Land Warfare Since 1860 - A Global History of Boots on the Ground

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter and a 2018 Templeton Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Land Warfare is the capstone book in Black's global warfare series, which includes Air Power: A Global History, Naval Warfare: A Global History since 1860, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Global History, Combined Operations: A Global History of Amphibious and Airborne Warfare, and Fortifications and Siegecraft: Defense and Attack through the Ages. Klappentext This book provides a global history of contemporary land warfare. Black argues that although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide, land warfare has become undervalued in comparison to air power in modern military thinking. Ultimately, he contends, there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground. Zusammenfassung This book provides a global history of contemporary land warfare. Black argues that although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide! land warfare has become undervalued in comparison to air power in modern military thinking. Ultimately! he contends! there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAbbreviations 1.Introduction2.A New Age of War? 1860-803.Different Types of Conflict, 1880-19134.The First World War, 1914-185.Between the Wars, 1918-396.The Second World War, 1939-457.The Cold War, 1945-19718.The Cold War, 1972-19899.After the Cold War, 1990-Today10.Into the Future11.ConclusionsNotesSelected Further ReadingIndex

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Black
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.08.2018
• EAN: 9781442276895
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7689-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Latin America / General, c 1800 to c 1900, Defence strategy, planning & research, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, General and world history, Military and defence strategy, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Land forces & warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Russia / General, military strategy;The Cold War;WWI;WWII