The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare : the triumph of the West / edited by Geoffrey Parker.
The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare : the triumph of the West / edited by Geoffrey Parker.
The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare : the triumph of the West / edited by Geoffrey Parker.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, U.S.A. : Cambridge University Press, c1995.
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NQ355.009/5
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 408 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Western Way of War / Geoffrey Parker -- 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 -- 4. On Roman Ramparts 300-1300 / Bernard S. Bachrach --...
17. The Post-War World 1945-95 / Williamson A. Murray -- Epilogue: The Future of Western Warfare / Geoffrey Parker.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, U.S.A. : Cambridge University Press, c1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1995.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
War is a compelling subject. It is common to almost all known societies and periods of history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a detailed and highly visual account of war in the West from antiquity to the present day, and is unique among works of its type because of its close integration of text and image and its controversia...
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Full title
The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare : the triumph of the West / edited by Geoffrey Parker.
Spine title
Warfare.
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Cambridge illustrated history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-397) and index.
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c1995.
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NQ355.009/5
Record Identifier
74VK7b2mqjPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7b2mqjPX
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ISBN
0521794315 (pbk)
9780521440738 (hc)
0521440734 (hc)
9780521794312 (pbk)
DDC
355.009
355.0209
355009
MMS ID
991022923329702626
