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1 online resource (413 pages) |
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text file |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
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Military art and science -- Quotations, maxims, etc. |
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Naval art and science -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
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Naval art and science. |
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Electronic books.
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Quotations.
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Print version: Heinl, Jr., Robert. Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations. New York : Naval Institute Press, ©2014 9781591144045 |
| ISBN |
9781612513577 (electronic book) |
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1612513573 (electronic book) |
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1591144043 (paperback) |
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9781591144045 (paperback) |
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