This book by the renowned military historian and writer A.V. Shishov is dedicated to the military conflicts of the 20th century, from the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 to the Chechen conflict of 1991-2006. It covers all significant interstate conflicts (so-called local wars) of the past century, as well as civil wars, national liberation movements, rebellions, coups, and religious and ethnic...