The Oxford Companion to Military History

Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Military History written by Richard Holmes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.