| Author | : Richard Holmes |
| File Size | : 47,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 18 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : UOM:49015002851344 |
| Pages | : 1080 pages |
The Oxford Companion to Military History by Richard Holmes Book PDF Summary
A comprehensive A-Z guide to warfare from the classical period to the present day, including the social, political, technological, and economic background of major conflicts. Entries cover people (military leaders, theorists, inventors, etc.), weapons and equipment, wars, campaigns, andbattles, strategy and tactics, logistics, fortifications, military life, military literature, military medicine, as well as wide-ranging contextual entries on topics as diverse as animals in war and pacifism. There are 75 specially commissioned maps, and 20 in-text line diagrams.
