122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite the catastrophic effects of war, wars have also proved to be instrumental to long-term change in world history This text is the first of its kind to survey how warfare has developed from ancient times to the present day and the role it has played in shaping the world we know. The periods discussed include:
* the pre-gunpowder era * the development of gunpowder weapons and their rapid... Read more
Acknowledgments, Prelude: 5 June 1944, 1 The classical age (to 500 CE), 2 The post-classical period (500 to 1450), 3 The emergence of gunpowder weapons, 1450 to 1776, 4 Nationalism and industrialism, 5 World War I, 6 World War II, 7 The Cold War and beyond, Conclusions, Index
Biography
Michael S. Neiberg
