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UNINA9910460090103321 |
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Autore |
Black Jeremy <1955-, > |
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Western warfare, 1775-1882 / / Jeremy Black |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-48992-6 |
1-315-71076-5 |
1-282-92133-9 |
1-84465-328-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - History - 19th century |
Military art and science - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2001 by Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Western Warfare in its Global Context, 1775-1815; 2 Two Episodes of Modernity? The American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars; 3 Napoleon and His Opponents; 4 Naval Power and Warfare; 5 The Global Context, 1815-82; 6 After Waterloo: Conflict Within the West, 1815-60; 7 Conflict Within the West, 1861-82; 8 Social and Political Contexts; 9 Conclusions: Revisiting Modernity; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a wide-ranging and comprehensive survey of warfare from the outbreak of the American War of Independence to the British conquest of Egypt. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources this book offers an unrivalled account of civil and international conflicts involving Western powers, integrating both naval and land warfare. This book covers military capability as well as conflict, social and political contexts as well as weaponry, tactics and strategy. As well as examining such major conflicts as the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the American Civil War and the Wars of German Unif |
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