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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826887503321

Titolo

The Oxford companion to American military history / / editor in chief, John Whiteclay Chambers ; editors, Fred Anderson ... [et al.] ; consulting editor, G. Kurt Piehler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-989106-0

0-19-977114-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxiv, 916 p. ) : ill., maps ;

Altri autori (Persone)

ChambersJohn Whiteclay

AndersonFred <1949->

PiehlerG. Kurt

Disciplina

355/.00973

Soggetti

United States History, Military Encyclopedias

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- About the Editors -- Directory of Contributors -- The Oxford Companion to American Military History -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Maps -- Revolutionary War -- Civil War -- World War II: Europe and North Africa -- World War II: The Pacific -- Vietnam War -- Tables -- U.S. Military Service and Casualties in Major Wars and Conflicts, 1775-1991 -- U.S. Armed Forces Rank and Insignia -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on the most current scholarship in the field, this is a comprehensive companion to the study of war, peace and the military throughout American history.