Description

Atlas of Military History takes you on a journey from prehistoric conflicts with rudimentary stone weapons through to today s hi-tech War on Terror , with its dependence on elite forces, drones and computer-guided missiles. With authoritative text and fascinating photographs and maps, here are remarkable stories of the great leaders who rallied vast armies into battle. These range from Genghis Khan, who united the Mongols in the 12th century to create one of the most powerful military forces of all time, to Napoleon Bonaparte, who dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade before his defeat in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. Atlas of Military History also provides insight into the conflicts of World War I and World War II and through the Kosovo Conflict of the 1990s.