The Oxford History of Modern War

by John Childs, Jeremy Black, John M. Bourne

Book Overview

According to General J.F.C. Fuller, "the musket made the infantryman and the infantryman made the democrat." In short, modern war and modern society are inextricably linked. But how has war changed over the centuries?
This highly informative and engaging work investigates the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare. From the military revolution of the seventeenth century to the present day battalion of high-tech weaponry and satellite technology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192806459
• ISBN13: 9780192806451
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.9"

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.