This comprehensive chronology details all of the world wars, leaders and weapons, with related developments in science, technology, the arts and medicine. From the invention of the slingshot to the creation of the atom bomb, from Julius Caesar to Winston Churchill, from the Siege of Troy to the civil war in Yugoslavia, military history is presented in an easy-to-follow format that allows links and comparisons to events and people across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America, Asia and the Pacific.
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Compiled by the authors of The Women's Desk Reference (LJ 10/1/93), this chronology presents a masterly array of facts, though the format precludes any interpretation of events or much in the way of detail. Worldwide in scope where historical coverage is available, the work focuses on known wars, revolts, and military events. Limited space is given to the development of weapons and tactics, but there is inordinate coverage of political and social issues. In addition, one wonders whether it is appropriate to include certain dates, e.g., Ronald Reagan's birthdate and the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Soviet dissident, in a work nominally on warfare. The closest comparable work is possibly Michael Clodfelter's Warfare and Armed Conflicts (McFarland, 1992), which only covers the 18th century to the present. An index would have substantially increased the value of this work. A marginal purchase for most libraries.
David H. Hall, Sunnyvale P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
David H. Hall, Sunnyvale P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 Bc to the Present (Paperback)
If you think that mankind is anything other than the most savage animal on the planet, you might want to read this book to look at the thousands of wars, and countless battles over the millenia as tribe fought tribe.This book gives a very superficial overview of history, in chronological form, and gets more detailed as it moves into the modern age. but it really isn't much but a listing of wars, and at 500 pages, shows how many there were, but doesn't do much other than show the timelines of events. No context, no analysis, no distinguishing of major vs. minor, and not really very good. but it is cheap, and not without some merit.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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all we are asking is to give peace a chance,
By Eugene A Jewett "Eugene A Jewett" (Alexandria, Va. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 Bc to the Present (Paperback)
Those who remember John and Yoko Lennon chanting this implausible nostrum, about the prospects for peace, will see the absurdity of the notion when they read this book. As long as man has existed there have been those among us who ascribe to power and dominion over all. The only way to staunch their ardor is to be ready to fight them. This is the cost of sustaining individual liberty, the touchstone of western civilization. Think of it as facing the bully down so he doesn't take your lunch money. Any other prospects for a solution other than this readiness to do combat fly in the face of all human history and common sense. This book will disabuse those who harbor these fantasies of the peacenik.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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all we are asking is to give peace a chance,
By Eugene A Jewett "Eugene A Jewett" (Alexandria, Va. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 Bc to the Present (Paperback)
Those who remember John and Yoko Lennon chanting this implausible nostrum, about the prospects for peace, will see the absurdity of the notion when they read this book. As long as man has existed there have been those among us who ascribe to power and dominion over all. The only way to staunch their ardor is to be ready to fight them. This is the cost of sustaining individual liberty, the touchstone of western civilization. Think of it as facing the bully down so he doesn't take your lunch money. Any other prospects for a solution other than this readiness to do combat fly in the face of all human history and common sense. This book will disabuse those who harbor these fantasies of the peacenik.
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