TY - BOOK ID - 17544998 TI - Warfare in world history PY - 2001 SN - 0415229553 9780415229555 0415229545 9780203466575 9781134583423 9781134583379 9781134583416 9780415229548 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17544998 AB - Despite the catastrophic effect of war, wars have also proved to be instrumental to long-term change in world history. This text is the first of its kind to survey how warfare has developed from ancient times to the present day and the role it has played in shaping the world we know. The periods discussed include: * the pre-gunpowder era * the development of gunpowder weapons and their rapid adoption in Western Europe * the French Revolution and the industrialization of warfare * the First and Second World Wars * the Cold War and the wars of liberation fought across the Third World With in-depth examples illustrating the dominant themes in the history of warfare, Warfare in World History focuses not only on the famous and heroic, but also discusses the experiences of countless millions of unknowns who have fought in wars over time. ER -