The Oxford History of Modern War

by John Childs, Jeremy Black, John M. Bourne

Book Overview

How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? How has it changed over the centuries between the introduction of firearms and the invention of the atomic bomb? How is war waged today?
This highly informative work examines the techniques, technology, and theories of warfare from the 'military revolution' of the seventeenth century to the present day. Expert contributors explore major developments and themes, including: the extraordinary achievements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192853732
• ISBN13: 9780192853738
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive

This is a wonderfully comprehensive book. For a student of modern war, this book is my encyclopedia for papers.

A good basic book on the current state of war

This book, while detailed, offers a good, basic approach to the modern state of war. The best part of an essay approach to this sunject is that rarely one person is the "guru" for all things. The multiple points of view weave together to provide full understanding to a very complex subject.