A global history of war : from Assyria to the twenty-first century / GeÌrard Chaliand ; translated by MicheÌle Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.
Language: English Original language: French Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]Description: xiv, 294 pages : maps ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780520283602 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780520283619 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Guerres et civilisations. English
- 355.0209 23
- U162 .C424513 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
Overview: war and history -- The first military empire: the Assyrians -- The grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- The Arabs -- The nomads of the Eurasian steppes -- The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades -- The Mongol Empire -- Timur the Lame -- The Ottomans -- Safavid Persia -- The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions -- The Manchu and the end of the nomads -- The Mughals and Islam in India -- Russia and the end of the Tatars -- The ascent of Europe -- The time of revolutions -- Guerilla warfare -- From total war to asymmetrical conflict -- Conclusion.