The Oxford Companion to Military History
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The Oxford Companion to Military History by Richard Holmes
An 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, and battles, 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.
Hugh Bicheno has had careers as an academic, an intelligence officer and a freelance kidnap and ransom negotiator in South America. He now devotes himself to writing about men at war. His previous books include the bestselling Rebels and Redcoats, written in conjunction with Richard Holmes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198662099 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198662092 |
| Title | The Oxford Companion to Military History |
| Author | Richard Holmes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2001-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 1070 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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