The Killing Game [electronic resource] : A Thousand Years of Warfare in Twenty Battles
Tucker-Jones, Anthony2018
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The second millennium of mankind has been characterized by almost incessant warfare somewhere on the face of the globe. This book serves as a snapshot of the development of warfare over the past 1,000 years, illustrating the bravery and suffering mankind has inflicted upon itself in developing what we call the 'Art of War'. Here military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones selects twenty battles that illustrate the changing face of warfare over the past thousand years – from the Viking shield wall to long bows and knights, the emergence of gunpowder and finally the long-range faceless warfare of today. Herein is an overview of the killing game and its impact.
Main title:
The Killing Game [electronic resource] : A Thousand Years of Warfare in Twenty Battles / Anthony Tucker-Jones
Author:
Tucker-Jones, Anthony, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
ANTHONY TUCKER-JONES spent nearly 20 years in the British Intelligence community before establishing himself as a defence writer and military historian. He has written extensively on aspects of warfare in the Second World War, including Hitler's Great Panzer Heist and Stalin's Revenge: Operation Bagration. He has also written Slaughter on the Eastern Front for The History Press (2017). www.atuckerjones.com
ISBN:
9780750988308
Language:
English
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BRN:
360261