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S'està carregant… The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War (1997)de Charles Townshend
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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 excitingly illustrated 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 extraordinary achievements of Napoleon's armies; therole 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'.The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War offers a comprehensive overview of military conflict over several centuries, with fascinating thematic chapters covering air and sea warfare, combat experience, technology, and even opposition to war.Contributors...Jeremy Black, University of DurhamJohn Bourne, University of BirminghamJohn Childs, University of LeedsJean Bethke Elshtain, University of ChicagoAlan Forrest, University of YorkDavid French, University College LondonJohn B. Hattendorf, Naval War College, Rhode IslandRichard HolmesRichard Overy, King's College LondonDouglas Porch, Naval War College, Rhode IslandAdam Roberts, University of OxfordMark Roseman, Keele UniversityPhilip Towle, Queens' College, CambridgeCharles Townshend, Keele UniversityMartin van Creveld, Hebrew University of Jerusalem No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)355.009Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Biography And HistoryLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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Introduction: The Shape of Modern War
The Military Revolution I: The Transition to Modern Warfare
The Military Revolution II: Eighteenth-Century War
The Nation in Arms I: The French Wars
The Nation in Arms II: The Nineteenth Century
Imperial Wars: From the Seven Years War to the First World War
Total War I: The Great War
Total War II: The Second World War
Cold War
People's War
Technology and War I: to 1945
Battle: The Experience of Modern Combat
Sea Warfare
Air Warfare
War and the People: The Social Impact of Total War
Women and War
Against War
Technology and War II: Postmodern War?
The coverage is very selective and somewhat quirky, and mostly elides over specific battles and individual actors - you won't find much here about Hitler, for example, or even the Holocaust, and Stalin gets barely a mention. Nor can you expect to read much about Churchill or Eisenhower. Neither Ulysses S. Grant nor the American Civil War even merit a mention in the Index. But for aficionados of history who rely on other books for more in-depth coverage of wars, this book has an interesting focus and unusual selection of interesting illustrations. ( )