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Title: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INVASIONS & CONQUESTS
By: Paul K. Davis (Editor)
Format: Hardback

List price: £174.00


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ISBN 10: 1592371140
ISBN 13: 9781592371143
Publisher: GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING INC
Pub. date: 1 March, 2006
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 800
Description: A comprehensive guide to over 170 invasions, conquests, battles and occupations, from ancient times to the present. Arranged by historical period, each chapter begins with a map to help readers locate key areas and geographical features, followed by A-Z entries with bibliographical references.
Synopsis: This is a comprehensive guide to over 170 invasions, conquests, battles and occupations, from ancient times to the present. Throughout history, invasions and conquests have played a remarkable role in shaping our world and defining our boundaries, both physically and culturally. Arranged by historical period, each chapter begins with a map to help readers locate key areas and geographical features, followed by A-Z entries with bibliographical references. Complete and comprehensive coverage, with new articles on 21st-century invasions in Russia, Ukraine, and North Vietnam, plus a wide variety of additional historic essays. Categories of entries invlude Countries, Invasions & Conquests, and Individuals, to provide a well-rounded overview of all aspects of invasions, including their political, economic, religious, and cultural ramifications. The entries on Leaders-among them Sargon, Alexander the Great, William the Conquerer, and Adolf Hitler-deal with people who sought to gain control, expand power, or exert religious or political influence over others through military means.Other useful features include cross-references, a cumulative biography, and a comprehensive subject index.
Publication: US
Imprint: Grey House Publishing Inc
Returns: Non-returnable
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