About the book: 2003 / A. Stahl’s book is dedicated to local wars of the 20th century, which found themselves in the shadow of two world wars, but played a significant role in the history of the past century. This volume includes the Greco-Turkish War, the Far Eastern conflict of 1929, the Japanese intervention in China and the capture of Manchuria in 1930–1933, the Italo-Abyssinian War, the civil war and the intervention in Spain. The publication is equipped with detailed appendices, maps and will be of interest to both specialists and military history buffs.