Three hundred masterpieces by some of the world's finest artists enhance a detailed study of various facets of the history and nature of war

The Nature of War

Politics & Social Sciences

Keegan, John.

DARRACOTT, Joseph

Politics & Government

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

A stunning visual account of the greatest conflict in world history.
The Second World War is the largest event in the history of mankind. No populated continent was untouched by its operations, and the political structure of the postwar world has been largely determined by its outcome. The global nature of the war, and the ambitions of the belligerents, meant that it was fought on a scale that, even today, confounds the imagination. It was a stimulus to unparalleled economic activity and provoked the most important clash of ideologies experienced by the world since the Crusades.
The Collins Atlas of World War II furthers our understanding of the war that forever changed our world. The scale and scope of the war is examined here in graphic form, with maps that trace the military campaigns as well as the social and political developments. Authoritative text addresses the issues and events leading to war and all of the clashes and challenges during wartime.
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<li>More than 125 full-color maps, diagrams, and timelines</li>
<li>Edited by acclaimed military historian John Keegan</li>
<li>Comprehensive coverage of the prewar world and the world at war</li>
<li>Examination of military plans and key battles</li>
<li>Internet links for further research</li>
<li>Glossary and Index </li>
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For anyone with an interest in the history, society, politics, warfare, and culture of the world, the Collins Atlas of World War II is a perfect companion.

Collins Atlas of World War II

History

Military

Harper-perennial

Who's Who in military history: from 1453 to the present day

'Who's Who in Military History' looks at those people who have shaped the course of war. Broad in geographical and chronological scope, it concentrates on all the periods and conflicts about which the reader is likely to want information, up to and including the Persian Gulf War. It provides: detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from 1453 to the present day; a series of maps showing the main theatres of war; a glossary of common words and phrases; an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout; and a unique and invaluable source of information for the student and general reader alike.

Who's who in military history: From 1453 to the present day

Biographies & Memoirs

Hutchinson

The aim of this book is to explore how men have fought at sea and to examine the nature of the individual's experience of combat over changing times. The conflicts chosen begin with Trafalgar in 1805, a classic and well-documented example of a ship-of-the-line battle. Next the author turns to Jutland, posing very different problems for commander and seaman alike. Then to the Battle of Midway, where he examines the particular role played by the aircraft carrier, and its "two societies", that of the ship itself and that of the "air group" elite which supplied its raison d'etre. Finally, the book examines the Battle of the Atlantic, in which the author recreates the everyday life and the operational routine within the boat that saw the last great technical transformation of naval operations, and ultimately the most significant - the submarine. The book concludes with a survey of how naval warfare may be expected to evolve in the future - with surface navies disappearing altogether.

The price of admiralty: War at sea from man of war to submarine

The acclaimed author of The Face of Battle examines centures of conflict in a variety of diverse societies and cultures. "Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of living military historians . . . A History of Warfare is perhaps the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written."--The New York Times Book Review.From the Trade Paperback edition.

A HISTORY OF WARFARE

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.

The subject of the 1998 Reith Lectures is war - its origins, history and future. Keegan focuses on significant themes, among them, the impact of war on our century and the forms it has taken, from the all-out conflicts of industrialized states to the deadly assaults of religious fundamentalists.

War and our world (The Reith lectures)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

'Magisterial in its scope, beautifully written and literally unputdownable.I cannot recommend Keegan's book too highly.'Julian Critchley, Scotsman 'Nobody describes a battle as Keegan does, vividly relating the unfolding events to the contours of the field of combat. This book is a kind of war memorial. As first-hand memory fades, The First World War honours the dead as only true history can.'Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times 'John Keegan's The First World War can take its place alongside the other defining works he has written. The best and most approachable introduction to the war.'David Horspool, Guardian 'Beautifully written and full of telling detail.The best overall account for the general reader that has appeared since that of Cyril Falls nearly forty years ago.'Michael Howard, Times Literary Supplement

First World War:Illustrated Edition

World

Random House]

The Iraq War

Key Porter

The battles on land, sea and in the air form the narrative heart of this World War I study, along with new interpretations of the military events and insights into the way the modern world was shaped by what happened between 1914 and 1918.

The First World War

Americas

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The Nature of War

Collins Atlas of World War II

Who's who in military history: From 1453 to the present day

The price of admiralty: War at sea from man of war to submarine

A HISTORY OF WARFARE

War and our world (The Reith lectures)

First World War:Illustrated Edition

The Iraq War

The First World War

The First World War