military art and science

Comprehensive Civil War history for the beginner, eye-opening analysis for the Civil War buff.

A collection of essays presenting various viewpoints about a new world order and military intervention.

Presents conflicting viewpoints and commentary concerning global military pollution and its effects on the environment.

An exploration of Aztec warriors that discusses their weapons, battles, and leaders.

Provides an inside look at the career of General Fred Franks, one of the leading American military commanders during the Gulf War, and discusses the transformations he observed in the United States Army in the years between the Vietnam War and the conflict in Iraq.

Details the military technology utilized by the ancient civilizations of the world, from the Greeks to the Egyptians. Examines how these tools were used and how they helped shape human history. Features full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Provides information about ancient Persian warfare, the weapons and methods they used, their leaders, and their armor. Depicts the most important battles on land and sea, and discusses the Persian invention of the scythed war chariot that changed how land battles were fought. Includes maps, illustrations, photographs, a glossary, and sources of additional information.

A discussion of ancient Greek warfare, covering fortress cities, war on land and at sea, and the history of the Greeks at war, and profiling Alexander the Great.