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Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern War written by Edward Luttwak and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1971 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John J. Chin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538120682
Total Pages : 1501 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d'état written by John J. Chin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 1501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For readers interested in international relations, politics, and global issues.” -Library Journal, Starred Review The Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d’état surveys the history of coups d’état in the post-World War II period. The term “modern” in the title therefore demarcates the period since January 1946. This book documents over 582 coup attempts that have occurred in 108 different countries worldwide over a period of 75 years. Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d'état contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,400 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, and researchers.
Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (141 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern War written by Edward Luttwak and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher : Gramercy
ISBN 13 : 9780517188286
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (882 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern War written by Edward Luttwak and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 1998 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,100 entries in A-to-Z format, this comprehensive guide is an authoritative reference on every aspect of modern military conflict. Written by experts, the in-depth entries explain everything from general military vocabulary to weapons systems, military organizations, technologies of modern warfare, and more. Cross-referenced. (Orig. $45.00)
Author : Jonathan D. Smele
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442252812
Total Pages : 1471 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 written by Jonathan D. Smele and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 1471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed reference of the twentieth century struggles that were waged across and beyond the decaying Russian Empire at the end of the First World War, as tsarism and democratic alternatives to it collapsed and the world’s first Communist state, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was born. At the same time, it is a necessary corrective to studies that have viewed events of the time as a unitary “Russian Civil War” that sprang from the Russian Revolution of 1917. Instead, it contributes to the ongoing process of integrating the civil wars into a “continuum of crises” that wracked the Russian Empire and its would-be successor states across a prolonged period. The Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has almost 2,000 cross-referenced entries on individuals, political and governmental institutions and political parties, and military formations and concepts, as well as religion, art, film, propaganda, uniforms, and weaponry. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Civil War.
Author : Richard English
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191667749
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Modern War written by Richard English and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved? In this accessible and compelling Very Short Introduction, Richard English explores the assumptions we make about modern warfare and considers them against the backdrop of their historical reality. Drawing on the wide literature available, including direct accounts of the experience of war, English provides an authoritative account of modern war: its origins, evolution, dynamics, and current trends. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book “A” Dictionary of Modern War written by Edward Luttwak and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Wilhelm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer written by Thomas Wilhelm and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher R. Lew
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810878747
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War written by Christopher R. Lew and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War studies the longer, broader war and its chronology carefully tracks the major events. The introduction then provides a broad overview, describing the contending forces, and showing how the Communists come out on top. The details, and these are crucial, are laid out in over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries dealing with the opposing forces and parties, the major campaigns and battles, the Long March, and of course the leadership on both sides. This book, one of few such in English, provides a very solid basis for study, but that can be accomplished more effectively by consulting the titles listed in an extensive bibliography.
Author : Terry M. Mays
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810875039
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution written by Terry M. Mays and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This greatly expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution covers more battles, skirmishes, and raids of the American Revolution than any other printed source. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, maps and photos, a bibliography, and over 1000 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Author : Paul R. Hanson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405160837
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Contesting the French Revolution written by Paul R. Hanson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contesting the French Revolution provides an insightful overview of one of history’s most significant events, as well as examining the most significant historiographical debates about this period. Explores the causes, events, and consequences of the French Revolution Offers a stimulating analysis of the most controversial debates: Were the events of 1789 a social revolution or a political accident? Did they mark the rise of industrial capitalism or the birth of modern democracy? Was Napoleon Bonaparte an heir to the ideals of 1789 or a betrayer of the Revolution? Shows how historical interpretation of the French Revolution has been influenced by the changing political and social currents of the last 200 years – from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall – and how historical study has shifted from a political focus to social and cultural approaches in more recent years.
Author : Nigel West
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810880024
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence written by Nigel West and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as “the Great War,” the world’s first truly global conflict is remarkable in what might now be termed modern espionage. World War I was witness to plenty of ”firsts.” Apart from the contribution made by aerial reconnaissance and the interception of wireless telegraphy, telephone and cable traffic, there was the scientific aspect, with new machines of war, such as the submarine, sea-mine, torpedo, airship, barbed wire, armored tank and mechanized cavalry in a military environment that included mustard gas, static trench warfare, the indiscriminate bombardment of civilian population centers and air-raids. Large-scale sabotage and propaganda, the manipulation of news and of radio broadcasts, and censorship, were all features of a new method of engaging in combat, and some ingenious techniques were developed to exploit the movement of motor and rail transport, and the transmission of wireless signals. The hitherto unknown disciplines of train-watching, bridge-watching, airborne reconnaissance and radio interception would become established as routine collection methods, and their impact on the conflict would prove to be profound. The Historical Dictionary of World War I Intelligence relates this history through a chronology, an introductory essay, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 hundred cross-referenced entries on intelligence organizations, the spies, and the major cases and events of World War I. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the world of intelligence in World War I.
