Christon I Archer, John R Ferris, Holger H Herwig, Timothy H E Travers

World History of Warfare

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 626
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 164mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9780803244238
• ISBN-10: 0803244231
• Artikelnr.: 21170100

Autorenporträt

All four authors are professors of history at the University of Calgary. Christon I. Archer is the editor of The Wars of Independence in Spanish America. John R. Ferris is the author of The Evolution of British Strategic Policy, 1919-1926. Holger H. Herwig is a coauthor of The Grand Illusion: The Prussianization of the Chilean Army (Nebraska 1999). Timothy H. E. Travers is the author of Gallipoli 1915.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Introduction: The Origins of Warfare
1. Warfare of the Ancient Empires
2. War and Society in the Classical West
3. Migrations and Invasions
4. European Chivalry and the Rise of Islam
5. Eastern Styles of Warfare
6. The Age of Gunpowder and Sail
7. New Signs of Total War
8. Absolutism and War
9. The Revolutionary Era
10. The Beginnings of Industrial Warfare
11. The West Conquers the World
12. Twentieth-Century Militarisms and Technological Warfare
13. Third World Wars
Epilogue: The Future of War and Peace
Index