Despite the catastrophic effects of war wars have also proved to beinstrumental to longterm change in world history This text is the first of itskind to survey ... » 

Despite the catastrophic effects of war wars have also proved to beinstrumental to longterm change in world history This text is the first of itskind to survey how warfare has developed from ancient times to the present dayand the role it has played in shaping the world we know. The periods discussedinclude the pregunpowder era the development of gunpowder weapons and their rapid adoption in WesternEurope the French Revolution and the industrialization of warfare the First and Second World Wars the Cold War and the wars of liberation fought across the Third World.With indepth examples illustrating the dominant themes in the history ofwarfare Warfare in World History focuses not only on the famous and heroicbut also discusses the experiences of countless millions of unknowns who havefought in wars over time. «