Weapons and Warfare, Volume 2 : Modern Weapons and Warfare (since 1500)

by Powell, John

• ISBN13: 9781587650024
• ISBN10: 1587650029
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Salem Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
List of Illustrations, Maps, and Time Lines	p. xi
Alphabetized Index of Essays	p. xiii
Categorized Index of Essays	p. xv
Research Tools
Guide to Military Theorists	p. 3
Geography and Military Development	p. 12
Time Line	p. 21
Weapons of War: Alphabetical Lexicon	p. 40
Weapons and Forces
Clubs, Maces, and Slings	p. 67
Picks, Axes, and War-Hammers	p. 72
Bows and Arrows	p. 76
Crossbows	p. 81
Knives, Swords, and Daggers	p. 85
Spears and Pole-Arms	p. 89
Chariots	p. 93
Firearms and Cannon	p. 97
Ancient Fortifications	p. 101
Medieval Fortifications	p. 107
Sieges and Siegecraft	p. 115
Armies and Infantry	p. 120
Cavalry	p. 125
Warships and Naval Warfare	p. 130
The Ancient World
Egypt and the Middle East
City-States and Empires Through Old Babylon	p. 137
The Hittites	p. 141
The Assyrians	p. 146
The Chaldeans	p. 151
The Hebrews	p. 155
The Egyptians	p. 160
The Persians	p. 165
Europe and the Mediterranean
Greek Warfare to Alexander	p. 173
Greek Warfare After Alexander	p. 182
Carthaginian Warfare	p. 190
Roman Warfare During the Republic	p. 197
Roman Warfare During the Empire	p. 205
"Barbarian" Enemies of Rome	p. 213
Eastern and Southern Asia
China	p. 223
Nomadic Warriors of the Steppe	p. 231
India and South Asia	p. 237
The Medieval World
The Roman Legacy
Byzantium	p. 245
Holy Roman Empire	p. 254
Armies of Christendom and the Age of Chivalry	p. 263
The Middle East and Africa
Islamic Armies	p. 277
Crusading Armies	p. 285
West African Empires	p. 291
Ethiopia	p. 296
Eastern and Southern Asia
China	p. 303
Japan	p. 312
India and South Asia	p. 318
Southeast Asia	p. 324
Marauders' Ways of War
The Mongols	p. 331
The Vikings	p. 338
The Americas
The Maya and Aztecs	p. 347
The Incas	p. 353
North American Indigenous Nations	p. 357
From Medieval to Modern
Handarms to Firearms	p. 367
Knights to Cavalry	p. 371
Galleys to Galleons	p. 375
List of Illustrations, Maps, and Time Lines	p. xxvii
Alphabetized Index of Essays	p. xxix
Categorized Index of Essays	p. xxxi
Weapons and Forces
Swords, Daggers, and Bayonets	p. 381
Pole-Arms	p. 385
Gunpowder and Explosives	p. 389
Small Arms and Machine Guns	p. 394
Artillery	p. 402
Tanks and Armored Vehicles	p. 410
Aircraft, Bombs, and Guidance Systems	p. 416
Rockets, Missiles, and Nuclear Weapons	p. 430
Chemical and Biological Weapons	p. 444
Modern Fortifications	p. 450
Sieges and Siege Techniques	p. 455
Armies and Infantry	p. 459
Cavalry	p. 464
Naval Development: The Age of Sail	p. 470
Naval Development: The Age of Propulsion	p. 476
Western Warfare in the Age of Maneuver
The Era of Gustavus Adolphus	p. 485
The Era of Frederick the Great	p. 490
The Era of Napoleon Bonaparte	p. 495
The American Civil War	p. 502
The Crimean War	p. 515
Warfare in Africa and Asia
Colonial Warfare	p. 527
The Ottoman Empire	p. 534
The Mughal Empire	p. 544
African Warfare	p. 553
Iran	p. 562
Japan	p. 569
The Chinese Empire	p. 574
Imperial Warfare	p. 584
Warfare in the Industrial Age
The Wars of Bismarck	p. 593
The "Great" War: World War I	p. 599
The Spanish Civil War	p. 612
World War II: United States, Britain, and France	p. 619
World War II: The Soviet Union	p. 628
World War II: Germany	p. 634
World War II: Japan	p. 641
Warfare in the Political Age
The Cold War: The United States and NATO	p. 651
The Cold War: The Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact Nations	p. 659
The Cold War: Nonaligned States	p. 665
Modern Chinese Warfare	p. 670
Colonial Wars of Independence	p. 679
Warfare in Vietnam	p. 688
Warfare in Afghanistan	p. 696
Warfare in the Global Age
Warfare in the Persian Gulf	p. 703
The International Arms Trade	p. 708
Terrorism and Antiterrorism	p. 712
Warfare and the United Nations	p. 716
Warfare in the Third Millennium	p. 720
Appendices and Back Matter
Bibliography	p. 727
Web Sites	p. 744
Index	p. III
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