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...
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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'. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Originally published: as The Oxford illustrated history of modern war. 1997. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portrait |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423767616 9781423767619 1280444622 9781280444623 1280698926 9781280698927 0192853732 9780192853738 9786610444625 6610444625 |
