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War in European History
Michael Howard
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Description for War in European History
Paperback. An updated new edition of Michael Howard's classic history of war in European history, from medieval times to the 21st century, showing how the changing face of war has shaped the wider course of the continent's history over the last millennium. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
First published over thirty years ago, War in European History is a brilliantly written survey of the changing ways that war has been waged in Europe, from the Norse invasions to the present day. Far more than a simple military history, the book serves as a succinct and enlightening overview of the development of European society as a whole over the last millennium. From the Norsemen and the world of the medieval knights, through to the industrialized mass warfare of the twentieth century, Michael Howard illuminates the way in which warfare has shaped the history of the Continent, its effect ... Read more
First published over thirty years ago, War in European History is a brilliantly written survey of the changing ways that war has been waged in Europe, from the Norse invasions to the present day. Far more than a simple military history, the book serves as a succinct and enlightening overview of the development of European society as a whole over the last millennium. From the Norsemen and the world of the medieval knights, through to the industrialized mass warfare of the twentieth century, Michael Howard illuminates the way in which warfare has shaped the history of the Continent, its effect ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199546190
SKU
V9780199546190
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-8
About Michael Howard
Sir Michael Howard is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. His publications include The Franco-Prussian War (1961), which won the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, Grand Strategy, which was volume 4 in the United Kingdom History of the Second World War (1971) (Wolfson Foundation History Award, 1972), The Lessons of History (1991), and many others. He has ... Read more
Reviews for War in European History
I cannot think of a better book to put in the hands of someone setting out on the study of military history.
Military Times
Howard's chief strength...[is] that he widens the study of warfare to take in economic, political and social factors.
Military Times
Military Times
Howard's chief strength...[is] that he widens the study of warfare to take in economic, political and social factors.
Military Times