War in 100 Events (eBook)

Martin van Creveld (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
251 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-8532-1 (ISBN)

Infos

'War is a duel written large.' How did we get from clubs and spears to machine guns and drone missiles? What led to the human race firing projectiles across a no-man's-land, from straightforward warfare to spies and insurgency? Here renowned military historian Martin van Creveld has compiled a concise guide to the history of war in 100 key events, from 10,000 BCE to the present day: Stone Age 'wars'; Vikings raids; medieval conflicts; revolutionary wars; Napoleonic wars; world wars; the Iraq war; women in war and much more. With intriguing facts and a worldwide range, War in 100 Events is an immensely entertaining volume for military buffs and laymen alike.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2017
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 10000 BCE • 100 key events • Aircraft • Ancient history • arab spring • |battles • battles, tanks, aircraft, club, spear, machine gun, drones, arab spring, dark ages, us revolution, first world war, second world war, no-mans-land, trenches, insurgents, counterinsurgency, ww1, wwi, world war 1, world war I, ww2, wwii, world war 2, world war two, world war ii, world war one • Club • Clubs • concise guide • Concise guide, history of war, 100 key events, military historian, military history, clubs, spears, machine guns, drone missiles, warfare, spies, insurgency, insurgence, espionage, 10000 BCE, ancient history, stone age, Viking raids, vikings, medieval conflicts, middle ages, revolutionary wars, • Counterinsurgency • danelaw • dark ages • drone missiles • drones • Espionage • FACTS • First World War • history of war • Insurgence • Insurgency • insurgents • Iraq War • machine gun • machine guns • medieval conflicts • Middle Ages • Middle East • military historian • military history • |Napoleonic wars • Napoleonic wars, world wars, Iraq war, middle east, women in war, facts, trivia, danelaw, operation desert storm, • no-mans-land • Operation Desert Storm • Revolutionary Wars • Second World War • Spear • spears • Spies • Stone Age • Tanks • the vikings, viking age, viking raids, danelaw, the iraq war, desert storm, operation desert storm • Trenches • Trivia • US revolution • viking raids • Vikings • warfare • war, military, battles, tanks, aircraft, club, spear, machine gun, drones, 10,000 bce, arab spring, stone age, vikings, dark ages, us revolution, napoleonic wars, first world war, second world, drone missiles, no-mans-land, trenches, insurgency, insurgents, counterinsurgency, stone age wars • women in war • World War 1 • World War 2 • World War I • World War II • World War One • World Wars • World War Two • WW1 • ww2 • wwi • WWII
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-8532-1 / 0750985321
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-8532-1 / 9780750985321