| Description |
429 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. The World Goes to War: 1900-1914 -- 2. Blood and Mud: Trench Warfare in the West 1914-1918 -- 3. War of the Eagles: The Eastern Front 1914-1917 -- 4. Battle Fleets and U-Boats: Naval Warfare 1914-1918 -- 5. Aces High: Air Warfare 1914-1918 -- 6. War to End All War?: 1918 and the Aftermath -- 7. Enter the Dictators: 1921-1935 -- 8. The War Clouds Gather: 1935-1939 -- 9. Blitzkrieg! 1939-1940 -- 10. Britain Stands Alone: 1940-1941 -- 11. Sand and Sea: War in the Mediterranean 1941-1944 -- 12. Hitler Turns East: The Eastern Front 1941-1943 -- 13. The Long Road Back: The Eastern Front 1943-1945 -- 14. Normandy to the Rhine: The Western Front 1942-1945 -- 15. The End of the War in Europe: 1945 -- 16. Oriental Blitzkrieg: The Pacific Theatre 1939-1942 -- 17. Jungle and Ocean: The Pacific Theatre 1943-1945 -- 18. The War at Sea: 1939-1945 -- 19. The Air War: 1939-1945 -- 20. The Iron Curtain: Cold War 1946-1989 -- 21. Oriental Communism: China 1945-1989 -- 22. Wars in Peace: 1945-1990 -- 23. Vietnam: 1955-1989 -- 24. War in the Middle East: 1945-1989 --25. An Uncertain World: The Gulf War and Beyond 1990- |
| Summary |
Looks at the history of twentieth-century warfare from the Boer War to the civil war in Bosnia |
| Analysis |
Military operations History |
| Notes |
Based on the television/video documentary series The Century of war |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- 20th century.
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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War -- History -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
zbn96051019 |
| ISBN |
0002555468 |
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0002555476 (paperback) |
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