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World History of Warfare (Tactics & Strategies)
by Christon I. Archer
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This edition was published in October 1, 2002 by University of Nebraska Press in Lincoln, Neb..
Written in English
— 626 pages
This book provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive coverage of warfare across times and cultures. Its main strengths are its ability to provide context for each period discussed, comparison between developments in Europe, Asia, and the colonized world, and critical and up-to-date bibliographies that allow the reader to pursue subjects in greater depth. - Jacket flap.
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World History of Warfare (Tactics & Strategies)
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World History of Warfare (Tactics & Strategies)
First published in 2002
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This book provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive coverage of warfare across times and cultures. Its main strengths are its ability to provide context for each period discussed, comparison between developments in Europe, Asia, and the colonized world, and critical and up-to-date bibliographies that allow the reader to pursue subjects in greater depth. - Jacket flap.
World History of Warfare (Tactics & Strategies)
This edition was published in October 1, 2002 by University of Nebraska Press in Lincoln, Neb..
Table of Contents
| Introduction : The origins of warfare | ||
| Warfare of the ancient empires | ||
| War and society in the classical West : 450 B.C. to A.D. 450 | ||
| Migrations and invasions : Huns, Goths, Byzantines, Arabs, Vikings, and Magyars, A.D. 300-1000 | ||
| European chivalry and the rise of Islam | ||
| Eastern styles of warfare : the Mongols, India, China, and Japan | ||
| The age of gunpowder and sail | ||
| New signs of total war : the seventeenth century | ||
| Absolutism and war : the eighteenth century | ||
| The revolutionary era | ||
| The beginnings of industrial warfare | ||
| The West conquers the world : war and society in the age of European imperialism, 1757-1914 | ||
| Twentieth-century militarisms and technological warfare | ||
| Third World wars : war and society during the Cold War and after | ||
| Epilogue: The future of war and peace |
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