The history of warfare : the ultimate visual guide to the history of warfare from the ancient world to the American Civil War Timothy Newark (Editor)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Chartwell Books 2016Description: 320 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans 25 cmISBN:

9780785834618

Subject(s):

History -- Military art and science

Contents:

he evolution of warfare Revolutions in arms and armor

Summary: "Combining beautiful nineteenth-century engravings, artwork and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern art, The History of Warface narrates humankind's tireless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on land and at sea." "A chronological and cultural review of tactics and technology is supplemented by thumbnail studies of individual items of arms and armour - from swords to seige engines, from helmets to handguns." "Navigational features include index tabs, cross-references and timelines, helping the reader to explore the history of warfare from ancient times to the first truly modern war."

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	CamTech Library	General Collections	355.009 TIM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available		0000001280

Originally published in 2009 as The Grammar of Warfare. --Title page verso

he evolution of warfare
Revolutions in arms and armor

"Combining beautiful nineteenth-century engravings, artwork and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern art, The History of Warface narrates humankind's tireless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on land and at sea." "A chronological and cultural review of tactics and technology is supplemented by thumbnail studies of individual items of arms and armour - from swords to seige engines, from helmets to handguns." "Navigational features include index tabs, cross-references and timelines, helping the reader to explore the history of warfare from ancient times to the first truly modern war."

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