''The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography'' () was written by

Trevor N. Dupuy Trevor Nevitt Dupuy (May 3, 1916 – June 5, 1995) was a colonel in the United States Army and a noted military historian. Early life Born in Staten Island, New York, the son of accomplished illustrator and artist, Laura Nevitt Dupuy, and noted ...

, Curt Johnson and

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, and was issued in 1992 by HarperCollins Publishers. It contains more than three thousand short biographies of military figures from ancient times to 1990. Dennis E. Showalter, reviewing the work for the ''

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'' said "the overall accuracy and perception of the biographical sketches earn this work a place in all collections on

military history Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians norma ...

." University of Toronto library
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1992 non-fiction books Encyclopedias of the military Encyclopedias of history Biographical dictionaries 20th-century encyclopedias {{bio-dict-stub