Warfare in the Western World, 1882-1975

ISBN-13: 9781902683447 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str.

Opis

Beginning with the British conquest of Egypt, the subjugation of a leading non-Western state, the book goes on to examine the Spanish-American War of 1898, the Boer War and the Balklands conflicts leading to world war in 1914. A revisonist account of World War I is followed by a discussion of Western expansionism in the period to 1936. Chapters on the interwar years and World War II leads on to a discussion of the retreat from empire and the advent of Cold War. The narrative closes with the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 and a discussion of the limitations of Western military technique, doctrine and technology.

Spis treści

Preface Introduction 1. From Egypt to Ethiopia: Western Expansionism, 1882-1936 2. The West, 1882-1913 3. World War One, 1914-18 4. The Interwar Years 5. World War Two 6. Naval Power and Warfare 7. Air Power and Warfare 8. The Retreat from Empire: Singapore to Mozambique, 1942-75 9. Military Power in the West, 1946-75 10. Social and Political Contexts 11. Conclusions Notes Selected Further Reading Index

O autorze

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter.