num_pages: 416
description: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present. The book treats all aspects of the subject from the Greeks to the nuclear age: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of war: who pays for it, how can its returns be measured, and to what extent does it explain the rise of the West to global dominance over two millennia? Geoffrey Parker is one of the world's leading authorities on military history and is the editor of The Times Atlas of World History (1993) and the author of The Military Revolution (Cambridge,1988).
language: English
title: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)
genres: History, Ancient History, Reference, International Relations, War, Military History, Medieval, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 359
publisher: Cambridge University Press