Colorful MINI Encyclopedia -- Military Encyclopedia

Author: Yang Yue
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Pocket-sized format, exquisite printing and binding, written by experts, Chinese characteristics, up-to-date knowledge, fashionable layout, beautiful illustrations, and affordable price. This book is divided into six chapters: "Laws of War," "Magical Weapons," "History in Flames," "Famous Military Figures," "Special Forces," and "A Scan of U.S. Military Power," providing a detailed introduction to basic military knowledge, major current weapons of various countries, famous wars and battles in human history, elite special forces in Europe and America, and the vast military power of the United States. Through a series of fascinating encyclopedic entries, this book presents the reality of human military activities before your eyes. Additionally, the book collects over 800 exquisite illustrations, leaving you with a vivid sensory impression. The Assyrians used their blood-stained spears to pierce the solid gates of Damascus, and the hatred of losing their homeland drove the fighters of Free France to meet the German onslaught with their lives; Sun Wu stubbornly carved the brilliant "Sunzi's Art of War" on bamboo slips with a knife, becoming the spiritual sustenance for U.S. Marine Corps officers two thousand years later; the shadows of the Commandos still lingered at El Alamein, while the Special Air Service had already entered a new battlefield of counter-terrorism. Perhaps we will never be able to participate in or witness a military revolution in our lifetime, but we can treat this book as a fine puzzle, collecting all the military knowledge we are most eager to explore. This book is divided into six chapters: "Laws of War," "Magical Weapons," "History in Flames," "Famous Military Figures," "Special Forces," and "A Scan of U.S. Military Power," providing a detailed introduction to basic military knowledge, major current weapons of various countries, famous wars and battles in human history, elite special forces in Europe and America, and the vast military power of the United States. Through a series of fascinating encyclopedic entries, this book presents the reality of human military activities before your eyes. Additionally, the book collects over 800 exquisite illustrations, leaving you with a vivid sensory impression. As the ancient Chinese military strategist said, "To neglect war is to invite danger; to ignore military strength is to face ruin." Military is a sharp double-edged sword. Humanity must use it to defend national security and the happiness of its people, but it must also be vigilant against its transformation into a machine that consumes human civilization. It is hoped that this book not only enhances your awareness of national defense and enriches your military knowledge but also helps you understand that the highest meaning of military existence is to defend peace.