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The driving force of this world history of war is the linkage between technology, politics and expansion. Jeremy Black takes the reader through history, highlighting the major developments in warfare, tactics, armour and diplomacy which have influenced the way in which wars are fought.
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This is a work of powerful synthesis and clear exposition from an experienced and well-established author. Jeremy Black looks at the importance of war in human history, paying due attention to the social and political contexts of war without forgetting that war is about fighting and that the factors which affect operational success must be duly considered. The driving force of this world history of war is the linkage between technology, politics and expansion. Jeremy Black's clear, chronological narrative takes the reader through the main world historical periods, highlighting the major developments in warfare, tactics, armoury and diplomacy which have influenced the way in which wars are waged. His final chapter looks at the future possibilities in an age of "virtual reality".
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Jeremy Black MBE is a Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is a leading military historian whose recent books include War and the World and Why Wars Happen. His Sutton titles include A New History of England, War for America, The English Press and the Making of Modern Britain.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0750924071
- ISBN 13 9780750924078
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New Copy. War is now generally regarded as organized conflict waged by armed forces, with superior weaponry usually seen as the main reason why one side prevailed. This emphasis on the material culture of war is not confined to modern times but reaches as far back as the Bronze and Iron Ages, where the superior cutting power of iron and the relative ease of making iron weapons are seen as the reason for the change in civilizations. While not denying that weaponry plays a major role in the history of war, Jeremy Black's new book gives due importance to other factors often ignored or undervalued by military historians. In War: An Illustrated World History, Jeremy Black has created a powerful work with a truly world-wide scope. Encompassing warfare from ancient times to medieval, from the nineteenth century to the future, and from West to East, this is a book which will appeal to all interested in military history. With many original insights into the course of warfare in all parts of the world and a refreshing tendency to turn accepted interpretations on their head. Jeremy Black offers something that other military historians do not: a truly global history of war. New copy. Clothbound. Illustrated. 224pp. Full refund if not satisfied. Seller Inventory # 037171
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