Encyclopedia of Warfare

From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Adrian Gilbert

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781135956974
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

The Encyclopedia of Warfare is a chronological account of the development of warfare since the beginnings of recorded history. The book is organized in 10 chapters, each of which looks at a particular era in warfare from the ancient world to the present. Each chapter includes color maps of key campaigns, as well as commentary on battles, personalities, troops, and equipment. Sidebars throughout the main narrative focus on noteworthy aspects of the history of conflict. Through its chronological organization and ample use of maps, the Encyclopedia also clearly conveys the link between war and world geographical history. A thorough yet concise exploration of combat throughout human history, this fascinating and informative reference work is an outstanding addition to any library collection.

Index

Note: Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations or photographs.

Page numbers in bold refer to maps.

A

Ad Decimum, Battle of (AD 533) 43

Adrianople, Siege of 210

Aegospotami, Battle of (405 BC) 19

Africa

World War I 221

World War II 256–257

African Americans 179, 240

Agincourt, Battle of (1415) 40, 67

aircraft

World War I 230–231

World War II 264–265

aircraft carriers 258–259

Aisne, Second Battle of (1917) 232

Alexander the Great

(Alexander III), king of Macedonia 20–25

Alfred the Great 51

Algiers, Battle of (1957) 282

Allenby, General Edmund 221

Allia, Battle of the (390 BC) 26

Alma, Battle of (1854) 182, 183

Amenhotep III, Pharaoh 13

American Civil War 150–179, 153

American Expeditionary Force (AEF) 237, 240

American Revolution 128–129, 128

ancient Greeks 16–19

ancient warfare 8–39

Anglo-Boer War 204–205, 204

Anglo-Dutch Wars 92–93

Anglo-French Wars, North America 118–119, 118

Anglo-Saxons 50–51

Antietam, Battle of (1862) 161

Antiochus III, king of Syria 30

antiterrorist squads 291

Apache 197

Aquaba, Battle of (1917) 221

Arab–Israeli Wars 284–287

Arabi, Ahmet 200–201

Arabs 46–47

Arafat, Yassir 285–286, 290

Arbela (Gaugamela), Battle of (331 BC) 8–9, 23–24

Argentina 146–147

armor 21, 55

Arnhem, Battle of (1944) 269

artillery 86–87, 94–95, 100–101, 199

Asculum, Battle of (2...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Warfare in the Ancient World
• Medieval Warfare
• Warfare in the Renaissance World
• Warfare in the 18th Century
• Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
• The American Civil War
• The Changing Face of War
• World War I
• World War II
• Warfare in the Modern World
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index