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Summary
With its impressive breadth of coverage - both geographically and chronologically - the International Encyclopedia of Military History is the most up-to-date and inclusive A-Z resource on military history. From uniforms and military insignia worn by combatants to the brilliant military leaders and tacticians who commanded them, the campaigns and wars to the weapons and equipment used in them, this international and multi-cultural two-volume set is an accessible resource combining the latest scholarship in the field with a world perspective on military history.
Author Notes
James Bradford is head of the Department of History at Texas A&M University. He is one of America's leading military historians. He is the editor of Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War and Its Aftermath, Quarterdeck and Bridge: Two centuries of American Naval Leaders, The Military Conflict Between Cultures: Soldiers at Interface, and many more well-received books.
Reviews (3)
Booklist Review
This comprehensive A-Z0 encyclopedia of military history lives up to its description in the preface as a "crucial guide to war." Editor Bradford (a history professor at Texas A & M) heads an impressive list of more than 200 contributors, a number of them leading scholars in their fields, to reference "military history in all its elements." The work is exceptional in its treatment of "the cultural aspect of war" and in its multicultural and international perspectives. Intended for students, researchers, and informed general readers, its 1,662 entries cover a wide range of topics, including battles, campaigns, wars, military biographies, military organizations, equipment, weapons, types of warfare, military systems, military activities, military concepts and definitions, and features of culture and society related to warfare. Entries provide the dates, details, and cross-referencing to allow readers to place topics in context and assess historical significance. Short entries of 100-400 words tend to be "factually oriented," with little interpretation, whereas longer entries of 750-4,500 words are more investigative and analytical. The brief entry Caporetto0 provides an overview of this World War I Italian failure and mentions its importance in uniting the Italians in support of the war. The 10-page entry for World War II0 provides solid political, social, and military commentary and ends with more than 50 cross--references to related entries for battles, leaders, equipment, and more. One drawback is that no maps are provided. Numerous black-and-white illustrations accompany the entries. Eight pages of color plates in each volume add decor but no substance. The excellence of this work lies in the vast number of first-rate, up-to-date entries on weapons, concepts, types of warfare, and related facets of culture and society not found in similar encyclopedias. One can find entries on such topics as Hezbollah, Jihad, Logistics0 , Machine gun0 , and Tanks0 and also on broad social and cultural issues like Art and illustration, war; Civil liberties and war;0 and Women in the military.0 The set could easily be the single military-history reference in the collection. It is the most up-to-date and inclusive A-Z0 resource on military history available and is recommended for all academic and large public libraries. Another comprehensive multivolume resource, Magill's Guide to Military History 0 (Salem, 2001), focuses primarily on wars, campaigns, and individuals and is not as current, although students may find it more accessible. --Charles Becker Copyright 2006 Booklist
Choice Review
Bradford (history, Texas A&M) and a team of international scholars offer the first new general military history encyclopedia since the The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, ed. by R. E. Dupuy and T. N. Dupuy (CH, Nov'03, 31-1265). This A-Z work is designed to provide information not only on armed conflicts from 490 BCE to the present, but also on a variety of specialized topics such as hardware, treaties, biography, and military systems. Entries are also provided for those disciplines or facets of culture somehow linked to military activities or war, e.g., film, music, and psychology. The mostly signed 1,600-plus entries range from 50 to 4,000 words, each with small bibliographies. Photographs, color plates, illustrations, maps, and see also cross-references enhance the text. The title is aimed at professional and amateur historians, enthusiasts, war-gamers, students, and anyone else interested in military affairs. Although several publishers have come out with works devoted to individual conflicts, e.g., Encyclopedia of World War II, ed. by S. C. Tucker and P. M. Roberts (CH, Sep'05, 43-0063), this overview will be useful for those wishing the long view, particularly for those institutions not owning the Dupuys' volume. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. All levels. M. J. Smith Jr. Tusculum College
Library Journal Review
A thorough listing of 1600 entries offering a world perspective on all aspects of military history (e.g., commanders, battles, weapons, concepts) here and abroad.-Mirela Roncevic (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
Entries includes: Antipersonnel Weapons |
Arctic Warfare |
Awacs |
Biological Warfare |
Bosnian Crisis |
Campaign of D-Day |
Cherokee War |
Congress of Vienna |
Continental Navy |
Demobilization |
Desertion |
Ethnicity in the Military |
Fedayeen |
Finnish-Russian War |
Game Theory |
Geronimo, Chief |
Gulf War |
Hussein |
Saddam |
Irish Republican Army |
Isolationism and the Military |
Just War Theory |
Land Mines |
Magic |
Mao Tse-Tung |
Musket |
Napalm |
Napoleon |
Nato |
No Man's land |
Palestine Liberation Organizations |
Peace Keeping |
Potsdam |
Propaganda |
Rangers |
Samurai |
Sherman, Admiral Forrest |
Society and War |
Spanish Foreign Legion |
Submarine Warfare |
Swift Boats |
Taleban |
Torpedo Boats |
Trojan War |
Viking Raids |
War Crimes and many more |