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Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare: The Triumph of the West / Parker, Geoffery (ed.) 1995  Book
Parker, Geoffery (ed.) Book
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Edition 2008
Publication USA, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Description vii, 440pRed Spine
Summary/Abstract The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present day. The book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defence; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing armies; cavalry and infantry; chivalry and Blitzkrieg; guerilla assault and nuclear arsenals. It places in context particular key events in the history of armed engagement, from the Greek victory at Marathon, through the introduction of gunpowder in medieval England and France, to the jungle warfare of Vietnam and the strategic air attacks of the Gulf War. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of military progress: who pays for it, how can its returns be measured, and to what extent does it explain the rise of the West to global dominance over two millennia?
Contents Introduction: the Western way of war Part I The Age of Massed Infantry Genesis of infantry 600-350 BC From phalanx to legion 350-250 BC The Roman way of war 250 BC-AD 300 Part II The Age of Stone Fortifications On Roman ramparts 300-1300 New weapons, new tactics 1300-1500 The gunpowder revolution 1300-1500 Part III The Age of Guns and Sails Ships of the line 1500-1650 Conquest of the Americas 1500-1650 Dynastic war 1494-1660 States in conflict 1661-1763 Nations in arms 1763-1815 Part IV The Age of Mechanized Warfare The industrialization of war 1815-1871 Towards world war 1871-1914 The West at war 1914-18 The world in conflict 1919-41 The world at war 1941-45 The post-war world Epilogue: the future of Western warfare
Standard Number 9780521738064 Pb.
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Modern weapons and warfare: The technology of war from 1700 to the present day / Fowler, Will 2000  Book
Fowler, Will Book
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Edition 2009
Publication London, Southwater, 2000.
Description 64pLight Blue Spine
Series Exploring History
Summary/Abstract Explores how wars were and are conducted from 1700 to the present, including how changing technology and weaponry have affected the overall strategy and motivation of warfare.
Standard Number 9781844765584 Pb.
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Warfare in the 16th to 19th Centuries: The age of Empires / Bergin, Mark 2003  Book
Bergin, Mark Book
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Publication Great Britain, Book House, 2003.
Description 45p
Series Battle Zones
Summary/Abstract Explores the expansion and collapse of the last great empires throughout the 16th to 19th centuries. Dynamic leaders, struggles for independence and the introduction of firearms led to borders around the globe being redrawn.
Standard Number 1904194761 Pb.
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