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050 0 0 _aU162
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082 0 0 _a355.0209
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100 1 _aChaliand, GeÌrard,
_d1934-
240 1 0 _aGuerres et civilisations.
_lEnglish
245 1 2 _aA global history of war :
_bfrom Assyria to the twenty-first century /
_cGeÌrard Chaliand ; translated by MicheÌle Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.
264 1 _aOakland, California :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_c[2014]
300 _axiv, 294 pages :
_bmaps ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
505 0 _aOverview: 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.
650 0 _aStrategy
_xHistory.
650 0 _aWar
_xHistory.
650 0 _aWar and civilization.
700 1 _aMangin-Woods, Michele,
_d1942-
700 1 _aWoods, David,
_d1947-
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