ABSTRACT

Despite the catastrophic effects of war, wars have also proved to be instrumental to long-term change in world history This text is the first of its kind to survey how warfare has developed from ancient times to the present day and the role it has played in shaping the world we know. The periods discussed include:* the pre-gunpowder era* the develo

chapter |7 pages

Prelude: 5 june 1944

chapter 1|11 pages

The classical age (to 500 CE)

chapter 2|12 pages

The post-classical period (500 to 1450)

chapter 4|12 pages

Nationalism and industrialism

chapter 5|13 pages

World War I

chapter 6|11 pages

World War II

chapter 7|13 pages

The Cold War and beyond