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Encyclopedia of Invasions & Conquests, Fourth Edition

Table of Contents

LIST OF MAPS




PREFACE




LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS




SECTION ONE: ENTRIES



PART 1: THE ANCIENT WORLD


Warfare in the Ancient World


Assyrian Empire


Canaan, Israelite Invasion of


Chaldean (Neo-Babylonian) Empire, Expansion of


Cyrus the Great


Egypt, Hyksos Invasion of


Hittites, Expansion of


India, Aryan Invasion of


Kush, Expansion of


Palestine, Egyptian Invasions of


Persian Empire, expansion of


Sargon the Great


(Z) Chou Dynasty, Expansion of


PART 2: THE CLASSICAL WORLD


Warfare In The Classical Era


Alexander the Great


Augustus, Caesar


Britain, Roman Conquest of


Caesar, Julius


Carthage, Expansion of


Carthage, Roman Invasion of (Third Punic War)


Ch’in Dynasty


Constantine, Emperor


Egypt, Alexander’s Conquest of


Gaul, Roman Conquest of


Germany, Roman Invasion of


Greece, Persian Invasion of


Greece, Roman Conquest Of


Han Dynasty


Hannibal


India, Alexander’s Invasion of


Italy, Carthaginian Invasion of (Second Punic War)


Italy, Roman conquest of


Mauryan Empire


Persia, Alexander’s Conquest of


Philip of Macedon


Ptolemaic Dynasty


Seleucid Empire


Sicily, Roman Conquest of (First Punic War)


Spain, Roman Conquest of


PART 3: THE DARK AND MIDDLE AGES


Warfare in the Dark and Middle Ages


Avars


Axum, Expansion of


Britain, Norman Invasion of


Bulgars


Byzantine Empire


Carolingian Dynasty


China, Khitan Invasion of


China, Mongol Conquest of


Crusades


England, Viking Conquest of


Europe, Mongol Invasion of


France, Muslim invasion of


France, Viking Invasion of


Franks


Genghis Khan


Ghana, Almoravid Invasion of


The Ghaznavids


Gupta Empire


Hundred Years’ War


Huns


India, Kushan Invasion of


India, Muslim Invasion of


Ireland, English Invasion of


Ireland, Viking Invasions of


Italy and Sicily, Norman Conquest of


Japan, Mongol Invasions of


Justinian


Khmer Kingdom


Korea, Mongol Invasion of


Kubilai Khan


Lombards


Magyars


Mali, Expansion of


Mexico, Aztec Conquest of


Middle East, Mongol Invasion of the


Middle East, Muslim Conquest of the


Ming Dynasty


North Africa, Muslim conquest of


Ostrogoths


Russia, Establishment and Expansion of


Russia, Mongol Conquest of


Scotland, English Conquest of


Scythians


The Seljuks


Songhay, Expansion of


Spain, Muslim Conquest of


Tamurlane


T’ang dynasty


Turks


Vandals


Vietnam, Chinese Conquest of


Visigoths


PART 4: THE RENAISSANCE AND THE AGE OF EXPLORATION


Warfare in the Renaissance and Age of Exploration


Africa, Dutch Occupation in


Africa, Portuguese Occupation in


Australia, British Occupation of


Austria, Turkish Invasion of


Bohemia, German invasions of


Brazil, Portuguese Colonization of


Caribbean, European Occupation of


Ceylon, Dutch Occupation of


Ceylon, Portuguese Occupation of


Ching (Manchu) Dynasty


Cortés, Hernan


Cyprus, Ottoman Invasion of


East Indies, Dutch Occupation of the


England, Spanish Invasion of (Spanish Armada)


India, British Occupation of


India, French Occupation of


Italy, Austrian Invasion of (War of the Spanish Succession)


Italy, French Invasions of


Moghul Empire


Netherlands, French Invasions of the


North America, British Occupation of


North America, French Occupation of


Ottoman Empire


Palatinate, French Invasion of the (War of the League of Augsburg)


Portugal, Spanish Occupation of


Russia, Swedish Invasion of (Great Northern War)


Saxony, Prussian Invasion of (Seven Years’ War)


Silesia, Prussian Invasion of (War of the Austrian Succession)


South Africa, Dutch Colonization Of


Thirty Years’ War


Uzbeks


Western Hemisphere, Spanish Occupation of


Zulus, Expansion of


PART 5: THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS AND NAPOLEON


Warfare In the Age of Revolutions and Napoleon


Austria, Napoleon’s Conquest of


Canada, American Invasion of


Canada, U.S. Invasion of


Egypt, Napoleon’s Invasion of


France, European Invasion of


Italy, Napoleon’s Invasion of


Napoleon Buonaparte


New York, British Invasion of (1776)


New York, British Invasion of (1777)


Prussia, Napoleon’s Invasion of


Russia, Napoleon’s Invasion of


Southern United States, British Invasion of


United States, British Invasion of


PART 6: THE AGE OF EMPIRES


Warfare in the Age of Empires


Afghanistan, British Invasions of


Africa, French Occupations in


Africa, German Occupations In


Algeria, French Occupation of


Ashanti, British Conquest of


Ceylon, British Occupation of


China, British Invasion of (Opium War)


Congo, Belgian Occupation of


Crimea, Allied Invasion Of (Crimean War)


Cuba, U.S. Invasion of


Egypt, British Occupation of


France, Prussian Invasion of (Franco-Prussian War)


