The Encyclopedia of Warfare: A Comprehensive History of Five Millennia of Conflict

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Dennis Showalter

The Encyclopedia of Warfare

Name: The Encyclopedia of Warfare
Price: 140 AUD
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ISBN: 9781838866372

A Comprehensive History of Five Millennia of Conflict

Dennis Showalter

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Amber Books
01 July 2026

Encyclopaedias & reference works; History; Military history; Battles & campaigns; Gift books

Series: Encyclopedia Box Set

'Every age has its own kind of war.' Clausewitz, On War

An authoritative compendium of almost five millennia of conflict.

Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence - wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons.

From the ancient world to the invasion of Ukraine, from the Hundred Years' War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across over 1,000 pages The Encyclopedia of Warfare presents over 5,000 entries arranged chronologically on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter-insurgencies.

From battles fought with spears to the latest drone technology, it features an immense range of conflict. Each war narrative, where appropriate, includes descriptions of its campaigns, battles and sieges. All this is easily accessed via an extensive index.

Featuring over 610 full-colour maps created specifically for this volume, and 100 photographs in two plate sections, it is written in a style accessible to both the student and the general enthusiast, and reflects the latest thinking among military historians.

FEATURES:

• Comprehensive reference guide to the history of warfare worldwide.

• Clear and detailed text to appeal to the general reader.

• Illustrated with 610 specially commissioned full-colour maps and two 32-page colour plate sections.

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Foreword by: Dennis Showalter
Imprint: Amber Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Enlarged edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 60mm
Weight: 2.950kg
ISBN: 9781838866372
ISBN 10: 183886637X
Series: Encyclopedia Box Set
Pages: 1088
Publication Date: 01 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Wars and Campaigns Maps Authors and Contributors Publisher’s Note Foreword by Dennis Showalter Timeline of Notable Civilizations How to use the Maps Key to the Map Symbols Ancient Wars c.2500 BCE–500 CE 33 Medieval Wars 500–1500 161 Early Modern Wars 1500–1775 289 PLATE SECTION 1 Revolutionary Wars 1775–c.1815 449 Wars of Empire and Revolt, 1815–1914 577 PLATE SECTION 2 The Era of World Wars 1914–45 769 Modern Wars 1945–Present 865 Rank Abbreviations 949 General Index 950 Index of Battles & Sieges 988

Dennis E. Showalter was a professor of history at Colorado College who specialized in German military history. He was President of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to 2001. He was the winner of the 1992 Birdsall Prize, the 2005 Samuel Eliot Morison Prize and the 2018 Pritzker Literature Award. He also served as a consultant for the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the United States Training and Doctrine Command, and the DOD Office of Net Assessment. He died in 2019.