Warfare in the Nineteenth Century
Title | Warfare in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | David Gates |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2001-07-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780333735343 |
Warfare in the Nineteenth Century not only covers warfare as it evolved throughout the century, but also explores its connection with, and effect on, technical, social, economic, political, and cultural change. The book discusses specific battles and campaigns in order to highlight the turning points in the development of the way in which military operations were conducted. David Gates places war during the 1800's in its wider historical context in a way that is thoughtful, wide-ranging, and informed.
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.
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.
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
Wars of the Century and the Development of Military Science
Title | Wars of the Century and the Development of Military Science PDF eBook |
Author | Oscar Browning |
Publisher | London ; Philadelphia : Linscott |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | History, Modern |
ISBN |
Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century
Title | Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Edward Cust |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1862 |
Genre | Europe |
ISBN |
Massacre and Retribution
Title | Massacre and Retribution PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Hernon |
Publisher | Alan Sutton Publishing |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Ian Hernon's 'forgotten wars' have been chosen from a broad range of bloody colonial conflicts - such as the mad King who was beaten in his unassailable fortress after taking hostages and the massacre of redcoats in paradise.