A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East , Volume I: ca. 3000 BCE–1499 CE

This monumental six-volume resource offers engaging entries of major diplomatic, military, and political events driving world conflicts from ancient times to the present.

• Hundreds of concise, chronologically organized entries on major wars, battles, political events, weapons technologies, and diplomatic initiatives

• Essays at roughly 50-year intervals analyzing each era's defining developments in the evolution of warfare, including changes in tactics, weapons, and other technologies

• Sidebars highlighting hundreds of key individuals in the history of military conflict as well as important developments in weapon systems

• A comprehensive glossary of military terms to help readers understand the language of warfare and weapons

• A rich illustration program of images, drawings, and maps