TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chaliand,GeÌrard
AU  - Mangin-Woods,Michele
AU  - Woods,David
TI  - A global history of war: from Assyria to the twenty-first century 
SN  - 9780520283602 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - U162 .C424513 2014
U1  - 355.0209 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Strategy
KW  - History
KW  - War
KW  - War and civilization
N1  - 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
ER  -