The Cambridge History of Warfare
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The Cambridge History of Warfare

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The Cambridge History of Warfare

About this book

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The book stresses five essential aspects of the Western way of war: a combination of technology, discipline, and an aggressive military tradition with an extraordinary capacity to respond rapidly to challenges and to use capital rather than manpower to win. Although the focus remains on the West, and on the role of violence in its rise, each chapter also examines the military effectiveness of its adversaries and the regions in which the West's military edge has been – and continues to be – challenged.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781107181595
eBook ISBN
9781316859452
Edition
2
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction: The Western Way of War
  8. Part I. The Age of Massed Infantry
  9. Part II. The Age of Stone Fortifications
  10. Part III. The Age of Guns and Sails
  11. Part IV. The Age of Mechanized Warfare
  12. Epilogue: The Future of Western Warfare
  13. Reference Guide to The Cambridge History of Warfare
  14. The Contributors
  15. Notes
  16. Index