| Description |
320 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published in 2009 as The Grammar of Warfare. --Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Combining beautiful nineteenth-century engravings, artwork and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern art, The History of Warface narrates humankind's tireless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on land and at sea." "A chronological and cultural review of tactics and technology is supplemented by thumbnail studies of individual items of arms and armour - from swords to seige engines, from helmets to handguns." "Navigational features include index tabs, cross-references and timelines, helping the reader to explore the history of warfare from ancient times to the first truly modern war." --Book Jacket. |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Military art and science -- History -- Sources.
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Military art and science -- History.
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| Added Author |
Newark, Timothy, editor.
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| Added Title |
Grammar of warfare.
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| ISBN |
9780785834618 |
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0785834613 |
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