The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in Classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in Classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
Preface Introduction: The Western way of war Geoffrey Parker Part I. The Age of Massed Infantry: 1. Genesis of the infantry, 600-350 BC Victor Davis Hanson 2. From phalanx to legion, 350-250 BC Victor Davis Hanson 3. The Roman way of war, 250 BC-AD 300 Victor Davis Hanson Part II. The Age of Stone Fortifications: 4. On Roman ramparts, 300-1300 Bernard S. Bachrach 5. New weapons, new tactics, 1300-1500 Christopher Allmand 6. The gunpowder revolution, 1300-1500 Geoffrey Parker Part III. The Age of Guns and Sails: 7. Ships of the line, 1500-1650 Geoffrey Parker 8. The conquest of the Americas, 1500-1650 Patricia Seed 9. Dynastic war, 1494-1660 Geoffrey Parker 10. States in conflict, 1661-1763 John A. Lynn 11. Nations in arms, 1763-1815 John A. Lynn Part IV. The Age of Mechanized Warfare: 12. The industrialization of war, 1815-1871 Williamson A. Murray 13. Towards world war, 1871-1914 Williamson A. Murray 14. The West at war, 1914-1918 Williamson A. Murray 15. The world in conflict, 1919-1941 Williamson A. Murray 16. The world at war, 1941-1945 Williamson A. Murray 17. The post-war world, 1945-1991 Williamson A. Murray 18. The new world disorder, 1991-2019 Peter Mansoor and Geoffrey Parker Epilogue: The future of Western warfare Geoffrey Parker and Leif A.Torkelsen Reference guide Chronology Glossary Bibliography The contributors Notes Picture acknowledgements Index.
Preface Introduction: The Western way of war Geoffrey Parker Part I. The Age of Massed Infantry: 1. Genesis of the infantry, 600-350 BC Victor Davis Hanson 2. From phalanx to legion, 350-250 BC Victor Davis Hanson 3. The Roman way of war, 250 BC-AD 300 Victor Davis Hanson Part II. The Age of Stone Fortifications: 4. On Roman ramparts, 300-1300 Bernard S. Bachrach 5. New weapons, new tactics, 1300-1500 Christopher Allmand 6. The gunpowder revolution, 1300-1500 Geoffrey Parker Part III. The Age of Guns and Sails: 7. Ships of the line, 1500-1650 Geoffrey Parker 8. The conquest of the Americas, 1500-1650 Patricia Seed 9. Dynastic war, 1494-1660 Geoffrey Parker 10. States in conflict, 1661-1763 John A. Lynn 11. Nations in arms, 1763-1815 John A. Lynn Part IV. The Age of Mechanized Warfare: 12. The industrialization of war, 1815-1871 Williamson A. Murray 13. Towards world war, 1871-1914 Williamson A. Murray 14. The West at war, 1914-1918 Williamson A. Murray 15. The world in conflict, 1919-1941 Williamson A. Murray 16. The world at war, 1941-1945 Williamson A. Murray 17. The post-war world, 1945-1991 Williamson A. Murray 18. The new world disorder, 1991-2019 Peter Mansoor and Geoffrey Parker Epilogue: The future of Western warfare Geoffrey Parker and Leif A.Torkelsen Reference guide Chronology Glossary Bibliography The contributors Notes Picture acknowledgements Index.
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