WAR IN 100 EVENTS by Martin L. van Creveld ( 9780750982412 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

WAR IN 100 EVENTS

By:

Martin L. van Creveld

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0750982411

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9780750982412

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Publisher:

THE HISTORY PRESS LTD

Pub. date:

1 September, 2017

Pages:

224

Description:

Here renowned military historian Martin van Creveld has compiled a concise guide to the history of war in 100 key events. With intriguing facts and a worldwide range, War in 100 Events is an immensely entertaining volume for military buffs and laymen alike.

Synopsis:

`War is a duel written large.'How did we get from clubs and spears to machine guns and drone missiles? What led to the human race firing projectiles across a no-man's-land, from straightforward warfare to spies and insurgency? Here renowned military historian Martin van Creveld has compiled a concise guide to the history of war in 100 key events, from 10,000 BCE to the present day: Stone Age `wars'; Vikings raids; medieval conflicts; revolutionary wars; Napoleonic wars; world wars; the Iraq war; women in war and much more. With intriguing facts and a worldwide range, War in 100 Events is an immensely entertaining volume for military buffs and laymen alike.

Illustrations:

50 Illustrations, black and white

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The History Press Ltd

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