War: A Short History
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2014-03-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781441179531 |
ISBN-13 | : 1441179534 |
Rating | : 4/5 (534 Downloads) |
Download or read book War: A Short History written by Jeremy Black and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this concise history of war, Jeremy Black ranges widely, giving due attention to non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through a detailed exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented within a chronological framework that spans human history, Jeremy Black skilfully illustrates this fact whilst providing the reader with other astute insights and compelling interpretations of war. War: A Short History is a dramatic move away from the formulaic, western approach to military history. Too narrow in its focus on wars specific to the west and too simple because of an over-reliance on a technologically-deterministic reading of warfare, this approach has been rejected by Jeremy Black in favour of a global model that takes all factors into account when considering the strengths and weaknesses of a particular military tradition. This is a book that is as important for its relevance to current world issues of conflict as it is for its thorough consideration of a monumentally significant aspect of human history.