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War in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1700-1789
Inbunden, 2003
1240 kr
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War in the 18th century war was a complex operation, including popular as well as conventional conflict, between Europeans and with non-Europeans. These conflicts influenced European intellectuals and contributed to the complexity of Enlightenment thought. While Enlightenment writers regarded war …
History of Modern Wars of Attrition
Inbunden, 2002
1098 kr
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A war of attrition is usually conceptualized as a bloody slogging match, epitomized by imagery of futile frontal assaults on the Western Front of the First World War. As such, many academics, politicians, and military officers currently consider attrition to be a wholly undesirable method of …
Between the Lines
Banditti of the American Revolution
Inbunden, 2002
877 kr
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The Revolutionary War was not a polite conflict between orderly troops and gentlemanly officers. Civilians on the home front suffered considerably. This account depicts the ugly side of the War for Independence, where roving bands of robbers, known as banditti, plagued the countryside in areas not …
When Men Lost Faith in Reason
Reflections on War and Society in the Twentieth Century
Inbunden, 2002
1095 kr
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This examination of the history of the 20th century and the place of war in its unfolding presents a radical, unorthodox interpretation of both. With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this …
John Dee
The Limits of the British Empire
Av Ken MacMillan, Jennifer Abeles
Inbunden, 2004
1240 kr
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When it was discovered in 1976, John Dee's The Limits of the British Empire (1577-78) was quickly recognized as a seminal text in the history of English Atlantic discovery, settlement, and imperial ideology. Writing directly to Queen Elizabeth and drawing on ancient and contemporary history, …
Napoleon's Conquest of Europe
The War of the Third Coalition
Inbunden, 2005
732 kr
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Poised to strike at England in the summer of 1805, Napoleon found himself facing a coalition of European powers determined to limit his territorial ambitions. Still, in less than one hundred days, Napoleon's armies marched from the English Channel to Central Europe, crushing the armies of Austria …
Age of Total War, 1860-1945
E-bok, 2006
674 kr
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What is total war? Definitions abound, but one thing is certain—the concept of total war has come to be seen as a defining concept of the modern age. Celebrated historian Jeremy Black explores the rise and demise of an era of total war, which he defines in terms of the intensity of the struggle, …
British Strategy and Politics during the Phony War
Before the Balloon Went Up
Av Nick Smart
E-bok, 2003
1169 kr
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The so-called Phony War from September 1939 to May 1940 occupies a peculiar yet distinct place in popular memory. All the sensations of war, except the fighting, were present; yet, instead of massed air attacks and great land battles, very little happened. The British government was said to be …
War in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1700-1789
E-bok, 2003
1325 kr
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War in the 18th century war was a complex operation, including popular as well as conventional conflict, between Europeans and with non-Europeans. These conflicts influenced European intellectuals and contributed to the complexity of Enlightenment thought. While Enlightenment writers regarded war …
Turning the World Upside Down
The War of American Independence and the Problem of Empire
Av Neil L. York
E-bok, 2003
1204 kr
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York illustrates how Revolutionary Americans founded an empire as well as a nation, and how they saw the two as inseparable. While they had rejected Britain and denounced power politics, they would engage in realpolitik and mimic Britain as they built their empire of liberty. England had become …
Napoleon's Conquest of Europe
The War of the Third Coalition
E-bok, 2005
803 kr
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Poised to strike at England in the summer of 1805, Napoleon found himself facing a coalition of European powers determined to limit his territorial ambitions. Still, in less than one hundred days, Napoleon's armies marched from the English Channel to Central Europe, crushing the armies of Austria …
When Reason Fails
Portraits of Armies at War: America, Britain, Israel, and the Future
E-bok, 2001
1144 kr
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A nation's fighting forces are often believed to embody a country's qualities of determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This study examines the influences of these qualities from the viewpoint of the American Army in Vietnam, the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the Israeli Army …
When Men Lost Faith in Reason
Reflections on War and Society in the Twentieth Century
E-bok, 2002
1152 kr
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This examination of the history of the 20th century and the place of war in its unfolding presents a radical, unorthodox interpretation of both. With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this …
Destination Normandy
Three American Regiments on D-Day
E-bok, 2006
779 kr
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Bennett collects oral histories from men of three United States regiments that participated in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment was the most widely scattered of the American parachute infantry regiments to be dropped on D-Day. However, the efforts of …
Russia, 1762-1825
Military Power, the State, and the People
E-bok, 2008
1204 kr
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A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success (1762-1825), this important book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernization was able to significantly expand its territory. Russia's military and naval victories culminated in the triumphal …
History of Modern Wars of Attrition
E-bok, 2002
1166 kr
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A war of attrition is usually conceptualized as a bloody slogging match, epitomized by imagery of futile frontal assaults on the Western Front of the First World War. As such, many academics, politicians, and military officers currently consider attrition to be a wholly undesirable method of …
