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THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY is the first major reference work on military history to represent a global perspective. More than 150 distinguished military historians, biographers, and journalists contributed nearly 600 articles to this remarkable chronicle of warfare that combines compelling historical narrative with the latest in contemporary scholarship. Here is essential information on major events and battles, commanders, weaponry and technology, and strategy and tactics. Other topics include courage, discipline, the effects of weather on warfare, military justice, the role of propaganda, the evolution of uniforms, psychological warfare, and morale. Filled with surprising anecdotes and little-known facts, THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY covers not only European and North American military history but that of Asia, Africa, and South America. Never before has a single volume so eloquently addressed the many intriguing aspects of that most destructive, fascinating, and relentless of human experiences -- war.

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Robert Cowley is editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History and of the anthology Experience of War, described by Kirkus Reviews as "a bonanza for military history buffs."
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Cowley edits MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and Parker, a well-known military historian, is a professor at Ohio State. Working with 150 other military historians, they have produced a companion to military history that manages to stand out in an overcrowded field of reference sources. Coverage centers on warfare in the West, giving "more weight to the conflicts, personalities, and developments that shaped warfare in the twentieth and, to a lesser degree, the nineteenth century." Limiting coverage enables the editors to devote more space to military leaders, battles, and topics of interest to readers in the U.S. and Europe. Non-Western personalities and battles are included, but entries are shorter, with fewer illustrations and recommended reading suggestions.

Among the topics included are "Knightly Orders," "Courage," "Change," "Mutiny," "Pacifism," and "Weather in War." One is surprised to find good discussions of war in Western art, in creative literature, and in Western music. These interesting essays serve to complement military dictionaries and encyclopedias devoted to battles, campaigns, and statistics, works such as The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500 B.C. to the Present (4th ed., HarperCollins, 1993) and Brassey's Battles, 3500 Years of Conflict, Campaigns and Wars from A^-Z (Brassey's, 1986).

Another pleasant surprise is finding "top ten" lists of the best historical fiction, the worst and greatest generals, the best war movies, the best military sites to visit, "Ten Military Might-Have-Beens," etc. Illustrations include black-and-white maps, drawings, and photographs. All entries are signed and there are cross-references. Suggested reading includes citations to both journal articles and books, mostly secondary sources.

Young adults and laypersons will enjoy this companion. It is highly recommended for school and public libraries; academic libraries might wish to include it in the circulating collection.

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  • PublisherMariner Books
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0618127429
  • ISBN 13 9780618127429
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