The Harper Encyclopedia of Military BiographyProvides profiles of some 3,000 major military leaders and thinkers, from Julius Caesar and before, to Norman Schwarzkopf. Arranged alphabetically, the biographical entries range from 200 to 1,000 words, and each includes, first, a brief overview of the subject, his birth and death dates, and the major wars, battles, or campaigns in which he participated. This is followed, in most entries, by a main narrative of his life, an evaluation of the subject's character, abilities, and contributions, and finally a brief bibliography of books about him. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Other editions - View all
The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography Trevor Nevitt Dupuy,Curt Johnson,David L. Bongard No preview available - 1992 |
Common terms and phrases
admiral Allied American American Revolutionary War appointed April army artillery attack August Austrian became besieged Born brigadier British captain captured cavalry Charles chief of staff China Chinese Civil commander in chief commissioned Corps death December defeated defense died Division Duke Emperor eral expedition February field marshal fleet forces fought France French French Revolutionary Wars George German given command governor graduated Henry History Indian Infantry invaded invasion Italy January Japanese John joined July June King later lieutenant colonel London manded mander March Marshal of France military Napoleon Napoleonic Wars naval Navy North northern November October offensive officer operations Paris Prince Principal battles Principal wars raid Rebellion regiment retired returned revolt Revolutionary River Roman ruler Russian Second Sino-Japanese War sent September September 13 served siege soldier Sources South squadron success tion took troops victory Virginia vols WAMB West Point World World War II wounded York