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Author:

Black, Jeremy, 1955- author.

Title:

Land warfare since 1860 : a global history of boots on the ground / Jeremy Black, University of Exeter.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

ix, 281 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Military history, Modern--20th century.
Military history, Modern--19th century.
Military art and science--History.
War--History--20th century.
War--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A new age of war? 1860-1880 -- Different types of conflict, 1880-1913 -- The First World War, 1914-18 -- Between the wars, 1918-39 -- The Second World War, 1939-45 -- The Cold War, 1945-1971 -- The Cold War, 1972-1989 -- After the cold war, 1990-today -- Into the future -- Conclusions.

Summary:

"This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide, land warfare has become mistakenly undervalued in modern military thinking. Ultimately, Black contends, there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1442276908
9781442276901
1442276894
9781442276895

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1023599947

LCCN:

2018012997

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)