Gordon Martel

Twentieth-Century War and Conflict

Herausgegeben von Martel, Gordon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawn from the award-winning 5-volume Encyclopedia of War, this valuable, one-volume reference provides readers with essentialinformation on the conflicts and concepts that shaped globalwarfare in the twentieth-century and up to the present day.

Provides essential coverage of twentieth-century warfareacross the world
Incorporates entries on all major wars, conflicts and conceptsin 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, theGreco-Turkish War, the Falklands Conflict, the Soviet Invasion ofAfghanistan, the Gulf Wars, the War Against Terrorism, and theSomalian Civil War
Covers topics including chemical warfare, ethnic cleansing,psychological warfare, and women and war
Creates an affordable and handy personal reference forstudents of modern and contemporary history, professional scholars,and military history enthusiasts
Comprises authoritative, up-to-date content - each entryranging from 1,000 to 6,000 words - written by the bestinternational scholars

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9781118884638
• ISBN-10: 1118884639
• Artikelnr.: 40742347

Autorenporträt

Gordon Martel is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. He has written widely on the history of modern war. Among his best-known books are Imperial Diplomacy (1985) and The Origins of the First World War (revised 3rd edition, 2008). He has edited numerous scholarly publications, including The World War Two Reader (2004), A Companion to Europe, 1900-1945 (Blackwell, 2006), A Companion to International History, 1900--2001 (Blackwell, 2007), and The Encyclopedia of War (five volumes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). His most recent work is The Month That Changed the World: July 1914 (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Entries vi

List of Maps viii

Chronological Guide to Entries ix

About the Editors xi

Notes on Contributors xiv

Editor's Preface xix

A-Z ENTRIES 1-385

Index 386

Rezensionen

"So, if this is your area of interest, and you begrudge the space occupied by 5 large volumes, then this slim, but well-packed paperback deserves a well-merited place beside your desk." (Nurturing Potential, 1 August 2014)