battles from the 17th Century to
the Eve of the 19th Century: 1601-1821 Part 10 7 From People's Assembly to
the Modern Romanian Armed Forces: 1821-1867 Part 11 8 The War of
Independence: 1877-1878 Part 12 9 From the Middle of the 19th Century to
the Beginning of the 20th Century Part 13 10 Romanian Participation in the
Second Balkan War Part 14 11 From the Danube to the Tisa River: 1914-1919
Part 15 12 The Interwar Period Part 16 13 From the Caucasus and Stalingrad
to Budapest and Vienna's Porte Part 17 14 From Jacket to Rubashka:
1945-1989 Part 18 15 Romanian Military Involvement in the Revolution of
December 1989 Part 19 16 At the Turn of the Millennuum: On the Way to NATO
Part 20 Notes Part 21 Selected Bibliography Part 22 About the Author