Introduction to Global Military History
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-35394-6 (ISBN)
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Completely unique in its global scope, this major text does what no other book in the field does: provides students with an excellent account of modern military history with analysis of strategy, as well as tactical and operational developments in the field of war.
Carefully written by a highly renowned author, this book has been widely praised by American and UK reviewers for its astonishing grasp of detail and its encyclopedic knowledge. Arranged chronologically, it spans the American War of Independence, through the French Revolution, right up to the latest conflicts in the 2000s.
Specially designed to be user-friendly, Introduction to Global Military History offers:
chapter introductions and conclusions to assist study and revision
`voices of war’ – sourced extracts from the field of war
case studies in each chapter to support the narrative and provoke discussion
vivid engravings, plans, paintings, and photos to bring the conflicts alive
a twelve page colour map section plus twenty-one other integrated maps
annotated references from the latest publications in the field.
Jeremy Black covers all aspects of military conflict, masterfully combining the study of tactics and war strategy with the social, cultural and political consequences of war.
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is a leading military historian whose books include Rethinking Military History (Routledge, 2004), World War Two: A Military History (Routledge, 2003), European Warfare 1494-1660 (Routledge, 2002), European Warfare, 1660-1815 (Ruotledge 1994) and Why Wars Happen (1998). He is editor of the Routledge Warfare and History series and has lectured extensively in North America, Europe and Australasia.
Introduction 1. The World of War in the Late Eighteenth Century 2. Empires Rise and Fall 1800–30 3. Moulding States 1830–80 4. Building Empires 1830–1913 5. World War One 6. Between Two World Wars 7. World War Two 8. Wars of Decolonization 1945–75 9. The Cold War 10. Wars between Non-Western Powers 1945–90 11. War in the 1990s 12. War in the 2000s
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.5.2005 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 13 Line drawings, black and white; 27 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 816 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-35394-7 / 0415353947 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-35394-6 / 9780415353946 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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