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World History of Warfare
by: Christon I. Archer, John R. Ferris, Holger H. Herwig, Timothy H. E. Travers

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780803219410
ISBN: 0803219415
Label: University of Nebraska Press
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: September 01, 2008
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Sales Rank: 800520
Studio: University of Nebraska Press

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World History of Warfare covers worldwide military history from ancient times to the present and is designed as a textbook for college courses. Its principal theme is an exploration of change and continuity, revolution and tradition, in three thousand years of warfare. It teaches students and general readers how warfare evolved and how that evolution affected human society, with emphasis on major turning points in the conduct of warfare rather than a superficial general history of wars.
Although the volume addresses traditional subjects such as generals and tactics, each chapter also includes discussion of the idea of war, the role of the common soldier, and the changing interpretations of the military’s place in society and politics. Of special value is the authors’ treatment of non-Western societies and the role that military forces have played in shaping societies worldwide.

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- A Good Survey of the History of Warfare
While the book is somewhat slow going at first, it offers a broad-scoped and excellent view of a few themes of war across a large scope of space and time, looking at the experience of soldiers, the interaction of armies and the societies that wield them, as well as the problems of technology, tactics, and force projection. Especially excellent are the stories told about non-Western or peripheral nations (for personal reasons, I am particularly fond of reading about the Chilean way of war, for example), which compliment the well-worn paths over more commonly discussed military topics. That said, this book is not as well-organized as it should be, and jumps from sub-topic to sub-topic way too quickly. Its case studies are well done, though often a bit repetitive, and though it is quite nice to discuss both land and sea (as well as, more recently, air) warfare within the same book, the book is a lot to take in in one ... Read More

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- Warfare coverage with perspective
World History of Warfare
by Christon I Archer, John R. Ferris, Holger H Herwig, Timothy H. E. Travers

Review by Michael W. Brandt

The World History of Warfare is designed to be a textbook for introductory college courses in military history. I think that the authors have exceeded this modest goal.

It should be understood that the authors of this book took on an enormous task. They condensed the history and evolution of thousands of years of warfare into 591 pages of text.For someone who needs a reference book on the development and evolution of warfare, this is a very useful text. It presents the development of arms, weapons and tactics of warfare against the flow of history. This process enables the student of history to have a background understanding of the effect of warfare on the period he is studying. It is worldwide in scope and gives a perspective which should be kept ... Read More

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- Very well done
This is a great overview of the history of warfare from earliest times to 2001. Non-western military matters are also included. A good mix of theory and examples, nicely written.
My only complaint isthat the chapter on post 1945 warfare is very broad, and leaves out detail. Very little was included on the problems the Soviets faced in Afghanistan, or the Bosian conflict.

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