War in the modern world since 1815 /
Conflict is central to human history. It is often the cause, course and consequence of social, cultural and political change. Military history therefore has to be more than a technical analysis of armed conflict. War in the Modern World since 1815 addresses war as a cultural phenomenon, discusses it...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2003
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| Series: | Warfare and history
Warfare and history |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Jeremy Black
- 2. Military mobilization in China, 1840-1949 / Hans Van De Ven
- 3. South Asia / Douglas Peers
- 4. The Imperial Japanese Army (1868-1945) : origins, evolution, legacy / Edward Drea
- 5. The United States military, 1815-2000 / Spencer Tucker
- 6. War in modern Latin America / Miguel Angel Centeno
- 7. Sub-Saharan African warfare / John Lamphear
- 8. European warfare 1815-2000 / Peter Wilson
- 9. Naval power and warfare 1815-2000 / Jan Glete
- 10. Air power and the modern world / John Buckley