Dictionary of Wars - Hardcover

Kohn, George C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816010056 ISBN 13: 9780816010059

Publisher: Facts on File, 1986

Synopsis

Dictionary of Wars, highly praised in its first edition (1986), has now been published in a completely revised, updated, and expanded 2nd Edition.

The Dictionary provides summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day. It affords the general reader and student with quick, useful, and accurate information - the who, where, when, what, why and how on the more than 1,800 recorded wars in human history from 2000 BC to the present. Completely updated, the Second Edition includes an additional 70 entries - on such major events as the Gulf War, the invasions of Panama and Haiti, and the Bosnian crisis.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A unique one-volume work which describes all wars, revolutions, and significant military actions that have affected world history from 2000 B.C. to the present. Over 1700 entries in an alphabetical format, with a chronology organized by notion and territory, an index of names and extensive cross-references.

Review:

This is a worthy and easy reference to use where world history is studied and researched. -- The Book Report, January/February 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0816010056
• ISBN 13: 9780816010059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544