ixVOLUME 1
Guide to Alliances by Century xi
Guide to Alliances by Region xxvii
List of Maps xlv
Foreword xlvii
Introduction: Research and Methodology xlix
How to Use This Book lxi
Acknowledgments lxiii
Timeline of Significant Events lxv
chapter 1
17th Century 1
chapter 2
18th Century 37
chapter 3
19th Century 107
Bibliography B
Alphabetical Treaty Index I
VOLUME 2
Guide to Alliances by Century xi
Guide to Alliances by Region xxvii
chapter 4
20th Century 201
chapter 5
21st Century 537
chapter 6
The Changing Nature of Military Alliances 551
Map Credits 557
Bibliography B
Alphabetical Treaty Index I
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