Product Description: This encyclopedic collection of more than 200 of the most decisive and important battles throughout world history gets a fresh interpretation by a noted military historian.• Chronological organization of topics allows readers to quickly locate individual battles and place them within the larger continuum of history • Numerous illustrations, drawings, maps, and photographs depict pivotal battles and make the book visually appealing• Every essay dedicated to a specific battle has a bibliography of references for further reading• A fact box at the top of each entry provides essential information and statistics in one easy-to-access locatio...read more

Alphabetically arranged entries, supplemented with maps and primary documents, provide a complete history of the First World War.

An encyclopedic look at the events of World War II.

Product Description: World War II was one of the greatest conflicts the world has ever seen. In this approachable and authoritative book, Spencer C. Tucker traces the history of the war and provides a clear overview of the events leading up to it, the war itself, and its aftermath...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Brief entries provide information on battles, military and political leaders, military organizations and operations, United Nations commands and committees, geographical locales, and United States military policy. (view table of contents)

A thorough, single-volume reference to the Vietnam War covers a sweeping array of topics, from weapons and strategy to film versions of the war and post traumatic stress disorder. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Product Description: An exploration of the capture of the river bastions Forts Henry and Donelson during the American Civil War. Spencer C. Tucker blends the elements of naval innovation, combined operations and political considerations into this story about the beginning of the end for the Southern Confederacy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Great technological advances were made in almost every area of maritime military activity between 1793 and 1914. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the Napoleonic wars marked the zenith of fighting sail and wooden hulls. By the dawn of the twentieth century, heavily armed iron-hulled warships, powered by oil-fired burners and driven by screw propellers, pointed to the shape of things to come...read more

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