Chronicle of 20th Century Conflict
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York, New York, United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
Copyright date: 1993
Subjects: Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
Other titles: Chronicle of twentieth-century conflict.
First sentence: It is a savage paradox that as mankind has become more civilized, the homicidal skills of soldiers, legitimized on the battlefield, have become increasingly ruthless, protracted, and indifferent to the plight of innocent civilians, including women and children who, in ages we regard as primitive, were spared in the name of chivalry.