The Cambridge Illustrated History of WarfareGeoffrey Parker Cambridge University Press, 11.09.2000 - 408 Seiten A history of Western warfare from antiquity to the present in a social and global context. |
Inhalt
THE WESTERN WAY OF WAR | 2 |
THE AGE OF MASSED INFANTRY | 11 |
Genesis of the Infantry 600350 BC | 12 |
From Phalanx to Legion 350250 BC | 32 |
The Roman Way of War 250 BCAD 300 | 50 |
THE AGE OF STONE FORTIFICATIONS | 63 |
On Roman Ramparts 3001300 | 64 |
New Weapons New Tactics 13001500 | 92 |
The Industrialization of War 181571 | 216 |
Towards World War 18711914 | 242 |
The West at War 191418 | 266 |
The World in Conflict 191941 | 298 |
The World at War 194145 | 320 |
The PostWar World 194595 | 340 |
THE FUTURE OF WESTERN WARFARE | 364 |
REFERENCE GUIDE | 375 |
The Gunpowder Revolution 13001500 | 106 |
THE AGE OF GUNS AND SAILS | 119 |
Ships of the Line 15001650 | 120 |
The Conquest of the Americas 15001650 | 132 |
Dynastic War 14941660 | 146 |
States in Conflict 16611763 | 164 |
Nations in Arms 17631815 | 186 |
THE AGE OF MECHANIZED WARFARE | 215 |
Chronology | 377 |
Bibliography | 385 |
THE CONTRIBUTORS | 393 |
NOTES | 395 |
PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 398 |
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