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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107181569
ISBN-13
9781107181564
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050082305
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Military Science, Military / General
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, History
Series
Cambridge Illustrated Histories Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
53.3 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2021-024950
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'Highly polished and well illustrated, this book is a comprehensive history of the Western (European) way of war ... The text is superbly supported by numerous and handy sidebars providing details, insights, and anecdotes.' Library Journal, 'This is, simply, the best survey of the history of warfare in half a century. It explains what the Western way of war is, whence it came, and how it dominated the planet down to the present day. The product of the collaboration of some of the best military historians now writing, it offers judgements as well as a compelling narrative, an argument as well as a story. There can be no better introduction to the study of military history.' Eliot A. Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, '... exceptional ... and beautifully illustrated ... A highly readable book, and an interesting one, both for the expert and the amateur enthusiast. A must for college libraries.' USI Journal, 'Here is the story of war as the driving force in the rise of the West from the Greeks to our own day, now updated to 2019. In the fifteen years since the first edition of this book, war has unfortunately not become less central to our concerns - just the opposite. This remarkable volume, written by some of the world's leading experts in military history, helps us to understand why and how something as terrible as war remains so important in the history of the West and the world. Rarely has so much learning, lucidity, and wisdom been found between two covers.' Barry Strauss, Cornell University, and author of Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine, '... this is a well-written and handsomely presented volume ... the illustrations are pertinent, and the captions interesting ... the range of scholarship is impressive ... and it has all been pulled together by the finest military historian currently writing, who has also contributed several important sections'. History in Focus
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
355/.02/09
Table Of Content
Preface; Introduction: The Western way of war Geoffrey Parker; Part I. The Age of Massed Infantry: 1. Genesis of the infantry, 600-350 BC Victor Davis Hanson; 2. From phalanx to legion, 350-250 BC Victor Davis Hanson; 3. The Roman way of war, 250 BC-AD 300 Victor Davis Hanson; Part II. The Age of Stone Fortifications: 4. On Roman ramparts, 300-1300 Bernard S. Bachrach; 5. New weapons, new tactics, 1300-1500 Christopher Allmand; 6. The gunpowder revolution, 1300-1500 Geoffrey Parker; Part III. The Age of Guns and Sails: 7. Ships of the line, 1500-1650 Geoffrey Parker; 8. The conquest of the Americas, 1500-1650 Patricia Seed; 9. Dynastic war, 1494-1660 Geoffrey Parker; 10. States in conflict, 1661-1763 John A. Lynn; 11. Nations in arms, 1763-1815 John A. Lynn; Part IV. The Age of Mechanized Warfare: 12. The industrialization of war, 1815-1871 Williamson A. Murray; 13. Towards world war, 1871-1914 Williamson A. Murray; 14. The West at war, 1914-1918 Williamson A. Murray; 15. The world in conflict, 1919-1941 Williamson A. Murray; 16. The world at war, 1941-1945 Williamson A. Murray; 17. The post-war world, 1945-1991 Williamson A. Murray; 18. The new world disorder, 1991-2019 Peter Mansoor and Geoffrey Parker; Epilogue: The future of Western warfare Geoffrey Parker and Leif A.Torkelsen; Reference guide; Chronology; Glossary; Bibliography; The contributors; Notes; Picture acknowledgements; Index.
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been - and continues to be - challenged., The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in Classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
LC Classification Number
U27
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