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02107aam a2200385 i 4500 001 B94320D8C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 003 SILO 005 20181003010030 008 180316s2019 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018012997 020 $a 1442276908 020 $a 9781442276901 020 $a 1442276894 020 $a 9781442276895 035 $a (OCoLC)1023599947 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d OCLCA $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a D431 B533 2019 100 1 $a Black, Jeremy, $d 1955- $e author. 245 10 $a Land warfare since 1860 : $b a global history of boots on the ground / $c Jeremy Black, University of Exeter. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2019] 300 $a ix, 281 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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. 650 0 $a Military history, Modern $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Military history, Modern $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Military art and science $x History. 650 0 $a War $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a War $x History $y 19th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Black, Jeremy, 1955- $t Land warfare since 1853. $d Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, [2018] $z 9781442276918 $w (DLC) 2018013509 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20181003012055.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B94320D8C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search