Land warfare since 1860 : a global history of boots on the ground /
Jeremy Black
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
| Omfang | IX, 281 s.
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| Opplysninger | A new age of war? 1860-1880 -- Different types of conflict, 1880-1913 -- The First World War, 1914-18 -- Between the wars, 1918-39 -- The Second World War, 1939-45 -- The Cold War, 1945-1971 -- The Cold War, 1972-1989 -- After the cold war, 1990-today -- Into the future -- Conclusions.. - "This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide, land warfare has become mistakenly undervalued in modern military thinking. Ultimately, Black contends, there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground."--Provided by publisher.
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| ISBN | 9781442276895. - 9781442276901
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