Perilous glory : the rise of western military power /

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How have artists across the millennia responded to warfare? In this uniquely wide-ranging book, Theodore Rabb blends military history and the history of art to search for the answers. He draws our attention to masterpieces from the ancient world to the twentieth century--paintings, sculpture, cerami...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: France, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Military history.
Military art and science > History.
Histoire militaire.
Art et science militaires > Histoire.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military art and science.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The many faces of war
  • Many worlds of war
  • Horses and hoplites
  • The glory of empire, 336 BC-AD 651-- Ideology and warfare, 500-c. 1200
  • The Steppe supremacy, c. 1200-1683
  • Discipline, c. 1683-c. 1860
  • The military revolution
  • Industrial killing
  • Culture and warfare in the age of total war, 1919-1945
  • A new age of war.

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