War in the Nineteenth Century
Title | War in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Black |
Publisher | Polity |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2009-07-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 074564449X |
This book provides an accessible and up-to-date account of the rich military history of the nineteenth century. It takes a fresh approach, making novel links with conflict and coercion, and moving away from teleological emphases. Naval developments and warfare are included, as are social and cultural dimensions of military activity. Leading military historian Jeremy Black offers the reader a twenty-first century approach to this period, particularly through his focus on the dynamic drive provided by different forms of military goals, or "tasking". This allows echoes with modern warfare to come to the fore and provides a fuller understanding of a period sometimes considered solely as background to the total war of 1914-45. Alongside state-to-state warfare and the move toward "total war", Black's emphasis on different military goals gives due weight to trans-oceanic conflict at the expense of non-Europeans. Irregular, internal and asymmetric war are all considered, ranging from local insurgencies to imperial expeditions, and provide a deliberate shift from Western-centricity. At the very cutting edge of its field, this book is a must read for all students and scholars of military history and its related disciplines.
War in the Nineteenth Century
Title | War in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Black |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 2013-04-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0745655262 |
This book provides an accessible and up-to-date account of the rich military history of the nineteenth century. It takes a fresh approach, making novel links with conflict and coercion, and moving away from teleological emphases. Naval developments and warfare are included, as are social and cultural dimensions of military activity. Leading military historian Jeremy Black offers the reader a twenty-first century approach to this period, particularly through his focus on the dynamic drive provided by different forms of military goals, or "tasking". This allows echoes with modern warfare to come to the fore and provides a fuller understanding of a period sometimes considered solely as background to the total war of 1914-45. Alongside state-to-state warfare and the move toward "total war", Black's emphasis on different military goals gives due weight to trans-oceanic conflict at the expense of non-Europeans. Irregular, internal and asymmetric war are all considered, ranging from local insurgencies to imperial expeditions, and provide a deliberate shift from Western-centricity. At the very cutting edge of its field, this book is a must read for all students and scholars of military history and its related disciplines.
Warfare in the 19th Century
Title | Warfare in the 19th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Westwell |
Publisher | Raintree |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780817254490 |
Surveys the changing nature of warfare in the latter half of the nineteenth century, using accounts of various conflicts to describe advances in communication and transportation, changes in battlefield tactics, and imporvements in weaponry.
Warfare in the Nineteenth Century
Title | Warfare in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | David Gates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Military art and science |
ISBN | 9780333693360 |
The Forgotten Wars Of The Nineteenth Century
Title | The Forgotten Wars Of The Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Freda Louer |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2021-04-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
In the 20th century, the United States came into its own as a global power through even more armed conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and campaigns against several Middle Eastern nations. While not all of these wars were won, they did establish the nation as a superpower, a status America retains today. However, there have been many other conflicts, some small, some considerable, that helped shape the country and its foreign policy, even as they have been overlooked. While every student knows of the Vietnam War, few are familiar with the Sumatran Expeditions, and while America's involvement in the Middle East is constantly in today's headlines, the battles against the Barbary Pirates are widely forgotten.
The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare
Title | The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare PDF eBook |
Author | Byron Farwell |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 936 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780393047707 |
The late Byron Farwell served as an engineer in the British forces of World War II and was an author of at least seven books on various aspects of military history. In this encyclopedia, a labor of love intended for both scholars and general readers, entries include information on wars, revolutions, battles, sieges, spies, soldiers, technical military terms, weapons, and other aspects of 19th-centruy wars and military life. The length of an entry does not necessarily correspond to its importance. Some lesser conflicts and minor personalities are given more space, because information is not readily available elsewhere; and conversely, if information on a topic is widely available, the entry is short. Small bandw images enhance the text. A selected bibliography is included at the end of the volume. Indexing, at least by country or general topic would have improved this otherwise carefully prepared reference. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Going to War in the 19th Century
Title | Going to War in the 19th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Craig Dodd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780531145944 |
Surveys fighting forces and battles of the second half of the nineteenth century, including the Civil War, the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny, covering such topics as recruiting, uniforms, transport, cavalry, war at sea, and more.