GOOD: The book's spine, covers, and pages are in good condition. There is a small tear in the upper left corner of the front of the dust jacket.
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From the dust jacket: "Five thousand years of warfare are the subject of this spectacular, full-color book. From the ancient Egyptians to today's guerrilla warriors and high-tech armies, the whole history of the world's battles and wars is chronicled and illustrated.
"The Timechart of Military History sets out to place the battles and wars of history in their correct perspective, allowing the reader to follow events across the continents. As Dr David G. Chandler, formerly head of the Department of War Studies, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, points out in his foreword, the years of peace in the history of humanity are dwarfed by the years of war. Even a brief glance at the pages of this timechart will demonstrate that the age in which we live is peaceful indeed by comparison with earlier epochs. ..."
The book is divided into these sections:
Warfare and Weapons
Timechart: Wars and Battles from 3000 BC to the Present
Great Commanders (continuing from the inner panels of the Timechart)
A-Z of Great Battles: A-Z of Great Naval Battles of the Modern Era
Chronology: Wars and Battles of History
Battle Maps: Selected Maps and Statistics
Selected Wars in Close-Up
Bibliography: A Guide to Further Reading
Military Museums and Places of Interest
This book contains British spellings. There are extensive full-color photos and illustrations throughout. The timechart pages have "gatefold flaps" that are designed to make it a "seamless stream of data and pictures."
