The Oxford History of Modern War
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 2000-09-07
List price: $15.95
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 atomic bomb? How is war waged today? This highly informative work examines the techniques, technology, and theories of warfare from the ’military revolution’ of the seventeenth century to the present day. Expert contributors explore major developments and themes, including: the extraordinary achievements of Napoleon’s armies; the role of nationalism in battlegrounds as various as the American Civil War and the former Yugoslav...