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Spanning nearly five millennia, from the earliest documented fighting to the present, A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, provides a comprehensive survey of major military events. With coverage that reaches beyond the battles, this work examines the political and diplomatic forces driving world conflicts, revolutions, forced changes of governments, international treaties, and acts of aggression and terrorism.Written by acclaimed military historian Spencer C. Tucker, these six chronologically organized volumes offer an accessible, richly detailed timeline of military conflict across human history. The concise entries cover all important events on the battlefield and in the corridors of power, with special features highlighting hundreds of key leaders and weapon systems. From specific data on casualties to coverage of evolving weapons technology to insightful analyses of the social impact of war, A Global Chronology of Conflict is an essential resource for students, researchers, history buffs, and general readers alike.Hundreds of concise, chronologically organized entries on major wars, battles, political events, weapons technologies, and diplomatic initiativesEssays at roughly 50-year intervals analyzing each era's defining developments in the evolution of warfare, including changes in tactics, weapons, and other technologiesSidebars highlighting hundreds of key individuals in the history of military conflict as well as important developments in weapon systemsA comprehensive glossary of military terms to help readers understand the language of warfare and weaponsA rich illustration program of images, drawings, and maps"/><meta property="og:title" content="A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]"/><meta property="og:type" content="book"/><meta property="og:site_name" content="Google Books"/><meta property="og:image" content="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=h5_tSnygvbIC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&imgtk=AFLRE73UqdN1uEJD-Ps7CyiIcb-AD9Ib4bhOtsKsdTkrksyhW-KN6XrugboiVI5rAd2Wha39HbWgpVJORDBxaaIs6a-nfZDrApxoqq-4FN9VHacp-pgwREc8406ELpaEXdhb6L5Ak1mZ"/><link rel="image_src" href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=h5_tSnygvbIC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&imgtk=AFLRE73UqdN1uEJD-Ps7CyiIcb-AD9Ib4bhOtsKsdTkrksyhW-KN6XrugboiVI5rAd2Wha39HbWgpVJORDBxaaIs6a-nfZDrApxoqq-4FN9VHacp-pgwREc8406ELpaEXdhb6L5Ak1mZ"/><script></script><style>#gbar,#guser{font-size:13px;padding-top:1px !important;}#gbar{height:22px}#guser{padding-bottom:7px !important;text-align:right}.gbh,.gbd{border-top:1px solid #c9d7f1;font-size:1px}.gbh{height:0;position:absolute;top:24px;width:100%}@media all{.gb1{height:22px;margin-right:.5em;vertical-align:top}#gbar{float:left}}a.gb1,a.gb4{text-decoration:underline !important}a.gb1,a.gb4{color:#00c !important}.gbi .gb4{color:#dd8e27 !important}.gbf .gb4{color:#900 !important} #gbar { padding:.3em .6em !important;}</style></head><body class=""><div id=gbar><nobr><a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tab=pw">Search</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://www.google.com.sg/imghp?hl=en&tab=pi">Images</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=en&tab=pl">Maps</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://play.google.com/?hl=en&tab=p8">Play</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://www.youtube.com/?tab=p1">YouTube</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://news.google.com/?tab=pn">News</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=pm">Gmail</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 href="https://drive.google.com/?tab=po">Drive</a> <a target=_blank class=gb1 style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.google.com.sg/intl/en/about/products?tab=ph"><u>More</u> »</a></nobr></div><div id=guser width=100%><nobr><span id=gbn class=gbi></span><span id=gbf class=gbf></span><span id=gbe></span><a target=_top id=gb_70 href="https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=print&continue=https://books.google.com.sg/books%3Fid%3Dh5_tSnygvbIC%26sitesec%3Dbuy%26source%3Dgbs_atb%26hl%3Den&hl=en&ec=GAZACg" class=gb4>Sign in</a></nobr></div><div class=gbh style=left:0></div><div class=gbh style=right:0></div><div role="alert" style="position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0;"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC&sitesec=buy&source=gbs_atb&hl=en&output=html_text" title="Screen reader users: click this link for accessible mode. 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