Summary: This title provides a stimulating survey of the developments in warfare over the last three centuries. The author adopts a thematic approach highlighting a number of consistent factors that play an important role in all periods of warfare. These include leadership, the men in the army, weaponry, tactics and strategy, and the financing of war with its implications for the state providing these funds. The updated study guides provide a firm basis for answering AS and A level source-based, extended writing and synoptic questions.
Concise and readable introductions to major issues.Lists a Chronological Table and further reading.Includes study guides for each chapter.Incorporates the latest interpretations of themes.
About the Author(s): Neil Stewart is an experienced author of History textbooks.