Author : Benjamin C. Garrett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538106841
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare written by Benjamin C. Garrett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of biological weapons (BW), chemical weapons (CW), and nuclear weapons is complicated. It can be disturbing, tragic, and occasionally encouraging. It is rarely amusing, although the names selected for certain weapons suggest a casualness toward the consequences of their use: Atomic Annie, Blue Peacock, Dew of Death, Fat Man, Flying cow, George, Gilda, Helen of Bikini, Hurricane, Katie, Little Boy, Lulu, Mike, Red Beard, Sewer Pipe, Squirt. Use of BW and CW in warfare has produced mixed results in terms of effecting the outcome of a battle or campaign; despite this mixed record, both weapon types have attracted intense interest and strong advocacy for further use. The sole experience with use of nuclear weapons in warfare is viewed as hastening surrender by Japan, created competition among nations to develop more such weapons, and influenced efforts to ban any use or even stockpiling of such weapons. Each of these three weapon types has its own peculiar history, as recounted in this dictionary. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries onterms related to NBC warfare, ranging from basic descriptions of substances used to details on incidents and episodes where NBC weapons were used, historical events, persons important to NBC warfare, countries where such weapons have been developed or used, and international treaties and treaty-related organizations.
Author : Jean Albert Bédé
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231037174
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (371 download)
Download or read book Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature written by Jean Albert Bédé and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 1800 critical entries on the writers and literatures of 33 languages, this work presents the entire range of modern European writing -- from the symbolist and modernist works rooted in the last decades of the nineteenth century; through the avant-garde and existentialist movement to Barthes, Blanchot, Breton, and continental thought pertinent today.
Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788193309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (933 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern War (1990) written by Edward Luttwak and published by . This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the end of the Cold War, progress in military technology & power has not ended, & the result is that the terminology has become increasingly complex & confusing for the general public. This guide to deciphering the vocabulary of modern warfare brings the knowledge of expert military analysts to the general reader in simple, accessible language. With over 1,100 articles & entries, it includes: general military concepts; weapons & weapon systems; military organizations; military technologies; modes of warfare; & negotiations & treaties. The dictionary is thoroughly cross-referenced for more specific & detailed entries.
Author : André Corvisirer
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631168485
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (684 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of Military History (and the Art of War) written by André Corvisirer and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994-09-20 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Aeneas Tacitus to Zhukov, this is the most comprehensive dictionary of military history and military science to have been published. It covers those people, battles and campaigns, wars, countries, institutions and weapons that have fundamentally affected the nature and development of warfare. It also has a particular concern with civil-military relations and the role of armed forces in society. From the Hellenic period to the present day, including the questions of chemical and biological weaponry raised in the conflict with Iraq, the dictionary has comprehensive coverage of military history for students, scholars, specialists and general readers alike. Originally published in French under the title Dictionnaire d'Art et d'Histoire Militaires, the new English language edition is expanded and completely revised and updated. All entries now carry full lists of recommended reading, and bibliographies have been thoroughly updated to include the latest literature. Many bibliographical entries have been added, as well as accounts of individual campaigns and battles. A main feature of the book is its broad thematic entries on such topics as naval and air warfare, as well as strategy, ballistics and other specialized topics.
Author : Lorenzo N. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712357340
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (573 download)
Download or read book Lingo of No Man's Land written by Lorenzo N. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1915 Massachusetts native Lorenzo N. Smith, roused by the newspaper reports of desecrated Belgium and France, crossed the Canadian border and joined the Wesmount Rifles. After stints with the First Canadian Contingent at Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Ploegsteert, and Messines, where he was, according to the original foreword, struck by a piece of shrapnel and removed from combat, Sgt. Smith joined the British-Canadian Recruiting Mission. Smith’s recruiting addresses were frequently followed by questions from the floor—“What d’ye mean by Blighty?’” and “What’s a ‘Whizbang?’”—and as a result, he compiled the Lingo of No Man’s Land, his dictionary of World War I slang. Originally published in 1918, Lingo of No Man’s Land provides fascinating contemporary insights into the soldier’s experience of the Great War. Among the terms and phrases defined within are “Cage–A wire enclosed structure to hold Fritz”; “Coote–A species of lice with extraordinary biting ability”; “Poultice wallopers–Hospital orderlies”; and “Rat poison–Affectionate term for cheese. The trench rats which swarm about are fed on cheese.” What is perhaps surprising for the modern reader is the number of words and phrases that Smith felt the need to define but are now considered commonplace—aerial photography, armored car, bomb, camouflage, concussion, and crater—a testament to how much English comes from World War I. Published again to coincide with the centennial of World War I, Lingo of No Man’s Land offers a unique perspective of life on the front lines and will be compulsory reading for all American and European history buffs.
