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Addington, Larry H.

 
9780253205513: The Patterns of War Through the Eighteenth Century
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ISBN 10: 0253205514 ISBN 13: 9780253205513
Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2009

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... a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." —Choice

A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea." —Gunther Rothenberg

A history of war and warfare from ancient to early modern times, Larry Addington’s new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in a certain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.

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A history of war and warfare from ancient times to the early modern era, Larry Addington's new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. Addington discusses developments in weapons and tactics, methods of logistics, and characteristics of generalship. He shows how the changing patterns of war during this long span of history pave the way for those that would emerge in more recent times, beginning with the American and French revolutions.

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Editore
Indiana Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0253205514
ISBN 13 
9780253205513
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
176
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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9780253301314: Patterns of War Through the Eighteenth Century

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ISBN 10:  0253301319 ISBN 13:  9780253301314
Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1990
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