Introduction to Global Military History: 1775 to the Present Day

ISBN-13: 9781138922471 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 338 str.

Jeremy Black

Opis

A lucid and comprehensive account of military developments around the modern world from the eighteenth century to the present day and supported by maps, primary source extracts and case studies, Introduction to Global Military History is essential reading for all students of modern military history and international relations.

Spis treści

List of illustrations Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The world of war in the eighteenth century Chapter 2. Empires rise and fall 1800–30 Chapter 3. Moulding states, 1830–80 Chapter 4. Building empires 1830–1913 Chapter 5. World War One, 1914–18 Chapter 6. Between two world wars Chapter 7. World War Two, 1939–45 Chapter 8. Wars of decolonisation 1945–94 Chapter 9. The Cold War Chapter 10. Wars between non-Western powers, 1945–90 Chapter 11. War in the 1990s Chapter 12. War in the 2000s and 2010s Chapter 13. Conclusions Bibliography Index