The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare

by Edited by Geoffrey Parker

• ISBN13: 9780521794312
• ISBN10: 0521794315
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-11
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present day. The book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defence; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing armies; cavalry and infantry; chivalry and blitzkrieg; guerrilla assault and nuclear arsenals. It places in context particular key events in the history of armed engagement, from the Greek victory at Marathon, through the introduction of gunpowder in medieval England and France, to the jungle warfare of Vietnam and the strategic air attacks of the Gulf War. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of military progress: who pays for it, how can its returns be measured, and to what extent does it explain the rise of the West to global dominance over two millennia?

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: The Western Way of War	2	(10)
Geoffrey Parker
Part 1 The Age of Massed Infantry
Genesis of the Infantry 600--350 BC	12	(20)
Victor Davis Hanson
From Phalax to Legion 350--250 BC	32	(18)
Victor Davis Hanson
The Roman Way of War 250 BC--AD 300	50	(14)
Victor Davis Hanson
Part 2 The Age of Stone Fortifications
On Roman Ramparts 300--1300	64	(28)
Bernard S. Bachrach
New Weapons, New Tactics 1300--1500	92	(14)
Christopher Allmand
The Gunpowder Revolution 1300--1500	106	(14)
Geoffrey Parker
Part 3 The Age of Guns and Sails
Ships of the Line 1500--1650	120	(12)
Geoffrey Parker
Conquest of the Americas 1500--1650	132	(14)
Patricia Seed
Dynastic War 1494--1660	146	(18)
Geoffrey Parker
States in Conflict 1661--1763	164	(22)
John A. Lynn
Nations in Arms 1763--1815	186	(30)
John A. Lynn
Part 4 The Age of Mechanized Warfare
The Industrialization of War 1815--71	216	(26)
Williamson A. Murray
Towards World War 1871--1914	242	(24)
Williamson A. Murray
The West at War 1914--18	266	(32)
Williamson A. Murray
The World in Conflict 1919--41	298	(22)
Williamson A. Murray
The World at War 1941--45	320	(20)
Williamson A. Murray
The Post-War World 1945--95	340	(24)
Williamson A. Murray
Epilogue: The Future of Western Warfare	364	(29)
Geoffrey Parker
Reference Guide
Chronology	377	(4)
Glossary	381	(4)
Bibliography	385	(8)
The Contributors	393	(2)
Notes	395	(3)
Picture Acknowledgements	398	(1)
Index	399