The Handy Military History Answer Book

By Samuel Willard Crompton

Book Overview

Heroism and sacrifice. Brutality and folly. Great leaders, bad leaders, horrible villains, pivotal moments, and events. Take a look at how the world, the United States, and the lives we lead today have been changed by war and the military

Military history is a fascinating, complex, and often contradictory subject. War and fighting between tribes, clans, groups, and countries has been with us forever. Wars cause political, social, and technological upheavals. From early Greeks and Romans to the great conquering armies of the past, continuing on through the civil wars and world wars that shaped the boundaries of today's nations, and to the modern weapons, technologies, guerrilla warfare, and terrorism currently reported in the nightly news, The Handy Military History Answer Book looks at the who, the what, the why, and the how of conflicts throughout history. It answers over 1,100 questions, from the most widely asked to the more obscure, such as:
Who cast the first stone (of human history)?
Could Alexander the Great have conquered the early Roman Republic?
Which precious metal did the Vikings prefer above all others?
Do we even have his name--Genghis Khan--right?
Where did Richard the Lion-Heart get his nickname?
Was Napoleon really not French?
What signals did Paul Revere watch for on the evening of April 18, 1775?
What was the worst day of the Civil War, in the Far West?
Where was the world's first submarine deployed?
Where did the name "Uncle Sam" come from?
Why on earth did Hitler code-name his invasion of Russia for a German emperor who drowned?
How close did Hitler come to victory at Moscow in 1941?
When did the Cold War commence?
What role will technology like the Internet play in future warfare?
How significant--to the United States--is the rise in China's military power?
And hundreds more

The weapons, leaders, soldiers, battles, tactics, strategies, blunders, technologies, and outcomes are all examined in The Handy Military History Answer Book. This powerful primer investigates everything from the smallest miscalculations and maneuvers to the biggest invasions and battles, as well as the cutting-edge technologies and firepower that led to victories and helped change the world

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578595096
• ISBN13: 9781578595099
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 9.1"