TheIllustratedEncyclopediaofWarfare

作者 Dorling Kindersley著Saul David编
出版社 DK
出版时间 2012年4月
ISBN 9780756695484
定价 244.30

内容简介

Themostwide-rangingandvisuallyarrestinghistoryofwarsandwarfareeverpublished,War:DefinitiveVisualGuidedocumentseverymajorwarorsignificantperiodofconflictinover5,000yearsofhumanhistory.Amust-havereferencegiftformilitaryenthusiastsandgeneralreadersalike,nootherbookaboutwarfarecontainssuchadiverseselectionofimageryincludingcontemporarypaintingsandphotographs,objectsandartifacts,andspeciallycommissionedartworks,maps,anddiagrams.War:DefinitiveVisualGuideincludesacomprehensivedirectoryofeverymajorwar,thematicspreadsexaminingbroadertopicswithinthehistoryofwarfare,fromtheroleofmercenaries,communications,andthetreatmentofwoundedsoldiers,andpersonalaccountsandobjectsfromsoldiersandciviliansthatbringtolifethehumanexperienceofbattle.FromtheearliestknownWarsinSumeriaandAncientEgyptWartotheoccupationofIraq,War:DefinitiveVisualGuidecombinesacoherentandcompellingspread-by-spreadhistoricalnarrativewithawealthofsupportingfeaturestorecounttheepic5,000-yearstoryofwarfareandcombatthroughtheages.

作者简介

DorlingKindersley(DK)isaninternationalpublishingcompanyspecializinginillustratedreferencebooksforadultsandchildrenin51languages.ItiscurrentlypartofthePenguinGroup.Establishedin1974,DorlingKindersleypublishesarangeoftitlesingenresincludingtravel,(includingthebestsellingEyewitnessTravelGuides),history,cooking,gardening,andparenting.Theyalsopublishanextensivechildren’scatalogueforchildren,toddlersandbabies,coveringsuchtopicsashistory,thehumanbody,animals,andactivities.DKhasofficesinNewYork,London,Munich,NewDelhi,Toronto,andAustralia.

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