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“Chaliand is able to describe the great social and economic forces that lie below the surface as well as to paint subtle psychological portraits of the individuals who shape the direction of events. A Global History of War is history at its finest. It will undoubtedly change the manner by which military historians look at history and how they study it.” —Arnaud Blin, author of Wagram
List of contents
List of maps
Foreword by R. Bin Wong
Preface
Introduction
1. Overview: War and History
2. The First Military Empire: The Assyrians
3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire
4. The Arabs
5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes
6. The Seljuks, Mamluks, and the Crusades
7. The Mongol Empire
8. Timur the Lame
9. The Ottomans
10. Safavid Persia
11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions
12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads
13. The Mughals and Islam in India
14. Russia and the End of the Tatars
15. The Ascent of Europe
16. The Time of Revolutions
17. Guerrilla Warfare
18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict
19. Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index
About the author
Gérard Chaliand taught at the École nationale d’administration and the École de guerre in France and is currently a visiting professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His many books include The History of Terrorism (2007), The Art of War in World History (1994), and Guerrilla Strategies (1984), all published by UC Press.
Summary
Concentrates on the peoples and cultures who have determined how war is conducted and reveals the lasting historical consequences of combat, offering a picture of the major geopolitical and civilizational clashes that have rocked our common history and made us who we are today.
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"Enlightening and aptly titled . . . Nothing escapes Chaliand’s careful eye . . . This is a must-have addition to any academic library."
