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The Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heinl, Jr., Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Military art and science.
- Naval Quotations.
- Local Subjects:
- Military art and science--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Military art and science.
- Naval Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (413 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- The quotations in this unique dictionary cover all aspects of the military art-war, personalities, traditions and customs, weapons and equipment, as well as virtues and failings. It is a fascinating and comprehensive collection which includes over 5000 quotations and spans the past two thousand years.The words of Catherine the Great are here, along with those of Churchill, Shakespeare, Nimitz, Clausewitz, Kant, and John F. Kennedy. Napoleon I and Thomas Jefferson share a page with Robert E. lee and Alfred Thayer Mahan.The scope of the subject matter covered by the quotatio
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Half Title; By the Same Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Table of Rubrics; Index of Sources; DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND NAVAL QUOTATIONS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612513577
- 1612513573
- OCLC:
- 871223673
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