Description:
Heroism and sacrifice. Brutality and folly. Great leaders, bad leaders, horrible villains, pivotal moments, and events. Take a look at how the world, the United States, and the lives we lead today have been changed by war and the military!
Military history is a fascinating, complex, and often contradictory subject. War and fighting between tribes, clans, groups, and countries has been with us forever. Wars cause political, social, and technological upheavals. From early Greeks and Romans to the great conquering armies of the past, continuing on through the civil wars and world wars that shaped the boundaries of today's nations, and to the modern weapons, technologies, guerrilla warfare, and terrorism currently reported in the nightly news, The Handy Military History Answer Book looks at the who, the what, the why, and the how of conflicts throughout history. It answers over 1,100 questions, from the most widely asked to the more obscure, such as:
Review Quotes:
"... an excellent reference with short, digestible answers and surprising trivia for military historians of any level." -- Military History magazine
"... There is a great deal of information here ... a military buff will most likely find this a captivating read ..." -- Library Journal "Although the work is not specifically marketed to teens, the content is quite suitable for ... the 'sound bite generation.'" -- VOYA magazine "...will fill in the blanks for anything you don't already know about our armed forces and that of other countries."-- Bookworm Sez