{"product_id":"the-handy-military-history-answer-book-paperback","title":"The Handy Military History Answer Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Willard Crompton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeroism and sacrifice. Brutality and folly. Great leaders, great villains, pivotal moments, and events. Take a captivating, concise, and convenient look at how the world, the United States, and the lives we lead today have been changed by war and the military!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilitary 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 militaries 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, \u003ci\u003eT\u003cb\u003ehe Handy Military History Answer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho cast the first stone (of human history)?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIs there anything to the story of Ancient Troy?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCould Alexander the Great have conquered the early Roman Republic?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow many men, and auxiliary fighters, were there in a Roman legion?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhich precious metal did the Vikings prefer above all others?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDo we even have his name--Genghis Khan--right?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere did Richard the Lion-Heart get his nickname?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow long did it take to learn how to use the longbow?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWas Napoleon really not French?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen did George Washington have to alter all his plans: and how did he go about making the change?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat signals did Paul Revere watch for on the evening of April 18, 1775?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow many people died at the Siege of Fort Sumter?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat was the worst day of the Civil War, in the Far West?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere was the world's first submarine deployed?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen were balloons first deployed in warfare?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere did the name \"Uncle Sam\" come from?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat did Rasputin have to say about the approach of the First World War?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy on earth did Hitler code-name his invasion of Russia for a German emperor who drowned?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow close did Hitler come to victory at Moscow in 1941?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat ten days decided the outcome of World War II?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat was so special about the B-24?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen did the Cold War commence?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat role will technology like the Internet play in future warfare?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow significant--to the United States--is the rise in China's military power?\u003cp\u003eThe weapons, leaders, soldiers, battles, tactics, strategies, blunders, technologies, and outcomes are all examined in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Handy Military History Answer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. It 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! This powerful primer on the military also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Willard Crompton\u003c\/b\u003e has written numerous books on war and its side effects, including Visible Ink Press's \u003ci\u003eThe Handy Civil War Answer Book, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e100 Battles That Shaped World History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e100 Military Leaders Who Shaped World History, \u003c\/i\u003e the latter two by Bluewood Books. Crompton is also a major contributor to the 24-volume \u003ci\u003eAmerican National Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, which is expected to stand as the premier American biographical reference for the next 50 years. He is a specialist in the French and Indian Wars and has served as a talking head for the Military Channel on its \u003ci\u003eFirst Command\u003c\/i\u003e program. Crompton teaches history at Holyoke Community College. He has never served in the military, but his father was an American GI in France, and his great uncle died in the last stages of World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626395136307,"sku":"9781578595099","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eHhwT1lhTXlGZE9jZUx0M3c5M1NVdz09.webp?v=1762066687","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-handy-military-history-answer-book-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}