Rethinking Military HistoryRethinking Military History is a bold new 'thought book' that reconsiders military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapters provide a valuable and concise survey of the main themes in the study of military history from 1500 to the present day as Jeremy Black reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to mili |
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Table des matières
| 1 | |
military history today | 26 |
3 Redressing Eurocentricism | 66 |
4 Qualifying technology | 104 |
5 Setting military objectives | 128 |
6 15001815 | 151 |
7 17751918 | 174 |
8 1914today | 201 |
9 Conclusions | 232 |
Selected bibliography | 245 |
| 247 | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
American American Civil War appeared approach army aspect Barnsley battle battlefield benefited Britain British Cambridge campaigns cavalry challenge China Chinese Civil Cold War conflict conquest consider context defeat defined definition difficult discussion Dzungars effectiveness emphasis Empire Eurocentricity Europe European example extent face of battle field fighting film firearms firepower first focus focused forces French Furthermore German goals historians Iapan Iapanese impact important India infantry influence Iohn Iraq Islamic issue large number least Liddell Hart papers major Manchu Marathas medieval medieval warfare military capability military cultures military history modern Napoleon naval non—West non—Western officers official ofthe operational Ottoman Oxford particular period perspective political popular problems published reflected role Russian Safavids seen significant social society Soviet specific strategic culture success Sun Tzu tactical tasking victory Vietnam War war—making warfare Wars weaponry weapons West Western forces Western Front Western military World
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Rethinking Military History |
| Auteur | Jeremy Black |
| Éditeur | Routledge, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1134477015, 9781134477012 |
| Longueur | 272 pages |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |