| Description |
ix, 289 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Palgrave advances |
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Palgrave advances.
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| Contents |
1. Military revolutions and military history / Laurent Henninger -- 2. Warfare and the rise of the state / Alan James -- 3. War and society / Michael S. Neiberg -- 4. Military thought from Machiavelli to Liddell Hart / Nikolas Gardner -- 5. Land warfare from Machiavelli to desert storm / Warren Chin -- 6. Low-intensity conflict, insurgency, terrorism and revolutionary war / John P. Cann -- 7. Total war / William J. Philpott -- 8. Air power / John Buckley -- 9. Naval warfare / Andrew Lambert -- 10. War in the non-European world / Bruce Vandervort -- 11. Imperial military history / Peter Stanley -- 12. Technology, science and war / Matthew Hughes -- 13. New military history / Joanna Bourke |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History.
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Naval art and science -- History.
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Military history, Modern.
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Naval history, Modern.
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| Author |
Hughes, Matthew, 1965-
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Philpott, William James.
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| LC no. |
2006045294 |
| ISBN |
1403917671 (cloth) |
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140391768X (paperback) |
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