Military History of Humanity. A Great Encyclopedia

The book presents a detailed description of the most important battles in the history of humanity that predetermined the course of civilizational development and the shape of the modern world as we know it today. Unfortunately, this way of resolving conflicts has been practiced by people from ancient times to the present day, and the observable trend of turning global conflicts into localized ones does not diminish all the suffering, casualties, and destruction they bring with them. The exposition of military history is a challenging task. It is impossible to describe and analyze military events without assessing the economic, political, and even religious circumstances that served as prerequisites for armed confrontations and influenced their outcomes. A deep scientific approach requires a representation of the accurate picture of military actions, analysis of the material and even moral state of the armed forces of the opposing sides. Moreover, military history must explore a whole set of nuances, including the thoughts and desires that guided the leaders of states and military commanders when starting military operations, and the entire chain of events and circumstances that became the reasons for success or failure. All of this can be found in the pages of this publication, which can serve as a kind of manual on military affairs for everyone interested in the history of large-scale conflicts in the history of humanity.