Items related to The almanac of world military power
Book by Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherR. R. Bowker Co
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0835205878
- ISBN 13 9780835205870
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages373
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Almanac of World Military Power
Published by
R. R. Bowker Company, New York
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0835205878
ISBN 13: 9780835205870
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: good. Second, Rev. Edition. First? Printing. 29 cm, 373, maps, glossary, index, bookplate, some wear and soiling to boards. This Second Edition was completely revised and updated. Seller Inventory # 32331
Buy Used
US$ 40.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Almanac of World Military Power
Published by
R. R. Bowker Co, New York
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0835205878
ISBN 13: 9780835205870
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: very good. Second Edition. Presumed First Printing. 29 cm, 373 pages, maps, index, glossary, former owner's ink name on flyleaf, minor soiling to boards and some wear to edges and corners. This Second Edition was completely revised and updated. Trevor Dupuy was West Point, class of 1938. During WWII he commanded an Army artillery battalion, a Chinese artillery group, and an artillery detachment from the British 36th Infantry Division. He was always proud of the fact that he had more combat time in Burma than any other American, and received decorations from the U.S., British, and Chinese governments. Dupuy served in the United States Department of Defense Operations Division from 1945 to 1947, and as military assistant to the Under Secretary of the Army from 1947 to 1948. He was a member of the original Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) staff in Paris under Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Matthew Ridgway from 1950 to 1952. It is as a military historian and a theorist that Trevor Dupuy would make a lasting mark on the world. He is perhaps best known for his massive book The Encyclopedia Of Military History (co-written, like many of his books, with his father R. Ernest Dupuy). Starting from the beginning of history and going up the present day the book tries to cover all the major (and minor) military conflicts in world history. Usually each entry (arranged chronologically and by region) gives little more than the names of the commanders and (often) very rough estimates for the size of the forces involved in the campaigns. Dupuy was not afraid of expressing an opinion and he classified some of his subjects as Great Captains. Like most Western reference works it spends far more time dealing with wars in Europe and the United States than the rest of the world, but it does at least try to cover the entire world. The Encyclopedia Of Military History has been revised (and updated) several times, most recently in 1993. It can be found in the reference section of most American libraries. After Dupuy left active service in the Army in 1952, Harvard University appointed him as a Professor of Military Science and Tactics, where he helped found the Harvard Defense Studies Program. He left Harvard in 1956 to become director of the program in military studies at The Ohio State University. After retiring from active military duty in 1958, he served as a visiting professor in the International Relations Program at Rangoon University in Burma. From 1960 to 1962 Dupuy worked for the Institute for Defense Analyses, a government-funded think tank. In 1962 he formed the first of his research companies dedicated to the study and analysis of armed conflict, the Historical Evaluation and Research Organization (HERO), and served as President and Executive Director until 1983. From 1967 to 1983 he was also President of T. N. Dupuy Associates Inc. (TNDA), which became the parent organization for HERO. In 1983, TNDA sold its assets (including HERO) to a new corporation he formed called Data Memory Systems, Inc. (DMSI). Trevor was the president and largest stockholder in DMSI. In 1990, Dupuy resigned from DMSI, sold his stock and reactivated TNDA. In 1992 TNDA was closed out, and he established the non-profit The Dupuy Institute (TDI). Dupuy's main contribution to military operation analysis is the assessment method Quantified Judgment Method or QJM, where the outcome of a battle is predicted using a fairly complicated multiplicative-additive formula in which various factors relating to the strength and firepower of the fighting parties as well as the circumstances are taken into account. Dupuy and his associates adjusted the parameters of his model by using known statistical facts of several recorded battles. Seller Inventory # 19917
Buy Used
US$ 45.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
The almanac of world military power
Published by
R. R. Bowker Co
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0835205878
ISBN 13: 9780835205870
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Second edition version! Clipped dust jacket has significant smudges, scuffs, and tears. Covers, pages, and text are in good condition. Ink on copyright page. Seller Inventory # 5D40000091KH_ns
Buy Used
US$ 49.95
Convert currency