The Encyclopedia of Warfare
By Dennis Showalter

Every age has its own kind of war.' - Clausewitz,and On WarRaids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence - wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons.From the ancient world to the invasion of Ukraine, from the Hundred Years' War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across over 1000 pagesand The Encyclopedia of Warfareand presents the reader with more than 5000 entries - arranged chronologically - on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter-insurgencies.From battles fought with spears to the latest drone technology,and The Encyclopedia of Warfareand features an immense range of conflict. Each war narrative, where appropriate, includes descriptions of its campaigns, battles and sieges. All this is easily accessed via an extensive index.Featuring over 610 full colour maps created specifically for this volume and 100 photographs in two plate sections,and The Encyclopedia of Warfareand is written in a style accessible to both the student and the general enthusiast, and reflects the latest thinking among military historians.and The Encyclopedia of Warfareand is an authoritative compendium of almost five millennia of conflict.