Indians of North America, U.S. Conquest of


Indochina, French Occupation of


Kenya, British Colonization of


Korea, Japanese Invasion of (Sino-Japanese War)


Mexico, French Occupation of


Mexico, U.S. Invasion of


Morocco, Invasions Of


New Zealand, British Occupation of


Paraguayan War


Philippines, U.S. Occupation of the


Puerto Rico, U.S. Invasion of


Singapore, British Occupation of


Somalia, European Colonization of


South Africa, British Occupation of


Uganda, British Occupation of


War of the Pacific


Zululand, British Invasion of


PART 7: THE 20TH-21ST CENTURIES


Warfare in the 20th-21st Centuries


Afghanistan, Soviet Invasion of


Afghanistan, U.N. Invasion of


Albania, Italian Conquest of


Austria, Nazi Occupation of


Balkans, Nazi Invasion of


Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbian Invasion of


Britain, Nazi Invasion of (Battle of Britain)


Burma, Japanese Invasion of


Chechnya, Russian invasions of


China, Japanese Invasion of


China, Multinational Invasion Of (Boxer Rebellion)


Crete, Nazi Invasion Of


Cuba, U.S.-Backed Exile Invasion Of (Bay Of Pigs)


Cyprus, Turkish Invasion of


Czechoslovakia, Nazi Occupation of


Czechoslovakia, Warsaw Pact invasion of (1968)


Dutch East Indies, Japanese Invasion of


East Africa, British Invasion of


Eastern Europe, Soviet Occupation Of


Egypt, Italian Invasion of


Eisenhower, Dwight David


Ethiopia, Italian Invasion of


Falkland Islands, Argentine invasion of


Finland, Soviet Invasion of


France, Allied Invasion of


France, German Invasion of


France, Nazi Invasion of


Georgia, Russian Invasion Of


Germany, Russian Invasion of (1914)


Germany, Soviet Invasion of


Grenada, U.S. Invasion of


Hitler, Adolf


Hungary, Soviet invasion of (1956)


Immigration Or Invasion?


Iran, Iraqi invasion of (1980)


Iraq, U.S./Coalition Invasion of


Israel, Arab Invasion of (Yom Kippur War)


Italy, Allied Invasion of


Japan, Planned United States’ Invasion Of


Kuwait, Iraqi Invasion of


Latin America, U.S. Interventions in


Libya, Italian Occupation of


MacArthur, Douglas


Manchuria, Japanese Invasion of (1904) (Russo-Japanese War)


Manchuria, Japanese Invasion of (1931)


Mesopotamia, British Invasion of


Mexico, United States Intervention In


Midway, Japanese Invasion of


Mussolini, Benito


New Guinea, Japanese Invasion of


North Africa, U.S. Invasion of


Norway and Denmark, Nazi Invasion of


Pacific Islands, U.S. Conquest of


Panama, U.S. Invasion of


Philippines, Japanese Invasion of the


Philippines, U.S. Invasion of the


Poland, Nazi Conquest of


Rhineland, Nazi Occupation of the


Russia, German Invasion of


Russia/Soviet Union, Invasion By Multinational Forces, (1918–1920)


Sicily, Allied Invasion of


Sinai, Israeli Invasion of (1956) (Suez Crisis)


Sinai, Israeli Invasion of (1967) (Six-Day War)


Singapore and Malaya, Japanese Conquest of


Somalia, Ethiopian Invasion Of


Somalia, Kenyan Invasion Of


South Korea, North Korean Invasion of (Korean War)


South Vietnam, North Vietnamese Invasions Of


Southern France, Allied Invasion Of


Soviet Union, Nazi Invasion of the


Tibet, Chinese Invasions Of


Turkey, British Invasion of


Ukraine, Russian invasion of/Russian Annexation of Crimea


Ukraine, Soviet/Russian Invasions Of


SECTION ONE: READINGS


Introduction


Text of the Armant Stela, 1456 b.c.e.


The Peace of Nicias, 421


Truce of God - Bishopric of Terouanne, 1063


Decree of the Emperor Henry IV Concerning a Truce of God, 1085


Fulcher of Chartres, 1095


Peace of the Land Established by Frederick Barbarossa, 1152-1157


Constitution of the United Stated of America, 1787


Treaty of Paris of 1856


Red Cross Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, August 22, 1864


Final Act of the International Peace Conference, 1899


Final Act of the Second International Peace Conference, 1907


Laws of War: Hague Convention, 1907


General Pact for the Renunciation of War-Signed at Paris, 1928


Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928


Directive No. 1 for the Conduct of the War, Berlin, 31 August 1939


Proclamation by Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the Reich, to the German Army, 1939


Three-Power Pact among Germany, Italy, and Japan, Signed at Berlin, 1940


Text of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Speech to Congress and the Nation Following the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941


Patton’s speech to the Third Army, June 5th, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, (D-Day) took place the next day.


Selections from the Charter of the United Nations, 1945


Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948


The North Atlantic Treaty, 1949


The Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the local government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful liberation of Tibet


UN General Assembly Resolutions: Resolution 1001


Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Final Act


Excerpts from The Dayton Peace Accords: General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995


September 11, 2001: Attack on America Joint Resolution 63, Introduced in the House, September 13, 2001


Supreme Court Cases Reviewing the War and Treaty Powers of the U.S. Constitution, 1863-2008


Just-war Theory


Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan


Aggression against Ukraine (United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1)


SECTION THREE: HISTORICAL TIME LINE OF ENTRIES


SECTION FOUR: BIBLIOGRAPHY