Chaliand, Gèrard,  1934- <br/><br/>
A global history of war :  from Assyria to the twenty-first century / 
Gèrard Chaliand ; translated by Michèle Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong. 
 - xiv, 294 pages :  maps ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520283602 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520283619 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014010257 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Strategy--History.<br/>War--History.<br/>War and civilization.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U162  / .C424513 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.0209