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World history of warfare / Christon I. Archer ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--History.
- Military art and science.
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 626 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- World History of Warfare covers worldwide military history from ancient times to the present. Its principal theme is an exploration of change and continuity, revolution and tradition, in three thousand years of warfare.
- Contents:
- Warfare of the ancient empires
- War and society in the classical West
- Migrations and invasions
- European chivalry and the rise of Islam
- Eastern styles of warfare
- The age of gunpowder and sail
- New signs of total war
- Absolutism and war
- The revolutionary era
- The beginnings of industrial warfare
- The West conquers the world
- Twentieth-century militarisms and technological warfare
- Third World wars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0803244231
- OCLC:
- 49650247
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