War Made New : Weapons, Warriors, and the Making of the Modern World

by Boot, Max (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781592403158
• ISBN10: 1592403158
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-16
• Publisher: Gotham

Summary

A sweeping, epic history that ranges from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the War on Terrorism, War Made New is a provocative new vision of the rise of the modern world through the lens of warfare. Acclaimed author Max Boot explores how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have shaped the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the coming of al Qaeda.

Author Biography

Max Boot is the author of The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power. A senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, he lectures at numerous military schools and advises the Department of Defense on transformation issues.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	p. xi
Author's Note	p. xiii
Prologue: The Blitzkrieg of 1494	p. 1
Introduction: Revolutions in Military Affairs	p. 7
The Gunpowder Revolution
The Rise of the Gunpowder Age	p. 19
Sail and Shot: The Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588	p. 26
Missile and Muscle: Breitenfeld and Lutzen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632	p. 50
Flintlocks and Forbearance: Assaye, September 23, 1803	p. 77
The Consequences of the Gunpowder Revolution	p. 103
The First Industrial Revolution
The Rise of the Industrial Age	p. 109
Rifles and Railroads: Koniggratz, July 3, 1866	p. 116
Maxim Guns and Dum Dums: Omdurman, September 2, 1898	p. 146
Steel and Steam: Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905	p. 170
The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution	p. 196
The Second Industrial Revolution
The Rise of the Second Industrial Age	p. 205
Tanks and Terror: France, May 10-June 22, 1940	p. 212
Flattops and Torpedoes: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941	p. 241
Superfortresses and Firebombs: Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945	p. 268
The Consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution	p. 295
The Information Revolution
The Rise of the Information Age	p. 307
Precision and Professionalism: Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991	p. 318
Special Forces and Horses: Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001	p. 352
Humvees and IEDs: Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005	p. 385
The Consequences of the Information Revolution	p. 419
Revolutions Past, Present, Future
Revolutions to Come	p. 439
Epilogue: Five Hundred Years and Counting: What the Past Teaches About the Future	p. 455
Acknowledgments	p. 475
Bibliography	p. 431
Notes	p. 517
Index	p. 607
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