War in 100 Events
Autor: | Martin van Creveld |
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EAN: | 9780750985321 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.09.2017 |
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Schlagworte: | 100 key events 10000 BCE Concise guide Viking raids ancient history clubs drone missiles espionage history of war insurgence insurgency machine guns medieva military historian military history spears spies stone age vikings warfare |
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'War is a duel written large.' How did we get from clubs and spears to machine guns and drone missiles? What led to the human race firing projectiles across a no-man's-land, from straightforward warfare to spies and insurgency? Here renowned military historian Martin van Creveld has compiled a concise guide to the history of war in 100 key events, from 10,000 BCE to the present day: Stone Age 'wars'; Vikings raids; medieval conflicts; revolutionary wars; Napoleonic wars; world wars; the Iraq war; women in war and much more. With intriguing facts and a worldwide range, War in 100 Events is an immensely entertaining volume for military buffs and laymen alike.