War in World History : Society, Technology and War from Ancient Times to the Present
ISBN: 9780070525856 | 0070525854
Edition: 1stFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL
Pub. Date: 8/15/2008
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Designed for use at the college level as a textbook for military history courses or supplemental reading for world history courses, this text offers an introduction and original synthesis of global military history. Each chapter traces key developments in military institutions and practices set in three crucial contexts: politics and institutions; social structures and economics; and cultures. Primary sources throughout the text give students a look at the writings historians use to draw conclusions, while Issue Boxes raise and explore historio... MORE
Part IV. The Dawn of Global Warfare, 1500-1750 Chapter 16. The European Transformation: Western Europe, 1500-1720 Chapter 17. Cannon and Cavalry: Eurasian Expansion, 1500-1700 Chapter 18. Conquests and Contacts: Europeans Abroad, 1500-1700 Chapter 19. East Asian Transformations: Japan and China, 1500-1750 Chapter 20. The Age of Sail: Naval Warfare, 1500-1750 Part IV Commentary Part V. The Age of Revolutions and Imperialism, 1700-1914 Chapter 21. Bullion and Bayonets: Linear Tactics on a Global Stage, 1690-1790 Chapter 22 Bastille to Blockade: R... MORE
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