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Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups
Second Edition

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Pub. Date: October 2006
Hardcover: 800 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-116-7/978-1-59237-116-7
Price: $165.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-172-3 EBook Vendors

From ferocious tribes to charismatic leaders and daring militias, The Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups explores the origins and leadership of these powerful combat forces, chronicles their conquests and accomplishments, examines the circumstances surrounding their decline or disbanding, and assesses their influence on the groups and methods of warfare that followed.

• Revised and expanded with new articles on Tuskegee Airmen, Guerillas, Green Berets, the Arab Legion, the Warsaw Pact, the San Patricio Battalion and many more
  
  
• Clearly-written entries in an easy-to-use A-Z arrangement
  
  
• Illustrations and cross-references enhance entries
  
  
• A new Historical Timeline of Entries allows the reader to see how groups connect with one another
  
  
• Suggested Readings & Primary Documents, new to this edition, round out the text
  
  
• Full color maps, arranged by time period, allows the reader a visual connection to the groups
  
  
• Comprehensive Bibliography & Subject Index
  
  
• Available in print and ebook formats

With over 130 entries, this encyclopedia offers the most current, most comprehensive overview of skilled military populations, soldiers who dominated the military forces of their time, famous and noteworthy units and elite forces from the ancient times to the present. A valuable resource for readers seeking insight into the bold history of distinguished fighting forces and will be useful in history reference collections, university libraries and public libraries.

Pub. Date: October 2006
Hardcover: 800 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-116-7/978-1-59237-116-7
Price: $165.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-172-3 EBook Vendors

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