| Synopsis: |
Drawn from the award-winning 5-volume Encyclopedia of War, this valuable, one-volume reference provides readers with essential information on the conflicts and concepts that shaped global warfare in the twentieth-century and up to the present day. * Provides essential coverage of twentieth-century warfare across the world * Incorporates entries on all major wars, conflicts and concepts in the study of warfare during the period * Features detailed coverage of the First and Second World Wars, along with conflicts including the Russo-Japanese War, the Greco-Turkish War, the Falklands Conflict, the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, the Gulf Wars, the War Against Terrorism, and the Somalian Civil War * Covers topics including chemical warfare, ethnic cleansing, psychological warfare, and women and war * Creates an affordable and handy personal reference for students of modern and contemporary history, professional scholars, and military history enthusiasts * Comprises authoritative, up-to-date content - each entry ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 words - written by the best international scholars |