Rethinking Military History

ISBN-13: 9780415275347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 257 str.

Jeremy Black

Opis

This bold new 'thought book' re-positions military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century, reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to military history and proposes a new manifesto for the subject to move forward.

Recenzje

' [this book] is stimulating and thought-provoking. It will be of particular value to serious students of military history, and to those who aspire to write it.' - British Army Review

'...essential reading for all those with an interest in military history, and all those who wish to take part in moving the discipline forward.' - USI Journal

Spis treści

Preface  1. Introduction  2. The Sound of Guns: Military History Today  3. Redressing Eurocentricism  4. Qualifying Technology  5. Setting Military Objectives  6. 1500-1815  7. 1775-1918  8. 1914-Today  9. Conclusions  Selected Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is editor of the Routledge series Warfare and History.