Here is where this work makes its contribution. It is not a military history in the conventional sense. Instead Hentea presents a series of anecdotes and vignettes, loosely structured on chronological lines that offer an insight into Romania's military self-image. These pages present how Romania wishes to be seen in military contexts—and no less significantly, how it wishes to be ... Read moreseen by the West it seeks to rejoin in the twenty-first century. He demonstrates that a nation need not sacrifice its history and identity to be both a good neighbor and a full partner in an New European Order.
Dennis E. Showalter, Colorado College; author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century This volume traces Romania's military history from the campaign of the Persian king Darius I against the Scythians in 514 B.C. to Romania's admission into NATO in 2004. Presented as a series of brief descriptions and in the context of the country's identity in Western culture and civilization, biographies of key individuals, descriptions of battles, wars, organizations, structures, uniforms, and weapons are provided. The book is aimed at historians, anthropologists, journalists, and others.
Reference and Research Book News, August 2007
...ideal for world military history and reference shelves.
Wisconsin Bookwatch, May 2007
...a useful documentary tool and database for any reader interested in the basic facts and figures of Romanian military history.
Modern Military Spirit Magazine, No. 3 (September 2007)
Colonel Hentea is a widely noted writer on and contributor to the history of the Romanian armed forces and a staff officer of the Romanian General Staff. Brief Romanian Military History reflects his extensive insights into the complex evolution and critical significance of the Romanian armed forces in the building up of national unity. This book is an important contribution to the literature that includes an empirically rich account of Romania's military history in the territories that are now part of Romania.... carefully researched and well written.
Boyka Stefanova, Ph.D. University of Texas, San Antonio
National Intelligence Journal
This book is an important contribution to the literature that includes an empirically rich account of Romania's military history in the territories that are now part of Romania....A valuable source of reference....Carefully researched and well written....The book contains a wealth of information that is accessible and well organized to serve as a reference to events and leaders and is a source of insights on the perceptions and actions that have driven history over the course of centuries. Brief Romanian Military History is a valuable resource for a range of readers - professionals and students alike.
National Intelligence Journal
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