The Oxford history of modern war /:

How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? How has it changed over the centuries between the introduction of firearms and the invention of the atom bomb? How is war waged today? This book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolution' of th...

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Weitere Verfasser: Townshend, Charles
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Zusammenfassung:How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? How has it changed over the centuries between the introduction of firearms and the invention of the atom bomb? How is war waged today? This book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolution' of the seventeenth century to the present day. The expert contributors explore major developments and themes, including the growth of modern military professionalism and mass armies; the extraordinary achievements of Napoleon's armies; the role of nationalism in battlegrounds as various as the American Civil War and the former Yugoslavia; colonial wars; the concept and reality of 'total war'; guerrilla warfare and 'people's wars'.
Beschreibung:Originally published: as The Oxford illustrated history of modern war. 1997.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portrait
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1423767616
9781423767619
1280444622
9781280444623
1280698926
9781280698927
0192853732
9780192853738
9786610444625
6610444625

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