Small Wars and Their Influence on Nation States: 1500 to the Present

by William L. Urban

After 1500, European warfare was repeatedly revolutionized by new weapons, new methods for supplying armies in the field, improved fortifications and new tactics for taking fortifications. This allowed empires to grow, with, for example, the Ottomans expanding into the Middle East and Africa, Britain dominating India, and Russia conquering the steppe.

The dynamics of resistance to this expansion were remarkably similar to what we see today...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473837928
• ISBN13: 9781473837928
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"