Titel: The History of Warfare: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the History of Warfare from the Ancient World to the American Civil War
Verlag: Chartwell Books
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0785834613
ISBN-13: 9780785834618
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Gewicht: 2,64�Pfund

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Travel back in time with this visual guide to the history of human conflict, tracing the evolution of technology and tactics from the ancient world to the American Civil War!

Combining beautiful nineteenth century engravings, artwork, and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern text, The History of Warfare narrates humankind's timeless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on land and at sea.

Follow your intrigue with this chronological and cultural review of tactics and technology, supplemented by thumbnail studies of individual items of arms and armor-from swords to siege engines, from helmets to handguns. The lavish visual approach parades the evolving profiles of army and individual warrior; interjected with annotated anatomies of key technologies and diagrams of famous battles and tactical innovations. With contextual introductions, authoritative captions, and a glossary of terms, you will recieve a complete and comprehensive history for the school of war.

�ber die Autorinnen und Autoren

Matthew Bennett is a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He has written many academic articles on chivalric and crusader warfare, and his publications include The Cambridge Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages 786-1487.

Dr. Doyne Dawson studied ancient history at Princeton and military history at West Point. He is professor of international affairs at Sejong University, Seoul, Korea, and has written key works on the origins of warfare.

Ron Field was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982 and was associate editor of the Confederate Historical Society of Great Britain from 1983 to 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington DC, in 2005, and his publications on the American Civil War are highly regarded.

Philip Haythornwaite is an internationally respected author and historical consultant specializing in the military history, uniforms, and equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Napoleonic Period is his main area of research, and he has published over 40 military titles.

Mike Loades is a military historian and historical weapons expert who has presented dozens of television documentaries for companies including The History Channel. He is currently writing a major work on swords and swordsmen.

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