War since 1900
By: edited by Jeremy Black
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780500251638
Subjects: Modern Military history; Military art and science; War; History
Description: War has been the great catalyst of change in the last century, bringing down empires, triggering revolutions, and transforming society. Here, distinguished military historians from the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, and France bring their collective knowledge and experience to bear on the cataclysmic events that have shaped the modern world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: The changing nature of modern war / Jeremy Black; title: The prelude to war, 1900-1914 / Lawrence Sondhaus; title: World War I : an unwinnable conflict, 1914-1916 / Michael Neiberg; title: World War I : the decisive conflict, 1917-1918 / John Bourne; title: An unstable peace, 1919-1930 / John Ferris; title: Gathering clouds : the 1930s / Williamson Murray; title: World War II in Europe / Dennis Showalter; title: World War II : the Asia-Pacific conflict / Allan R. Millett; title: Sea power and naval warfare / Michael Epkenhans; title: War in the air / John Buckley; title: End of empire / François Cochet; title: The cold war / William Maley; title: Contested lands : the Middle East, 1945-1993 / Ahron Bregman; title: A new world order and the war on terror / Michael Rose; title: War in the 21st century / Jeremy Black.