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Warfare in the 18th Century

Door Jeremy Black

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#375319-AF14
Titel
Warfare in the 18th Century
Auteur
Black, Jeremy
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
McArthur
Jaar van uitgave
1999
ISBN10
1552781046
ISBN13
9781552781043
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting
This volume covers all the major conflicts of the 18th century. In the west, this includes the Wars of European Succession, the American War of Independence and the French Revolution. In the east, it covers China's conquests of Mongolia, Sinkiang and Tibet, Russia's advances against Islam in the Balkans, and the Afghan invasion of Persia and India. The conflict between Native Americans and settlers is also studied. It is an account of how the art of warfare developed over the century - from the restrained military practices of Marlborough and Frederick the Great, and the hideous bloodletting of the Afghans, right through to the guerrilla tactics used by the American colonists in the first successful ideological war of 1776-81. The detailed descriptions of each individual conflict are broug... (Lees verder)ht to life with 150 photographs, illustrations and computer-generated maps.
Pagina's
224
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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